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

Catharine Snider[1]

Female 1854 - 1944  (89 years)


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  • Name Catharine Snider 
    Born 3 Oct 1854  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Name Catharine Bricker 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00106-6144 
    Died 19 Feb 1944  Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buried Mt. View Mennonite Cemetery, Aldersyde, , Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I21239  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Henry S. Snider,   b. 1 Nov 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1903  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Snyder,   b. 18 Oct 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1916, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 23 Dec 1851  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8, 9
    Family ID F5186  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elias W. Bricker,   b. 28 Apr 1853, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1939, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Children 
     1. Martha Bricker,   b. 4 Jul 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ann Bricker,   b. 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Aaron Bricker,   b. 26 Jan 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1928, High River, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     4. Clara Bricker,   b. 3 Sep 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1906, High River Cemetery, High River, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     5. Harvey Bricker,   b. 11 Feb 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1957, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     6. Mary Ann Bricker,   b. 7 Oct 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. John Henry Bricker,   b. 13 Oct 1885, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Archibald Bricker,   b. 30 Dec 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Edgar Bricker,   b. 22 Feb 1890, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Esther Bricker,   b. 3 Dec 1892, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F5035  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Catherine Bricker, wife of the late E. W. Bricker, passed away at her home at East Calgary, Alta., Feb. 19, 1944. Sister Bricker, who was in her nintieth year, was quite active until a short while before her death. She was born in Elmira, Ont., the family moving west to the Aldersyde district in 1891. In 1918 they moved to Calgary where they had since resided. Her husband preceded her in death 5 years ago. They had the privilege of living together for over 60 years. Also preceding her in death were 5 children (Martha, wife of James Dewie, High River; Mary, wife of John Landis, Portal, N. D.; Clara; Aaron, Aldersyde; and John Henry of Arizona). Three sons and a daughter survive her (Edgar, living on the home place near Aldersyde; Archie, Alsask, Sask.; Harvey and Esther, Calgary), also a sister (Mrs. H. C. Shantz, Guernsey, Sask.), and 11 grandchildren. Sister Bricker was a true friend and had a beautiful Christian character. She was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held Feb. 22, in charge of Bros. Isaac Miller and Milo Stutzman at the Gooder Brothers Funeral Home, Calgary, and by Bro. Clarence Ramer at the Mt. View Mennonite Church near Aldersyde. Texts: Rom. 14: 7; Isa. 66: 13. Interment in the adjoining cemetery.Transcriber's note: the word "nintieth" near the beginning is transcribed as it appears in the original.

      Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVI, No . 51 - March 16, 1944, page 1086 and 1087

  • 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..., 311.

    2. [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..., 314.

    3. [S206] Census - Alberta - 1901, ALBERTA (#202) Subdistrict: Okotoks g(3) Page 7.

    4. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Film 1375901 District 162 Sub-district A Division 4 Page Number 14 Household Number 61.

    5. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 4 Page 14.

    6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 16, 1944 - Obituary of Catherine Bricker.

    7. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 12.

    8. [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..., 328.

    9. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Henry Schneider aged 27, yeoman, res Woolwich married 23 Dec 1851 at Greenbush by banns to Mary Schneider aged 19 of Waterloo.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Oct 1854 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Feb 1944 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mt. View Mennonite Cemetery, Aldersyde, , Alberta Link to Google Earth
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