Schaefer

- 1864

• Name	Schaefer
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	1864
  	drowned
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-204029
  Died	1864
  Buried	May 1864	St. Andrews Church Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I204029	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  SCHAEFFER (Galt) On Monday last, as the lumbermen were removing timber that congregated at Blair's dam in this town, one of them named Alexander Macleod discovered the body of a man floating in the water. He immediately gave information of the fact to the authorities, and the body was removed from the water and taken to a vacant house in the neighbourhood, The body, which was that of a stranger, was dreadfully decomposed and presented a dreadful spectacle. An inquest was commenced on the remains by Dr. Philp, coroner, the same evening, but after taking evidence as to the finding of the body, it was adjourned until the next day, the coroner having received information that a man was drowned about a month ago in Conestoga, and it being deemed advisable to send word to the friends of the deceased of the recovery of the body. Meanwhile the jacket of the unfortunate man was removed, together with a pocketbook and knife, and orders given for the interment of the body which was in St. Andrew's Church cemetery. On Tuesday morning, a brother-in-law of the missing man arrived and fully identified the jacket and other articles belonging to Mr. Schaeffer who was accidentally drowned while rafting cedar posts on the Conestoga river, at or near the village of that name. A verdict of accidental drowning was returned, and the enquiry terminated. Hamilton Spectator 23 May 1864

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - May 1864 - St. Andrews Church Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth