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Margaret Schwenn[1]

Female 1837 - 1919  (81 years)


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  • Name Margaret Schwenn 
    Born 13 Oct 1837  Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1854  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Immigration 13 Apr 1854  New York City, New York, USA. Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Name Margaret Heller 
    Residence 1858  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Residence 1858  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Jeweller 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-36218 
    Died 12 Sep 1919  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9] 
    Person ID I36218  Generations
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2024 

    Father Johann Jacob "Jacob" Schwenn,   b. 6 Nov 1804, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Catherine Korber,   b. 18 Aug 1813, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F23426  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Deputy Reeve John Henry Heller,   b. 1 Mar 1839, Udenhausen, Vogelsbergkreis, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 25 Apr 1858  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11] 
    Children 
     1. Anna Heller,   b. 1858, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Emma Margaretha Heller,   b. 27 Nov 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     3. Anne Catharine Heller,   b. 31 Mar 1860 OR 1 Apr 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     4. Mathilda Solome Heller,   b. 28 May 1863, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Augusta Louise Heller,   b. 5 Jun 1866, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. John Henry "Henry" Heller,   b. 30 Aug 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     7. Friedrich Hermann "Frederick Hermann" "Fred" Heller,   b. 1 Sep 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     8. Gustave Adolph "Adolph" Heller,   b. 30 Apr 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Albert Edward Heller,   b. 6 Feb 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Alfred Conrad Heller,   b. 22 Oct 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     11. Otto Heller,   b. 1884, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F9553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Veteran Citizen Has Passed Away

      Had Resided Here For 65 Years

      Was a Worthy Citizen of the Community

      The community has been deprived of another pioneer citizen who has been called from this life. Mrs. Margaret Heller, relict of the late J. H. Heller sr. answered the last beckoning at 5.10 o'clock this morning.

      Up to eighteen weeks ago the veteran lady was in her usual good health and displayed that vigor and activity which was her characteristic. Bronchial pneumonia overcame her. She recovered from the affliction but did not regain her strength. The infirmity of advanced years of …?... more pronounced and her condition became weaker and weaker. While her recovery was not expected yet the end was rather sudden.

      During the past seventeen weeks Mrs. Heller had resided with her son, Mr. Alfred Heller, 96 Alma street, where her death occurred.

      The deceased lady, who was known by the name of Margaret Schwenn before her marriage, was born in Sinsheim Baden Germany, on October 18th, 1837 and was therefore nearly 82 years of age. When sixteen years of age she came to this country with her parents, settling in this town where she had reside ever since. Over sixty one years ago she was wedded to her late husband. Last year they celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of their marriage by a happy family reunion at the former home on East King street. Mr. Heller passed away on August 7th, 1918.

      The passing away of Mrs. Heller recalls the growth of the town. But more than this it reminds one of those qualities and sacrifices of the pioneer people of the community who have left a valuable heritage to their children and to Canada. Their own years have been closed but their life has not. Their good influence is undying. Their memory will ever be green.

      The deceased is survived by five sons and one daughter, namely, Alfred, Henry, Fred, Adolph all of this city, Albert of Frankfort, Ky., and Mrs. A. W. Lorch of Detroit. Three daughters predeceased her. Two sisters also survive, who are Mrs. Stephen Hauser, city and Mrs. Henry Alles, Hillsdale, Mich.

      There are nineteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

      Mrs. Heller was an asset to her church, namely, St. Peter's Lutheran, and also to the Ladies Aid Society of which she was a member and in her early years a useful worker in the same.

      The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon from the residence of her son, 96 Alma Street to St. Peters' Church for service and thence to Mt. Hope Cemetery for interment. The services will be conducted by the Rev. M. Ardent city in the absence of the pastor of the church.

      The News Record Sep 12 1919 pg 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Peter Sagel aged 24 res. Berlin b. Canada occupation carpenter s/o Henry and Catharine Sagel to Catharine Heller aged 20, res. Berlin b. Canada d/o Henry & Margaret Heller, 19 Oct 1880 Berlin.

    2. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-8 Page 8.

    3. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 1.

    4. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 30, Pg 14.

    5. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 59.

    6. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      John H. Heller / 1839-1918 / Margaret Schwenn / his wife / 1837-1919 / at rest / Heller

    7. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Heller Frederick, 19, Berlin, Unterhausen Hessen Darnstadt, s/o John & Margaret (Krug), married 25 Apr.1858 Margaretha Schwenn, 21, Berlin. Baden, d/o Jacob & Elizabeth (Korbe)

      Name given as Frederick but should be John

    8. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 22.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1837). Margaretha Schwenn Heller (1837-1919) - Find A... Retrieved 14 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143107549/margaretha-heller.

    10. [S2480] New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [Ancestry.com], Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 137; Line: 13; List Number: 300.
      Schwena, Jacob 49
      Catherine 40
      Philippe 19
      Margaret 16
      Marine? 11 (female)
      Wilhelmine 10
      Elizabeth 10
      Johann 8
      Philipine 5

    11. [S106] Bible - Heller Family.
      Marriage Certificate John Henry Heller of Berlin and Margretha Scwenn of Berlin, were married on Apr. 25, 1858 at Waterloo by Pastor Jacob Hoelsche, Waterloo, Evangelical Lutheran pastor. Witness John Koehler.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1854 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 13 Apr 1854 - New York City, New York, USA. Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1858 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1858 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Apr 1858 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Jeweller - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Sep 1919 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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