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Emma Kennedy[1]

Female 1876 - 1958  (81 years)


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  • Name Emma Kennedy 
    Born 15 Sep 1876  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Emma Schneider 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Swedenborgian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-45650 
    Died 9 Jan 1958  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Person ID I45650  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father William Kennedy,   b. Apr 1835, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1925, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 89 years) 
    Mother Catherine "Katie" Grosz,   b. 17 Jun 1841, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1926, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 5 Nov 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7] 
    Family ID F10219  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christopher Wilhelm "William" Schneider,   b. 30 Sep 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1952, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 3 Oct 1900  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8] 
    Children 
     1. Isabelle Schneider
     2. Lenora May Schneider,   b. 1 Oct 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2006  (Age 104 years)
     3. Edward Christopher Schneider,   b. 18 Aug 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     4. Edna Pearl Schneider,   b. 10 Jul 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1988, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     5. Alvin Schneider,   b. Mar 1907, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Eva V. Schneider,   b. Jan 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years)
     7. Alfred William Schneider,   b. 1916,   d. 17 Jun 1972  (Age 56 years)
     8. Carl A. Schneider,   b. 1918,   d. 1985  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F11860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MRS. EMMA SCHNEIDER

      Mrs. Emma Schneider, 81, of 63 West Ave., died today in St. Mary's Hospital after a lengthy illness.

      A native of Bridgeport, she was the former Emma Kennedy. Her husband, William C. Schneider, died in February, 1952. She is the last surviving member of the family of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Kennedy. She was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd.

      Surviving are five sons and four daughters, Edward, Alvin, Walter, Alfred and Carl,all of Kitchener; Mrs. Robert (Edna) Oliver of Killean, Mrs. Gordon (Lenora) Kalbfleisch, Mrs. Nelson (Eva) Trupp, and Mrs. Harold (Isabelle) Hoerle, all of Kitchener.

      There are 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until Saturday when a funeral service will be conducted

      KITCHENER-WATERLOO RECORD Thursday, January 9, 1958 P.7

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 016161-00.
      William Schneider, 32, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Berlin, son of Christoph Schneider and Anna Elizabeth Metz Married Emma Kennedy, 24, b. Waterloo, res. Berlin, daughter of William Kennedy and Katie Gross, Witnessed by: Louis Seiler of Petersburgh and Mary Schneider of Berlin, 3 October 1900 in Berlin

    2. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), January 9, 1958 - Obituary of Emma Schneider.

    3. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 25 1911 Pg. 14.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, W. (1876). Emma Kennedy Schneider (1876-1958) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 3 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58981556/emma-schneider.

    5. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      William Kennedy Born: Ontario Res: Waterloo Age: 24 Father: John Mother: Sarah Stevens Born: 1837 Spouse: Catherine Gross Age: 20 born: Germany Res: Waterloo Born: 1841 Father: Adam Mother: Cath Eberhart married 5 Nov 1861 county: Waterloo

    6. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

    7. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 8 Nov 1861.
      By the Rev. Mr. Bindeman, at Berlin - Kennedy - Gross: Nov. 5: Mr. Wm. Kennedy, to Miss Catharine Gross, of Waterloo Township.

    8. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), February 11, 1952 - Obituary of William C. Schneider.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Sep 1876 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Oct 1900 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Swedenborgian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Jan 1958 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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