Anna Sybilla "Sybilla" Rueffer^[1]

1819 - 1902  (82 years)

• Name	Anna Sybilla "Sybilla" Rueffer
  Born	8 Dec 1819	, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Anna Reifer  [8]
  Name	Anna S.
  Name	Anna Sybilla "Sybilla" Brodrecht
  Name	Sybilla Rueffer  [9]
  Residence	1845	Grebenau, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany   [10]
  Residence	1861	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-111470
  Died	6 Jan 1902	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I111470	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Jacob Brodrecht,   b. 28 Mar 1817, , Germany ,   d. 9 Apr 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1845	Grebenau, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany   [10]
  Children	1. Henry Brodrecht,   b. 18 Sep 1841, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. ? Brodrecht,   b. Abt 1844,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Catherine Broderecht,   b. 10 Apr 1844, , Germany ,   d. 5 May 1926, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   4. Margaretha Brodrecht,   b. 1846, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Werner W. Brodrecht,   b. Aug 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Nov 1939, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA  (Age ~ 89 years)   6. Donna Brodrecht,   b. 1851, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Anna Sedora Brodrecht,   b. 1853, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Phillipina Brodrecht,   b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Maria "Mary" Brodrecht,   b. 7 Feb 1856, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jun 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   10. Henrietta "Hannah" Brodrecht,   b. 12 Aug 1857, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Mar 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)   11. William Brodrecht,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. ? Brodrecht,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1860, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)   13. Julianna Brodrecht,   b. 1860, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   14. Attie Brodrecht,   b. Dec 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F28239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died in Waterloo Jan. 6th, 1901, Sylvia Brodrecht aged 88 years. The funeral was held this afternoon from her late residence to St. John's Lutheran Church, thence to Mount Hope Cemetery. She was mother of Mrs. Hy Zimmerman. The Weekly News-Record, Thu, Jan 09, 1902 Page 1 _______________ Died At Waterloo, on the 6th inst, Mrs J Brodrecht, in her 88th year. Deceased was one of the first settlers in this village She leaves to mourn her loss two sons and seven daughters: Henry and Werner Brodrecht of this town; Mrs Henry Zimmer man and Mrs Henry Niergarth of Waterloo; Mrs L Huehnergard and Mrs J Ziegler of Berlin; Mrs Boehmer, Plattsville; Mrs August Winterberg, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs D Thomas, Lake Moosemin. Her remains were laid to rest in Mt Hope cemetery, Waterloo, on Wednesday afternoon. Berlin News Record, Fri, Jan 17, 1902 Page 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Henry Brodrecht Born: Germany Res: Wilmot Township Age: 21 Born: abt 1842 Father: Jacob Mother: Anna S. Riffer Spouse: Elizabeth Schmidt Age: 18 Born: abt 1845 born: Germany Res: Wilmot Township Father: Sebas Mother: Elizabeth Murry married 25 Jan 1863 county: Waterloo [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 3 Pg 6. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 1 Page 31. [S250] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1871, Page 50. [S1868] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1861, Div. 1 Pg. 8. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 3. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. NameSyvillia Brodrecht GenderFemale Age88 Birth Dateabt 1814 Birth PlaceGermany Death Date6 Jan 1902 Death PlaceTown of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada ReligionLutheran Cause of DeathSenile Decay [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Henry Zimmerman Birth Place: Germany RESIDENCE: Wellesley Township Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838 Father Name: John Mother Name: Catherine Ziegler Spouse Name: Catherine Brodricht Spouse's Age: 16 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844 Spouse Birth Place: Germany Spouse Residence: New Hamburg Spouse Father Name: Jacob Spouse Mother Name: Ana Riefer Marriage Date: 4 Oct 1860 Marriage County: Waterloo [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 013015-73. Henry Niergarth, 22, occ. Painter, b. Wellesley, res. Baden, son of Jacob and Carolina married Maria Brodrecht, 18, b. New Hamburg, res. Baden, daughter of Jacob and Sibillia, witnessed by: Georgiana Johnson and Rebecca Brodrecht of Baden, 29 April 1873 in New Hamburg [S2304] Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929. NameJacob Brodrecht GenderMale Age23 Birth Date1822 Marriage Date15 Jun 1845 Marriage PlaceEvangelisch, Grebenau, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt MotherAnna Katharina Brodrecht-Sippel SpouseAnna Sibilla Rueffer Age25 Birth Date1820 Father Johann Heinrich Rueffer Mother Magdalena Pfannmueller

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Dec 1819 - , Germany Residence - 1845 - Grebenau, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Married - 15 Jun 1845 - Grebenau, Oberhessen, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Jan 1902 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth