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

Anna Mary "Mary" Gerster[1]

Female 1850 - 1927  (76 years)


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  • Name Anna Mary "Mary" Gerster 
    Born 7 Sep 1850  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223472391 
    Name Anna Mary "Mary" Wilhelm 
    Name Mary Gerster 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1873  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1901  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Woolen Mill Hand 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-36058 
    Died 9 Jan 1927  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I36058  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Carl "Charles" Gerster,   b. 18 Jan 1818, , Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1882, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Judin Tschudin,   b. 20 Apr 1827, , Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 5 Jul 1846  Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F9498  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Michael H. Wilhelm,   b. 1849, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1901  (Age < 51 years) 
    Married 24 Sep 1873  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F29743  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012922-73.
      Michael H. Wilhelm, 23, occ. Shoemaker, b. France, res. Elmira, son of Jacob and Mary married Mary Goerster, 23, b. Canada, res. Waterloo, daughter of Charles and Elizabeth, witnessed by: August Roos of Preston and Mina Goerster of Berlin, 25 September 1873 in Berlin.

    2. [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 21.

    3. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Bridegroom Name: Michael H. Wilhelm Age: 23 Res: Elmira Place of Birth: Elsass, France Names of Parents: Jacob Wilhelm & Mary Lutter Bride: Name: Mary Goerster Age: 23 Res: Breslau Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Preston W. Tp. Names of Parents: Chas. Goersten & Elisabeth Zuda Witness(S): Name: August Roos Res: Preston Name: Mina Gerster Res: Breslau Date of Marriage: Sept. 25, 1873

    4. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-1 Page 11.

    5. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 12 Page 88.

    6. [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973.
      NameAnna Maria Gersten
      Baptism Age0
      Record TypeBaptism
      Birth Date7 Sept 1850
      Baptism Date6 Juli 1851
      Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church
      Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada
      FatherKarl Gersten
      MotherElisabetha Schudi

    7. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Mary Williams, b 7 Sep Preston, Ontario, age 76, 3m, 2d, widowed, mill hand, d/o Charles Garster and Elizabth Juden d. 9 Jan 1927 Galt

    8. [S104] Church Records - New York, Erie, Buffalo - St. Paul's Lutheran.
      Maria Barbara Juedy Tschudin

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Sep 1850 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1873 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Sep 1873 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Woolen Mill Hand - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Jan 1927 - Galt (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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