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Heinrich Metz "Henry" Schneider

Male 1865 - 1951  (85 years)


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  • Name Heinrich Metz "Henry" Schneider 
    Born 22 Sep 1865  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Christened 3 Dec 1865  Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gender Male 
    Name Henry Metz Schneider 
    Residence 1896  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Farmer 
    Residence 117 Chestnut St., Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-40672 
    Died 23 Feb 1951  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Person ID I40672  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Johann Christof "Christopher" Schneider,   b. 27 Aug 1831, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Anna Elizabeth Metz,   b. 2 Aug 1832, Niederofleiden, Hessen-Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 26 Apr 1857  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F10061  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louisa Lehnen,   b. 8 Jan 1865, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Feb 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1896  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Children 
     1. Edith Louisa Schneider,   b. 10 Apr 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
     2. Emil John Henry Schneider,   b. 5 Aug 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Anna Elizabeth Schneider,   b. 5 Aug 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     4. Alberta "Dora" Schneider,   b. 8 Oct 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 2000, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
     5. David Frederick Schneider,   b. 25 Mar 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F10576  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Heinrich Metz "Henry" Schneider
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  • Notes 
    • Henry M. SCHNEIDER, 85, of 117 Chestnut Street, died yesterday at the Elmira Private Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was a native of Waterloo Township, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Schneider. He was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd. His marriage to Louise Lehnen, who survives took place in Kitchener 55 years ago.

      Surviving besides his wife are two sons,Emil and David Schneider, both of Kitchener, two daughters, Mrs. Gordon (Edith) McPhail, Kitchener and Miss Alberta Schneider, Kitchener, one brother William Schneider, Kitchener, and six grandchildren and one great- granddaughter. One daughter Anna, died in infancy. The funeral will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the Ratz Bechtel Funeral Home to Mount Hope Cemetery. Rev. D. P. Johnson will officiate. The body is resting at the funeral home


      KITCHENER-WATERLOO RECORD Saturday February 24, 1951 P.5

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-8 Page 2.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Louisa Lehnen Born: Canada Age: 31 Father: Gottfried Lehnen Mother: Elizabeth Knarr Born: abt 1865 Spouse: Henry Schneider Age: 29 born: Berlin Father: Christopher Schneider Mother: Anna E Metz Schneider married 10 Jun 1896, Berlin

    3. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), February 24, 1951 - Obituary of Henry M. Schneider.

    4. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Henry Schneider Age: 29 res: Berlin Place of Birth: Berlin Names of Parents: Christ. Schneider & Anna Elisab. Metz Name: Louisa Lehnen Age: 31 res: Woolwich Tp. Place of Birth: Woolwich Tp. Names of Parents: Gottfried Lehnen & Elisabeth Knarr Name: William Schneider res: Berlin Name: Anna Lehnen res: Woolwich Date of Marriage: June 10, 1896 Berlin

    5. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Heinrich b. 22 Sep 1865, bapt. 3 Dec 1865, s/o Christoph & Anna Elis. Schneider

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1865). Heinrich Metz “Henry” Schneider (1865-1951) -... Retrieved 3 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154798654/heinrich-metz-schneider.

    7. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Christoph Schneider Res: Berlin Occupation: Joiner Anna Metz Res: Berlin married 26 Apr 1857 Waterloo Twp. by Banns Witnesses: Nicholas Metz & Conrad Rothermill

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Sep 1865 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 3 Dec 1865 - Church Of New Jerusalem, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1896 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Jun 1896 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Feb 1951 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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