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The German Catholic Settlers of Waterloo County THE GERMAN-FRENCH CATHOLIC SETTLERS OF WATERLOO COUNTY, ONTARIO Robert Wideen : 2020 Soufflenheim Genealogy Research and History www.soufflenheimgenealogy.com The German-French Catholic Settlers of Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada and Surrounding Counties - The Beginnings: 1824-1850’s. Compiled by Chris Bowman, 1991-2018 Most of the individuals in this work are from Alsace, mentioned 281 times, Baden, 245, and Bavaria, 62 times. Bas-Rhin is mentioned 165 times, Haut-Rhin 32. Soufflenheim, 92 times, and the nearby villages of Schirrhein 6 and Rountzenheim 20. New Germany in Ontario, the destination of a large number of emigrants from Soufflenheim, is found 388 times. 1883 Map of Waterloo County, Ontario. New Germany center right. CONTENTS The German-French Catholic Settlers Of Waterloo County, Ontario ........................................................... 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 2 Index of Names ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Biographies ................................................................................................................................................ 5 A - D ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 E - H ......................................................................................................................................................... 33 I - L ........................................................................................................................................................... 64 M - P ........................................................................................................................................................ 84 Q - T ......................................................................................................................................................... 97 U - Z ....................................................................................................................................................... 126 Early Catholic Settlers ........................................................................................................................... 146 Appendices ............................................................................................................................................... 151 Early Waterloo German Catholic Baptisms: 1830-1838 ........................................................................ 151 Early Waterloo German Catholic Marriages: 1832-1839 ...................................................................... 159 Waterloo Naturalization Registers 1828-1850....................................................................................... 162 German Catholics in Ontario : The Rev. J. A. Lenhard ......................................................................... 163 INTRODUCTION The following sources were used in the compilation of this work: • Dundas Ontario Catholic Records: 1830-1835 (Father's Cullen and Cassidy) • Waterloo County Catholic Records: 1837-1847 (Father's Wiriath and Schnieder} • Individual Churches: 1847-1860, Guelph, New Germany, Elmira, Preston, New Hamburg, St. Agatha, St. Clements, St. Marys (Berlin). • St. Louis Church, Buffalo: 1828-mid-1830's • Bas-Rhin Church and Civil Records: 1600's-1830's • Baden Records: 1600's-1830's • Heads of Household: 1826-1840's • Heads of Household USA: 1820’s-1840’s • 1850 Census USA • 1851/1852 Census • 1861 Census • 1871 Census • 1881 Census • Naturalization Records: 1830's and 1840's • Castle Garden and Ancestry: Ship Lists • Newspapers • Wills and Estates • Various Books in My Collection Explanations • About=don’t have the birth • Exact date=have the record • {Brackets after names=Wife/Wives} • Died in New Germany=death record in New Germany church records INDEX OF NAMES The following surnames are listed: Index of Names Adam-Eschbach Fach-Koerner Koester-Schickler Schiebel-Zuber Adam Fach Koester Schiebel Ady Fahrer Kohler Schiel Affholder Fady-Fedy-Fahty Koller Schill Albrecht Fehrenbach Koenig Schistel Allgeier Feth-Fath Kormann Schlosser Alt Feuerstein-Firestein-Firestone Kreamer Schmaus Ament Fischer Kroetsch Schmidt Ancel-Ansel Flach Kuhn Schmitt Andres Flachs Kuhry Schmuck Andrich Foerster Kunemann Schneider Anstett Fohner Kunkel Schnitzler Armbraster Forwell-Forawell Kuntz Schnurr Arnold Fornwald-Vornwald Kurtz Schoeffter Aspenleiter Fortney Kustner Schon Bachman Frank Kuttler Schopp Balk Frederich Lambertus Schratz Ball Freiberger-Freyberger Lambrix Schroeder Bartholomi-Bartholomy Frenzel Lang Schuett Batte Friedman Langenfelder Schuhmacher Bauer Fritz Laporte Schuller Baumann Frolich Lauber Schutter Bechtel Fuchs-Fix Lauinger Schuttler Beck Fuhry-Fuhri Lehmann Schutz Becker Gatschine Leich Schwab Beingesser Gattler Leichtnam Schwartz Beisang Gehl Linhardt Schwartzenberg{Er} Beitz Geiger Lettner Schwob Benninger Gerber Letzkus Seck-Siek Berberich Gies Liebler Seifried Berger Giesler Linseman Seiler Bernhardt Gilles Lobsinger Seitz Berst-Bersch Girodat Lorentz Selb Bester Gless Mahler Siefert Bieth Goetz Marstadt Sigara-Seeger? Bildstein Graff Martin Speilmacher Binder Grasser Martini Spetz Bitschy Grein-Green Massel Spitzig Bisch Greiner Mathies Steffler Bischoff Greyerbiehl Mattel Steinmuller Blattner-Blatner Groh Mauer Stemmler Bleiler Gross May Stemmer Bleily Gruber Meyer-Mayer-Meier Stoesser Blondy Hahn Mertz Stohr-Starr Boegel Haid-Heid-Heyd Messner Strack Boehler Halk Mickler Strasser Bohm Halm Mihm Straub Bommer-Bummer-Boomer Halter Miller Strauss Bonn-Bohn Hart Mittelholtz Stroeder Boppre Hartman Montag Stumpf Borho Hassenteufel-Haas Mosack Sum-Sohm Boschert Hauck Mosberger Trendel Bossenberger Haus-Hauss Moser Thoman Bott Hauser Muller Thomasing Braun Heckendorn Munch Trautmann Brehler Heckler Nauer Trendel Breig Heimler Neubecker Tschirhardt Brenner Held Neumaier-Newmeyer Uberschlag Brick Helm Noll Uhrich Brohman Henhoeffer Oberle Unger Bruder Hergott Obrecht-Obright Vath Bruxer Herman Ochs-Oaks Vatter Buchel Herres Ohlheiser Veidenheimer-Weidenheimer Burbach Herrick Oloan-O’lone Vogel Bury Herringer Opperman Voegele Busch Hertel Otterbein Vogt Chapman Hesch Philips-Phillips Voisin Choppin Hess Phillipi Voll Christman Hesterman Pierre-Peter-Petri Vonhatten Clor Hinsberger Priester Vurpillat Coloski Hoch Paul Wadel Compass Hoffman Querin Waechter Conrad Hohlrad Rau-Row Wagner Critz Hollinger Reiber Walter Dam Hornberger Reidel Weber Danzer-Dantzer Huber Reinhardt Weibel Daub Hubsweiller-Hubschwiller Reiter-Raider Weiler Dauberger Huck Rellinger Weinstein Dehlen-Dohlen-Dahlen Hummel Rettinger Weis Dehler Hund Rich Welhauser Dentinger-Dettinger Ibach Riedel Weltin Dettenberger Illig Ries-Reis Weltzer Dettinger Illerbrun Roll Wendling Detzler Jaeckel-Jaegele Rombach Westenhoffer Diebold Jaeg Roth Wey Diemert Jantz Rumig Wiest Dieter Joseph Rummelhardt Wild Dietrich Jost-Yost Runstadtler Willig-Willich Dill-Diehl Kaiser Ruth Willy Ditner Karges Rutz Wilhelm Doerr Kartes Saakel Winter Doll Keller Saeman Winterberger-Winterberg Dopp Kieffer Sand Wirtz Dorschel Kieswetter Sattler Wisser Dorscht-Dorsch Kipper Sauer Wittmayer-Wittmeier Dosman-Dossman Kirchner Schaefer Yost-Jost Druar Kittel Schaffer Zettel Eberle Klein Schagene Zimmer Eberlin Kloepfer Schall Zimmerman Eckenswiller-Eckensweiller Knipschild-Knipschield Schaller Zinger Ellert Knittel Scharbach Zuber Emil Knophler Schatz Ernewein Kocher Schell Ernst Koebel Scherer Eschbach-Esbaugh Koerner Schickler BIOGRAPHIES Family histories of hundreds of early Catholic emigrants and pioneers in Waterloo County, Ontario. Thousands of individuals are mentioned. Listed by surname from A-Z. A - D Ignatius Adam {about 1832-1907}, son of Joseph Adam and Magdalena Thoman who were married in Soufflenheim, Bas Rhin, Alsace in 1830, married Rosalie Hauss {about 1835-1903}, daughter of Hieronimus Hauss and Maria Anna Schwob of Drusenheim, Bas Rhin, Alsace, in 1857 in New Germany. Children born between 1858 and 1880 include Theresa {about 1858} {Adam Starr, son of Ambrose Starr and Rosalie Affholder}, Joseph {1860}, Magdalena {1863} {Michael Brohman, son of Gotlieb Brohman and Catharine Lauber}, Ignatz {about 1866}, Xavier {about 1868} Mary {about 1869} {Rueben Antiknap?}, Albert {about 1873} {Mary Reinhardt, daughter of Henry Reinhardt and Sarah Seifried}, Rosalie {about 1874}, Johanna {about 1878} {William Ott, son of Henry Ott and Catharine Oswald} and John {1880}. Joseph Adam {about 1836 in France-1898 in Waterloo County} a potter, and wife Maria Loebig {?}{about 1836-1882}, of Hesse, Germany, were married in 1856 and by 1861 were residing in Woolwich Township. Children include John {about 1858}{Helena Starr, daughter of Gallus Starr and Mary Ann Hertel}, Susan {about 1860}{Jacob Weber, son of Christopher Weber and Agatha Bethon}, Catharine {about 1862}{Charles Gies, son of William Gies and Catharine Voisin}, Joseph {about 1864}{Mary Knittel, daughter of Magnus Knittel and Catharine Schickler}, Caroline {about 1866}, Wilhelmina {about 1868}, Mary Ann {about 1870}{Louis Moser, son of John Moser and Magdalena Kroetsch. By 1871 this family was residing in Wellesley Township. Note: Joseph Adam is likely related to the above Ignatius Adam {about 1832-1907}. The town of Soufflenheim
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