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Anthony Massel

Male 1828 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Anthony Massel 
    Born 1828  , France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Name Anton Massel 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Roman Catholic 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-30276 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I30276  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Anthony Massel,   b. 1799, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1861  (Age < 61 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Benninger,   b. CALC 25 Jun 1800, , France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1873, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Family ID F7978  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Meier,   b. 1833, , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1866, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Married 13 Jan 1852  [3
    Children 
     1. Johannes Massel,   b. 1858, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Katharina Massel,   b. CALC 21 Mar 1858, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1868, Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 10 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F7979  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • THE SCHOOLS OF NEW GERMANY

      As to teachers, one of the earliest was Theobald Wadel, of Upper Alsace, where he had a brother who was priest for many decades in Sulzbach. One of his sons, Stephen, was the first native German to become priest of this Diocese. Joseph Schwoob, Jacob Borro, Anton Massel, Mr. Stuebing, Andrew Thiese, Mr. McNab, Mr. Roemer, Ignatius Kormann, Mr. Wehrle, Ignatius Affholder, John Berberich, A. Halter, Anton Elmlinger, and his son Albert taught here. The order and time of their engagements could not be found.

      The Catholic Church in Waterloo County, Book I, by Rev. Theobald Spetz, C. R., D. D., 1916, pg 69

  • Sources 
    1. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 79.

    2. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 6 Page 38.

    3. [S91] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Maryhill - St. Boniface Roman Catholic [found cited on various sources on the internet and family histories], Rev. Joseph Ritter.
      John Massel s/o Anton & Magd. Benninger married 13 Jan 1852 to M. Elizabeth Mier d/o John Gottfried & Anna Katharina Lim, witnesses: Anton Kaiser & Maria Filipps

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1828 - , France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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