Joseph S. Albrecht

1881 - 1938  (56 years)

• Name	Joseph S. Albrecht
  Born	19 Nov 1881	Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1903	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	dnf-99478
  Died	30 Jan 1938  [1]
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I99478	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John Hammer Albrecht,   b. 12 Aug 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jul 1928, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Mary Erb Steckly,   b. 8 Dec 1866,   d. 6 Jun 1898  (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F41810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Erb,   b. 22 Feb 1885, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jan 1967, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1903	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Elmer Albrecht,   b. 30 Nov 1908, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 May 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   2. Catherine "Katie" Albrecht,   b. 30 Nov 1908, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1996, Saint Marys, Blanshard Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F25616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Albrecht. - Joseph S., son of John and Mary (Steakly) Albrecht, was born in Perth Co., Ont., Nov. 19, 1881; died in Oxford Co., Ont., Jan. 30, 1938, after 10 days illness of pneumonia; aged 56 y. 2 m. 11 d. He accepted Christ as his Saviour and was received into church fellowship upon confession of faith by Bishop J. M. Bender, Oct. 7, 1908, in the East Zorra A. M. congregation, in which faith he died. On Oct. 8, 1908, he was united in matrimony to Lydia Erb of Oxford Co., Ont. This union was blest with 2 sons and 3 daughters (Harvey of Tavistock; Elmer of Perth Co., Adeline, Mrs. Joel Stiri, of Perth; Katie, Mrs. Josiah Roth, of Oxford; Lucinda, Mrs. Irvin Stiri, of Oxford). He leaves his sorrowing companion, 5 children, 5 grandchildren, his mother, 4 brothers, and 5 sisters. Funeral services were conducted Feb. 2, at the home by Bro. Menno Keupfer and at East Zorra A. M. Church by D. S. Jutzi, Joe R. Bender, and M. O. Jantzi. Interment in adjoining cemetery. "Death has robbed us of dear father, Whom we loved and cherished dear; It was our father, yes dear father, Can we help but shed a tear?" Gospel Herald - Vol. XXX, No. 52 - March 24, 1938 page(s) 1102, 1103

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Joseph S. Albrecht - March 24, 1938 page(s) 1102, 1103. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 18662 (1904), Albrecht-Erb. Joseph Albrecht, 22, farmer, b. Mornington, res. East Zorra, son of John K. Albrecht and Mary Stackly (Stackey) married Lydia Erb, 18, b. East Zorra, res. East Zorra, daughter of Joel Erb and Kate Gingerich, Witn Miss Graff and Mrs C.D. Draper both of New Hamburg, 3 October 1903 in New Hamburg.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Nov 1881 - Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1903 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Oct 1903 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth