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

Edith Boshart

Female 1899 - 1987  (88 years)


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  • Name Edith Boshart 
    Born 30 Apr 1899  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Name Edith Helmuth 
    Name Edith Schwartzentruber 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-76992 
    Died 18 Oct 1987  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I76992  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Daniel B. Boshart,   b. 24 Sep 1864, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1950  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Magdalena E. Schwartzentruber,   b. 30 Jan 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1947  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 14 Feb 1892  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F20112  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Emanuel R. Helmuth,   b. 30 Aug 1897, of, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1923, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years) 
    Married 1920  [2
    Children 
     1. Norman Helmuth,   b. 17 Mar 1920,   d. 3 Apr 2004  (Age 84 years)
     2. Walter Helmuth,   b. 26 Sep 1921,   d. 15 Jan 1994  (Age 72 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F34628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Moses L. Schwartzentruber,   b. 19 Dec 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1979, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married Nov 1927  [4
    Children 
     1. Willard Schwartzentruber
     2. Laverne Schwartzentruber
     3. Rev. Gerald Jacob Schwartzentruber
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F32009  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Schwartzentruber.- Edith Boshart, daughter of Daniel and Magdalena (Schwartzentruber) Boshart, was born at Petersburg, Ont., Apr. 30, 1899; died at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Oct. 18, 1987; aged 88 y. In 1920, she was married to Emmanuel Helmuth, who died in 1924. In 1927, she was married to Moses L. Schwartzentruber, who died in 1979. Surviving are 8 children (Norman and Walter Helmuth, Marie Gingerich, Violet Faulhafer, Elmer, Willard, Gerald, and Laverne Schwartzentruber), 28 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, and 6 great-great-grandchildren. She was a member of St. Agatha Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 21, in charge of Darrell D. Jantzi and Victor Dorsch; interment in St. Agatha Mennonite Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume 80, Number 47 -November 24, 1987, page 838.

  • Sources 
    1. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 13.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 24, 1987 - Obituary of Edith Boshart.

    3. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012319-92.
      Daniel Boshart, 27, occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley, res. Same, son of Peter and Magdalena Boshart, Married Matty Schwartzentruber, 22, b. Wilmot, res. Same, daughter of Michael and Barbara Schwartzentrubuer, Witn: Christian Zehr and Jacob Lichty, Both of Wilmot, 14 Feb. 1892 at Wilmot

    4. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), 18 Sep 1979 - Obituary of Moses L. Schwartzentruber.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 18 Oct 1987 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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