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

Johann George "Yarrick" Pfeifer[1, 2, 3]

Male 1861 - 1934  (73 years)


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  • Name Johann George "Yarrick" Pfeifer 
    Born 10 Nov 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Name George Pfeifer 
    Name Yarrick Pfeifer 
    Name Yarrick Pfeiffer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1883  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1883  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Moulder 
    Occupation 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Moulder 
    Occupation 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Moulder, Foundry 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-229599 
    Died 10 Nov 1934  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Cause: Cause: Cirrhosis of Liver (months) - Haemorrhage of Bowels & Toxcaemia (several days) 
    Buried 15 Nov 1934  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I229599  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Johann Leonardt Pfeifer,   b. 1821, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Catharina Barbara Beichy,   b. CALC 9 Oct 1827, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1891, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Family ID F225917  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Judith Amelia Albert,   b. 29 Nov 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 5 Apr 1894  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Emelia Pfeifer,   b. 5 Mar 1894, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Barbara Pfeifer,   b. 27 May 1895, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Georgina Anna Pfeiffer,   b. 2 Nov 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     4. Leonard John Pfeifer,   b. 11 Jul 1898, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. George Pfeifer,   b. Jun 1899, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Kate Pfeifer,   b. 13 Dec 1900, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Alfred Pfeifer,   b. Nov 1902, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Lorne Philip Pfeifer,   b. 21 Jul 1904, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1973, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     9. Harold Pfeifer,   b. Dec 1907, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Edna May Pfeiffer,   b. 12 May 1911, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Catharina Barbara "Katie" Eitel,   b. CALC 21 Jun 1860, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1892, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 32 years) 
    Married 30 Oct 1883  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10
    Children 
     1. Clara Pfeiffer,   b. 17 Jul 1884, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mary May Pfeiffer,   b. 12 May 1886, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1973, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. Esther Barbara Pfeifer,   b. 12 Oct 1889, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F225798  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Julia Albert,   b. CALC 13 Dec 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1914, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Married 5 Apr 1894  Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Children 
     1. Edna May Pfeiffer,   b. 12 May 1911, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F250645  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Catherina Barbara Eitel,   b. CALC 14 Jun 1860, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1892, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 32 years) 
    Married 30 Oct 1883  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Children 
     1. Mary May Pfeiffer,   b. 12 May 1886, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1973, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     2. Frieda Katie Pfeiffer,   b. 6 Apr 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1892, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     3. Esther Barbara Pfeiffer,   b. 12 Oct 1889, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1892, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     4. Alfred Frank Pfeiffer,   b. 16 Mar 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1969, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F250646  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Johann George 'Yarrick' Pfeifer
    Johann George "Yarrick" Pfeifer
    Image from Dean Tieleman

  • 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..., 334.

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 8 Dec 1892.
      Nov. 28, 1892 Catharina Barbara Pfeifer, nee Eitel, wife of George Pfeifer, died in Preston at age of 32 years, 5 months & 7 days.

    3. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Nov 1883.
      Oct. 30, 1883 Catharina Eitel & Georg Pfeiffer, both of Preston, were married in Preston by Pastor Schröder.

    4. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 27.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Julia Albert Born: Waterloo Township Age: 21 Father: John Albert Mother: Lena Albert Born: abt 1873 Spouse: Yarrick Pfeiffer Age: 32 born: Waterloo Township Father: Albert Pfeiffer Mother: Julia Pfeiffer married 5 Apr 1894 married: Waterloo Township

    6. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 6.

    7. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 3.

    8. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      [Front] Frieda/ 1888 - 1892/ Esther/ 1889 - 1892./ [Left Side] Edna/ 1910/1937./ [Back] Yarrick Pfeiffer/ 1861 - 1934/ Julia Albert/ His Beloved Wife/ 1871 - 1914./ [Right Side] Catherina Eitel/ His Beloved Wife/ 1860 - 1892.

    9. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: Yarrick Pfeifer Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1861 Birth Place: Preston, Ontario Age at Death: 73 Death Date: 10 Nov 1934 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father: Leonard Pfeifer Mother: Catherine Bitner

    10. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Catherine Eitel Born: Preston Ont Age: 23 Father: George Eitel Mother: Maria Eitel Born: abt 1860 Spouse: George B Pfeiffer Age: 22 born: Preston Ont Father: Leonard Pfeiffer Mother: Catherine Pfeiffer married 30 Oct 1883 married: Waterloo, Preston

    11. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Yarrick Pfeiffer Age: 32 Birth Date: abt 1862 Birth Place: Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date: 5 Apr 1894 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Albert Pfeiffer Mother: Julia Pfeiffer Spouse:Julia Albert Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1873 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo Township Spouse Father: John Albert Spouse Mother: Lena Albert

    12. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Catherine Eitel Age: 23 Birth Date: abt 1860 Birth Place: Preston, Ontario Marriage Date: 30 Oct 1883 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: George Eitel Mother: Maria Eitel Spouse: George B Pfeiffer Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1861 Spouse Birth Place: Preston, Ontario Spouse Father: Leonard Pfeiffer Spouse Mother: Catherine Pfeiffer

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Nov 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1883 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1883 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Oct 1883 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Oct 1883 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Apr 1894 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Apr 1894 - Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Moulder - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Moulder - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Moulder, Foundry - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Cirrhosis of Liver (months) - Haemorrhage of Bowels & Toxcaemia (several days) - 10 Nov 1934 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 15 Nov 1934 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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