Fredericka Dorothea Sophia "Dorethea" Wendorf

1832 - 1923  (91 years)

• Name	Fredericka Dorothea Sophia "Dorethea" Wendorf
  Born	14 Jul 1832	, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106316508
  Name	Fredericka Dorothea Sophia "Dorethea" Mahnke
  Residence	1854	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Residence	1855	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-148963
  Died	6 Sep 1923	Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Saint John's Lutheran Pioneer Cemetery, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I148963	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian Wendorf,   b. 6 Jan 1805, of, , Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany ,   d. 21 May 1879, , Germany  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Johanne Belz,   b. 1806,   d. 1854, , Germany  (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F301724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilhelm John Gutav "William" Mahnke,   b. 17 Feb 1830, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany ,   d. 9 Mar 1922, Elmwood, Bentinck Township, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Married	5 Jun 1854	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Johann Christ. Martin "Martin" Mahnke,   b. 27 Apr 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Mar 1943, Elmwood, Bentinck Township, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   2. Emma Monk,   b. 9 Sep 1858, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Nov 1941, Elmwood, Bentinck Township, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   3. William H. Monk,   b. 19 Sep 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Sep 1948, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F37292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BENTINCK LADY AGED 91 CALLED BY DEATH Mrs. Dorethea Monk Dead. Leaves 10 Children, 65 Grandchildren and 92 Greatgrandchildren. Mrs. Dorethea S. F. Monk, of Elmwood, widow of the late William J. G. Monk, departed this life on Thursday of last week, Sept. 6, 1923, at the age of 91 years, 1 month and 22 days. She was born in Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Germany, on July 4, 1832, emigrated in 1853 and landed at New York after a 3-months voyage across the ocean. From thence she went to Preston, Waterloo county, where she was married to Mr. Monk, who had come from Germany on the same schooner. For nearly seventy years, they lived in Bentinck and Brant townships. Together with her husband she has done a lot for the building up of this country, has helped to open the way for the prosperity of Canada and the welafire of her children. She leaves a family of ten children as follows: Martin, Joseph, John, Mrs. Ben Haase, William, and Mrs. Theo. Wiechmann of Brant tp., Herman of Hanover, Mrs. Amos Haase and Fred. of Bentinek, and August of London. There are 65 grand-children and 92 great grandchildren, all living, mostly in the vicinity of Elmwood. Wm. and Charles Wendorf of Hanover are brothers. Deceased was a faithful member of the Lutheran church of the Canada. Synod, where she received last honors in a funeral service by hundreds of mourners, to whom Rev. E. Gomann preached the sermon. The remains were laid to rest in the St. John's Lutheran cemetery, Elmwood. Hanover Post, Sep 1923

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. NameDorothea Sophia Monk GenderFemale Age91 Birth Date14 Jul 1832 Birth PlaceGermany Death Date6 Sep 1923 Death PlaceBrant Twp., Bruce, Ontario, Canada Cause of DeathHeart Failure d/o Chris Wendorf [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Wilhelm John Gustav Mahnke, labourer of Preston married 5 Jun 1854 in Berlin by banns to Fredericka Dorothea Sophia Wendorf of Preston, wit: Friedrich Gottlieb and Louise Gottlieb [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameJohann Christ. Martin Mohnke Baptism Age0 Record TypeBaptism Birth Date27 Apr 1855 Baptism Date20 Mai 1855 Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father Wilhelm Mohnke - Waterloo Mother Friedericke Wendorf

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1854 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Jun 1854 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1855 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Sep 1923 - Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth