Frederick Witt1,2,3,4

M, #13301, b. 23 October 1823, d. 12 January 1912
Father*Daniel Witte3,5 b. 1794, d. 26 Mar 1892
Mother*Sophie Thom3,5 b. 20 Aug 1802, d. 22 Nov 1870
Last Edited16 May 2023
     He was born on 23 October 1823 at Schonfelde, Arnswalde, Frankfurt am Oder, Prussia (modern Germany).3,6,4,7 Frederick married Johanna Dorethea Louise Biesenthal circa 1841.3,8,7
     Frederick Witt died on 12 January 1912 at Locksley, Alice Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 88.5,3
     He immigrated in 1859 Witte - Witt database posted by Gordon Wilkinson:

1. Started 1857 in Hamburg, landed in Quebec City, went to Kitchener then on to Pembroke.
2. Source: Heather Ruth (Witt) Knight.... says: Died Jan 12, 1912, buried Jan 15, 1912.
3. Obituary in my files - translated to English from German. [Source: Heather Ruth Witt Knight]
4. Census Returns 1861 - Canada West, 349-Alice Township, Dist.13 Township of Alice, Renfrew County, page 13, line 13.
5. Film # T-6365, 1891 Census of Canada
Prov. of Ontario Dist. 113 Renfrew North S. Dist. #8
Alice & Fraser Township page.1 (taken 5 May 1891)
last/first/sex/ge/status/born in/birth/mother/religion/occupation
Witt/Frederick/m/m/36/head/Germany/German/German/Lutheran/farmer
Witt/Dora/f/m/36/w/Germany/German/German/Lutheran/-
Witt/Louise/f/12/-/d/Ontario/-/-/-/-
Witt/Annie/f/11/-/d/Ontario/-/-/-/-
Witt/August/m/11/-/s/Ontario/-/-/-/-
Witt/Frederick/m/3/-/s/Ontario/-/-/-/-
Witt/William/m/1/-/s/Ontario/-/-/-/-
Witt/Frederick/m/68/w/father/Germany/Germany/German/Luth/farmer <====
6. In an 1860 Report of A.C. Buchanan, Esq, Cheif Emigration Agent Report [PAAP JV 7204 A3 1860, page 18]
Fried Witt entered his land [Lot 15, Conc B] in the spring of 1859 and leared eight acres of land.
7. Manor Farm Schoenfeld, Arnswalde County, Brandenburg Province, Kingdom of Prussia.
8. Obituary says: d. 30th January 1912 at 88 years, 3 months and 27 days.9
     Fredrick and Louisa Witt appeared on the 1871 Canadian Census of Alice Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, enumerated 2 April 1871. Fredrick was described as a farmer. Their children, Fredrick and John, were listed as living with them.7
     Frederick Witt appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Renfrew County, Ontario, enumerated 4 April 1881, described as described as Lutheran and a Farmer. His son Frederick was listed as living with him. As well as his daughter-in-law, Anne Witt and granddaughter, Eliza Witt. Note that the census image is so faint that information should be considered tentative.4

Family

Johanna Dorethea Louise Biesenthal b. c 1821, d. 16 Dec 1877
Children

Citations

  1. [S247] Olga Lewis, compiler, Renfrew County Marriages - Volume 2 - 1876-1880 (Renfrew, Ontario: Olga Lewis, March 1997), Witt/Noack --; 1878 - Page 10, # 59, Registration Number 009616. Hereinafter cited as Renfrew County Marriages 1876-1880.
  2. [S516] My Witt Genealogy Page, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/">Geocities Archive - Witt, etc. home page, Frederick Witt, b. Oct. 23, 1823, Schonfelde, Sammenthin, Arnswalde, Frankfurt am Oder, Germany; d. Jan. 12, 1912, Locksley, Ontario, Canada; http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/daniel.html. Hereinafter cited as My Witt Genealogy Page.
  3. [S549] 869741 re: Yourth & Witt , Ancestry.com, obsolete URL; "This family tree is no longer available on ancestry.com, but a similar tree appears to be included on the WikiTree website"; cited as "869741 re: Yourth & Witt.
  4. [S7465] Frederick Witt household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Alice & Fraser, Renfrew North, Ontario; Page: 43; Family: 181, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Film: C-13234.
  5. [S516] My Witt Genealogy Page, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/">Geocities Archive - Witt, etc. home page.
  6. [S516] My Witt Genealogy Page, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/">Geocities Archive - Witt, etc. home page, Frederick Witt - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/daniel.html
  7. [S11542] Fredrick Witt household, 02 April 1871 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Alice & Fraser (townships), North Renfrew, Ontario; Page: 61; Family No: 202, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-10022.
  8. [S516] My Witt Genealogy Page, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/">Geocities Archive - Witt, etc. home page, Frederick Witt ... married Johanna Dorethea Louise Biesenthal... m: Abt. 1841.
  9. [S740] Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1997-2002 © Marjorie P. Kohli, Prussian Immigrants Into The Ottawa Area (marj/genealogy/germanottawa.html: http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/, unknown publish date), Name of the Settler - Fried. Witt; His Place of Nativity - Schonfelde; The Township - Arnswalde; Government District - Frankfurt on Oder; When Entered - Spr'g '59; No. of Acres cleared since - 10; No. of lots - 16; Concession - B; The Township in County of Renfrew - Alice.
  10. [S267] Gordon Wilkinson, online no longer available on-line, Gordon Wilkinson (Ontario), downloaded April 2001.
  11. [S516] My Witt Genealogy Page, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/">Geocities Archive - Witt, etc. home page, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/daniel3.html
  12. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Frederick Charles Witt & Anna Noack.
  13. [S1350] Ontario Vital Statistics Project - Marriages, online Ontario Vital Statistics Project - Marriages, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/renf78.htm -- 9616-78. Hereinafter cited as ON Vital Statistics Project.

Anna Noack1,2,3,4

F, #13302, b. 11 March 1861, d. 1 October 1883
Father*Wilhelm Noack5,6 b. c 1843
Mother*Wilhelmina (?)7,5,6 b. c 1833
Last Edited12 Jun 2021
     She was born on 11 March 1861 at Prussia/Preußen (modern Germany).3,5,6,8 Anna married Frederick Charles Witt on 26 April 1878 at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (Locksley), Alice Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.9,1,10,11,4,5,6,8
     Anna Noack died on 1 October 1883 at Alice Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 22. Her husband, Fred registered her passing twice. Once as Annie Noack, died on Oct 1, and registered on Oct 2 (according to Ontario Death Registration 015166.) J M Kennedy was the registrar. The other was a later registration in 1884, giving the date of death as Oct 5, 1883 and not given in person, but referenced Frederick Witt. (according to Ontario Death Registration 016414.) J M Kennedy was again the registrar.3,12,13 The informant on her death registration was her husband, Fred Witt.12 The cause of her death was given as a poisonous absess.12
     Anna Noack was buried at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (Locksley), Alice Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.3
     She was commonly known as Annie on her death registration.12
     Anne appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Renfrew County, Ontario, in the household of Frederick Witt.8
     In the obituary of Louisa Debursey who died 23 August 1935, her parents, Fred Witt and Mrs. Fred Witt were listed or implied as predeceased.14
     Research notes (May 2021):
Are Anna Noack and Anna Noack the same person? This would mean that William Noack was not the father of Anna Noack.15

Family

Frederick Charles Witt b. 15 Oct 1855, d. 10 Jun 1893
Marriage*Anna married Frederick Charles Witt on 26 April 1878 at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (Locksley), Alice Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.9,1,10,11,4,5,6,8 
Children

