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

Susannah Catherine Wildfong[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Female 1820 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Susannah Catherine Wildfong 
    Born 17 Jun 1820  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Name Ann Wildfong  [8
    Name Anna Wildfong 
    Name Catharine Willfang 
    Name Hannah Wildfong 
    Name Susannah Catherine Israel 
    Name Susannah Catherine Shoemaker 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number 000131-8112 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I13513  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Joseph R. Wildfong,   b. 23 Dec 1796, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Christina Groh,   b. 23 Dec 1796, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1835  (Age 38 years) 
    Family ID F3703  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jacob S. Israel,   b. 25 Jul 1819, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 20 Jun 1843  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
     1. Israel,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Christina Israel,   b. 15 Jun 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1908, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     3. Catharine Israel,   b. 9 Jun 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1888  (Age 42 years)
     4. John Israel,   b. 14 Jun 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Jacob Israel,   b. 24 Jul 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Mary Magdalene Israel,   b. 30 Nov 1851, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1928, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     7. Anna Margartha Israel,   b. 24 Aug 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Veronica W. "Fanny" Israel,   b. 7 May 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Charles Israel,   b. 5 Apr 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Maria Anna Israel,   b. 7 Jul 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1910, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     11. Elisabetha Israel,   b. 29 Jan 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F3711  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Joshua Shoemaker,   b. 20 Apr 1813, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Children 
     1. John S. Shoemaker,   b. 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1902, Cheboygan, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Shoemaker,   b. Abt 1839, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1840, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 1 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F1631  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Anna Wildfong, "was born June 17th,1820. She was first married to Joshua Shoemaker and after his decease to Jacob Israel. They resided near Strasburg, Ontario. To her was born a family of children, namely: John F. of her first husband and with her second husband there were several but named were not received"


      Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 477.

    2. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 645.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Mary Magdalene Israel Born: Canada Age: 18 Father: Jacob Israel Mother: Susannah Israel Born: abt 1853 Spouse: John Swartz Age: 20 born: Canada Father: Henry Swartz Mother: Elizabeth Swartz married 28 Aug 1871 married: Wellington

    4. [S50] Vit - ON, Brant - Marriage Register 1858-1869.
      Mary Bechtel Born: Dumfries Township Res: Dumfries Township Age: 17 Father: Jacob Mother: Mary Born: 1848 Spouse: John Israel Age: 18 born: Waterloo Res: Waterloo Born: 1847 Father: Isaac Mother: Anna married 16 Jul 1865

    5. [S100] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Strassburg - Strassburg Evangelical Lutheran.
      Israel, Catharine, Born: June 7 1846, Baptised: July 19 1846, Parents: Jacob & Catharine nee Willfang. Sponsors: Christian Israel.

    6. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 22.

    7. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 3 Page 22.

    8. [S100] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Strassburg - Strassburg Evangelical Lutheran.
      Israel, Anna Maria, Born: July 7 1862, Baptised: Sept 28 1862. Parents: Jacob & Anna nee Wildfang of Strassburg. Sponsors: Heinrich Reiber & Maria Reiber.

    9. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852.
      Jacob Israel, To Susanna Shuhmacher Widow, Both Of Waterloo. 20 June 1843. Rev. Huettner

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Jun 1820 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Jun 1843 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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