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Philipena Braun[1]

Female 1839 - 1914  (74 years)


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  • Name Philipena Braun 
    Born 29 Oct 1839  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87431944 
    Name Philipena Oswald 
    Residence 1851  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1911  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-26259 
    Died 7 Sep 1914  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Cause: Breast Cancer 
    Buried Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I26259  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Georg Jakob "Jacob" Braun,   b. 1805, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Wilhelmine Prenkert,   b. 1807, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 12 Feb 1829  Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Family ID F11170  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Michael B. Oswald,   b. 3 Sep 1832, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 22 Dec 1856  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Katharina "Catherine" Oswald,   b. 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1889  (Age 30 years)
     2. Mary Ann Oswald,   b. 8 Jan 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1936, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Eva Amanda Oswald,   b. 25 Mar 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1944, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     4. Philipena Oswald,   b. 28 Mar 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1916, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     5. Jacob Oswald,   b. Aug 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Caroline Oswald,   b. 26 Jul 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1953, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     7. Amanda Oswald,   b. Apr 1887, At Home Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F6845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Another old resident of Elmira passed away early on Monday morning in the person of Philippena Braun, beloved wife of Mr. Michael B. Oswald, The deceased was born in Woolwich in 1839. In December 1856 she was married to Mr. Oswald and they shared the joys and sorrows of life for nearly sixty! years. To them were born 12 children. 6 died young and one after marriage. The following remain to mourn with their father in their hour bereavement: Mary (Mrs. A. Lorch), Eva (Mrs. Henry Ott, of Wallace), Caroline (Mrs. Henry Beckner), Jacob and Philippena who is still at home. There are also 18 grandchildren greatgrandchildren, and 2 sisters, Mrs. Philip Oswald, Elmira, and Mrs. Henry Otterbein, Michigan, and one brother, Jacob Braun, Vancouver. Mrs. Oswald had suffered long from that dread disease, cancer, having been ill in bed the last 14 weeks. Death came as a relief from all sickness and pain. The funeral was held on Wednesday afternoon and was attended by a large number of relatives and friends.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11129-76.
      Henry Ott, 21, occ. Laborer, b. Woolwich, res. of Woolwich, s/o John & Elisabeth Ott, married Catharina Oswald, 16, b. Woolwich, res. of Woolwich, d/o Michael & Philipine Oswald, witn: Maria Salinger & Sophia Stahlbaum of Woolwich, on May 1875, at blank

    2. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B Page 9.

    3. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 9.

    4. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 31876-1914 death registration of Philipena Brown.

    5. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 19.

    6. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2 Page 24.

    7. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 16.

    8. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 48 Pg. 7.

    9. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 12.

    10. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 12 Page 107.

    11. [S2508] Ancestry Public Member Trees.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Oct 1839 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Dec 1856 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Breast Cancer - 7 Sep 1914 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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