Veronica Ropp

1869 - 1955  (86 years)

• Name	Veronica Ropp
  Born	29 Sep 1869	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Veronica Albrecht
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-51483
  Died	17 Nov 1955
  Buried	Pigeon River Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA
  Person ID	I51483	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Ropp,   b. 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jul 1884, Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Schweitzer,   b. 9 Aug 1833, , France ,   d. 16 Dec 1910, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	12 Oct 1858	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F15691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jacob Albrecht,   b. 28 Nov 1863, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1927  (Age 63 years)
  Married	15 Apr 1886	Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Albrecht,   b. 8 Apr 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Samuel Albrecht,   b. 17 Sep 1892, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Amos Albrecht,   b. 19 Sep 1894, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Annie R. Albrecht,   b. 1 Oct 1896, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 May 1988, Fairview, Oscoda, Michigan, USA  (Age 91 years)   5. Aaron Albrecht,   b. 8 Dec 1898, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F13304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Albrecht, Veronica, nee Ropp, was born Sept. 29, 1869, in Ontario, Can.; departed this life at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Peter Gerber, Nov. 17, 1955; aged 86 y.1 m. 19 d. She had been ill a few weeks. She accepted Christ as her Saviour in her youth and was faithful until death. In 1886, she was united in marriage to Jacob Albrecht. He preceded her in death in 1927. One daughter and one son also preceded her. She is survived by 3 daughters and 3 sons ( Mrs. Peter Gerber, Mio, Mich.; Mrs. Monroe Yoder, Wyandotte, Mich.; Mrs. J. O. Shetler, Pigeon, Mich.; Amos, Flint, Mich.; Aaron, Standish, Mich.; and Elmer, Detroit, Mich.), 20 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Mose, Kalona, Iowa). Funeral services were held on Nov. 20 at the Pigeon River Conservative Mennonite Church with Edwin Albrecht in charge. Burial was made in the church cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XLIX , Number 3 - January 17, 1956-page 71

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-6 page 4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Veronika Rupp Born: Wellesley Age: 16 years 6 months Est. Birth: abt 1869 Father: Joseph Rupp Mother: Elisabeth Rupp married Jacob Albrecht Age:: 21 Est. Birth: abt 1865 Born: Mornington Tp Father: Jacob Albrecht Mother: Anna Albrecht married 15 Apr 1886 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Mornington [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 34. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Joseph Rupp, 22, res. Wellesley, b. Wilmot, son of Joseph and Anna, married 12 Oct 1858 Elisa Schwitzer, 24, res. Wilmot, b. Germany, daughter of Joseph and Catherine

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Sep 1869 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Apr 1886 - Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Pigeon River Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth