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

Elisabeth "Lissie" "Lizzie" "Elise" Knoth[1, 2]

Female 1817 - 1881  (63 years)


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  • Name Elisabeth "Lissie" "Lizzie" "Elise" Knoth 
    Born 28 Oct 1817  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    Name Elisabeth "Lissie" "Lizzie" "Elise" Hespeler 
    Name Elise Knoth 
    Name Lissie Knoth 
    Residence 1852  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1861  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Christian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-35032 
    Died 14 Oct 1881  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 8
    Cause: Dropsy 2 months 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I35032  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Knoth,   b. Abt 1775,   d. Bef 1852  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Mother Elenore "Laura",   b. 1775, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1863, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Family ID F38608  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob George Hespeler, Esq.,   b. 28 Jan 1811, Eningen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1881, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Children 
     1. Col. John George "George" Hespeler,   b. 8 Apr 1837, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1910, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. Elizabeth "Lissie" Hespeler,   b. 5 Nov 1839, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1920, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Anna Hespeler,   b. 2 Jan 1844, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1915, Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     4. Mina Hespeler,   b. 1845, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1938, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     5. Ellonora "Laura" Hespeler,   b. 23 Nov 1847, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1935, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     6. Jacob Hespeler, I,   b. 8 May 1851, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     7. Jacob Hespeler, II,   b. 10 Sep 1853, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1927, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     8. Charles Hespeler,   b. CALC 1855, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1886, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 31 years)
     9. Rose "Rosa" Hespeler,   b. CALC 18 Jul 1860,   d. 18 Nov 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 14 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F9290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In Preston, on Friday afternoon, 14th inst., at half-past 3 o'clock, Lissie Hespeler, Relict of the late Jacob Hespeler, aged 65 years.

      Galt Reporter Oct 21 1881 pg 8

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library, #20, p 162.
      Jacob Hespeler, son of Jacob Hespeler and Elisabeth Knoth of Preston, died 23 Apr 1852, Age 11 m 15 d

    2. [S2413] North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004, Reference ID: item 4 cn 344 FHL Film Number: 1877581.
      Col. George Hespeler Gender: Male Age: 73y 5m 15d Birth Date: 8 Apr 1837, b. Preston, Ontario, Canada, Death Date: 23 Sep 1910 Death Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina Father: Jacob Hespeler b. Germany Mother: Lisse b. Germany, retired, Cause: apoplexy, Burial or Removal, Chicago, Ill.

    3. [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 3.

    4. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 37.

    5. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link .
      Jacob Hespeler/ Founder Of The Village Of Hespeler/ Died 22nd March, 1881/ In The 71st Year Of His Age/ Requiescat In Pace/ Lissie/ Wife Of/ Jacob Hespeler/ Born 28th October 1817/ Died 14th October, 1881/ Hespeler

    6. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 20 Oct 1881.
      14 Oct 1881 Elise Hespeler, widow of Jakob Hespeler, died in Preston at age of 65 years.

    7. [S1837] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1861, Div. 1 Page 9.

    8. [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Obituary of Elizabeth (Lissie) Knoth - Hespeler - Oct 21 1881 pg 8.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Oct 1817 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Christian - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Dropsy 2 months - 14 Oct 1881 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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