Citations

  1. [S267] Gordon Wilkinson, online no longer available on-line, Gordon Wilkinson (Ontario), downloaded April 2001.
  2. [S516] My Witt Genealogy Page, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/">Geocities Archive - Witt, etc. home page, Carl Friedrich Witt ...married Anna Noack; http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/daniel3.html. Hereinafter cited as My Witt Genealogy Page.
  3. [S530] Canadian Gravemarker Gallery (in transition) , Canadian Gravemarker Gallery (See Canada Gen Web's Cemetery Project), Search page for Canada Gen Web's Cemetery Project; "After July 31, 2017, many links were broken. Search Canada GenWEB since content is being indexed and slowly moved to this site. I will replace links as time permits"; cited as "Canadian Gravemarker Gallery., Anna Witt née Noack
    Grave MarkerTranscription:
    Anna Witt geb Noack Geb 11 Maerz 1861 - Gest 1 Oct 1883.
  4. [S549] 869741 re: Yourth & Witt , Ancestry.com, obsolete URL; "This family tree is no longer available on ancestry.com, but a similar tree appears to be included on the WikiTree website"; cited as "869741 re: Yourth & Witt.
  5. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Frederick Charles Witt & Anna Noack.
  6. [S1350] Ontario Vital Statistics Project - Marriages, online Ontario Vital Statistics Project - Marriages, http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/renf78.htm -- 9616-78. Hereinafter cited as ON Vital Statistics Project.
  7. [S247] Olga Lewis, compiler, Renfrew County Marriages - Volume 2 - 1876-1880 (Renfrew, Ontario: Olga Lewis, March 1997). Hereinafter cited as Renfrew County Marriages 1876-1880.
  8. [S7465] Frederick Witt household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Alice & Fraser, Renfrew North, Ontario; Page: 43; Family: 181, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Film: C-13234.
  9. [S247] Olga Lewis, Renfrew County Marriages 1876-1880, Page 10; 59- WITT/NOACK.
  10. [S516] My Witt Genealogy Page, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/">Geocities Archive - Witt, etc. home page, Carl Friedrich Witt ... married Anna Noack m: Apr 26, 1878 Grace Lutheran, Locksley; Rev. Schroder.
  11. [S530] "Canadian Gravemarker Gallery", online Search page for Canada Gen Web's Cemetery Project: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~murrayp/…
  12. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Annie Noack.
  13. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: Annie Witt.
  14. [S11541] Mrs. Michael Debursey Dies in Pembroke Home, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 24 Aug 1935, Page 22, column 7 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Louisa Debursey nee Witt. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  15. [S2] Personal knowledge/research of Rick Moffat (Mesa, AZ 85207).
  16. [S516] My Witt Genealogy Page, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/">Geocities Archive - Witt, etc. home page, Louisa(Eliza) Witt b: Feb 06, 1879 in Ontario d: Aug 23, 1935 in Pembroke, Ontario
    http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/daniel4.html
  17. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Louisa Witt. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  18. [S516] My Witt Genealogy Page, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/">Geocities Archive - Witt, etc. home page, Anne Witt b: 1880
    http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/daniel4.html
  19. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Metilda Witt.

