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

Peter Knapp

Male 1846 - 1890  (43 years)


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  • Name Peter Knapp 
    Born 4 Dec 1846  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Christened 1 Aug 1847  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-48198 
    Died 14 Jan 1890  [2
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I48198  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Daniel Knapp,   b. 21 Oct 1820, Quirnbach, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1897, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Margaretha Dahmer,   b. 28 Oct 1821, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1901  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 1843  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F225670  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ernestina Hess,   b. 16 Mar 1853, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 3 Dec 1872  Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Clara E. Knapp,   b. 1 Jun 1873, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1944  (Age 70 years)
     2. William Knapp,   b. 29 Sep 1876, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. George Knapp,   b. 17 Oct 1880, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Mary Knapp,   b. 8 Jan 1886, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Lovina M. Knapp,   b. 26 Jan 1887, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1945, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F12475  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Peter Knapp son of Daniel and Margareth Daumer of Wilmot, bapt. 1 Aug 1847 Wilmot sponsors: Peter Knap and his wife Charlotte Knap

    2. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link .
      Knapp/ Sacred to the memory of/ Peter Knapp/ Dec 4 1847-Jan 14 1890/ his beloved wife/ Ernestine Hess/ May 16 1853-Sept 24 1929

    3. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 4 Page 17.
      Charlotte Knapp 69 widow b. Bavaria
      Charles Knapp 26 b. Bavaria yeoman
      Catherine 17
      Peter 40

      Daniel Knapp 32 yeoman
      Margaret Knapp 34 Hessen Darmstadt
      Charles Knapp 7 Canada
      Peter Knapp 6
      Daniel 4
      Catharina 3

    4. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The German Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Church, At Greenbush, Waterloo Township, Halton County, 1 Sept. 1843 to 1 July 1844 report 32.
      Daniel Knapp, Cooper, to Margareth Damer, both of North East Hope. Wit. Emanuel Green, Shoemaker and Frederick Whale, Labourer, both of Waterloo.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Peter Knapp Born: Wilmot (Ont) Age: 26 Father: Daniel Knapp Mother: Margaret Knapp Born: abt 1847 Spouse: Ernestina Hess Age: 20 born: Germany Father: Jacob Hess Mother: Mary Hess married 3 Dec 1873 married: Perth

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Dec 1846 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 1 Aug 1847 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Dec 1872 - Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, 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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