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

Magdalena "Lena" Guggisberg

Female 1847 - 1868  (20 years)


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  • Name Magdalena "Lena" Guggisberg 
    Born 22 Aug 1847  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21717517 
    Name Lena Guggisberg 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-34961 
    Died 3 Jul 1868  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I34961  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Samuel Guggisberg,   b. 31 Mar 1815, Uetendorf, , Berne, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1853, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Mother Agatha Kraft,   b. CA 1816, Baiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1849, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 33 years) 
    Married 20 Dec 1836  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F24745  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 22.

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 16 Jul 1868.
      Lena Guggisberg died 3 Jul 1868 in [?] Pfaff's home in Toronto. sister of Fr. Guggisberg in Galt. 20 yrs, 10 mths, 11 days. Buried on July 5 at Preston Cemetery.

    3. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 15 Jul 1868.
      Guggisberg, Lena died 2 Jul 1868 In Toronto, aged 17 years. Sister of F. Guggisberg, of Galt.

    4. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameMagdalene Guggisberg
      Baptism Age10
      Record TypeBaptism
      Birth Date22 Aug 1847
      Baptism Date8 Aug 1858
      Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      Father Samuel Guggisberg
      Mother Agathe Ronft

    5. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 22 Dec 1836:7.
      last Tuesday In Berlin, Rev. F.W. Bindeman m. Samuel Guggisberg, Waterloo, to Spr Agatha Krafft, of Dundas.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Aug 1847 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Jul 1868 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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