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

Leo Allen Diefenbacher

Male 1883 - 1930  (47 years)


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  • Name Leo Allen Diefenbacher 
    Born 16 Jun 1883  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1901  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farmer Son 
    Occupation 1905  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer Laborer 
    Residence 1911  Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1921  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Residence 1921  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-48914 
    Grave Photograph - Find A Grave Gravestone Image 
    Died 24 Dec 1930  [5
    Buried South Peel Mennonite Cemetery, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I48914  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Elizabeth Kaster,   b. 26 Jul 1862, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1929  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 8 Feb 1881  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F12762  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rachel Frey,   b. 26 Feb 1882, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1947  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 12 Dec 1905  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Aaron Diefenbacher,   b. 17 Oct 1906, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1988  (Age 81 years)
     2. Elizabeth F. "Lizzie" Diefenbacher,   b. 8 Apr 1908, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1997, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     3. Magdalena "Lena" Diefenbacker,   b. Jul 1910, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1990  (Age ~ 80 years)
     4. Melvina Diefenbacher,   b. 1912, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Nancy Diefenbacher,   b. 21 Jul 1914, Wallenstein, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     6. Allen Leo Diefenbacher,   b. 6 Feb 1917, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     7. Ida F. Diefenbacher,   b. Abt 1919
     8. John Diefenbacher,   b. 1919, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Elmeda F. Diefenbacher,   b. 28 Mar 1919, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1994  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F161980  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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 9.

    3. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 19722 (1906), Diefenbacher-Frey.
      Leo Diefenbacher, 22, Farmer, Wellesley, Wellesley, son of Christian Diefenbacher & Elizabeth Kester married Rachel Frey, 23, Peel, Peel, daughter of Martin Frey & Anna Bowman, Witn: Tobias & Joseph S. Martin Both of Woolwich, 12 December 1905 in Woolwich

    4. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub Dist 8 Page 11.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., County, W., & Cemetery, S. (1883). Leo Allen Diefenbacher (1883-1930) - Find A Grave.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 3 September 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41371753/leo-allen-diefenbacher.

    6. [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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Jun 1883 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1905 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Dec 1905 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer Laborer - 1911 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, 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 MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - South Peel Mennonite Cemetery, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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