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

Johannes Edward "John" Gatschene[1]

Male 1824 - 1898  (74 years)


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  • Name Johannes Edward "John" Gatschene 
    Born 1824  , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244906012 
    Name John Gatschene 
    Residence 1851  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Roman Catholic 
    Occupation 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Yeoman 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Roman Catholic 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-95730 
    Died 14 Oct 1898  Mount Carmel, Cavalier, North Dakota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I95730  Generations
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2026 

    Father Fortunatius Ignatius Gatschene,   b. Abt 1795, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1852  (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Mother Margareth Royler,   b. 1795, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1856  (Age 61 years) 
    Family ID F24805  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margareth Schneider,   b. 29 Apr 1834, , France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1914, Gull Lake, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Children 
     1. Caroline Gatschene,   b. 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Magdalene Gatschene,   b. 28 May 1861, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1944, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. Catherine Gatschene,   b. 14 Dec 1863, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1933, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2026 
    Family ID F24804  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, County of Cavalier.

      In County Court, before Hon. H. E. Dorval, Judge.

      In the matter of the estate of John Gatschene Deceased.

      Margaretha Gatschone, Petitioner, vs. Carolina Voll, Jacob Gatschene, Magthalena, Stemler, Katharina Stemler, Barbara Ellebrun, Mary Gatschene, Christina Welte, Mathalda Speckmann, Joseph Gatschene and John Gatschene, Respondents-Citation Hearing Proof of Will.

      The State of North Dakota to the above named respondents, and all persons interested in the estate of John Gatschene, deceased.

      You and each of you, are hereby notified that Margaretha Gatschene the petitioner herein has filed in this court a document in writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of John Gatschene, late of the town of Hope in the County of Cavalier and State of North Dakota, deceased, with her portion, praying for the admission to probate of said document as the last will and testament of said deceased, and for the issuance to Margaretha Gatchene of letters testamentary thereon, and that the said petition and the proofs of said purported will and testament will be heard and duly considered by this court on Thursday, the 5th day of January A. D. 1899, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that day at the court room of this court in the county court house in the city of Langdon, County of Cavalier and State of North Dakota, and you, and each of you, are hereby cited to be and appear before this court at said time and place, and answer said petition, and show cause, if any there be, why the prayer of said petition should not be granted.

      By the Court:
      [SEAL]

      H. E. DORVAL, Judge of County Court.
      Dated the 25th day of Nov.. A. D. 1898.

      Courier Democrat, Langdon, North Dakota, Thu, Dec 01, 1898 Page 4

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      John Gatschene, Sr, ex-commissioner of the First District, who has been confined to his bed for several months with paralysis, was taken to the Morden hospital last week where he will undergo an operation which is the last hope held out of sparing the old gentleman's life. Mr. Gatchene is seventy-seven years old and is one of the pioneer and most respected settlers of the Mt. Carmel settlement.

      Courier Democrat, Langdon, North Dakota, Thu, Oct 13, 1898 Page 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011104-78.
      Valentine Voll, 25, occ. Carpenter, b. Mornington, res. Mornington Twp, son of Christian Voll and Catherine Zimmerman Married Carolina Gatschene, 21, b. Waterloo, res. Mornington Twp, daughter of John Gatschene and Mary Schneider, Witn Mrs. W. Doersam and Mrs. J. Strempfer of Wellesley Village, 13 August 1878 in Wellesley Village.

    2. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 4 Pg 2.

    3. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 4 Page 2.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1824 - , Alsace Lorraine, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Yeoman - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Oct 1898 - Mount Carmel, Cavalier, North Dakota, United States Link to Google Earth
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