Waterloo Region Generations
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Leah Schwartz[1]

Female 1841 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Leah Schwartz 
    Born 3 Oct 1841  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Name Leah Miller 
    Residence 1858  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number 00108-6493 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I5326  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Jacob Schwartz,   b. 1 Jan 1819, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Maria Hunsperger,   b. 13 Jun 1821, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1896  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 27 Oct 1840  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8, 9
    Family ID F827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles Miller,   b. 1836, , , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 9 Mar 1858  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 7
    Children 
     1. David Miller,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Louisa Miller,   b. 25 Mar 1860, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Lizzie Miller,   b. Abt 1861, Of, Hanover, Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Catharine Miller,   b. 20 Jan 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. John Miller,   b. Abt 1863, Of, Hanover, Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Charles Miller,   b. Abt 1867, Of, Hanover, Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. William Miller,   b. 1868, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. David Miller,   b. Abt 1873, Of, Hanover, Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Salome Miller,   b. 19 Feb 1873, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Mary Miller,   b. Abt 1879, Of, Hanover, Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Jacob Miller,   b. Abt 1881, Of, Hanover, Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Simon Miller,   b. 24 Nov 1881, Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Amos Miller,   b. Abt 1883, Of, Hanover, Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     14. Amelia Miller,   b. 1884, Of, Hanover, Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     15. Fannie Miller,   b. Abt 1885, Of, Hanover, Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F1676  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Leah Schwartz, "was born October 3rd, 1841. She is married to Charles Miller, a farmer. They reside near Hanover, Bruce County, Ontario."


      Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 366.

    2. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register, return 11 - by F.W. Burdeman (Bindeman?), United Lutheran, Berlin.
      Charles MILLER, 21, b. Germany, of Wilmot, s/o John MILLER & Maria LAU, married Lea SCHWARTZ, 18, b. Preston, of Wilmot, d/o Jacob SWARTZ (sic) & Nelly HUNSBERGER, witn: Louis HIEBER of Berlin, 9 March 1858

    3. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Charles Miller aged 21 res Wilmot Twp., born Germany son of John Miller and Maria Lau married 9 Mar 1858 to Lea Schwartz aged 18 res Wilmot Twp. born Preston daughter of Jacob Schwartz and Nelly Hunschberger.

    4. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 3 Pg 5.

    5. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Charles Miller, 21, res. Wilmot, b. Germany, son of John and Maria (Lau), married 9 Mar 1858 Lea Schwartz, 18, res. Wilmot, b. Preston, daughter of Jacob and Nelly (Hunsberger)

    6. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 11 Page 80.

    7. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 23 Mar 1858.
      By the Rev. F. W. Bindeman, on the 9th of March, Charles Miller, to Lea Schwartz, both of Wilmot Township.

    8. [S28] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Preston - Saint Peter's Lutheran.
      Jacob SCHWARTZ, of Waterloo, to Marie HUNSPERGER, of Wilmot. 27 Oct. 1840

    9. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852.
      Rev'd Jacob Huether, Minister Of The Gospel Of The Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston
      Jacob Schwartz, Of Waterloo, To Marie Hunsperger, Of Wilmot. 27 Oct. 1840.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Oct 1841 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1858 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Mar 1858 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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