Heinrich "Henry" Wahl

1812 - 1893  (80 years)

• Name	Heinrich "Henry" Wahl
  Born	20 Mar 1812	Rehlsfele, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Henry Wahl
  Residence	1838	Wilmot Township - Concession North of Erb's Road Lot 02, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	weaver
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Weaver
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Weaver
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Gentleman
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 071, Waterloo County, Ontario
  Residence	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 072, Waterloo County, Ontario
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-84911
  Died	12 Mar 1893
  Buried	Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I84911	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Balthasar Wahl,   b. 1786, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Otterheim,   b. 1793, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F18880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Schaefer,   b. 1813, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany ,   d. 23 May 1894  (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Cunigunda Wahl,   b. 1836, , Hesse, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Heinrich B. "Henry B." Wahl,   b. 9 Oct 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Feb 1905, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   3. Elizabeth Wahl,   b. 3 Sep 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Anna Wahl,   b. 8 Mar 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Dec 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 20 years)   5. Hetle Wahl,   b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Catharina Wahl,   b. 1 Jun 1855, Blumenthal, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F8021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Heinrich Wahl was the first settler on this property, situated in Lots 71 and 72 G.C.T,, Waterloo Township, in the hamlet of Rosendale. He was born 20 March 1812 in Rehlsfele, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. His wife, nee Maria Schafer, was born January 24, 1814 in Hessen, Germany. The exact date of their immigration to Canada is not known. A land transaction in Jan. 23, 1838 shows Heinrich Wahl located on Lot 2 north of Erb's Road, Wilmot Township. Records also show a son Henry B. born there Oct. 9, 1840. Exact date of his coning from Wilmot to Rosendale is not known, but Census records of 1851-52 show Henry Wahl, age 42, l iving in a log storey round log house, wife Mary - age 37 and children - Kunigunda, 15 Henry 12, Elizabeth 3. The assessment records of 1853-1862 for School Section #12 Waterloo Township (Ontario public Archives, Toronto) indicate that Henry Wahl was owner of three acres of land in Lot #71 G.C.T. The 1861 Census shows two more children - Anna. 9 and Hette 6, both at school. The 1863-1874 Assessment shows him as the owner o f seven acres - assessment value $225 York Currency. He was also assessed for one dog. Land records, Registry Office, Kitchener, show the following purchases o f acreage in Lot #21 and Lot #72 (How shown for assessment purposes as Lot #71).... Heinrich Wahl was a weaver by trade and was employed at the woollen mill in Bloomingdale. He was also a carpenter and bu i lt the small l 1/2 storey round log house and barn which are in use to-day. Mr. and Mrs. Wahl were devout Lutherans and attended the St. Pauls Lutheran Church at Bridgeport. Church records show their regular attendance at a l l church services. The 1871 Census shows that daughters Anna 19 and Catharine 14, are living here with their parents. The Wahl family lived here until the death of the parents, Mr. Wahl - March 12, 1893 and Mrs. Wahl May 23, 1894. They are buried in the Free Church cemetery, Bridgeport, Ontario. Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History Bridgeport Branch Vol. 2 - Rosendale

  
  

• Sources

  [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div 2, Page 54. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div2 pg 93. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 1 Page 40. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 7 Page 48. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Section 1 page 36.

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - weaver - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Weaver - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Weaver - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 071, Waterloo County, Ontario Residence - - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 072, Waterloo County, Ontario Buried - - Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth