Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Maria Charlotte "Mary" Ahrens

Female 1876 - 1951  (75 years)


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  • Name Maria Charlotte "Mary" Ahrens 
    Born 26 Jul 1876  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Christened 10 Sep 1876  Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Name Mary Ahrens 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    New Church 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Swedenborgian 
    Residence 1903  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Swedenborgian 
    Residence 1912  72 Courtland Ave. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence 1921  104 Chestnut Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-311 
    Died 31 Jul 1951  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I311  Generations
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2024 

    Father Charles Andrew Ahrens,   b. 11 Jul 1827, Hohenwestedt, , Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Charlotte Henrietta Roth,   b. CALC 29 Jun 1831, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1896, Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Married 16 Apr 1854  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Family ID F14767  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Henry "Harry" Halliwell,   b. Feb 1882, Baysville, Muskoka District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Married 29 Apr 1903  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Children 
     1. Charlotte Hazel Halliwell,   b. 29 Dec 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. John Ahrens "Jack" Halliwell,   b. 23 Nov 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1982  (Age 76 years)
     3. Dorothy Ahrens Halliwell,   b. 4 Apr 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Elizabeth Helena Ahrens Halliwell,   b. 13 Oct 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1996  (Age 83 years)
     5. David Eugene Halliwell,   b. 13 Jan 1914, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1959  (Age 44 years)
     6. Ruth Halliwell,   b. 1915, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F243999  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. William H. Halliwell, 16 Stirling Ave. North, died early today at the K-W Hospital. She was 76.

      Mrs. Halliwell was born in Preston, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Ahrens. She was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd. In 1903 she married Mr. Halliwell, who survives with two sons, John and David, both of Kitchener; four daughters, Charlotte, Toronto: Dorothy, Kitchener; Mrs. David (Elizabeth) Klassen, Breslau; and Mrs. Richard (Ruth) Burrowes, Shannonville, Ont.; one brother Herman Ahrens, Kitchener; and nine grandchildren.

      The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home where the funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m Rev. D. P. Johnson will officiate Interment will be at Mount Hope Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record Tue, Jul 31, 1951 Page 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 69.

    2. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Maria Charlotte b. 26 Jul 1876, bapt. 10 Sep 1876 d/o Charles & Charlotte Ahrens

    3. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 22 Pg. 7.

    4. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 27 Page 5.
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    5. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 25.

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: W Harry Halliwell
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 29 Apr 1903
      Event Place: Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 21
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1882 Baysville, Muskoka
      Occ: boot and shoe worker
      Father's Name: John J Halliwell
      Mother's Name: Anne E Robinson
      Spouse's Name: Mary C Ahrens
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 26
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1877 Preston
      Res: Berltin
      Spouse's Father's Name: Charles A Ahrens
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Henrietta C Roth

    7. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Elizabeth Helena Ahrens Halliwell
      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 13 Oct 1912
      Event Place: Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Registration Date: 1912
      Gender: Female
      Father's Name: William H Halliwell - mail carrier
      Mother's Name: Mary Charlotte Ahrens
      Married 29 Apr 1903 Berlin
      Certificate Number: 053185

    8. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 27 Page 5.

    9. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Carl Andreas Ahrens, shoemaker of Berlin married 16 Apr 1854 at Greenbush by licence to Charlotte Henriette Roth of Berlin, witnesses: Henry Ahrens of Berlin, Henry Kraeling of Berlin.

    10. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 20 Apr 1854 Pg 16.
      AHRENS, Carl Andreas married 16 Apr 1854 To Charlotte Henriette ROTH. Both Berlin.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Jul 1876 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 10 Sep 1876 - Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - New Church - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Swedenborgian - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1903 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Apr 1903 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Swedenborgian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - ? - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Jul 1951 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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