Catherine Unger^[1]

1859 - 1894  (35 years)

• Name	Catherine Unger
  Born	20 May 1859	Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Christened	24 Jun 1860	Strassburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, Strassburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Catherine Martz
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00124-7591
  Died	15 Jul 1894	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 10, 11]
  	Cause: uraemie convulsions (a few minutes)
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I3836	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	George Unger,   b. 1826, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Weis,   b. 1830, Heidschenhausen, Reinbaiern, Bavaria, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	27 Sep 1853	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Family ID	F1233	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Martz,   b. 6 Jan 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Oct 1922, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Married	5 Sep 1880	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Catherine Märtz   2. John Märtz,   b. 28 Sep 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jul 1882, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   3. Laura Märtz,   b. 23 Feb 1885, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Miranda Eva "Eva" Märtz,   b. 20 Oct 1887, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 1961  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Catherine Unger, "was married to John Märtz. They resided in Galt where she died, leaving a family" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Miranda Eva Martz Born: 20 Oct 1886 Father: John Martz Mother: Catharine Unger occ: blacksmith [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Catherine Martz Death Date: 15 Jul 1894 Death Location: Waterloo, Galt aged 34 Birth Location: Strassburg,Ont cause: Uraemic Convulsion (a few minutes) [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John Marts Born: Canada Age: 23 Father: Jacob Marts Mother: Catharine Marts Born: abt 1857 Spouse: Catharine Unger Age: 20 born: Canada Father: George Unger Mother: Elizabeth Unger married 5 Sep 1880 married: Waterloo, Galt [S100] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Strassburg - Strassburg Evangelical Lutheran. Unger, Catharine, Born: May 20 1859, Baptised: June 24 1860. Parents: Georg born in Waterloo Township & Elisabeth nee Weiss born in Hidschenhausen Bavaria, from Strassburg. Sponsors: Joh. Reiber & His Wife Catharine nee Schnarr. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 57. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 2 Page 16. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 24. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . [E] In memory of/ Catherine UNGER/ wife of/ John MARTZ/ who died/ July 15, 1894/ aged/ 34 years 2 mos/ & 5 dys/ She was a tender Mother here/ and in her life the Lord did fear/ We trust our loss will be her gain/ and that with Christ she's gone to reign/ MARTZ/ [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameCatharine Heger [Catharine Unger] Baptism Age1 Record TypeBaptism Birth Date20 May 1859 Baptism Date24 Jun 1860 Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Father Georg Unger - Waterloo Twp Mother Elisabethe Weiss [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 552. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Catherine Martz Death Date: 15 Jul 1894 Death Location: Waterloo, Galt aged 34 Birth Location: Strasburg, cause: uraemie convulsions (a few minutes) [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. George Unger, farmer of Waterloo Twp. married 27 Sep 1853 at Greenbush by banns to Elisabeth Weiss of Waterloo Twp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 May 1859 - Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 24 Jun 1860 - Strassburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, Strassburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Sep 1880 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: uraemie convulsions (a few minutes) - 15 Jul 1894 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth