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

Sophia Reichert

Female 1855 - 1942  (87 years)


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  • Name Sophia Reichert 
    Born 26 Jan 1855  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Name Sophia Currie 
    Name Sophia Forler 
    Residence 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Baptist 
    Occupation 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Residence Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1942  81 Chestnut St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-154283 
    Died 10 Jun 1942  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I154283  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Johann Hermann Philipp Friedrich "Philip" Reichert,   b. 11 Dec 1818, Eschelbronn, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Eva Maria "Mary" Kraemer,   b. 9 Nov 1819, , Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1850  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F18810  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob D. Forler,   b. 2 Sep 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F10560  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Sophia Forler

      Oldest member of Benton Street Baptist Church, of which she was a member for 66 years, Mrs. Sophia Forler, 87, of 81 Chestnut Street, died early today at St. Mary's Hospital. Born in Kitchener, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Philip Reichert. Her husband, Jacob Forler, predeceased her Nov. 21, 1899. Mrs. Forler resided briefly in Niles, Mich. and Heidelberg, Ont. Mrs. Forler was also predeceased by one brother, Peter Reichert in Detroit, and by one sister, Mrs. Peter Hymmen, Kitchener. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 3:30 p.m. from the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home. Rev. C. M. Keen, pastor of the church, will officiate. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.

      Kitchener Daily Record, June 10, 1942

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-8 Page 1.

    2. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 36.

    3. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 1 Page 4.

    4. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 42.

    5. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Philip Reichert, 28, turner and carpenter of Woolwich married 25 Dec 1850 in Greenbush by banns to Maria Crammer 24 of Waterloo. wit: Levi Gaukel butcher of Waterloo & Christ. Ernst storeclerk of Wilmot

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Jan 1855 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Jun 1942 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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