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Margaretha Hess[1]

Female 1831 - 1934  (103 years)


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    Margaret Hess    		Margaret Hess
    from the Centennial Booklet of St. Peter's Lutheran church (1834-1934), Preston, Ontario.

  • Name Margaretha Hess 
    Born 17 Aug 1831  , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1837  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Immigration 1837  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Name Margaretha Seyffert 
    Residence 1861  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1934  384 Middle St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-88690P 
    Died 21 Oct 1934  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 10] 
    Cause: Cause: Old Age with Heart Failure 
    Buried 24 Oct 1934  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9] 
    Person ID I88690  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Adam Hess,   b. CALC 24 Jun 1796, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1876, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Mother Maria "Mary",   b. CALC 12 Jan 1802, , Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 89 years) 
    Family ID F252461  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christoph Frederich "Frederick" Seyffert,   b. 30 Dec 1824, Ochsenburg, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 26 Sep 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Children 
     1. William Gordon Seyffert,   b. 14 Jun 1853, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. Frederick Seyffert,   b. 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Adam Seyffert,   b. CALC 18 Aug 1858, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1889, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 30 years)
     4. Catherine Seyffert,   b. 1860, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     5. Minnie Seyffert,   b. 1861, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Emilia "Amelia" Seyffert,   b. 31 Jan 1862, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1933, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     7. Mary Amanda Seyffert,   b. 1864, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1938  (Age 74 years)
     8. Amanda Mary Seyffert,   b. 19 Feb 1864, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1938  (Age 73 years)
     9. Rosina "Rosa" Seyffert,   b. 26 May 1866, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1950, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     10. Marguerite "Margaret" Seyffert,   b. 20 Oct 1868, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1947, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     11. -- Seyffert,   b. Dec 1870, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Albert Seyffert,   b. 24 Dec 1870, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1871, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     13. Robert Seyffert,   b. 14 Jan 1873, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1873, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     14. Adeline Juliana Seyffert,   b. 5 Mar 1874, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1946  (Age 71 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F22975  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. M. Seyffert Dies at Preston In 104th Year

      In her 104th year, Mrs. Margaretha Seyffert, of Preston, passed away quietly in her sleep on Sunday. Mrs. Seyffert retired early Saturday evening and passed away about 4.30 in the morning. Mrs. Seyffert was born in Hessen in Germany in the year 1831, on August 17th. Her parents, who were Maria and Adam John Hess emigrated to Canada when she was five years of age. The party landed at New York and journeyed to Albany, N.Y. and later to Rochester, thence to Charlotte, across the waters of Lake Ontario to Hamilton in Canada. The trip through the bush was fraught with dangers in those days and the party finally arrived in safety at the home of Valentine Ratz, a cousin of the deceased. After spending about two months in that place they went on to Kingbush and later still to Bergeyville. From Bergeyville they journeyed to New Hope, now Hespeler where they first settled. As a child Mrs. Seyffert attended the Bergeyville school which stood opposite the home of C. T. Groh. Mrs. Seyffert was the last living attendant at that historical Institution of learning. Mrs. Seyffert had the honor of being the oldest living attendant at the Lutheran Church in Preston which celebrated its centenary this year. Her marriage to Mr. Frederick Seyffert took place in the Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Rev. Wunderlich performed the ceremony. Mr. Seyffert was born in Ochenburg, Wurtemberg, Germany. He died at the age of 78. The marriage took place in the year 1852. There are numbered among the survivors, five daughters and two sons. They are: Rose and Margaretha who have remained at home with their mother during her declining years: Mrs. Frederick Lippert of Walkerton; Mrs. Samuel Branch of Buffalo, N.Y., Mrs. James Soutar of Preston, William of Kitchener and Frederick of Detroit. One daughter, Amelia, predeceased her besides her husband. The funeral. which was widely attended, was held from the home on Tuesday, followed by the usual church services at St. Peter's Lutheran Church.

      Waterloo Chronicle 25 Oct 1934 pg 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12395-83.
      William G. Seyffert, 27, occ. Blacksmith, b. Preston, res. Galt, son of Frederick Seyffert and Margaret Hess, married Elizabeth Rutherford, 20, b. North Dumfries, res. Same, daughter of William Rutherford and Janet Hogg, Witnessed by William Blyth of Galt and William Rutherford of N. Dumfries, 13 June 1883 at North Dumfries

    2. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 15.

    3. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg. 64.

    4. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 26.

    5. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      In Loving Memory Of/ Fredrick Seyffert/ 1824 - 1901/ Margaretha Hess/ His Beloved Wife/ 1831 - 1934/ Their Dau. Amelia/ 1862 - 1933/ Seyffert

    6. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 26.

    7. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 2 Page 22.

    8. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 44.

    9. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      In Loving Memory Of/ Fredrick Seyffert/ 1824 - 1901/ Margaretha Hess/ His Beloved Wife/ 1831 - 1934/ Their Dau. Amelia/ 1862 - 1933/ Seyffert.

    10. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: Margaretha Seyffert Gender: Female Birth Year: abt 1831 Birth Place: Hess, Germany Age at Death: 103 Death Date: 21 Oct 1934 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father: Adam Hess Mother: Marie Fredericks

    11. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Fr. Wilh. Wunderlich, Rev. return 232.
      Frederick Seifarth married Margaret Hess 26 Sep 1852, wit: William Rosser & Eckert Kalbfleisch

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Aug 1831 - , Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1837 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1837 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Sep 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1934 - 384 Middle St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Old Age with Heart Failure - 21 Oct 1934 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 24 Oct 1934 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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