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Sophia Catharine Steffler

Female 1860 - 1935  (75 years)


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  • Name Sophia Catharine Steffler 
    Born 3 Jan 1860  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117630851 
    Name Sophia Catharine Hass 
    Name Sophia Catharine Seiling 
    Residence 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Roman Catholic 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1911  Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-57224 
    Died 16 Sep 1935  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Buried Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Shantz Station, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I57224  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Lorenz Steffler,   b. 24 Oct 1819, Salmbach, , Alsace, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Braun,   b. 9 Mar 1830, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1846  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F14242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 William Hass,   b. 21 Apr 1862, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1916, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 2 Dec 1883  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Anna Marie "Mary" Hass,   b. 24 Apr 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1941  (Age 51 years)
     2. Ervin F. Hass,   b. 12 Mar 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1959  (Age 67 years)
     3. Frederick C. Hass,   b. 2 May 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 1915  (Age 22 years)
     4. Norman Hass,   b. 5 Jan 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Minnie Hass,   b. 20 Jun 1898, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Emma Othella Hass,   b. 14 Aug 1902, Woolwich Twp., 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 42 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F14742  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Johannes Henry "John" Seiling,   b. 1845, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 9 Jan 1881  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Henry Steffler Seiling,   b. 15 Feb 1882, Dorking, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1962, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Annie Ida Elizabeth "Lizzie" Seiling,   b. 23 Apr 1884, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1910, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F27216  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Sophia Catherine Steffler - Ancestry Public Member Tree

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. William Hass

      The death of Mrs. Sophia Hass, widow of Mr. William Hass, occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George Haffner, Sunnyside, on Monday morning at two o'clock after a year's illness.

      Mrs. Hass was born in Woolwich township and was in her 76th year. She was predeceased by her husband 19 years ago.

      Surviving are two sons one step-son and three daughters, Messrs. Ivin Hass, Kitchener, Norman Hass of Preston, Henry Seiling of Elmira and Mrs. George Haffner, Sunnyside, Mrs. Elven Koch, Elmira and Mrs. Got. Gutzki of Breslau.

      Also surviving are two brothers, Jacob Steffler and David Steffler of Elmira and two sisters, Mrs. Daniel Fries of Kitchener and Mrs. E. Selling of Si. Jacobs and fourteen grand-children.

      The funeral takes place this (Thursday) afternoon at two o'clock with a service at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Haffner, Sunnyside. Interment will be made at Shantz Station.

  • Sources 
    1. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-6 Page 9.

    2. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2 Page 23.

    3. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 13 Page 6.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Sophia Caty Steffler Born: Woolwich Age: 21 Est. Birth: abt 1860 Father: Lorenz Steffler Mother: Elisabeth Brown married John Siling Age:: 33 Est. Birth: abt 1848 Born: Hessen Germany Father: Henry Siling married 9 Jan 1881 Marriage Place: Waterloo, St. Jacobs

    5. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 3 Page 22.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117630851/sophia-catharine-hass.

    7. [S2431] Census - Canada - 1891, Census Place: Woolwich, Waterloo North, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6375; Family No: 136.

    8. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Jacob Huttner - Minister of The Lutheran Evangelical Church In The Village of Preston report 65.
      Lorenz Stoffler, married Elisabeth Braun, both of Woolwich. 2 June 1846

    9. [S2508] Ancestry Public Member Trees.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Jan 1860 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Jan 1881 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Dec 1883 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Sep 1935 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Shantz Station, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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