Maria Barbara Foerster^[1]

1807 - 1870  (63 years)

• Name	Maria Barbara Foerster
  Born	7 Sep 1807  [2]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	4 Nov 1807	Eschelbronn, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98620284
  Name	Barbara Foerster
  Name	Maria Barbara Steiss
  Residence	1852	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-59308
  Died	24 Nov 1870	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I59308	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	George Adam Foerster,   b. CA 1762, Of, Baden, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Marie Katarina "Katarina" Grab or Gens,   b. CA 1763,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F15440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Johann Adam "Adam" Steiss,   b. 31 Aug 1802, Daisbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 3 Apr 1862, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1826	Eschelbronn, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany   [4, 6]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Steiss,   b. CALC 13 Sep 1827, , Baden, Germany ,   d. 11 Oct 1896, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 69 years)   2. Katharine Barbara Steiss,   b. 28 Oct 1829, , Baden, Germany ,   d. 29 Jan 1919, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   3. John Valentine Steiss,   b. 5 Jan 1834, , Germany ,   d. 14 May 1922, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   4. Maria Barbara Steiss,   b. 1837, , Germany ,   d. 13 Jun 1928, Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 91 years)   5. Maria Eva "Mary" Streiss,   b. 19 Sep 1837, , Baden, Germany ,   d. 22 Dec 1922, Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 85 years)   6. Adam Steiss,   b. 23 Nov 1845, , Baden, Germany ,   d. 15 Jun 1905, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)   7. Ludwig "Louis" Steiss,   b. 30 Aug 1848, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F19440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Maria Barbara Foerster, is reported to have been born 4 Sep. 1807 Neidenstein Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Baden-Württemberg Germany the daughter of Georg Adam Foerster and Marie Kathrina Grab, documentation needed.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John Valentine Steiss, 22, res. Wellesley Twp., b. Germany, s/o Adam Steiss and Barbara Foerster married 16 Nov 1858 to Louisa Zimmer, 19, res. Waterloo Twp., b. Germany, d/o Michael Zimmer & Margareth Stuckhard, wit: Mathias Gilles of Woolwich Twp. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98620284. [S242] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 15. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 10 Page 63. [S2749] Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971 - Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971. Name: Maria Barbara Förster Baptism Date: 5 Nov 1807 Baptism Place: Eschelbronn, Sinsheim, Baden, Deutschland Baptism Place (Original): Eschelbronn, Imlall, , Baden, Preußen Birth Date: 4 Nov 1807 Father's Name: Georg Adam Förster Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Catharina [S2749] Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971 - Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971. Name: Johann Adam Steiss (Johann Adam Steiss) Sex: Male Father's Name: Georg Ludwig Steiss (Georg Ludwig Steiss) Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Catharina Mother's Alias: Hettenbach Mother's Sex: Female Spouse's Name: Maria Barbara Förster Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Father's Name: Adam Förster Spouse's Father's Sex: Male Spouse's Mother's Name: Catharina Spouse's Mother's Alias: Grab Marriage Date: 20 Nov 1826 Marriage Place: Eschelbronn, Sinsheim, Baden, Deutschland Marriage Place (Original): Eschelbronn, Neidenstein, , Baden, Preußen

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Nov 1807 - Eschelbronn, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Married - 20 Nov 1826 - Eschelbronn, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Residence - Lutheran - 1852 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Nov 1870 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth