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Magdalena Helena "Helena" Schaefer

Female 1845 - 1909  (64 years)


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  • Name Magdalena Helena "Helena" Schaefer 
    Immigration 1845  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Born 13 May 1845  , Hesse-Cassel, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Helen Schaefer 
    Name Helena Schafer  [8] 
    Name Magdalena Helena "Helena" Gies 
    Name Nina Schaefer 
    Residence 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1865  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1865  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-140819 
    Died 30 Sep 1909  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Buried Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Person ID I140819  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Justus Schaefer,   b. 1818, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1901  (Age < 82 years) 
    Mother Catharine Bluhm,   b. 11 Nov 1817, , Hesse-Cassel, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F4019  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Blasius Gies,   b. 11 Aug 1845, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1926, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 7 Mar 1865  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Jacob Blasius Gies,   b. 3 Jul 1866, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1945, Antler, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. Harold Henry "Henry" Gies,   b. 1 Mar 1867, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1950, Antler, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. Levina C. "Vina" Gies,   b. Jun 1869, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1941  (Age ~ 72 years)
     4. Edward Frederick Gies,   b. 22 Aug 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1919  (Age 47 years)
     5. Alexander George Giese,   b. 1 Aug 1874, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1931, Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     6. Charles William "William" Gies,   b. 5 Aug 1877, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1963  (Age 86 years)
     7. William Albert "Albert" Gies,   b. 5 May 1880, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1928, Carnduff, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     8. August Gies,   b. 28 Nov 1882, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1884  (Age 1 years)
     9. Herbert Alexander Gies,   b. 11 Apr 1884, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1985, Redvers, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years)
     10. Clara Jeanetta "Nettie" Gies,   b. 16 Mar 1887, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1971, Campbell, , Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F36064  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-5 Page 2.

    2. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 5 Page 4.

    3. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Blasisus Grise b. Wellesley Township res: Wellesley Township Age: 21 born abt 1844 father: Conrad mother: Magdalene married Magdaline Schaefer Age:: 19 born abt 1846 b. Germany Spouse res: Wellesley Township father: Justus mother: Catherine married 7 Mar 1865 county: Waterloo

    4. [S865] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - St. Peters Lutheran Linwood Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society.
      Blasius Gies/ died Jan. 4, 1926/ aged 80 years/ Helena Schafer/ beloved wife of/ Blasius Gies/ born May 13, 1845/ died Sept. 30, 1909/ aged 64 yrs. 4m. 17d./ Mother, thou wast mild and lovely/ Gentle as the summer breeze

    5. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 3A, Pg. 23.

    6. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 10 Page 60.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1845). Helena Schafer Gies (1845-1909) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 24 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58709089/helena-gies.

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 18545-1904.
      Jacob Gies, 39, Occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley Twp, of Res. Wellesley Twp, son of Blasius Gies and Helena Schafer, married Mary Berg, 22, b. Germany, Res. of Wellesley Twp, daughter of John Berg and Elizabeth Laumann, Witn: Charles Gies and Nettie Gies, Wellesley Twp, On 28 Dec 1904, at Elmira

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1845 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1865 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1865 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Mar 1865 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Sep 1909 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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