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Katharina Margaretha "Margaret" Kress

Female Cal 1827 - 1889  (~ 61 years)


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  • Name Katharina Margaretha "Margaret" Kress 
    Born CALC 20 Feb 1827  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Name Katharina Margaretha "Margaret" Oswald 
    Name Margareth Kress 
    Residence 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-257130 
    Died 2 Feb 1889  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 6, 7
    Buried Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7
    Person ID I257130  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Johann Philip "Philip" Oswald,   b. 19 Oct 1816, Wilgartswiesen, Rhein-Baiern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1881  (Age < 64 years) 
    Children 
     1. Louis H. C. Oswald,   b. 21 Sep 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Friedrich W. "Frederick" Oswald,   b. CALC 28 Feb 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 22 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F229474  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 2 Page 36.

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 14 Feb 1889.
      Feb. 2, 1889 Margaretha Oswald, widow of Ph. Oswald, died in Waterloo at age of 61 years, 11 months & 13 days.

    3. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 30.

    4. [S183] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Emmanuel Evangelical Petersburg CC#4556 Internet Link.
      (stone broken) Zum Andenken an/ Katharina Margaretha/ Geborne Kress/ Wittwe von/ Philip Oswald/ Gest. 2' Feb. 1889/ Alter 61 Jahre, 11 Mon./ u 13 Tage./ verse

    5. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 6 Page 57.

    6. [S956] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Advertiser, "Death of Margaretha Oswald," 7 Feb 1889.
      Oswald- At Waterloo, on Saturday, February 2nd 1889, Margaretha Oswald, widow of the late Philip Oswald, aged 61 years, 11 months and 13 days

    7. [S183] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Emmanuel Evangelical Petersburg CC#4556 Internet Link.
      [Tombstone found broken in September 2013, when this transcription was taken.] Zum Andenken an/ Katharina Margaretha/ Geborne KRESS/ Wittwe von/ Philip OSWALD/ Gest. 2' Feb. 1889/ Alter 61 Jahre, 11 Mon./ u 13 Tage./ [verse]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 20 Feb 1827 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Feb 1889 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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