Waterloo Region Generations
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Elisabetha "Elizabeth" Bernhardt

Female 1850 - 1942  (91 years)


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  • Name Elisabetha "Elizabeth" Bernhardt 
    Born 9 Oct 1850  Salem, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Name Elisabetha "Elizabeth" Fischer 
    Name Elizabeth Bernhard 
    Residence 1899  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-35453 
    Died 28 Apr 1942  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery, Guelph, Wellington, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I35453  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father George B. Bernhardt,   b. 1 Nov 1821, Oberhofen, , Alsace, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1869, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Anna Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Steppler,   b. 21 Jan 1830, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 16 Nov 1845  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F23649  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph B. Fischer,   b. 16 Oct 1856, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1923, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 11 Jun 1889  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F9378  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MRS. ELIZABETH FISCHER
      By Record Correspondent

      ELORA, April 30 - Requiem high mass was sung this morning at the Church of Our Lady, Guelph, for Mrs. Elizabeth Fischer. 92, who died the home of her niece. Mrs. Emmaline LaFontaine, 51 Dundas Road. Guelph, on Tuesday.

      She was a native of Salem and spent several years in Preston prior moving to Guelph. She was daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Bernhardt of Salem and the widow of Joseph B. Fischer. Her niece. Mrs. E La Fontaine and sister, Mrs. Nora LeGrande of Guelph, survive.

      Kitchener Record - Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Thu, Apr 30, 1942 Page 17

  • Sources 
    1. [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 9.

    2. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12837 (1889), Joseph Fischer-Elizabeth Bernhardt.
      Elizabeth Bernhardt (resident of Guelph) Birth Place: Salem Ont Age: 38 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851 Father Name: George Bernhardt Mother Name: Elizth Steppler Spouse Name: Joseph Fischer (lawyer of Guelph) Spouse's Age: 36 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853 Spouse Birth Place: Strasburg Ont Spouse Father Name: Wm Fischer Spouse Mother Name: Odelia Brown Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1889 Marriage Place: Wellington, Guelph

    3. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameElisabetha Bernhardt
      Baptism Age1
      Record TypeBaptism
      Birth Date9 Okt 1850
      Baptism Date30 Juni 1852
      Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      FatherGeorg Bernhardt
      MotherElisabetha Stoppler

    4. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      ameElizabeth Fischer
      [Elizabeth Bernhardt]
      GenderFemale
      Age91
      Birth Date10 Oct 1850
      Birth PlaceOntario
      Death Date28 Apr 1942
      Death PlaceGuelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
      Father George Bernhardt
      Mother Anne Bernhardt
      Spouse Joseph Fischer
      Burial: St. Joseph's cemetery

    5. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Minister, Preston report 53.
      George Bernhardt, married to Elisabeth Stoeppler, both of Waterloo. 16 Nov. 1845

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Oct 1850 - Salem, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Jun 1889 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1899 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Apr 1942 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Josephs Catholic Cemetery, Guelph, Wellington, Ontario Link to Google Earth
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