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

Maria Anna "Mary Ann" Otto[1, 2]

Female 1879 - 1954  (74 years)


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  • Name Maria Anna "Mary Ann" Otto 
    Born 9 Aug 1879  North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Name Maria Anna "Mary Ann" Knechtel 
    Name Mary Ann Otto 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-401167 
    Died 16 Apr 1954  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Buried 19 Apr 1954  Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I401167  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John Wilhelm "William" Otto,   b. 9 Jan 1853, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1925, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Barbara Seegmiller,   b. 10 Jun 1857, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1913, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 16 May 1876  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F227885  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Heinrich L. "Henry" Knechtel,   b. 1877, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1966, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 19 Jul 1904  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Pearl Amelia Catherine Knechtel,   b. 16 May 1905, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F265524  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Henry L Knechtel - by Record Correspondent - ELMIRA - Mrs. Henry L. Knechtel, 43 King St., Elmira, died Friday at her home after an illness of seven weeks. She was the former Mary Ann Otto, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Otto of North Easthope. She was born Aug. 9, 1879. She lived in the North Easthope district until seven years ago when her husband retired from farming and they moved to Elmira. She was a member of St. James's Lutheran Church. Surviving are her husband, one daughter, Mrs. Theodore (Pearl) Hammer of Elmira; and one sister, Mrs. Catherine Schmidt of Unionville, Ont. The body will rest at the Dreisinger Funeral Parlor until Monday at 1 p.m. when removal will be made to St. James's Church. The funeral service will be held Monday at 2: 30 p.m. at the church with burial in St. James's Lutheran Cemetery. Rev. H. W. Baetz will officiate. Friends are asked to pay their respects prior to the time of the service.

      Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Henry L. Knechtel.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018810-04.
      Heinrich Knechtel, 27, Occ. Farmer, b. North Easthope, Res. North Easthope, son of Valentine Knechtel and Catherina Lantz married Maria Anna Otto, 24, b. North Easthope, Res. North Easthope, daughter of John W. Otto and Barbara Seegmiller, Witn: John Knechtel of Shakespeare and Henry Otto of Lisbon, 19 July 1904 in Philipsburg

    3. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Mary Ann Otto - Knechtel.

    4. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 25 May 1875.
      16 May 1876 By Pastor Muenzinger in Philipsburg, Barbara Seegmueller was married to Wilhelm Otto, both of North Easthope.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Aug 1879 - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Jul 1904 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Apr 1954 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 19 Apr 1954 - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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