Waterloo Region Generations
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Magdalena "Lena" Bachert

Female 1848 - 1906  (58 years)


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  • Name Magdalena "Lena" Bachert 
    Born 1848  Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73088298 
    Name Lena Bachert 
    Name Magdalena "Lena" Hoffman 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-396135 
    Died 9 Sep 1906  Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Tavistock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I396135  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Martin Bachert,   b. 31 Dec 1806, , Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Catharina "Catherine" Martin,   b. 25 Aug 1807, , Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1884, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F264172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob Hoffman,   b. 24 Oct 1852, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1929, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 1872 
    Children 
     1. Peter Hoffman,   b. 1872, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Agnes Hoffman,   b. 1874, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Catherine Hoffman,   b. 1876, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F23812  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • DIED AT TAVISTOCK.

      A respected citizen of Tavistock passed away at her home on Sunday, Sept. 9th, in the person of Magdalena Bachert, wife of Jacob Hoffman, aged 57 years, 10 months and 12 days. The deceased was born in Mannheim, Waterloo County, In 1872 she married Jacob Hoffman, the young couple living for a time in Mannheim, and afterwards in Neustadt, Walkerton, Listowel, Wilmot and Baden. They subtowel [sic], Wilmot and Baden. They subsequently removed to Tavistock, where deceased has resided for the past twenty years. A husband and family of four children survive.

      The funeral was held on Wednesday, Sept. 12, services being conducted by Rev. Mr. Wahl.

      The Chronicle Telegraph, 20 Sep 1906, p. 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 65.

    2. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 46.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, O., & Cemetery, S. (1848). Magdalena Bachert Hoffman (1848-1906) - Find A... Retrieved 26 March 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73088298/magdalena-hoffman.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Sep 1906 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Tavistock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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