Waterloo Region Generations
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Elizabeth Rothaermel[1, 2]

Female 1836 - 1903  (67 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Rothaermel 
    Born 12 Mar 1836  Nieder-Ofleiden, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Female 
    Name Elizabeth Stein 
    Residence 1857  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Residence 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    [Member of New Jersulem Religion] 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    New Church 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    [Member of New Jersulem Religion] 
    Residence 1903  [4
    swedenborgian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-36262 
    Died 30 Sep 1903  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Cause: apoplexy (a few hours) 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I36262  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Johann Henrich Rothaermel,   b. Abt 1806, of, Nieder-Ofleiden, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Anna Elisabetha Deichert,   b. Abt 1806, of, Nieder-Ofleiden, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F29216  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilhelm "William" Stein,   b. 16 Dec 1833, Nidda, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 21 Jun 1857  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Children 
     1. Maria Catharina Stein,   b. 15 Oct 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1940  (Age 82 years)
     2. Wilhelmina "Minnie" Stein,   b. 6 Feb 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1951  (Age 91 years)
     3. Catharina Elisabetha Stein,   b. 18 Nov 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1863, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     4. Wilhelm Peter "William" Stein,   b. 3 Jan 1863, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1901, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     5. Anna Elisabeth Stein,   b. 21 Nov 1864, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Anna Louise "Louisa" Stein,   b. 2 Oct 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     7. Clara Minerva Stein,   b. 14 Oct 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1959  (Age 88 years)
     8. Ida Caroline Stein,   b. 31 May 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     9. Augusta Adelaide Stein,   b. 11 May 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F9566  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Elizabetha Rothaermel Stein with her daughters
    Elizabetha Rothaermel Stein with her daughters
    Edith Caroline, Clara Minerva, Augusta Adeline, Anna Elizabeth


    photograph from Nancy Hipwell, on Ancestry.com in 2009

  • Notes 
    • 01Im Jahre Christi Achtzehnhundertsechsunddreißig
      02den zwölften März mittags gegen zwölf
      03Uhr wurde, nach geschehener glaubhafter
      04Anzeige zu Niederofleiden einer zu
      05dieser Pfarrey gehörigen Filiale dem
      06dasigen Ortsbürger und Butterführer Johann
      07Henrich Rothaermel zweyter, Balthasar
      08Sohn, von seiner Ehefrau Anna Elisabetha
      09geborene Deichert von Oberofleiden das
      10dritte Kind, die zweyte Tochter gebo-
      11ren und den vierzehnten desselben
      12Monats getauft, wo sie den Namen
      13Elisabetha erhielt.
      14Gevatterin ist des Vaters Schwester
      15Elisabetha, des Johann Balthasar Roth-
      16aermel daselbst ledige Tochter welche
      17gegenwärtiges Protocol nebst dem
      18Vater des Kindes und ... (part is indecipherable) Pfarrer,
      19welcher die Taufe verrichtet hat, unter-
      20schreibt.
      21Johann Henrich Rothaermel
      22Elisabetha Rothärmelin
      23Ernst Welcker


      English summary of Birth Record

      Elisabetha Rothaermel was born on March 12, 1836, at noon, in a branch-church of Niederofleiden. Her father was the Butterführer (salesman who delivered butter to the villages nearby) Johann Henrich Rothaermel, her mother was Anna Elisabetha Rothaermel, née Deichert. Both parents came from Oberofleiden.
      Elisabetha Rothaermel was baptized on March 14, 1836.
      The godmother was her father's sister, who was also called Elisabetha.
      She and Johann Henrich were the children of Johann Balthasar Rothaermel.
      The document was signed by Johann Henrich Rothaermel, the godmother Elisabetha Rothaermel (she signed as "Rothärmelin") and the clergyman of the church, Ernst Welcker.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011865-86.
      William P. Stein, 23, occ. Tailor, b. Canada, res. Berlin, son of William and Elizabeth, married Lovina Cairns, 22, b. Canada, res. Berlin, daughter of John and Jane, Witness: George Cairns and Elizabeth Stein, both of Berlin, 18 May 1886 at Berlin

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012158-90.
      George H. Trussler, 22, occ. Photographer, b. Canada, res. Berlin, son of William and Sarah Trussler, married Clara Stein, 19, b. Canada, res. Berlin, daughter of William and Elizabeth Stein, Witness(es) Fred F. And Eliza Uoeleus? both of Berlin, 28 July 1890 at Berlin

    3. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-8 Page 9.

    4. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Mrs. Elizabeth Stein d. 30 Sep 1903 aged 67y, b. Paeder? of Leyden, Germany, cause: apoplexy (a few hours) religion Swedenborgian

    5. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      William Stein/ born Dec. 27, 1833/ died Aug. 21, 1907/ aged 73 yrs. 7 mo. 26 ds./ Elisabeth Rothaermel/ his wife/ born Mar. 12, 1836/ died Sept. 30, 1903/ aged 67 yrs. 6 mo. 18 ds

    6. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 41.

    7. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 1 Page 8.

    8. [S1009] Church Records - Germany, Hessen, Nieder-Ofleiden.

    9. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 60.

    10. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 7.

    11. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Wilhelm Stein Residence: Berlin Occupation:Taylor Elisbth. Rothermel Residence: Berlin married 21 Jun 1857 Waterloo Twp. by Banns Witnesses: Fridrich Rothermel & Friedrich Gottlieb

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Mar 1836 - Nieder-Ofleiden, , Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1857 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Jun 1857 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - New Church - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: apoplexy (a few hours) - 30 Sep 1903 - 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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