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Henry R. Schaaf[1]

Male 1843 - 1926  (82 years)


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  • Name Henry R. Schaaf 
    Born 22 Jun 1843  , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Gender Male 
    Nationality , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Immigration 1845  [8] 
    Immigration 1846  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Immigration 1847  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Occupation 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    carpenter 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Laborer 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1921  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Farmer, own farm 
    Residence 1921  Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-71043 
    Died 11 Jun 1926  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 10] 
    Cause: apoplexy (10 days), arterial sclerosis 
    Buried Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 10] 
    Person ID I71043  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Johannes Heinrich "Henry" Schaaf,   b. 20 Jan 1804, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Maria Christina "Christina" Riehl,   b. 26 Aug 1806, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F23778  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sophia Gaukel,   b. 10 Nov 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1926  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 17 Jan 1871  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 13] 
    Children 
     1. Louisa Magdalena Schaaf,   b. 21 Feb 1873, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1950  (Age 76 years)
     2. Matilda "Tillie" Schaaf,   b. 25 Jan 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1940, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     3. Anna Minerva Schaaf,   b. 17 Mar 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1948  (Age 70 years)
     4. Herman Henry Schaaf,   b. 22 Sep 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1909  (Age 30 years)
     5. Arthur Herbert Leslie Schaaf,   b. 8 Jun 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     6. George Milton Schaaf,   b. 13 May 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F18553  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012537-95.
      Jacob Strebel, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Gutenberg Iowa, res. Waterloo Co., son of George Strebel and Elizabeth Horsch married Louisa Magdalena Schaaf, 23, b. Petersburg, res. Petersburg, daughter of Henry Schaaf and Sophia Gaukel, Witness(es): George Hahn and Melvina Schaaf of Hamburg, 27 March 1895 in Petersburg.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Sophie Gaukel Born: Canada Age: 22 Father: Jacob Gaukel Mother: Catharine Gaukel Born: abt 1849 Spouse: Hunrick Schaaf Age: 28 born: Hessen Darms,Germany Father: Heinrich Schaaf Mother: Christina Born Ruehl Schaaf married 17 Jan 1871

    3. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 5.

    4. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 31.
      Henry SHAAF Birthplace: Germany Age 10 Lutheran

    5. [S183] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Emmanuel Evangelical Petersburg CC#4556 Internet Link.
      Henry R. Schaaf/ 1842-1926

    6. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Henry Schaaf b. 11 Jun 1843 Germany, s/o Henry Schaaf (b. Germany) & Christina Riehl (b. Germany) d. 11 Jun 1926 Waterloo Township, cause: apoplexy (10 days), arterial sclerosis

    7. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 4.

    8. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 4 Page 9.

    9. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Erbsville Sub Dist 4 1921 Page 1.

    10. [S183] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Emmanuel Evangelical Petersburg CC#4556 Internet Link.
      SCHAAF
      Henry R. SCHAAF/ 1842-1926 / Sophia GAUKEL/ his wife/ 1849-1926

    11. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 9.

    12. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 44.

    13. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Feb 1871.
      Jan. 17, 1871 Heinrich Schaaf of Waterloo Tp. and Sophie Gaukel of Wilmot, by Rev. Dupbernell, Wellesley Village

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsNationality - - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1846 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1847 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - carpenter - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer, own farm - 1921 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1921 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: apoplexy (10 days), arterial sclerosis - 11 Jun 1926 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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