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Barbara Doersam

Barbara Doersam

Female 1852 - 1905  (53 years)

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  • Name Barbara Doersam 
    Born 17 Jun 1852  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1871  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-52466 
    Died 5 Oct 1905  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Cause: Bright's Disease for years 
    Buried St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I52466  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

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

    Family Johannes "John" Berscht,   b. 16 Nov 1837, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1916, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elisabeth "Lizzie" Berscht,   b. 9 Sep 1870, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. John Valentine Berscht,   b. 6 Nov 1872, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1957, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Carolina Ann "Carrie" Berscht,   b. 20 Oct 1878, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1939  (Age 60 years)
     4. William Berscht,   b. Oct 1880, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     8. Edna Marie Berscht,   b. 3 Apr 1890, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1969, Lloydminster, , Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     9. Herbert H. Berscht,   b. 20 Sep 1893, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Wilfred H. Berscht,   b. 3 Feb 1897, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F13518  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Barbara Doersam
    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 
    1. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-6 page 23.

    2. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 3 Page 25.

    3. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 14.

    4. [S2191] News - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Wellesley Maple Leaf, Obituary of Mrs. John Berscht - October 12, 1905.

    5. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Sect. 16 Page 111.

    6. [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

    7. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Jun 1852 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Bright's Disease for years - 5 Oct 1905 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery, Wellesley, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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