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

Bertha Agnes Liersch[1, 2, 3]

Female 1852 - 1928  (75 years)


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  • Name Bertha Agnes Liersch 
    Born 26 Nov 1852  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Female 
    Birth 5 Dec 1852  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Name Bertha Agnes Rau 
    Residence 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 1891  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1911  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-84660P 
    Died 5 Nov 1928  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Cause: Arteriosclerosis-Failing Heart 
    Buried Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Person ID I84660  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Carl Heinrich "Charles Henry" Liersch,   b. CALC 6 Dec 1812, Cottbus?, Saxony, Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1888, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Mother Agnes Cecilie Klünkhard,   b. 1810, , Saxony, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Family ID F9223  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christopher Rau,   b. 6 Jan 1848, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1934  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 26 Sep 1872  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Henry Rau,   b. 1873, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Elizabeth,   b. 1875, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Elizabeth "Elisa" "Eliza" Rau,   b. 8 Mar 1876, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1932  (Age 55 years)
     4. John Rau,   b. 1878, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. John Peter Rau,   b. 12 Nov 1878, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1959  (Age 80 years)
     6. Emma Rau,   b. 1880, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Emma Catherine Rau,   b. 20 Mar 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1976  (Age 94 years)
     8. Alexander Rau,   b. 22 Jul 1883, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1949  (Age 65 years)
     9. Agnes Rau,   b. 20 Jul 1886, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1975  (Age 88 years)
     10. Augusta Rau,   b. 30 Oct 1888, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1979  (Age 90 years)
     11. Edward Rau,   b. 15 Jun 1892, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F26509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      John Lautenslayer Born: Petersburg Age: 27 Father: John Lautenslayer Mother: Katherina L Roeder Lautenslayer Born: abt 1867 Spouse: Elisabeth Rau Age: 18 born: New Hamburg Father: Christoph Rau Mother: Bertha R Liersch married 13 Nov 1894 married: Waterloo, New Hamburg

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018827-04.
      John Peter Rau, 26, Occ. Woodworker, b. New Hamburg, Res. New Hamburg, son of Christopher Rau and Bertha Liersch married Lavina Ruthig, 20, b. Wilmot, Res. Wilmot, daughter of Lorien Ruthig and Ulia Hofmier, Witn Emory Ruthig of Wilmot and Emma Rau of New Hamburg, 21 December 1904 in Wilmot.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019154-05.
      Stephen Welheuser, 24, Occ. Cigar Maker, b. Weisenbey, Res. Berlin, son of Nich. Welheuser & Annie Wodel married Agnes Rau, 19, b. New Hamburg, Res. New Hamburg, daughter of Christoph Rau & Bertha Lierset, Witn Alex & Emma Rau Both of New Hamburg, 21 September 1905 in New Hamburg.

    4. [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 7.

    5. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 35.

    6. [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 24;.

    7. [S153] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Riverside New Hamburg CC#4564 Internet Link.
      Rau

      [A] Christopher Rau/ Died May 6, 1934/ Age 86 Yrs 4 Mo.
      [B] Bertha Agnes Liersch/ His Wife/ Died Nov. 5, 1928/ Age 75 Yrs 11 Mo.
      [C] Henry Rau/ 1814-1871/ Elizabeth Zinkann/ His Wife/ 1821-1904
      [D] Eckhardt Siegner/ 1815-1892/ Martha Schroeder/ His Wife/ 1822-1896

    8. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Obituary of Mrs. Christoph Rau - Nov 9 1928 pg 4.

    9. [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 12.

    10. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 38.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Nov 1852 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Dec 1852 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Sep 1872 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Arteriosclerosis-Failing Heart - 5 Nov 1928 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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