1849 - 1944 (94 years)
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Name |
Frederick "Fred" Schaefer |
Prefix |
Reeve |
Born |
12 Jul 1849 |
Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2, 3, 4, 5] |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1861 |
Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4] |
Lutheran |
Occupation |
1871 |
Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Blacksmith |
Residence |
1871 |
Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Lutheran |
Elected Office |
1885 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
councillor - Waterloo Township |
Occupation |
1891 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [5] |
Brick Maker |
Residence |
1891 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [5] |
Lutheran |
Elected Office |
1900 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Reeve of Waterloo Township |
Elected Office |
1906 |
, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [6] |
Waterloo County Council |
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Waterloo County Council in 1906 Image from: 100 Years of Progress in Waterloo County Canada Semi-Centennial Souvenir 1856-1906 |
FindAGrave |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219160245 |
Occupation |
1911 |
Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Farmer |
Residence |
1911 |
Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Lutheran |
House of Industry and Refuge |
1943 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Name |
Fred Schaefer |
Name |
Frederick Schaeffer |
_FSFTID |
9QNS-FQ9 |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-204579 |
Died |
13 Jan 1944 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Buried |
Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Person ID |
I204579 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
10 Jul 2025 |
Father |
Andreas "Andrew" Schaefer, b. 1811, , Germany , d. 14 Apr 1873, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 62 years) |
Mother |
Elizabeth Hett, b. 1825, , Germany , d. Yes, date unknown |
Married |
3 Oct 1844 |
Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [7] |
Family ID |
F27686 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Catherine Searth, b. 9 Sep 1853, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 11 Jan 1930, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years) |
Children |
| 1. William Schaefer, b. 28 Feb 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. Ida Schaefer, b. Jul 1877, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. George Schaeffer, b. 1881, , Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. George Edwin Schaefer, b. 28 Apr 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 2 May 1909 (Age 28 years) |
| 5. Morris Schaeffer, b. 1883, , Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 6. Anna Elizabeth Schaefer, b. 29 May 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 18 Sep 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 1 years) |
| 7. Dora Schaefer, b. 1 Oct 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 8. Oscar J. Schaefer, b. CALC 3 Oct 1891, d. 17 Jan 1900 (Age ~ 8 years) |
| 9. Loretta Clara Schaefer, b. 23 Feb 1894, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 21 Mar 1992, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 98 years) |
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Last Modified |
10 Jul 2025 |
Family ID |
F189044 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Tribute Is Paid County Pioneer
"Waterloo County has lost a man who at one time took a prominent place in municipal affairs and made distinct contribution to Industrial progress in this district." former County Clerk Samuel Cassel commented today upon the passing of Frederick Schaefer, whose death was reported yesterday. "Most of the younger people will have no recollection of Mr. Schaefer, but he played a real part in County Council 38 years ago."
Mr. Cassel, also veteran county activities, turned to an old publication in 1906 under the title "One Hundred Years of Progress in Waterloo County." showing a record of Mr. Schaefer's activities A sketch of him revealed that he was at that time the owner of the largest brick and tile yard in the county. His plant was located at Breslau and he was recorded as the owner of another brick business at New Hamburg.
"Mr, Schaefer was one of the county's pioneer industrialists and shortly after his entry into county politics he became the reeve of Waterloo Township," Mr. Cassel asserted, "As a member of the Council he was man of ideas and a strong proponent of advancement. He had been living retired for a number of years but up to the time of his death. although 94 years old, he retained lively interest in county business."
The Kitchener Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Sat, Jan 15, 1944 Page 13
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Sources |
- [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 014603-97.
Otto August Lening, 24, occ. Workman, b. Berlin Ont, res. Breslau, s/o Gottlieb Lening & Justine A Mittelstedt, married Ida Schaefer, 20, b. Breslau, res. same, d/o Friedrich Schaefer & Catherine Serth, wtn: William Schaefer & Lizzie Lening, both of Breslau, on Oct 19, 1897, at Hespeler
- [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 9.
- [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 58.
- [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 9 Page 54.
- [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 9.
- [S1629] Book - 100 Years of Progress in Waterloo County Canada Semi-Centennial Souvenir 1856-1906, 12.
- [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huether, Minister of The Gospel of The Evangelical Lutheran Church At Preston report 39.
Andreas Shafer, to Elisabetha Hett, both of Waterloo. 3 Oct. 1844
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 | Born - 12 Jul 1849 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Occupation - Blacksmith - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Elected Office - councillor - Waterloo Township - 1885 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Occupation - Brick Maker - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Elected Office - Reeve of Waterloo Township - 1900 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Elected Office - Waterloo County Council - 1906 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | House of Industry and Refuge - 1943 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Died - 13 Jan 1944 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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