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Wilhelmina "Mena" Blosz

Female Cal 1837 - 1900  (~ 62 years)


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  • Name Wilhelmina "Mena" Blosz 
    Born CALC 29 Dec 1837  , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46111947 
    Name Mina Bloss  [8, 9] 
    Name Wilhelmina "Mena" Turel 
    Residence 1858  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10] 
    Residence 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    E. N. C. 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    United Bretheren 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    United Brethren 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-45981 
    Died 5 May 1900  [5] 
    Buried Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I45981  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father John Karl "Charles" Bloss,   b. 21 Jan 1803, , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1879, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Margaretha Hollering,   b. 1810, , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Family ID F21946  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Turel,   b. 11 Apr 1837, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 9 May 1858  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7, 10] 
    Children 
     1. Lucinda Turel,   b. 15 Jan 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1935, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Matilda Turel,   b. 13 Apr 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1932  (Age 70 years)
     3. Nelson Turel,   b. 24 Feb 1866, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Menno Turel,   b. 10 Nov 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. John Wesley Turel,   b. 21 Sep 1874, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Jacob Turel,   b. 1877, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F11941  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Waterloo N. Twp. 1881 Page 13.

    2. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      James Terrel, 22, res. Waterloo Twp., b. England s/o Isaac Terrel and Louis Flower. married 9 May 1858 to Wilhelmine Bloss, 20, res. Waterloo Twp., b. Germany, d/o Charles Bloss & Margaret Hollering. wit: John Gredter of Waterloo Twp.

    3. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 7 Page 63.

    4. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 11.

    5. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link.
      [Top] In memory of/ [Front] Wilhelmina Blosz/ wife of/ James Turel/ Died May 5, 1900/ Aged 62 yrs, 4 m's/ & 6 days/ Asleep in Jesus' oh' to see/ What my waking form shall be/ To be like him will be my bliss/ For I shall see him as he is./ (Schaefer Waterloo)

    6. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate.
      Mrs. Lucinda Esch, d. 14 Aug 1935 North Dumfries, Wilmot St. b. 15 FEb 1859 near Bloomingdale, d/o James Turel b. England & Blouse b. Alsac Lorraine. buried Doon, Ont.

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Terrel James, 22, Waterloo, England, son of Isaac and Louisa (Flower), married 9 May 1858 Wilhelmina Bloss, 20, Waterloo, Germany, daughter of Charles and Margaret (Hollesing)

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Elvina Myers Born: Canada Age: 22 Father: Abraham Myers Mother: Catharine Myers Born: abt 1868 Spouse: Merino Turel Age: 22 born: Canada Father: James Turel Mother: Mina Turel married 5 Aug 1890

    9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Jacob Turel Born: Winterbourne Age: 22 Father: James Turel Mother: Minnie Bloss Born: abt 1877 Spouse: Isabella Roth Age: 20 born: New Germany Father: Andrew Roth Mother: Margaret Uhrig married 17 May 1899 married: Waterloo, Berlin

    10. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 18 May 1858.
      By the Revd. F. W. Bindemann, at Berlin on the 9th of May, James Terrel to Wilhelmine Bloss, both of Waterloo Township.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 29 Dec 1837 - , Alsace Lorraine, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1858 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 May 1858 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - E. N. C. - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Bretheren - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Brethren - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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