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Catharina Schwenn

Female 1857 - 1861  (3 years)


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  • Name Catharina Schwenn 
    Born 6 Sep 1857  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christened 2 Nov 1857  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-42549 
    Died 11 Aug 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Cause: smallpox 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I42549  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Philip Heinrich Schwenn,   b. 6 Dec 1834, Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1896, Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Anna Eva Gies,   b. 13 Jul 1839, , Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1912, Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 1 Jan 1857  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F11067  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library, pg 39.
      Catharina Schwenn, born 6 Sep 1857, bapt. 29 Nov 1857 daughter of Philip and Anna Gies

    2. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      SouthEast: Hier ruhen/ Phillip Schwenn/ geboren den 18 July 1868/ gestorben den 20 Octr. 1881/ Henry Edgar/ einziges Kind von/ Phillip Schwenn/ geboren den 22 April 1881/ gestorben den 6 May 1881/
      NorthEast: Hier ruhen/ die Kinder von/ Phillip und Anna Schwenn/ Katharina Schwenn/ gestorben den 11 August 1861/ Alter/ 3 Jahre 11 Monate und 3 Tage/ Heinrich Schwenn/ gestorben den 21 August 1861/ Alter 2 Jahre/ Johann Schwenn/ geboren den 21 Januar 1863/ gestorben den 15 Juli 1864/ Alter 1 Jahr 6 Monate/
      NorthWest: Heir ruhen/ Jacob Schwenn/ geboren den/ 6 November 1804/ gestorben den/ 2 Maerz 1875/ Catharina Schwenn/ geboren den/ 18 August 1813/ gestorben den/ 1 July 1893/
      (A) Heir ruht/ Johann Sohn von/ Phillip und Anna/ Schwenn/ geboren 21 Jan. 1863./ gestorben 15 Juli 1864/ Alt. 1 Jahr und 6 M./ [verse]/
      (B) Heinrich/ Sohn von/ Phillip und Anna/ Schwenn/ gest. den 21 Aug. 1861/ Alt. 2 Jahre/ [verse]/
      (C) Katharina/ Tochter von/ Phillip und Anna/ Schwenn/ gest. den 11 Aug. 1861/ Alt. 3 Jahr 11 Mo./ und 5[sic] Tage/[verse]/
      (D) [stone buried face down]
      (E) [stone buried & digging was not allowed]

    3. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library, #5, pag 166.
      Catharina Schwenn, daughter of Philp of Berlin, died 11 Aug 1861, aged 4y, cause: smallpox

    4. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library, Page 59 Entry 1.
      Philipp Schwen Res: Berlin Occupation: Farmer Ana Gies Res: Berlin married 1 Jan 1857 Waterloo Twp. by Banns Witnesses: George Lord & Wilh. Merz, Berlin

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Sep 1857 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 2 Nov 1857 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: smallpox - 11 Aug 1861 - 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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