Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Adam Burr Hoffer

Male 1871 - 1951  (79 years)


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  • Name Adam Burr Hoffer 
    Born 25 Oct 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1897  Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    cabinet maker 
    Residence 1908  Southampton, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Occupation 1911  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Baker 
    Residence 1911  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Evangelical 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Cabinet Maker, Furniture Factory 
    Residence 1921  110 Chestnut Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-197521 
    Died 2 Oct 1951  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I197521  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Nicholas Hoffer,   b. 15 May 1829, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1908, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Catharine Bohr,   b. 24 Jun 1829, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 12 Aug 1855  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F1280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Miller,   b. 12 Jan 1870, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 9 Jun 1897  Bentinck Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Clarence Clayton Hoffer,   b. 9 Sep 1898, , , Ontario County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1983, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     2. Emerald Leslie Hoffer,   b. Feb 1900, Southampton Cemetery, Southampton, Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1996, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 95 years)
     3. Orval Alvin Hoffer,   b. 13 Jan 1902, Southampton, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     4. Homer Franklin "Tony" Hoffer,   b. 13 Nov 1904, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1998, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F187384  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 52.

    2. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 5.

    3. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 13.

    4. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 27 Page 5.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211751265/adam-burr-hoffer.

    6. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Adam Hoffer
      Gender:Male
      Birth Date:25 Oct 1871
      Birth Place: Woolwich, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Father:Nicolaus Hoffer - farmer - Woolwich
      Mother:Catharine Burr

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Adam Hoffer
      Age:25
      Birth Year:abt 1872
      Birth Place:Ontario
      Occ: cabinet maker - Chesley
      Marriage Date:9 Jun 1897
      Marriage Place:Bentinck, Grey, Ontario, Canada
      Father:Nicholas Hoffer
      Mother:Catharine Hoffer
      Spouse:Elizabeth Miller
      Age 27
      Res: Chesley
      B. Ontario,
      d/o Henry and Jacobine Miller

    8. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Nicholas Hoffer - May 28, 1908.

    9. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Nicholaus Hofer, labourer, res Waterloo married 12 Aug 1855 Berlin to Catherine Bohr.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Oct 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1908 - Southampton, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Baker - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Cabinet Maker, Furniture Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Oct 1951 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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