Wilhelmina Von Doerhen Schunk

1804 - 1876  (72 years)

• Name	Wilhelmina Von Doerhen Schunk
  Born	1804	Hamburg, Germany   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Wilhelmina Von Doerhen Oelschlaeger
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-279134
  Died	16 Mar 1876	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I279134	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	J. H. Oelschlaeger,   b. CA 1804,   d. Bef 1861  (Age ~ 56 years)
  Children	1. Wilhelm "William" Oelschaeger,   b. 26 Jan 1825, Hamburg, Germany ,   d. 15 Feb 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F234173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Gestorben. In Berlin am Donnerstag, den 16. Maerz, Wittwe Wilhelmine Oelschlaeger, in Alter von 72 Jahren. Beerdigung am Sonntag, den 19. Maerz, um 1 Uhr Nachmittags. Berlin, 16. Maerz 1876 [Translation: Died In Berlin on Thursday the 16th of March, Widow Wilhelmine Oelschlaeger, Aged 72 Years. Funeral on Sunday, the 19th of March, at 1 p.m. Berlin, 16 March 1876] Funeral Card ___________ Oldest Heirloom In County a Five Octave Piano One of the oldest heirlooms in Waterloo County comes to light with the finding of the manuscript written for the 1934 "Grumbler", the Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate student magazine, which was handed in for publication and not published due to its misplacement until after the magazine had been printed. The manuscript was the story of the heirloom, at present the property of Mrs. Vorwerk Ernst of Kitchener, the heirloom previously being brought to Canada by Mrs. Ernst's great-grandmother, Mrs. J. H. Oelschlaeger. The story was written by Mrs. Ernst's son for publication in the "Grumbler". The heirloom is a spinnet, an old- fashioned five-octave piano, which was presented to Wilhelmine Von Doerhen Schunk in 1814 on the occasion of her tenth birthday by her parents, Rev. Mr. Schunk and Mrs. Schunk, of Hamburg, Germany. Miss Schunk was married and came out to Canada in 1854, a year after her husband came. The spinnet she brought with her. It was carried by horse and wagon from Hamilton to Freeport where the driver of the horses said his horses must rest before pulling it further. The next day it was brought on to Lancaster, new Bridgeport, where Mrs. Oelschlaeger took up her new home and its life of pioneering. Waterloo Chronicle, 21 Jun 1934, p. 6

  
  

• Sources

  [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 10 Page 61. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 23 Mar 1876. Died 16 Mar 1876 In Berlin, Widow Wilhelmine Oelschlaeger, died at 72 years of age. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. NameWilhelmine Oelschlaeger GenderFemale Age72 Birth Dateabt 1804 Birth PlaceGermany Death Date16 Mar 1876 Death Place Town of Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada ReligionLutheran Cause of DeathDisease of the Heart Informant: Wm. Oelsahlaeger - Manager, Berlin

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1804 - Hamburg, Germany Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Mar 1876 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth