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

Veronica "Fanny" Groff

Female 1869 - 1942  (72 years)


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  • Name Veronica "Fanny" Groff 
    Born 20 Nov 1869  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Female 
    Name Fanny Groff  [2
    Name Veronica "Fanny" Schaefer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    General Servant 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number 00044-3393 
    Died 1942  [6, 8, 9
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8, 9
    Person ID I4174  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob Groff,   b. 3 Apr 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1920  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Lydia Martin,   b. 26 Mar 1837, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1915  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 3 Jun 1862  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10, 11, 12
    Family ID F490  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John E. Schaefer,   b. 2 Feb 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Children 
     1. Irvin Schaefer,   b. 10 Oct 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1904, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Mabel Schaefer,   b. 8 Feb 1906, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1906, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Greta Sylvia Schafer,   b. 4 Apr 1908, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
     4. Gertrude Fannie Schaefer,   b. 4 Jun 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1967, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F7898  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Veronica Groff, "was born November 20th, 1869. She is home with her parents."


      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 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 729.

    2. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, ON WATERLOO (North/Nord) (#121) Subdistrict: Waterloo c-3 Page 17.
      ON WATERLOO (North/Nord) (#121) Subdistrict: Waterloo c-3 Page 17

    3. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 17.

    4. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 21.

    5. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 4 Page 10.

    6. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      In/ memory of/ William Schaefer [sic]/ born June 18, 1838/ died Jan. 3, 1918/ aged 79 yrs. 6 m./ & 17 days/ rest in peace/ John Schafer/ 1869-1954/ Fanny Groff/ his wife/ 1869-1942/ Schaefer

    7. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 12.

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, Mount, North America, Waterloo Municipality, and Mount Cemetery. 1869. " John E. Schafer (1869-1954) - Find A Grave...". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127441008/john-e.-schafer.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127441546.

    10. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 728.

    11. [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..., 22.

    12. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Lydia Martin Born: Woolwich Township Res: Woolwich Township Age: 22 Born: abt 1840 Father: Henry Mother: Catherine Spouse: Jacob Groff Age: 28 Born: abt 1834 born: Waterloo Res: Woolwich Township Father: Andrew Mother: Anna married 8 Jun 1862 county: Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Nov 1869 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - General Servant - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., 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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