Marie Opfer^{[1, 2]}

1827 - 1905  (78 years)

• Name	Marie Opfer
  Born	23 May 1827	, Germany   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	1847	, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Name	Marie Ratz
  Residence	1848	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Other M
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Wesleyan Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-85842P
  Died	27 Oct 1905  [7, 9]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 9]
  Person ID	I85842	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Opper,   b. Abt 1797,   d. Bef 1871  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Catherine,   b. 1797, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F210865	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Jacob "Jacob" Ratz,   b. 21 Aug 1828, , Germany ,   d. 23 Oct 1919  (Age 91 years)
  Married	30 May 1848	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Children	1. Hon. Valentine Henry Ratz,   b. 12 Nov 1848, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1924, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   2. Mary Ann Ratz,   b. 1849, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Maria "Mary" Ratz,   b. 2 Dec 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jan 1899  (Age 48 years)   4. John Ratz,   b. 18 Apr 1853, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jun 1942  (Age 89 years)   5. Christina Ratz,   b. 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Feb 1927, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA  (Age 72 years)   6. Elizabeth Ratz,   b. 27 Feb 1858, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jun 1942, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   7. Katrina "Catherine" Ratz,   b. 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1929, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   8. Daniel Ratz,   b. 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. David Ratz,   b. Apr 1862, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1943  (Age ~ 80 years)   10. Lydia Anna Ratz,   b. 11 May 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1923  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F22276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Valentin Rotz, s/o Jacob & Maria Opper of Woolwich, b. 12 nov 1848 31 Dec 1848, sponsors: Valentin & his wife Gertrude [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Henry Wing Born: Township Hay Age: 35 Est. Birth: abt 1862 Father: William Wing Mother: Catherine Rothermel married Lydia Ratz Age:: 30 Est. Birth: abt 1867 Born: Township Wilmot Father: Jacob Ratz Mother: Mary Opfer married 2 Jun 1897 Marriage Place: Waterloo, New Hamburg [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-2 Page 6. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 31. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 15. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 17. [S153] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Riverside New Hamburg CC#4564 Internet Link. John Jacob Ratz/ born Aug. 1828 died Oct. 1919/ Mary Opfer/ beloved wife of Jacob Ratz/ born May 1827,died Oct. 1905/ Esther M. Shaw/ beloved wife of Jacob Ratz/ 1849-1913/ J. Rat [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 6 Page 32. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, R., America, N., Municipality, W., Hamburg, N., & Cemetery, R. (1827). Maria Opfer Ratz (1827-1905) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 4 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146128078/maria-ratz. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Jacot Ratz, farmer of Woolwich married 30 May 1848 in Greenbush by banns to Maria Opper of Woolwich, wit: Christ. Koehler labourer of Greenbush & Valentine Ratz yeoman of Woolwich

  
  

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  Born - 23 May 1827 - , Germany Immigration - 1847 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - 1848 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 May 1848 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Other M - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesleyan Methodist - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth