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

Martin Schiedel[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1796 - 1863  (66 years)


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  • Name Martin Schiedel 
    Born 2 Sep 1796  , Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1830  Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 107, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Land Bef 1831  Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 107E, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Occupation 1852  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    farmer 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Gentleman 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00102-5727 
    Died 28 Apr 1863  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 9
    Buried Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Person ID I3310  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Hannes Schiedel,   b. 1775, , Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1079  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susannah Ries,   b. 21 Mar 1796, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1872, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 17 Mar 1825  [5
    Children 
     1. Catharine Schiedel,   b. 21 Nov 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1909  (Age 83 years)
     2. Sarah Schiedel,   b. 22 Dec 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1900  (Age 73 years)
     3. Hannah Schiedel,   b. 15 Mar 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1897, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     4. Susannah Schiedel,   b. 7 Jan 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1871, , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     5. Johanes R. "John" Schiedel,   b. 9 Feb 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1916  (Age 84 years)
     6. Jacob R. Schiedel,   b. 10 Apr 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1912  (Age 77 years)
     7. Isaac Schiedel,   b. 10 Nov 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Noah Schiedel,   b. 15 Jun 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1928  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F1081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Martin Schiedel, "was born September 2nd, 1796. On March 17th, 1825, he was married to Susannah Ries who was born March 21st, 1796, and died December 13th, 1872. In 1825 (about a month after their marriage) they, in company with the Clemmers, Clemenses, and others, moved to Canada and settled near Breslau, Ontario, where they resided until their deaths. He died April 28th, 1863, leaving a family of eight children"


      Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 248.

    2. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 692.

    3. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 168.

    4. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 685.

    5. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 251.

    6. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link .
      Marten Schiedel / gestarben [sic] den 28ten April 1863 / Alt.66 Jahren 7 Mo. / 28 Tage / Davidson Guelph

    7. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link .
      Schiedel / Martin / Schiedel / September 2,1796 / April 28,1863 / Susannah / Ries (Weiss) / March 21,1796 / December 13,1872 / Martin Schiedel,son of Hannes Schiedel,was born / in Wuerttemberg,Germany. In 1815,he with his parents / emigrated to Montgomery County,Pe

    8. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 81.

    9. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 7 May 1863.
      Martin Schiedel died 28 Apr 1863 in Breslau, Waterloo Twp., 66 yrs, 7 mths, 26 days.

    10. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 6 Page 45.

    11. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link .
      Schiedel/ Martin/ Schiedel/ September 2, 1796/ April 28, 1863/ Susannah/ Ries (Weiss)/ March 21,1796/ December 13, 1872/ Martin Schiedel, son of Hannes Schiedel, was born/ in Württemberg,Germany. In 1815, he with his parents/ emigrated to Montgomery County, Pennsylvania./ In 1825, about a month after his marriage to/ Susannah Reis (Weiss)/ they came to this area and/ purchased Lot 107, German Company Tract/ North-East of here.
      Their children were:/ Catherine, 1825-1909 1st marriage John Cressman/ 2nd marriage Jacob Zeller/ Sarah, 1826-1900 married Philip Zeller/ Hannah, 1828-1897 married Rev. Jacob Woolner/ Susannah, 1830- , married Henry Reist/ John 1832-1916 1st marriage Eva Elizabeth Shoemaker/ 2nd marriage Hannah Miller 3rd marriage Eva Diehl/ Jacob, 1834-1912 1st marriage Magdalena Miller/ 2nd marriage Magdalena Bechtel/ Isaac 1836- , married Maggie Rogers/ Noah, 1839-1928 married Nancy Ferrier/ Erected by their descendants in 1984

    12. [S1319] Assessment Roll - ON, Waterloo Twp. - 1829-1830.

    13. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 46.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Sep 1796 - , Wuerttemberg, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1830 - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 107, Waterloo County, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gentleman - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Apr 1863 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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