Johannes Heinrich "Henry" Schaaf^[1]

1804 - 1886  (82 years)

• Name	Johannes Heinrich "Henry" Schaaf
  Born	20 Jan 1804	, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Henry Schaaf  [8, 9]
  Name	Henry Schaaff
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	labourer
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Labourer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-91335
  Died	29 May 1886	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  	Cause: old age
  Buried	Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 6]
  Person ID	I91335	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Maria Christina "Christina" Riehl,   b. 26 Aug 1806, , Germany ,   d. 21 Jan 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Children	1. Elisabetha Schaaf,   b. 1834, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Katharina Schaaf,   b. 9 May 1841, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Anna Catharina Schaaf,   b. 1843, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Henry R. Schaaf,   b. 22 Jun 1843, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. 11 Jun 1926, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   5. William Schaaf,   b. 20 Sep 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 1910, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)   6. Annie Schaaf,   b. 1848, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F23778	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  It appears that his children listed in the 1851 Census of Waterloo Township are too young to all be his wife's, perhaps they are adopted or grandchildren if the ages of the parents are correct. The tombstones indicate that they in fact where 20 years younger than the census indicates.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. John Brandt b. Canada res: Wellesley Age: 25 born abt 1840 father: Christian Brandt mother: Sarah Parker married Ann C. Schaaf Age:: 21 born abt 1844 b. Germany Spouse res: Berlin father: Henry Schaaf mother: Christiana (Red) married 24 May 1865 county: Waterloo [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 31. Henry SHAAF Labourer Birthplace: Germany Age 68 Lutheran b. 8-Jan Christina SHAAF Birthplace: Germany Age 66 Lutheran Elisabetha SHAAF Birthplace: Germany Age 17 Lutheran Katharina SHAAF Birthplace: Germany Age 11 Lutheran b. 9-May Anna SHAAF Birthplace: Canada Age 8 Lutheran Henry SHAAF Birthplace: Germany Age 10 Lutheran William SHAAF Birthplace: Canada Age 5 Lutheran [S183] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Emmanuel Evangelical Petersburg CC#4556 Internet Link. (stone broken) Hier ruhet/ Johannes Heinrich/ Schaaf/ Geb. 20 Jan. 1804/ (Gest. 29 Mai 1886) [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Henry Schaaff d. 30 May 1886 Waterloo Township, aged 82 y, 4 m, 10 d, b. Germany, cause: old age [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 4. [S183] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Emmanuel Evangelical Petersburg CC#4556 Internet Link. [Tombstone found broken in September 2013, when this transcription was taken.] Hier ruhet/ Johannes Heinrich/ SCHAAF/ Geb. 20 Jan. 1804/ [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 44. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Sophie Gaukel Born: Canada Age: 22 Father: Jacob Gaukel Mother: Catharine Gaukel Born: abt 1849 Spouse: Hunrick Schaaf Age: 28 born: Hessen Darms,Germany Father: Heinrich Schaaf Mother: Christina Born Ruehl Schaaf married 17 Jan 1871 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Louisa Gartung Born: New Hamburg Ont Age: 18 Born: abt 1853 Father: Ernst Gartung Mother: Catharina Gartung Spouse: Wm Schaaf Age: 23 Born: abt 1848 born: Wilmot Tp Ont Father: Henry Schaaf Mother: Christina Schaaf married 29 May 1871 married: Waterloo, New Hamburg [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 31.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Jan 1804 - , Germany Occupation - labourer - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: old age - 29 May 1886 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth