John George "George" Wegenast^{[1, 2, 3]}

1825 - 1859  (34 years)

• Name	John George "George" Wegenast
  Born	2 Jan 1825	, Germany   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	George Wegenast
  Occupation	1849	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	cabinet maker
  Occupation	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	cabinet maker
  Occupation	1859	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	merchant
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-58985
  Died	23 Jan 1859	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 8]
  Person ID	I58985	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Johann Georg "George" Wegenast,   b. 29 Sep 1788, Holzhausen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. Bef 8 Jan 1862  (Age < 73 years)
  Mother	Christina Schmidt,   b. 16 Mar 1799, Holzhausen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 8 Jan 1862, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F43672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Millar,   b. 23 Nov 1824, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Feb 1892, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	10 Apr 1849	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Mary Wegenast,   b. 9 Apr 1853, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   2. Ellen Wegenast,   b. 21 May 1856, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1939  (Age 82 years)   3. John George Wegenast,   b. 12 Oct 1858, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jun 1928, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F15295	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A-2-17 George Wegenast Letters of Administration of the estate of George Wegenast, late of the Township of Wilmot, Merchant, who died on or about the 23rd day of January 1859 at the Township of Wilmot, intestate, and had at the time of his death a fixed place of abode at the Township of Wilmot, granted to Mary Wegenast of the Township of Wilmot, the widow of the said Intestate… Letters granted 25th February 1859 Died 23rd January 1859 No inventory. Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John George Waganast Born: Canada (New Dundee) Age: 25 Father: John George Waganast Mother: Mary Molley Waganast Born: abt 1859 Spouse: Cora Atkinson Age: 19 born: Canada Father: James Atkinson Mother: Mary Malloy married 24 Sep 1884 married: Oxford, Drumbo [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 9385 (1883), William H. Wegenest-Margaret J. Motheral. William H Wegeust, harnessmaker of New Dundee, Birth Place: New Dundee Age: 21 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1862 Father Name: Jacob Wegeuest Mother Name: Mary Wegeuest Spouse Name: Margaret J Motheral, residence Blenheim Twp., Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Birth Place: Blenheim Township Spouse Father Name: John Motheral Spouse Mother Name: Matilda Motheral Marriage Date: 18 Sep 1883 Marriage Location: Oxford, Blenheim [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Mar 1892. Feb. 20, 1892 Mary Wegenast, widow of J. G. Wegenast, died in New Dundee, at age of 67 years, 2 months & 28 days. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 01 Feb 1859. At New Dundee, on the 23rd inst., Mr. John George Wegenast, aged about 34 years and 21 days [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 14. George WEGGENAST Cabinet Maker Germany Disciple 28 Mary WEGGENAST Canada 28 Harriett WEGGENAST Canada 3 Elizabeth MILLAR Canada 18 [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. George WAGENAST Res: Wilmot 24 Occupation: Cabinet Maker Mary MILLAR Res: Wilmot 23 married 10 Apr 1849 Waterloo, Greenbush by License Witnesses: Ernst Hagedorn, farmer & William Brauer, farmer, Waterloo [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 14. [S1737] Probate - Wills of Waterloo Register A 1853-1871, Letters of Administration - 1859 - A-2-17.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Jan 1825 - , Germany Occupation - cabinet maker - 1849 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Apr 1849 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - cabinet maker - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - merchant - 1859 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Jan 1859 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth