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

Stephen "Severin" Schaefter

Male 1821 - 1878  (~ 58 years)


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  • Name Stephen "Severin" Schaefter 
    Born Between 1820 and 1821  Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Name Sepherine Schaefter  [2
    Name Severin Schaefter  [3
    Name Zephirin Schoefter 
    Occupation 1852  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    farmer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-112793 
    Died 1 Oct 1878 
    Person ID I112793  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Philip Schaefter,   b. 1778, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1873, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Mother Maria Magdalena "Magdalena" Siegfried,   b. CA 1790, Of, Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1861  (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Family ID F44681  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Masbara "Barbara" Wurstlein,   b. Between 1820 and 1821, , Bavaria, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1878  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Married 8 Nov 1847  St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Lodson? Schaefter,   b. 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Balzer Schefter,   b. 8 Jan 1848, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     3. Mary Schaefter,   b. 1849, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Susannah Schoefter,   b. 20 Feb 1849, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1926, Dashwood, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     5. Andreas "Andrew" Schaefter,   b. 6 Oct 1855, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1899, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     6. Joseph Schafter,   b. 1860, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1931  (Age 71 years)
     7. Clemens Schefter,   b. 13 Feb 1865, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1937, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F8199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 1 Pg 8.
      Sefan SHEFTER Farmer born France Roman Catholic 31
      Barbara SHEFTER born Germany Roman Catholic 28
      Sober SHEFTER born Canada Roman Catholic 3
      Mary SHEFTER born Canada Roman Catholic 2

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011317-81.
      John Ball, 40, Occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley, Res. Wellesley Twp, Widower, son of Nicholas Ball and Elizabeth Steffler married Mary Schaefter, 30, b. Pilkington, Res. Pilkington Twp, Wellington Co., daughter of Sepherine Schaefter and Barbara Wursttein, Witness(es): John Meyer, Elizabeth Reidel, Odilia Esbaugh all of Wellesley Twp and Joseph Schaefter of Pilkington Twp, 26 April 1881 in St. Clements.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Josephine Lehnen Born: Woolwich Age: 24 Father: Franz Lehnen Mother: Teirsia Lehnen Born: abt 1857 Spouse: Andrew Shefter Age: 25 born: Pilkington Father: Leverin Shefter Mother: Barbara Shefter married 1 Mar 1881

    4. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 1 Pg 8.

    5. [S91] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Maryhill - St. Boniface Roman Catholic [found cited on various sources on the internet and family histories], Rev. Bernard Fritsch.
      Severinus Schaefter d/o Philip Schaefter & Magdalena Siegfried married 8 Nov 1847 to Barbara Wuerstlein d/o Andreas Wurstlein & Barbara Finzl. witnesses: John Theobald Wadel, Philip Schaefter, [Schaefter from Alsace, Wuerstlein from Bavaria]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Between 1820 and 1821 - Soufflenheim, District of Haguenau, Alsace, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Nov 1847 - St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1852 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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