Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

William Bergey Schmidt[1]

Male 1853 - 1900  (47 years)


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  • Name William Bergey Schmidt 
    Born 31 Jan 1853  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Name William Bergey Smith  [2
    Residence 1861  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1875  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    cooper 
    Occupation 1881  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Cooper 
    Eby ID Number 00004-905.9 
    Died 20 Jul 1900  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7210  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Adolph Friedrich Ehrhardt Schmidt,   b. 2 Oct 1824, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1909, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Rachel Bergey,   b. 2 Feb 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1921  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 11 Jul 1850  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F2148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Melinda Keffer,   b. 15 Feb 1860, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1910, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married 2 Nov 1875  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Malinda Mae "May" Schmidt,   b. 22 Sep 1879, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1978  (Age 98 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F5663  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Catherine Keffer,   b. 7 Jun 1856, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1938, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Ira Eli Smith,   b. 5 Jun 1877, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1930, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     2. Malinda Mae "May" Schmidt,   b. 22 Sep 1879, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1978  (Age 98 years)
     3. Elsie Alletta Smith,   b. 16 Feb 1880, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1949, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     4. Sarah A. Smith,   b. 16 Oct 1881, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Wellington Earl Smith,   b. 28 Jul 1883, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1970, Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     6. Emma I. Smith,   b. 22 Jul 1886, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. William P. Smith,   b. 2 Sep 1891, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F31337  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 238.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9315-75.
      9315-75 William Bergey SMITH, 22, cooper, Hespeler, same, s/o Adolph & Rachel Bergey SMITH, married Sarah Catherine KEFFER, 19, Vaughan twp., Hespeler, d/o Solomon & Elizabeth Mager KEFFER, witn: George HAMMETT & Susanna BERGEY, both of Hespeler, 2 Nov 1875 at Hespeler

    3. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 16.

    4. [S299] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1881, Page 19.

    5. [S1837] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1861, Div. 1 Page 7.

    6. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev Jacob Hüttner minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Preston.
      Listed as Ralph Schmidt.

      "Ralph Schidt aged 26 to Rahel Berger aged 16, both of Waterloo 16 Jun 1850.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Jan 1853 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - cooper - 1875 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Nov 1875 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cooper - 1881 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Jul 1900 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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