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

Sophia M. Schmidt[1]

Female 1876 - 1954  (78 years)


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  • Name Sophia M. Schmidt 
    Born 27 Feb 1876  Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193735192 
    Name Sophia M. Brodrecht 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-472547 
    Died 1 Aug 1954  Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Saint Matthews Lutheran Church Cemetery, Cassel, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I472547  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Heinrich "Henry" Schmidt,   b. 26 Mar 1830,   d. 20 Mar 1918  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Sophia Gilbert,   b. 9 Jan 1845,   d. 9 Jan 1904  (Age 59 years) 
    Family ID F281674  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob Brodrecht,   b. 15 Mar 1859, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1915, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Children 
     1. Wilfred Henry Brodrecht,   b. 13 Jan 1904, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     2. Marie Elizabeth Brodrecht,   b. 1905, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Hilda Brodrecht,   b. 1913, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F300493  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Jacob Brodrecht and Sopha Schmidt - GeorginaBrodrecht originally shared this on 15 Aug 2013 to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Henry Brodrecht
      By Record Correspondent

      TAVISTOCK Widow of the late Jacob Brodrecht, Mrs. Sophia Brodrecht died here Sunday at her Jacob street residence following a lengthy illness. A native of Gadshill, where she was born Feb. 27, 1876, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schmidt she was 78 years of age.

      Surviving are four sons, Fred and Wilfred of Bloomingdale, Edward in Toronto and Gordon of Tavistock; three daughters, Mrs William (Pearl) Bootle, Brantford, Mrs. Wesley (Edna) Koch Kitchener, and Mrs. Ernest (Marie) Kirby, Brantford; and one sister, Mrs. Peter Seip, Gads hill. One sister, Mrs. Walter (Hilda) Ottman predeceased her. The remains rested at the James H. Frances Funeral Home until this morning when they were re moved to the family residence where private service will be held at 1:30 o'clock followed by a memorial service at Trinity Lutheran Church, Sebastopol. Interment will take place in St. Matthew's Cemetery, East Zorra.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Tuesday, August 03, 1954

  • Sources 
    1. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020348-24.
      Ernest Edward Kirby, 23, occ. Laborer, b. West Surrey England, res. Kitchener, son of Thomas Kirby (b. England) & Frances Mitchel married Marie Elizabeth Broderick, 18, occ. Household Duties, b. East Zorra, res. Kitchener, daughter of Jacob Broderick (b. Canada) & Sophia Schmidt, Witn: Edward Broderick & Eileen Gordon both of Kitchener, 11 November 1924 in Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Feb 1876 - Gadshill, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Aug 1954 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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