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

Jacobena "Bena" Bender[1]

Female 1889 - 1959  (70 years)


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  • Name Jacobena "Bena" Bender 
    Born 1 Jun 1889  East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Name Bena Bender 
    Name Jacobena "Bena" Lichti 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-77794 
    Died 25 Dec 1959  Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried East Zorra Amish Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I77794  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father David M. Bender,   b. 28 Jan 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1935, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Barbara Zehr,   b. 20 Feb 1869, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1938, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 6 Dec 1887  [3
    Family ID F20287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Noah S. Lichti,   b. 1 Oct 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1963  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 13 Jan 1908  [2
    Children 
     1. Barbara Louisa Lichti,   b. 1 Jun 1910, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     2. Emmanuel David Lichti,   b. 1911,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Julius Lichti,   b. 1916,   d. 1994  (Age 78 years)
     4. Willis Noah Lichti,   b. 1918,   d. 2011  (Age 93 years)
     5. Anne Jacobena Lichti,   b. 25 Jun 1920, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 2019, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
     6. Laverne Lichti,   b. 22 May 1922, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1993, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     7. Magdalena Lichti,   b. 28 May 1924
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F21332  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Lichti, Jacobena, daughter of David M. and Barbara (Zehr) Bender, was born June 1, 1889, near Tavistock, Ont.; died Dec. 25, 1959, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Wagler, Shakespeare, Ont.; aged 70 y. 6 m. 25 d. On Jan. 12, 1909, she was married to Noah S. Lichti, who survives. Also surviving are 7 sons and 4 daughters (David, Julius, Willis, and Laverne, New Hamburg, Ont.; Nicklas and Louis, Shakespeare; Albert, Woodstock, Ont.; Barbara--Mrs. Allan Bast and Annie--Mrs. Elmer Roth, Baden, Ont.; Magdalena--Mrs. Emerson Wagler, Shakespeare; and Catherine-Mrs. Floyd Steinman, Bright, Ont.), 48 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, one brother (Peter), and 2 sisters (Kate--Mrs. Joel Allbrecht, Tavistock; and Annie--Mrs. Simon Helmuth, ____, Calif.). She was preceded in death by 4 grandchildren. She was a lifelong member of the East Zorra A.M. Church, where funeral services were conducted by Vernon Zehr, Dan Wagler, and Henry Yantzi; burial in adjoining cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Vol LIII Number 27 - July 5, 1960 - Page 615, 616

  • Sources 
    1. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), obituary of Laverne Lichti - 13 Jan 1993.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 5, 1960 - Obituary of Jacobena Bender.

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 16,1935 - obituary of David Bender.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Jun 1889 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Dec 1959 - Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - East Zorra Amish Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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