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

Mary Ann Reinhardt

Female 1868 - 1946  (77 years)


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  • Name Mary Ann Reinhardt 
    Born 12 Oct 1868  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-143674 
    Died 23 Sep 1946  Langdon, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Calvary Cemetery, Langdon, Cavalier, North Dakota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I143674  Generations
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2024 

    Father David Christoph Reinhardt,   b. 26 Nov 1832, Fürfeld, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1906, Georgetown, Clay, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Katharina Jacobina "Catherine" Schupe,   b. 25 Nov 1839, Daisbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1904, Georgetown, Clay, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 13 Oct 1857  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F35798  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mary (Reinhardt)Fahnlander, daughter of David and Katherine Reinhardt, was born October 12, 1868 in Ontario, Canada. She was one of a family of sixteen children. When she was ten years old the family moved to Moorhead, MN. She was married there to Philip Fahnlander January 27, 1886. Philip Fahnlander was the son of Leonard and Augusta Fahnlander. They came to Bruce County in Ontario from Germany around 1860. They moved to Duluth, MN in 1876 and later settled in Georgetown, MN. The young couple came to homestead in what is now Osnabrock Township.

      They were the parents of three sons - Williams Peter, born January 18, 1887, lived in Minot, ND and died in 1928; Charles J., born September 19, 1888, married Josephine Delvo and died March 4, 1972; and Philip Leo David was born Mary 14, 1890. He lived in Eugene, OR and died January 17, 1972.

      Phil became ill with pneumonia or "the grip" as it was called at that time and died January 20, 1890.

      The young mother homesteaded on land in Easby Township a few years after her husband died and the pioneer family home was mained there until she was married to Thomas Gaffney at Olga, ND October 12, 1897.

      Thomas Gaffney was born April 6, 1865 to Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Gaffney of Morris, MN coming to Cavalier County in 1882. They established their home on Thomas' farm southwest of Easby, ND along with Mary's three sons - William, Charles and Philip.

      They were the parents of five children: Ann (Mrs. J. R. Delvo of Osnabrock; Roland of Walhalla, ND; Beatrice (Mrs. Ed Lindsay) of Langdon ND; Marguerite (Mrs. John T. Delvo) of Osnabrock; and Frank of Kellog, ID.

      Thomas died from appendicitis December 11, 1908. Mary continued to live on the farm until 1920 when she moved to Langdon. She lived there until her death September 23, 1946. Mary was a member of St. Alphonsus Church and she and Thomas are buried in Calvary Cemetery at Langdon.

      "The Spirit Lives On" Osnabrock Centennial Book 1887-1987

  • Sources 
    1. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div 2, Page 36.

    2. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Waterloo N. Twp. 1881 Page 5.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, C., America, N., Dakota, N., County, C., & Cemetery, C. (1868). Meriem “Mary” Reinhardt Fahnlander Gaffney.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 8 June 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39882093/meriem-fahnlander_gaffney.

    4. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      David Christoph Reinhard, farmer of Waterloo married 13 Oct 1857 in Waterloo Twp. by banns to Catharine Schupp of Waterloo, wit: Samuel Thomann of Wilmot & Levi Freed of Blenheim.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Oct 1868 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Sep 1946 - Langdon, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Calvary Cemetery, Langdon, Cavalier, North Dakota, United States Link to Google Earth
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