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Johann Adam "Adam" Schaefer

Male 1812 - 1890  (78 years)


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  • Name Johann Adam "Adam" Schaefer 
    Christened 24 Jan 1811  Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Born 21 Jan 1812  Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Name Adam Schaefer  [4
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-55391 
    Died 14 Nov 1890  [2, 3
    Buried Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I55391  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Family Gertrude Scharf,   b. 19 May 1807, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 19 Feb 1835  Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Adam Schaefer,   b. 14 Oct 1836, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Elizabeth Schaefer,   b. 7 Nov 1839, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1901  (Age 62 years)
     3. Heinrich "Henry" Schafer,   b. 4 Jul 1842, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1932, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     4. Johannes "John" Schaefer,   b. 21 Oct 1848, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1921, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F18315  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2317] Deutschland Geburten and Taufen - 1558-1898, Reference ID: 2:P33ZJ0 , System Origin: Germany-VR , GS Film Number: 1336961 , Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C92635-2.
      Johann Adam Schaefer Gender:Male Birth Date:21 Jan 1812 Christening Date:24 Jan 1812 Christening Place:EVANGELISCH, GREBENAU, OBERHESSEN, HESSE-DARMSTADT Father's Name:Johann Adam Schaefer Mother's Name:Elisabetha Margretha Engel

    2. [S496] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - St. Paul's Erbsville Lutheran CC#4539 Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society.
      Adam Schaefer/ Gestorben/ 14 Nov. 1890/ im Alter von/ 78 Jah 10 Mo.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57815802.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Henry Schaefer (res. of Woolwich) b. Hessia Germany Age: 27 born abt 1845 father: Adam Schaefer mother: Gertrude Schaefer married Elizabeth Koenig Age:: 21 born abt 1851 b. On father: George Koenig mother: Catherine Koenig married 30 Jan 1872 Marriage Place: Waterloo Wellesley Village

    5. [S2266] Deutschland, Heiraten, 1558-1929, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M92635-4 , System Origin: Germany-EASy , GS Film number: 1336963.
      Adam Schaefer Birth Date:1812 Age:23 Spouse's Name:Gertraud Scharf Spouse's Birth Date:1808 Spouse's Age:27 Event Date:19 Feb 1835 Event Place:Evangelisch, Grebenau, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt Father's Name:Adam Schaefer Mother's Name:Elisabetha Margretha Engel Spouse's Father's Name:Johannes Scharf Spouse's Mother's Name:Anna Catharina Schmermundt

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 24 Jan 1811 - Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Jan 1812 - Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Feb 1835 - Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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