Sophia Schaefer^[1]

1832 - 1861  (28 years)

• Name	Sophia Schaefer
  Born	9 Dec 1832	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [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   [4]
  	Evangelical Reformed
  Eby ID Number	00084-5021.1
  Died	23 May 1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I20426	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Abraham "Abram" Myers,   b. 1829, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 20 Jan 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Married	6 Mar 1860	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Alexander Myers,   b. 1858, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Emmanuel Myers,   b. 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Nathaniel Myers,   b. CALC 4 May 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Apr 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 25 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F5071	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 4 Pg 5. [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. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 4 Page 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 [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156179721/sophia-myers. [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

  Born - 9 Dec 1832 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical Reformed - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Mar 1860 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 May 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth