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Friedrich Wilhelm "Frederick" Hofstetter

Friedrich Wilhelm "Frederick" Hofstetter

Male 1849 - 1910  (61 years)

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  • Name Friedrich Wilhelm "Frederick" Hofstetter 
    Born 3 Jul 1849  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1854  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Name William Frederick "Frederick" Hostettler 
    Name William Hofstetter 
    Residence 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    laborer 
    Occupation 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Farmer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-154020 
    Died 16 Aug 1910  Victoriaburg (Wilmot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I154020  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Wilhelm "William Hofstetter,   b. 19 Nov 1822, Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1898, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Maria Magdalena "Magdalena" Wernwag,   b. 27 Jul 1824, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1898, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 27 Feb 1848  Reutlingen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Family ID F41233  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Carolina "Caroline" Golbeck,   b. 23 Mar 1851, , Mecklenburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1905, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 23 May 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. Malinda Hofstetter,   b. 21 Feb 1872, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1872, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Sussanna Hofstetter,   b. 1874, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Magdalena Hofstetter,   b. 12 May 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1930, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     4. William Alva "Alva" Hofstetter,   b. Between 1876 and 1877, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1902, Trafalgar Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 26 years)
     5. Alvin Hofstetter,   b. 1876, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1902, Trafalgar Township, Halton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     6. Sophia Hostettler,   b. 25 Jul 1878, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1907  (Age 29 years)
     7. Maria Hofstetter,   b. 1879, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Maude Marie "Maria" Hofstetter,   b. 25 Jul 1880, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     9. Nathaniel Sam Hofstetter,   b. 6 Aug 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1952  (Age 70 years)
     10. Clara Hofstetter,   b. 16 Aug 1883, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1964  (Age 80 years)
     11. Carolina "Lizzie" Hofstetter,   b. 18 Sep 1885, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Gertrude E. "Gertie" Hofstetter,   b. 18 Sep 1885, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1979, Dowagiac, Cass, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     13. Olive Hofstetter,   b. 9 Oct 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1950  (Age 62 years)
     14. Simon Edward "Edward" Hofstetter,   b. 11 Sep 1889, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     15. Orfen Hofstetter,   b. 7 Aug 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1968, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F20015  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Friedrich Wilhelm Hofstetter    		Friedrich Wilhelm Hofstetter
    Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1849). Friedrich Wilhelm Hofstetter (1849-1910) - Find A.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70494551/friedrich-wilhelm-hofstetter

  • Notes 
    • FindAGrave records that he is born in Mannheim, Mannheimer Stadtkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, documentation needed.

  • Sources 
    1. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 6.

    2. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 50.

    3. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 4 Page 31.

    4. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 21.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1849). Friedrich Wilhelm Hofstetter (1849-1910) - Find A.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 26 May 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70494551/friedrich-wilhelm-hofstetter.

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: William Hohstaeler
      Sex: Male
      Age: 21
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1850 Germany
      Occ: laborer - Wilmot
      Father's Name: William Hohstaeler
      Spouse's Name: Caroline Goldbeck
      Spouse's Sex: Female
      Spouse's Age: 20
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1851 Wellesley
      Res: Wellesley
      Spouse's Father's Name: John Goldbeck
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Sophia Goldbeck
      Marriage Date: 23 May 1871
      Marriage Place: Waterloo Village, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    7. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Obituary of William Hofstetter - May 19, 1898.

    8. [S1977] Germany, Marriages, 1558-1929, indexing project (batch) number: M92677-3 system origin: Germany-EASy source film number: 1569082.
      groom's name: Wilhelm Hofstädter groom's birth date: 19 Nov 1822 groom's birthplace: B... bride's name: Maria Magdal. Wernwag bride's birth date: 27 Jul 1824 marriage date: 27 Feb 1848 marriage place: Reutlingen, Württemberg, Germany groom's father's name: Peter Hofstädter groom's mother's name: Elisab. Christine Seiz bride's father's name: Samuel Wernwag bride's mother's name: Maria Margareth Hecht

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Jul 1849 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1854 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - laborer - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 May 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Aug 1910 - Victoriaburg (Wilmot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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