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

Francis "Frank" "Franz" Gehl[1]

Male 1834 - 1927  (92 years)


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  • Name Francis "Frank" "Franz" Gehl 
    Born 27 Jul 1834  Schierschwende, , Thüringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1842  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Immigration 1847  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Name Frank Gehl 
    Residence 1860  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Laborer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Roman Catholic 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Roman Catholic 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Catholic 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Income 
    Residence 1911  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Roman Catholic 
    Occupation 1921  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Income 
    Residence 1921  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Roman Catholic 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-30184 
    Died 25 Jun 1927  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11
    Buried Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 11
    Person ID I30184  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Anton "Anthony" Gehl,   b. 10 Oct 1806, , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1899  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Anna Maria Reichard,   b. 1809, , Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1893, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F7964  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Marianna "Mary Ann" Knoepfler,   b. 31 May 1843, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 17 Apr 1860  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 12
    Children 
     1. Joseph Gehl,   b. 11 Aug 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Charles Gehl,   b. 25 Jul 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1940  (Age 75 years)
     3. Anthony Ludivig Gehl,   b. 14 Jun 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1945  (Age 77 years)
     4. Xavier Gehl,   b. Jul 1870, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Johannes "John" Gehl,   b. 9 Aug 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1901  (Age 23 years)
     6. Theresia Gehl,   b. 13 Oct 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1962, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     7. Annie Gehl,   b. 13 Oct 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Francis Edmund "Frank" Gehl,   b. 5 May 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1964, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     9. Ludwina Florenta Gehl,   b. 1 Apr 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1948, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     10. Ludvina Gehl,   b. Sep 1888, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Wilhelmina Gehl,   b. 1894, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F18136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Anna Reinhardt,   b. 1836, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1858, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years) 
    Married 14 Oct 1856  [13
    Children 
     1. Mary Ann Gehl,   b. 25 Jan 1858, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1923, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F37026  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012054-94.
      Charles Gehl, 29, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Frank Gehl and Mary Knoepfler married Mary Ann Wendling, 29, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Henry Wendling and Magdalena Fehrenbach, Witn: Edward Fehrenbach of Waterloo Twp and Louisa Wendling, 10 April 1894 in New Germany

    2. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 77.

    3. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-1 page 6.

    4. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 1 Page 31.

    5. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Franz Gehl Birth Place: New Germany RESIDENCE: New Germany Age: 25 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835 Father Name: Antony Mother Name: Maria Spouse Name: Marianne Knopfler Spouse's Age: 17 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843 Spouse Birth Place: New Germany Spouse Residence: New Germany Spouse Father Name: Carolus Spouse Mother Name: Adelaide Marriage Date: 17 Apr 1860 Marriage County: Waterloo

    6. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, District 1 (New Germany) Page 8.

    7. [S93] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich, Maryhill - Saint Boniface Roman Catholic - www.findagrave. com.

    8. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div. 8 Page 61.

    9. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 1 - Waterloo Township - New Germany Page 1.

    10. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 16.

    11. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81434822/francis-gehl.

    12. [S91] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Maryhill - St. Boniface Roman Catholic [found cited on various sources on the internet and family histories].
      Francis Gehl, 25, s/o Anton Gehl & Maria Reinhard, married Marianna Knoepfler, 17, d/o Charles Knoepfler & Adehaid Halter, 17 Apr 1860

    13. [S91] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Maryhill - St. Boniface Roman Catholic [found cited on various sources on the internet and family histories], Rev. Dr. J. A. Arnold.
      Francis Gehl d/o Anton & Maria Anna Rickert married 14 Oct 1856 to Maria Anna Reinhart, d/o Francis & Catharina Zeigler, witnesses: John Reinhart & Barbara Gehl

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jul 1834 - Schierschwende, , Thüringen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1842 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1847 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Apr 1860 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Catholic - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Income - 1911 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Income - 1921 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Jun 1927 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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