Rebecca Witzel^[1]

1856 - 1905  (48 years)

• Name	Rebecca Witzel
  Born	15 Dec 1856	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Rebecca Lippert
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Evangelical
  Residence	1876	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-246360
  Died	14 Feb 1905	Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: Cause: Apoplexy
  Buried	Walkerton Protestant Cemetery, Walkerton, Bruce Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I246360	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Johannes "John" Witzel,   b. 6 Jan 1820, , Germany ,   d. 1 Nov 1917  (Age 97 years)
  Mother	Dorothea Rebecca "Anna" Schlarbaum,   b. 21 Jun 1824, , Germany ,   d. 5 Aug 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F22700	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Friedrich "Fred" Lippert,   b. 22 Apr 1851, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jan 1930, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	1 Feb 1876	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F227836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Doering's Corners - Mrs. Peter Berg was called to Walkerton last week by the death of her sister, Mrs. Fred Lippert who passed away on Wednesday last, the funeral occurring on Friday. Deceased and her husband were well known here, both been raised in this township, and the sympathy of the public goes out to the latter. Wellesley Maple Leaf, February 23, 1905 Obituary is supplied by the Wellesley Township Heritage and Historical Society Click here to go to their website.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 10 Feb 1876. 01 Feb 1876 By Pastor Ernst in Elmira, Friedrich Lippert was married to Rebecca Witzel, both of Wilmot. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 24. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Rebecca Lippert Gender:Female Birth Year:abt 1856 Birth Place:Libert Age at Death:49 Death Date:Feb 1905 Death Place:Bruce, Ontario, Canada [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Rebecca Witzel Age:20 Birth Date:abt 1856 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:1 Feb 1876 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:John Witzel Mother:Dorothea Witzel Spouse:Frederick Lippert Spouse's Age:24 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1852 Spouse Birth Place:Canada Spouse Father:Frederick Lippert Spouse Mother:Mary Lippert

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Dec 1856 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1876 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Feb 1876 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Apoplexy - 14 Feb 1905 - Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Walkerton Protestant Cemetery, Walkerton, Bruce Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth