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Magdalena "Mattie" Leis

Female 1902 - 1997  (95 years)


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  • Name Magdalena "Mattie" Leis 
    Born 1 Apr 1902  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
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    Name Magdalena "Mattie" Bast 
    Name Mattie Leis 
    Residence 1911  Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1923  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-164259 
    Died 18 Nov 1997  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I164259  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Jacob Leis,   b. 15 Jul 1865, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1941, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kennel,   b. 20 Nov 1869, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1944, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 1 Jun 1890  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F13515  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Simon S. Bast,   b. 19 Jan 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1976, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 18 Mar 1923  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Walter Bast,   b. 1928,   d. 1988  (Age 60 years)
     2. Harold Bast
     3. Howard Bast
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F30440  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Bast, Mattie Leis, 95, Cambridge, Ont. Born: Apr. 1, 1902, Wellesley, Ont., to Jacob and Elizabeth Kennell Leis. Died: Nov. 18, 1997, Cambridge, Ont. Survivors- children: Harold, Irmgarde Miller, Howard; 10 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild. Predeceased by: Simon Bast (husband) and Walter (son). Funeral and burial: Nov. 22, First Mennonite Church, by Rudy Baergen.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 90, Number 51 - January 6, 1998 - - page 14

  • Sources 
    1. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 11 page 6.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Mattie Base Leis - January 6, 1998 - - page 14.

    3. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 21914 (1923), Bast-Leis.
      Simon Bast, 22, Farmer, b. Wilmot, res. Wilmot, son of George Bast and Annie Schrag married Mattie Leis, 20, b. Wellesley, res. Wellesley, daughter of Jacob Leis and Lizzie Kennel, Witnessed by: Aaron Bast and Samuel Erb (?) both of Wellesley, 18 March 1923 in Wilmot.

    4. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012250-90.
      Jacob Leis, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley, res. same, son of Joseph and Catharina Leis, married Lizzie Kennel, 20, b. Mornington Township, res. North Easthope, daughter of Joseph and Rosa Kennel, Witness(es) Christian Zehr, (?) and Jacob Schrag, Wellesley Township, 1 June 1890 at Wellesley Township

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Apr 1902 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1923 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Mar 1923 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Nov 1997 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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