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Elizabeth Kaster

Female 1862 - 1929  (66 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Kaster 
    Born 26 Jul 1862  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73911584 
    Name Elizabeth Diefenbacher 
    Name Elizabeth Käster 
    Residence 1881  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1911  Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-48912 
    Died 23 Jul 1929  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    Buried Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Person ID I48912  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father John Christoph Kaster,   b. 12 Sep 1822, , Mecklinburg Schwerin, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1884, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Anna Magdalena "Annie Wem,   b. CALC 28 Feb 1827, , Mecklinburg Schwerin, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1899, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Married 20 Jul 1852  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Family ID F9074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christian Conrad Diefenbacher,   b. 5 Aug 1859, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 8 Feb 1881  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Anna Magdalena Diefenbacher,   b. 10 Dec 1881, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1957  (Age 75 years)
     2. Leo Allen Diefenbacher,   b. 16 Jun 1883, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1930  (Age 47 years)
     3. Hattie Diefenbacher,   b. 30 Aug 1885, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     4. Ida Diefenbacher,   b. 13 Oct 1887, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     5. Eli Diefenbacher,   b. 4 Sep 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1985  (Age 95 years)
     6. Ira Diefenbacher,   b. 26 Nov 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1918, , France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     7. Royal Diefenbacher,   b. 16 Nov 1893, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1982, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     8. Owen Christian Diefenbacher,   b. 28 Feb 1897, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1983, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     9. Lloyd K. Diefenbacher,   b. 6 Feb 1899, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1995, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     10. Elizabeth Amy "Amy" Diefenbacher,   b. 6 Mar 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1974  (Age 72 years)
     11. Nina Diefenbacher,   b. 7 Aug 1903, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1998  (Age 95 years)
     12. Elsie Diefenbacher,   b. 24 Dec 1905, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1971  (Age 65 years)
     13. Lillian Diefenbacher,   b. 8 Oct 1908, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1996  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F12762  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Elizabeth Kaster Diefenbacher - Find A Grave

  • Notes 
    • Died - On Tuesday July 23rd, 1929 at 6.00 p.m., Elizabeth Kaster, wife of Christian C. Diefenbacher in her 67th year. The funeral was held on Friday afternoon July 26th with private services at the home and interment was made in the cemetery at Roseville. Rev. Schwalm officiated.

      Kitchener Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Sat, Jul 27, 1929 Page 12

  • Sources 
    1. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-3 Page 1.

    2. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Hawkesville Div 8 Page 5.

    3. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 8598 (1881), Christian Defeinbacher-Elizabeth Kaster.
      Christian Defeinbacher, labourer of Blenheim, Birth Place: Wellesley Township Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859 Father Name: George Defeinbacher Mother Name: Magdalena Defeinbacher Spouse Name: Elizabeth Kaster, Residence Blenheim Twp., Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863 Spouse Birth Place: Blenheim Spouse Father Name: John Kaster Spouse Mother Name: Anna Kaster Marriage Date: 8 Feb 1881 Marriage Place: Oxford, Blenheim Township

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, R., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, R. (1862). Elizabeth Kaster Diefenbacher (1862-1929) - Find.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73911584/elizabeth-diefenbacher.

    5. [S62] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries, Roseville - Roseville Mennonite [formerly Detweiler Mennonite] CC#4493 Internet Link.
      [Flat marker]/ Diefenbacher/ In loving memory of/ Elizabeth Kaster/ wife of Chris. C. Diefenbacher/ 1862-1929/ Sweet memories/

    6. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      NameElizabeth Diefenbacher
      GenderFemale
      Age66
      Birth Date29 Jul 1862
      Birth PlaceBlenheim
      Death Date23 Jul 1929
      Death PlaceWilmot, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Cause of DeathTuberculosis of Kidney
      d/o John Kaster and Anna Wing

    7. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      John Christ. Kaster, labourer of Blenheim Twp., married 20 Jul 1852 at Greenbush by banns to Anna Magdalena Wend of Blenheim Twp., wit: John Christ. Jacob Rohde & Anna Sophia Rohde

    8. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Jul 1862 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1881 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Feb 1881 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Jul 1929 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Link to Google Earth
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