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

Sophia Schaefer[1]

Female 1832 - 1861  (28 years)


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  • Name Sophia Schaefer 
    Born 9 Dec 1832  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156179721 
    Name Sophia Myers 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Evangelical Reformed 
    Eby ID Number 00084-5021.1 
    Died 23 May 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I20426  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Father Johann Mathias "Mathias" Schaefer,   b. 29 Jan 1808, Berfelde, Hessia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Eva Maria Rebscher,   b. 12 Sep 1810, Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F19714  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abraham "Abram" Myers,   b. 1829, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 6 Mar 1860  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Alexander Myers,   b. 1858, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Emmanuel Myers,   b. 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Nathaniel Myers,   b. CALC 4 May 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 25 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F5071  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 136.

    2. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 4 Pg 5.

    3. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 30 May 1861.
      Sophia Meyers died 23 May 1861 in Wilmot, née Schaefer, wife of Abraham, 27 yrs.

    4. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 4 Page 5.

    5. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Abraham Moyer, 29, res. Wilmot, b. Waterloo, son of Michael and Maria, married 6 Mar 1860 Sophia Becker, 26, res. Berlin, daughter of Mathias Shafer and Maria

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156179721/sophia-myers.

    7. [S3259] New York, Church Records, 1660-1954.
      NameSophia Elizabeth Schaeffer
      Baptism Date18 May 1833
      Father's NameMatthew Schaeffer
      Mother's NameEva Maria Rebscher
      Event TypeBirth
      Event Date9 Dec 1832
      Event PlaceErie, New York, United States
      Certificate Number35

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Dec 1832 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical Reformed - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Mar 1860 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 May 1861 - Wilmot Twp., 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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