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Margretha "Margaret" Gmelin[1]

Female 1838 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Margretha "Margaret" Gmelin 
    Born 9 Dec 1838  Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Name Margaret Gmelin 
    Name Margretha "Margaret" Meyer 
    Residence 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-34978 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I34978  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Johann Heinrich "Henry" Gmelin,   b. 1814, , Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1897, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Margareth Zoeger,   b. CA 1815,   d. CA Dec 1839  (Age ~ 24 years) 
    Family ID F300156  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Meyer,   b. 1834, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 22 Feb 1857  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. John Meyer,   b. 1857, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Caroline Meyer,   b. 21 Oct 1860, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F229814  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg. 68.

    2. [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 22.

    3. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 3 Page 32.

    4. [S3042] Baden and Hesse Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1502-1985.
      NameMargarethe Gmelin
      Event TypeTaufe (Baptism)
      Birth Date09 Dez 1838 (9 Dec 1838)
      Baptism Date09 Dez 1838 (9 Dec 1838)
      Baptism PlaceSinsheim, Preußen, Baden
      FatherHeinrich Gmelin
      MotherMargarethe Gmelin
      Parish as it AppearsSinsheim
      Page number328;329

    5. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameJoseph Meyer
      Marriage Age22
      Record TypeMarriage
      Birth Dateabt 1835
      Birth PlaceSt. Agatha, Wilmot
      Res: Preston - moulder
      Marriage Date22 Feb 1857
      Marriage ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Marriage PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      Father Joseph Meyer
      Mother Margar. Fritz
      Res: Preston
      Spouse Margaretha Gmelin
      Birth PlaceSinsheim Baden Schwerin
      Father Heinrich Gmelin
      MotherMargar. Zöger

  • Event Map
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