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

Leah Elizabeth Lachman[1, 2, 3]

Female 1880 - 1950  (69 years)


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  • Name Leah Elizabeth Lachman 
    Born 17 Jun 1880  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35618878 
    Name Leah Elizabeth Boettger 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Dress Maker 
    Residence 1921  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number 00031-2466.8 
    Died 11 Mar 1950  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buried Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I21190  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Henry Lachman,   b. 26 Jan 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1918, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Phoebe Eby,   b. 20 Jul 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1916  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F5191  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family David Henry Boettger,   b. 30 Nov 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 18 Jan 1904  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Grace May Boettger,   b. 11 Oct 1905, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 2011, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 105 years)
     2. Harvey Alfred Boettger,   b. 13 Jun 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1970, , New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     3. Ruth Lucille Boettger,   b. 27 Jun 1908, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1985  (Age 76 years)
     4. Horace Willard Boettger,   b. 1 Jan 1910, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1910, Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Carl Clifton Boettger,   b. 16 Jul 1911, Port Dalhousie, Welland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Feb 1984  (Age 72 years)
     6. Pearl Elizabeth Boettger,   b. 28 Nov 1912, Port Dalhousie, Welland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     7. Harold Boettger,   b. 21 Jan 1914, Port Dalhousie, Welland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1914, Port Dalhousie, Welland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     8. Howard Boettger,   b. 21 Jan 1914, Port Dalhousie, Welland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1914, Port Dalhousie, Welland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     9. Earl Boettger,   b. 1915, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. David Warren "Warren" Boettger,   b. 1915, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1985  (Age 70 years)
     11. Winnifred "Winnie" Boettger,   b. 1917, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     12. Kathryn Louise Boettger,   b. 1919, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     13. Donald H. "Don" Boettger,   b. 1919, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1998  (Age 79 years)
     14. Blanch Lenore "Lenore" Boettger,   b. 8 Oct 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 2006, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     15. Dorothy Elaine Boettger,   b. 7 Oct 1925
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F46809  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. David Boettger

      LEXINGTON, March 11. - Mrs. David H. Boettger, 69, of Lexington died at her home today after a lengthy illness. Born in Bridgeport, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lachman. Her marriage took place in Bridgeport in 1904. Mrs. Boettger was a member of the Emmanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church. Bridgeport, and belonged to the Ladies Aid Society of the church and the Bridgeport Womens Institute.

      Surviving are her husband; five sons, Harvey of Eugenia Falls. Carl of Waterloo. Warren and Donald of,. Lexington, and Earl, Kitchener; seven daughters, Mrs. Stuart (Grace ) Kuhn. Baden, Mrs.. Marvin (Winnifred) Heximer, Brantford, Mrs. Frank (Pearl) Benyon, Jr., Collingwood, Mrs. Milton (Kathryn) Schwindt, and Mrs. Carl (Ruth) Feather, Stone, Bridgeport, Mrs. Ralph (Dorothy) Musselman, Kitchener, and Miss Lenore, at home; and two brothers, Charles Lachman, Waterloo, and William of Alask. Sask.. and one sister, Mrs. William Hahn, Bridgeport, and 29 grandchildren. The body is resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 11 a.m. on Tuesday when removal will be made to the Evangelical Church, Bridgeport, for service at 2:30 p.m. Rev. N. H. Reibling, pastor of the church, will be in charge of the service. Interment will be made in Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 565.

    2. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Lenore Boettger - Plomske.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018747-04.
      David Boettinger, 25, Occ. Rubber Cutter, b. Berlin, Res. Berlin, son of Charles Boettinger and Susanna Hamacher married Leah E. Lachman, 23, b. Bridgeport, Res. Bridgeport, daughter of Henry Lachman and Phoebe Eby, Witn: Isaac Lachman and Hattie Boettinger Both of Bridgeport, 18 May 1904 in Bridgeport.

    4. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 7.

    5. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 16.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35618878.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Jun 1880 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Dress Maker - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Jan 1904 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Mar 1950 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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