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Fernando Lorenzo Ritter

Male 1859 - 1928  (68 years)


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  • Name Fernando Lorenzo Ritter 
    Born 13 Dec 1859  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Christened 15 Jul 1860  Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    [Member of New Jersulem Religion] 
    Occupation 1881  Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    tinsmith 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-79447 
    Died 9 Aug 1928  [4
    Buried Woodland Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I79447  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2025 

    Father John Ritter,   b. 1 Jan 1827, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1905, Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Dorothea Knechtel,   b. 18 Jul 1836, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1895  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 7 Aug 1853  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F7161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caroline Zoeger,   b. 1868, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 25 Jul 1894  Newton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2025 
    Family ID F41749  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S414] Census - ON, Perth, Mornington - 1881, Div 2 Pg 10.

    2. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 2 Page 15.

    3. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Fernando Lorenzo b. 13 Dec 1859, bapt. 15 Jul 1860 s/o John & Dorothea Ritter

    4. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: Fernando Lorenzo Ritter
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 09 Aug 1928
      Event Place: London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 68
      Birth Date: 13 Dec
      Birthplace: Kitchener Ont
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1860
      Father's Name: John Ritter b. France
      Mother's Name: Dorothy Knechtel b. Ontario

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Fernando Ritter
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 25 Jul 1894
      Event Place: Newton, Perth, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 35
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1859 Berlin
      Father's Name: John Ritter
      Mother's Name: Dorathea Knechtel
      Spouse's Name: Caroline Zaeger
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 25
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1869 Wellesley
      Spouse's Father's Name: John Zaeger
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Juliane Seigmund

    6. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      John Ritter, joiner of Berlin married 7 aug 1853 to Dorothea Knechtel of Preston, wit: Wilh. DeKay of Waterloo T. & John Kinsey of Waterloo T.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Dec 1859 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 15 Jul 1860 - Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - tinsmith - 1881 - Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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