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William Gordon Seyffert[1]

Male 1853 - 1938  (84 years)


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  • Name William Gordon Seyffert 
    Born 14 Jun 1853  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Name William Seifert 
    Residence 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1881  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Gardener 
    Occupation 1883  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Blacksmith 
    Occupation 1901  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Laborer 
    Occupation 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Agent, Farm Implements 
    Residence 1911  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-64019 
    Died 23 Feb 1938  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8, 9] 
    Cause: Cause: Arteriosclerosis - Cerebral Haemorrhage 
    Buried 26 Feb 1938  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8] 
    Person ID I64019  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Christoph Frederich "Frederick" Seyffert,   b. 30 Dec 1824, Ochsenburg, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Margaretha Hess,   b. 17 Aug 1831, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1934, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 103 years) 
    Married 26 Sep 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Family ID F22975  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Ainslie,   b. 15 Jun 1869, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1912, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 2 Nov 1892  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Children 
     1. Evelina Katie "Evelyn" Seyffert,   b. 24 Nov 1893, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Gordon Ainslie Seyffert,   b. 9 Feb 1898, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1968  (Age 70 years)
     3. Marguerite Violet Seyffert,   b. 6 Feb 1900, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1956  (Age 56 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F16718  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Rutherford,   b. 19 Mar 1863, Sandy Knoll, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 13 Jun 1883  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12] 
    Children 
     1. Ernest William "William" Seyffert,   b. 4 Jun 1884, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Herbert Rutherford Seyffert,   b. 10 Mar 1886, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1959  (Age 72 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F31938  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Mary Gerrie,   b. 1866, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1927, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 26 Jan 1918  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F42427  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WILLIAM G. SEYFFERT

      Charter member of St. Paul's Lutheran church, Galt, William G. Seyffert, 381 Victoria street, died at the K-W Hospital today in his 85th year. Death was due to a stroke. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Seyffert, deceased was born in Preston on June 14, 1853. For the past number of years he has lived at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lorne Cook. Mr. Seyffert was a former resident of Galt. He was a member of First English Lutheran church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. George Strangways of Elora and Mrs. Lorne Cook of Kitchener, three sons, Ernest of Toronto, Herbert R., of Kitchener and Gordon A., of Galt, one brother, Fred of Detroit, Mich., five sisters, Mrs. Fred Lippert, Margaret, Rosa and Mrs. Harry Ernst, all of Preston and Mrs. Samuel Brauch of Buffalo. N. Y., ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held from, Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home on Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, with burial in Mount View Cemetery, Galt. Rev. A. G. Jacobi will officiate. Remains will rest at the funeral home.

      Kitchener Daily Record 23 Feb 1938 pg 17

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12395-83.
      William G. Seyffert, 27, occ. Blacksmith, b. Preston, res. Galt, son of Frederick Seyffert and Margaret Hess, married Elizabeth Rutherford, 20, b. North Dumfries, res. Same, daughter of William Rutherford and Janet Hogg, Witnessed by William Blyth of Galt and William Rutherford of N. Dumfries, 13 June 1883 at North Dumfries

    2. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-7 Page 17.

    3. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg. 64.

    4. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 26.

    5. [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 17 Page 27.

    6. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      Wm. G. Seyffert/ 1853-1938

    7. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 2 Page 22.

    8. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      [A] Wm. G. SEYFFERT/ 1853-1938/
      [B] Mary SEYFFERT/ 1866-1927/

    9. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:William G Seyffert Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1854 Birth Place:Preston, Ontario Age at Death:84 Death Date:23 Feb 1938 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Frederick Seyffert Mother:Margaret Hess

    10. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Fr. Wilh. Wunderlich, Rev. return 232.
      Frederick Seifarth married Margaret Hess 26 Sep 1852, wit: William Rosser & Eckert Kalbfleisch

    11. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:William G Seyffert Age:34 Birth Date:abt 1858 Birth Place:Preston Marriage Date:2 Nov 1892 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Fredrick Seyffert Mother:Margaret Nehls Spouse:Mary Ainslie Spouse's Age:20 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1872 Spouse Birth Place:Puslinch, Ontario Spouse Father:William Ainslie Spouse Mother:Margaret Campell

    12. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:William G Seyffert Age:27 Birth Date:abt 1856 Birth Place:Preston Marriage Date:13 Jun 1883 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Frederick Seyffert Mother:Margaret Hess Spouse:Elizabeth Rutherford Spouse's Age:20 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1863 Spouse Birth Place:North Dumfries Spouse Father:William Rutherford Spouse Mother:Janet Hogg

    13. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:William G Seyffert Age:57 Birth Date:abt 1861 Birth Place:Preston Marriage Date:26 Jan 1918 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Frederick Seyffert Mother:Margaret Hess Spouse:Mary Gerrie Spouse's Age:47 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1871 Spouse Birth Place:Elora Spouse Father:Peter Gerrie Spouse Mother:Mary Anderson

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Jun 1853 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gardener - 1881 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Blacksmith - 1883 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Jun 1883 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Nov 1892 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agent, Farm Implements - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Jan 1918 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Arteriosclerosis - Cerebral Haemorrhage - 23 Feb 1938 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 26 Feb 1938 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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