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Magdalena "Lena" Boehmer[1]

Female 1840 - 1895  (54 years)


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  • Name Magdalena "Lena" Boehmer 
    Born 12 Oct 1840  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157277259 
    Name Lena Boehmer 
    Name Magdalena "Lena" Dunke 
    Residence 1860  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Baptist 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Baptist 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Baptist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-24488 
    Died 1 Jul 1895  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8, 9] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8] 
    Person ID I24488  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Johann Heinrich "Henry" Boehmer,   b. 10 Feb 1812,   d. 26 Feb 1880, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Stoltz,   b. 20 Jan 1816, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 31 Mar 1836  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Family ID F8629  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Reinhardt Dunke,   b. 6 Feb 1836, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 24 Apr 1860  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Children 
     1. Charles Boehmer Dunke,   b. 16 Sep 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     2. Emma Magdalena Dunke,   b. CALC 16 Jun 1866, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 11 years)
     3. Elmina "Elanna" Dunke,   b. 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     4. Edwin B. Dunke,   b. 3 Jan 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     5. Alfred Dunke,   b. 21 Aug 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Ida A. Dunke,   b. 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     7. Arnetta Dunke,   b. 24 Feb 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     8. Clara Elma Dunke,   b. 6 May 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F6125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. RHINEHARDT DUNKE IN CHICAGO

      An Esteemed Lady Gone to her Eternal Rest

      Mrs. Dunke, the esteemed wife of Mr. Rhinehardt Dunke, of the well-known grocer firm in Berlin, died suddenly Monday afternoon in Chicago, where she had gone to a hospital in that city for treatment a week ago to-day. Mrs. Dunke had been ill for six months and her son Mr. C.B. Dunke, accompanied her to that city. After leaving Berlin nothing was heard from them until Monday morning when Mr. Dunke received a telegram informing him that his wife was rapidly sinking and asking for him to come over at once. A second telegram informed the family of her death. The word of Mrs. Dunke's decease caused sorrow among a wide circle of friends, who respected her very highly for her many kind and neighborly ways. Besides her husband, two sons, Mr. C.B. Dunke, a member of the Town Council and Mr. E.B. Dunke, a member of the grocer firm, and two daughters, Miss Ida and Miss...

      Berlin Daily Record 2 Jul 1895

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 May 1860.
      Married 24 Apr 1860 At Zollbruecke by Rev. Schneider, Reinhard Dunkie was married to Magdalena Boehmer, both from near Berlin.

    2. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      Gods [sic] will be done / Dunke A. In memory of / Reinhardt Dunke / born / Feb. 6, 1837 / died / Aug. 30, 1907 / at rest B. In memory of / Magdalena / wife of / Reinhardt Dunke / born Oct. 12, 1840 / died July 1, 1895 / a mother dear / gone to her reward

    3. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 18.

    4. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 65.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Reinhard Dunkee b. Preston res: Berlin Age: 23 born abt 1837 father: Peter mother: Salome married Magdaline Bohmer Age:: 20 born abt 1840 Spouse res: Waterloo Born: Waterloo father: Hein mother: Magdeline married 24 Apr 1860 county: Waterloo

    6. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 11.

    7. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 53.

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157277259/magdalena-dunke.

    9. [S56] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Daily Record (Feb 1893-Jun 1895), Sudden Death of Mrs. Rhinehardt Dunke in Chicago - Tuesday July 2, 1895.

    10. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Henry Boehmer married 31 Mar 1836 Berlin by banns to Magdalena Stoltz, witnesses: Philip Rickert & John Guggisberg.

    11. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div. 1 Page 6.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Oct 1840 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Apr 1860 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Jul 1895 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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