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Gertrude Scharf[1, 2]

Female 1807 - 1880  (73 years)


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  • Name Gertrude Scharf 
    Born 19 May 1807  Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Christened 19 May 1807  Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Female 
    Name Gertrude Schaefer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-55392 
    Died 2 Oct 1880  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Buried Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Person ID I55392  Generations
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2024 

    Family Johann Adam "Adam" Schaefer,   b. 21 Jan 1812, Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1890  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 19 Feb 1835  Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    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 3 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F18315  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 013063-73.
      Johannes Schaefer, 25, occ. Laborer, b. Reinmelroth (Illeg) Hessen, res. Erbsville, son of Adam Schaefer and Gertrude Scharf (?) married Mary Schaefer, 19 b. Reinmelroth (?) Hessen Germany, res. Erbsville, daughter of Balthasar Schaefer and Kunigunde Gunewald, witnessed by: George Gleiser of Waterloo and Balthasar Schnarr of Erbsville, 30 November 1873 in Waterloo.

    3. [S496] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - St. Paul's Erbsville Lutheran CC#4539 Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society.
      Unsere liebe Mutter/ Gertrud geb. Sharf/ Ehefrau von/ Adam Schaefer/ gest. 2 Oct. 1880/ Alter 73 Jah. 4 Mo. 13 Ta.

    4. [S2317] Deutschland Geburten and Taufen - 1558-1898, System Origin: Germany-EASy , GS Film Number: 1336960 , Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C39318-3.
      Gertraud Scharf Birth Date:19 May 1807 Christening Date:19 May 1807 Christening Place:Grebenau (Kr. Alsfeld), Hessen, Germany Father's Name:Johannes Scharf Mother's Name:Anna Katarina Schmermundt

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57816265/.

    6. [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 MapsBorn - 19 May 1807 - Grebenau Kreis Alsfeld, Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 19 May 1807 - 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 MapsDied - 2 Oct 1880 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada 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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