Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Esther Wenger[1]

Female 1819 - 1850  (31 years)


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  • Name Esther Wenger 
    Born 23 Jul 1819  , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Esther Scheifele 
    Residence 1842  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number 00128-8009 
    Died 28 Aug 1850  Near Conestogo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I14273  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Joseph Wenger,   b. Abt 1775, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1824, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Zimmerman,   b. 21 Nov 1778, Of, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Family ID F3866  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Friederich "Frederick" Scheifele,   b. 21 Jun 1823, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married Apr 1842  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Children 
     1. Gideon Scheifley,   b. 2 Nov 1843, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1880  (Age < 36 years)
     2. Amanda "Manda" Scheifele,   b. 23 Dec 1844, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1914, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. Priscilla Scheifley,   b. 22 Mar 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1906  (Age 60 years)
     4. Barbara Scheifley,   b. 3 Apr 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1904  (Age 55 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F768  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Esther Wenger, "was born July 23rd, 1819. She was married to Frederick Scheifley, a farmer. They resided near Conestogo where she died August 28th, 1850."


      Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 223.

    2. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 626.

    3. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Frederick W. Bindemann. - Minister of the German Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Church at Greenbush 31 Aug 1842 to 31 Aug 1843 report #25.
      Frederick Schaufle, Farmer, to Esther Wingar, both of Woolwich. Wit. Philip Geib, Farmer and Christian Schaufle, Farmer, both of Woolwich.

    4. [S64] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Martin's Mennonite CC#4521 Internet Link.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Jul 1819 - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1842 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Apr 1842 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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