Barbara Doersam

1852 - 1905  (53 years)

• Name	Barbara Doersam
  Born	17 Jun 1852	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62094527
  Name	Barbara Berscht
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-52466
  Died	5 Oct 1905	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: Bright's Disease for years
  Buried	St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I52466	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Valentine Doersam,   b. 17 Oct 1822, Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 13 May 1900, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Catharine Heis,   b. 1825, , Germany ,   d. Bef 1901  (Age < 75 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1847	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F13519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johannes "John" Berscht,   b. 16 Nov 1837, , Germany ,   d. 8 Jul 1916, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. Elisabeth "Lizzie" Berscht,   b. 9 Sep 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Nov 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   2. John Valentine Berscht,   b. 6 Nov 1872, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1957, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada  (Age 85 years)   3. Carolina Ann "Carrie" Berscht,   b. 20 Oct 1878, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1939  (Age 60 years)   4. William Berscht,   b. Oct 1880, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Louis Gottlieb Berscht,   b. 1883,   d. 1892  (Age 9 years)   6. Charles Frederick Berscht,   b. 1885,   d. 1892  (Age 7 years)   7. Albert Peter Berscht,   b. 23 Dec 1887, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   8. Edna Marie Berscht,   b. 3 Apr 1890, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 1969, Lloydminster, , Alberta  (Age 79 years)   9. Herbert H. Berscht,   b. 20 Sep 1893, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Wilfred H. Berscht,   b. 3 Feb 1897, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F13518	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Barbara Doersam image from Find A Grave

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. John Berscht was born in Wellesley in 1852, and has resided here continuously ever since. In early life she was united in marriage to Mr. Berscht who with a family of Carrie, Lizzie, John, William, Albert, Edna, Herbert and Wilfrid, are surviving and all were present at the large funeral on Sunday except John, who resides at Didsbury, Alta. For over a year past she has been confined to her room, latterly growing worse until eleven o'clock on Thursday night when she quietly passed away. Wellesley Maple Leaf, October 12, 1905 Obituary is supplied by the Wellesley Township Heritage and Historical Society Click here to go to their website.

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-6 page 23. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 3 Page 25. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 14. [S2191] News - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Wellesley Maple Leaf, Obituary of Mrs. John Berscht - October 12, 1905. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Sect. 16 Page 111. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Valentine Dersham, wagon maker of Waterloo Twp., married 26 Oct 1847, Greenbush by banns to Catharine Hais of Waterloo Twp. witnesses: John Müller, mason of Waterloo & Peter Beiszel, farmer of Waterloo [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 29 Oct 1847 Pg: 44. DERSHAM, Valentin married 26 Oct 1847 To Catharina HAIS. minister F.W. Bindemann

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Jun 1852 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Bright's Disease for years - 5 Oct 1905 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth