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

Margaret Besserer[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1823 - 1916  (92 years)


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  • Name Margaret Besserer 
    Born 21 Nov 1823  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1854  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Name Margaret Wolfhard 
    Residence 1854  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-90606 
    Died 13 Nov 1916  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I90606  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Family Peter Wolfhard,   b. 21 Dec 1824, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 21 May 1854  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Children 
     1. Catharine Wolfhard,   b. 17 Jul 1856, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1954, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     2. Philippine Elisabeth Wohlfarth,   b. 1 Jun 1858, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     3. Wilhelmina Wolfhart,   b. CALC 1 Jun 1858,   d. 1 Feb 1860  (Age ~ 1 years)
     4. Wilhelmina Wolfhart,   b. CALC 1 Dec 1859,   d. 16 Jan 1860  (Age ~ 0 years)
     5. Wilhelmine Wohlfarth,   b. 4 Dec 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. John Frederick Wolfardt,   b. 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. George Friederich "Fred" Wolfhard,   b. 28 Aug 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     8. Christoph Henry "Henry" Wolfhard,   b. 1 Oct 1863, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F23430  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library, pg 165.
      Elisabeth Wohlfarth, daughter of Peter of Berlin, died 1 Feb 1860 aged 1y, 8m, cause: choking Rheum.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      George F Wolfhardt Born: Canada Age: 24 Father: Peter Wolfhardt Mother: Margarette Besserer Born: abt 1862 Spouse: Eleanora Louisa Hertel Age: 23 born: Canada Father: Henry Hertel Mother: Caroline Schermer married 29 Jun 1886 married: Waterloo

    3. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Catharine Wolfhard d/o Peter & Margareth Besserer b. 17 Jul 1856, bapt. 26 Oct 1856, sponsors: George Hollinger & wife Catharine

    4. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011827-88.
      Henry Wolfhard, 24, occ. Tinsmith, b. Berlin, res. Berlin, son of Peter and Margaret Married Elisa Kutt, 23, b. Wellesley Twp, res. Waterloo, daughter of William and Maria, Witn Frederick Kuehl, Emma Koehler, Henry (?) Kutt and Katie Mueller All Of Waterloo, 1 May 1888 In Waterloo.

    5. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 11.

    6. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 27 Pg. 10.

    7. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 61.

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158341419.

    9. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Peter Wolfard, labourer of Berlin married 21 May 1854 in Greenbush by banns to Margareth Besserer of Berlin, wit: Conrad Kerber of Waterloo & Philipp Kerber of Waterloo

    10. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 25 May 1854 Pg: 21.
      BESSERER, Margaretha married 21 May 1854 To Peter WOLFARD. Both of Berlin. minister F. W. Bindemann

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Nov 1823 - , Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1854 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1854 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 May 1854 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Nov 1916 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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