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

George Thaler[1]

Male 1864 - 1947  (83 years)


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  • Name George Thaler 
    Born 31 May 1864  Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Birth New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1884  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Laborer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-447663 
    Died 24 Nov 1947  Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I447663  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Johann Adam "Adam" Thaler,   b. 16 Mar 1819, Moehringen, Neckar, Wuerttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1894, Maple Valley, Sanilac Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Barbara Duench,   b. 1829, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F30256  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Anna Amacher,   b. 23 Oct 1865, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1904  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 7 Apr 1884  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F281870  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Services For George Thaler Held From Evangelical Church

      Funeral services for George Thaler, 83, who died in the Didsbury hospital on Monday, November 24th, were held from the Evangelical Church at 2:30 o'clock on Thursday, November 27th, with Rev. A.J. Grams officiating.

      Mr. Thaler was born in Hamburg, Ont., and moved to North Dakota. In 1908 he came to Canada and took up farming east of Didsbury, where he resided until 1943 when he retired and took up residence in town.

      Surviving are his widow, Lovina; two sons, Cliff of Didsbury and Morris of Seattle, Wash.; two daughters, Mrs. Alice Myers, Langdon, N.D., and Edna, Didsbury; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

      The Didsbury Pioneer, December 3, 1947, page 1

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      50-Year Resident Dies At Home

      Sarah Lovina Thaler, 85, of Didsbury, died at her home Sunday. Born in Northeast Hope, Ont., she moved to Didsbury from Langdon, N.D. in 1908. She was a member of the Evangelical Church here.

      She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Alice Myers, Langdon, and Edna, Didsbury; two sons, Clifford of Didsbury and Morris of Alderwood Manor, Wash.; a brother, Henry Amacher, Stratford, Ont.; a sister, Mrs. Clara Trachsewel, Edmonton; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

      The Didsbury Pioneer, November 7, 1957, page 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011976-84.
      George Thaler, 20, occ. Laborer, b. Hay Twp., res. Wilmot Twp., son of Adam and Barbara, mar. Elize Amacher, 18, b. North Easthope, res. Same, daughter of John and Mary, Witness(s): Abraham and Kate Myers, both of Wilmot Twp., 7 April 1884 at Res of Abraham Myers, Wilmot Twp

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117904192/george-thaler.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 May 1864 - Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1884 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Apr 1884 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Nov 1947 - Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
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