Esther Wenger^{[1, 2]}

1845 - 1903  (58 years)

• Name	Esther Wenger
  Born	5 Dec 1845	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Esther Lichty
  Name	Henrietta Winger  [7]
  Name	Hettie Wenger
  Name	Hetty Martin
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1866	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00128-7999
  Died	7 Dec 1903	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I54325	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Jonas Z. Wenger,   b. 6 May 1815, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 16 Jan 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Maria Martin,   b. 15 Jun 1820, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1858  (Age 37 years)
  Married	4 May 1840	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F1838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rev. Benjamin Lichty,   b. 18 Dec 1844, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Mar 1913, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Married	17 Apr 1866	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Henry W. Lichty,   b. 23 Jan 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Apr 1935, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)   2. Mary Ann Lichty,   b. 20 Aug 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1921  (Age 53 years)   3. Sarah Jane Lichty,   b. 3 Jun 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 May 1932, Drake, Saskatchewan  (Age 61 years)   4. Sarah Lichty,   b. Aug 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Daniel Lichty,   b. 1873, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jul 1884  (Age 11 years)   6. George Lichty,   b. 16 Sep 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Susannah Lichty,   b. 22 May 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1946, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States  (Age 66 years)   8. Benjamin W. Lichty,   b. 2 Feb 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 1937, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)   9. Irvin W. Lichty,   b. 28 Jun 1884, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Dec 1970, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F14039	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Esther Wenger, "is married to Benjamin Lichty, a farmer. They reside near Elmira, Ontario. To them were born seven children." 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

  [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..., 625. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 878. [S151] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. Jacobs Mennonite (Central Woolwich Mennonite) CC#4583 Internet Link. Esther Wenger / beloved wife of / Benjamin Lichty / born Dec.5,1845 / died Dec.7,1903 / aged 58 y'rs & 2 d's / [verse] [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 1. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 2 Household Number 5. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 4, Pg. 117. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Benjamin Lichte Birth Place: Woolwich Residence: Waterloo Age: 21 Father Name: George Lichte Mother Name: Sarah Bowman Spouse Name: Henrietta Winger Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Birth Place: Woolwich Spouse residence: Waterloo Spouse Father Name: Jonas Winger Spouse Mother Name: Mary Martin Marriage Date: 17 Apr 1866 Marriage County: Waterloo [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 54. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 4. [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..., 624. [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..., 25. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 9 Mar 1840:49. 3 Mar 1840 Benjamin Eby, teacher, m. Jonas Wenger to Spr Maria Martin, daughter of Christian C. Martin, all from Woolwich.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 5 Dec 1845 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1866 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 17 Apr 1866 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Dec 1903 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth