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Johann Mathias "Mathias" Schaefer

Male 1808 - 1889  (81 years)


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  • Name Johann Mathias "Mathias" Schaefer 
    Born 29 Jan 1808  Berfelde, Hessia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 29 Jan 1808  Falten Gaisas, Hessen Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210256311 
    Name John Matthias Schaefer 
    Name Mathias Schafer 
    Name Matteus Schäfer 
    Name Matthew Schaefer 
    Name Matthias Schaefer  [7, 8] 
    Occupation 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Yeoman 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Evangelical Reformed 
    Occupation 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Yeoman 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    W. Methodist 
    Occupation 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Farmer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-75285 
    Died 2 Apr 1889  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Cause: Dyspepsia 
    Buried Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I75285  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Johann Wilhelm Schaefer,   b. 19 Feb 1771, Falken-Gesäß, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1850, Beerfelden, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Elisabetha Christina Seip,   b. 14 May 1783, Falken-Gesäß, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1839, Beerfelden, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Family ID F44039  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eva Maria Rebscher,   b. 12 Sep 1810, Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Children 
     1. Adam B. Schaefer,   b. 17 Feb 1831, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jul 1905, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Sophia Schaefer,   b. 9 Dec 1832, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     3. Anna Catharin "Catherine" Schafer,   b. 12 Mar 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
     4. Wilhelm "William" Schaefer,   b. 18 Jun 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     5. Ernestina Wilhelmina Shafer,   b. 15 Aug 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1937, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     6. Heinrich Schaefer,   b. 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     7. Matheus Schafer,   b. 25 Jun 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 9 years)
     8. George Schaefer,   b. 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Daniel Schafer,   b. 5 Sep 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     10. John Schafer,   b. 1853, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Alexander Shafer,   b. 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Ernest Schafer,   b. 1858, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F19714  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Johann Matthias Schafer - Eva Marie Rebscher    		Johann Matthias Schafer - Eva Marie Rebscher
    Carole Kavelman originally shared this on 25 Aug 2016 to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  • Notes 
    • Matthias born at Falkengesas, Erbach, Hesse; baptism (film 1346439;item 2, book 7) Beerfelden, Erbach, Odenwald, Hesse, Church books for Beerfelden, parish register baptisms; date of birth 29 Jan 1808 at 3:00 pm; mother Elizabetha Christina Seip; father Johann Wilhelm Schafer; grandfathers Samuel Schafer (master smith) and Johann Justus Seip (councilman); occupation of father master tailor; first child born to parents; record in book 7, p. 11, no. 18; named spelled Matthaeus. His parents were not married and did not marry. His mother does marry three times, but not to Schafer.

      David Armstrong - Ancestry Public Member Tree 2020

  • Sources 
    1. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 4 Pg 5.

    2. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      John Mathias Schafer d. 2 Apr 1889 Wilmot, aged 81y, 2m, 4d, occ farmer, b. Berfelde, Germany, cause: dispepcia, informant: William Shafer of Berlin

    3. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 50.

    4. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 4 Page 5.

    5. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 14 Page 87.

    6. [S524] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Zion Evangelical Lutheran St. Agatha CC#4576 Internet Link.
      Johann M./ Schaefer/ geb. 29 Jan./ 1808/ in Falten Gaisas/ Hessendarmstadt/ gest. 2 April/ 1889/ verse/ Schaefer

    7. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Catharina Schaefer b. 12 Mar 1836 bapt. 5 jun 1836 Wilmot, d/o Matthias & Maria, sponsors: Carl Israel & Catharina Israel

    8. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Jacob Harber Birth Place: Waterloo RESIDENCE: Wilmot Age: 29 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837 Father Name: Henry Harber Mother Name: Louise Harber Spouse Name: Ernestina Shafer Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo County Ontario Canada Spouse Residence: Wilmot Spouse Father Name: Mathew Shafer Spouse Mother Name: Maria Shafer Marriage Date: 27 Nov 1866 Marriage County: Waterloo

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Yeoman - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical Reformed - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Yeoman - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - W. Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Dyspepsia - 2 Apr 1889 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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