Thora Mary Louisa Witt1

F, #13303, b. 6 February 1879, d. 23 August 1935
Father*Frederick Charles Witt2,3,4,5,6,7,8 b. 15 Oct 1855, d. 10 Jun 1893
Mother*Anna Noack2,9,4,7,8 b. 11 Mar 1861, d. 1 Oct 1883
Last Edited12 Jun 2021
     She was born on 6 February 1879 at Alice Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.2,3,4,7,8 Alternatively, she may have been born in 1880 according to her gravemarker.10 Thora married Michael Debursey on 8 May 1901.11,1,12
     Thora Mary Louisa Witt died on 23 August 1935, at her home, at Pembroke, Alice Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 56.2,4,3,6,5 The informant on her death registration was her husband, Michael J. Debursey.6
      The cause of her death was given as acute heart failure.6
     Louisa Witt was buried on 25 August 1935 at St. Columba's Roman Catholic Cemetery - Block A1, Pembroke, Alice Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.10
     Eliza appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Renfrew County, Ontario, in the household of Frederick Witt.8
     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper The Ottawa Journal published in Ottawa, Ontario 24 August 1935:
Mrs. Michael Debursey Dies in Pembroke Home
     Special to the Journal
     PEMBROKE, Ont, Aug. 23rd--Mrs. Louisa Debursey, wife of Michael J. (Mick) Debursey, who operates a taxi business here, died suddenly at her home, 446 Miller street early this morning. News of her death came as a distinct shook to her many friends, she being apparently in good health;
     Mrs. Debursey was born in Alice Township, 64 years ago, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Witt, and lived in Pembroke since she was a girl. A devout Roman Catholic, she attended St John the Baptist Church and had numerous friends, who will mourn her passing deeply.
     Surviving beside her husband. are three sons, Ebbie, James and Aloysius, all at home; two daughters, Mrs. H. McLelland, Montreal and Miss Dorothy, at home; three brothers. August and William Witt, Pembroke, Fred Witt. Alice Township and one grandchild,
     The funeral is being held on Sunday afternoon from her residence to St. John the Baptist Church and burial will take place in the. church cemetery.5


     Research notes (16 October 2005):

     Add their children if a link to grandmother Anna Noack is established.13

Family

Michael James Debursey b. c 1880, d. 18 May 1947
Marriage*Thora married Michael Debursey on 8 May 1901.11,1,12 

Citations

  1. [S2937] Parish and Notional Records, Michael Debursey & Thora Mary Louisa Witt; , Marriage Date: 08 May 1901, Chapeau, Québec, Place of Worship or Institution: St-Alphonse, Québec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Montréal, Québec, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, USA. Hereinafter cited as Drouin Collection.
  2. [S267] Gordon Wilkinson, online no longer available on-line, Gordon Wilkinson (Ontario), downloaded April 2001.
  3. [S516] My Witt Genealogy Page, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/">Geocities Archive - Witt, etc. home page. Hereinafter cited as My Witt Genealogy Page.
  4. [S549] 869741 re: Yourth & Witt , Ancestry.com, obsolete URL; "This family tree is no longer available on ancestry.com, but a similar tree appears to be included on the WikiTree website"; cited as "869741 re: Yourth & Witt.
  5. [S11541] Mrs. Michael Debursey Dies in Pembroke Home, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 24 Aug 1935, Page 22, column 7 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Louisa Debursey nee Witt. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  6. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Louisa Debursey; Death: 23 Aug 1935, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
  7. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Louisa Witt. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  8. [S7465] Frederick Witt household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Alice & Fraser, Renfrew North, Ontario; Page: 43; Family: 181, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Film: C-13234.
  9. [S516] My Witt Genealogy Page, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/">Geocities Archive - Witt, etc. home page, Louisa(Eliza) Witt b: Feb 06, 1879 in Ontario d: Aug 23, 1935 in Pembroke, Ontario
    http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/daniel4.html
  10. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Canada Canada GenWeb's Cemetery Project: ON, St Columba's Roman Catholic Cemetery: Michael James DEBURSEY
    Grave marker transcription,
    In Memory of
    Michael James     1881 - 1947
    Louisa Witt His Wife     1880 - 1935
    Rest In Peace
    Erected by Elizabeth Debursey
    DEBURSEY. Hereinafter cited as Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario.
  11. [S516] My Witt Genealogy Page, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/">Geocities Archive - Witt, etc. home page, Louisa(Eliza) Wit...married Michael J. Debursey b: Abt. 1878 d: May 18, 1947.
  12. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Canada Canada GenWeb's Cemetery Project: ON, St Columba's Roman Catholic Cemetery: Michael James DEBURSEY
    Grave marker transcription,
    In Memory of
    Michael James     1881 - 1947
    Louisa Witt His Wife     1880 - 1935
    Rest In Peace
    Erected by Elizabeth Debursey
    DEBURSEY.
  13. [S2] Personal knowledge/research of Rick Moffat (Mesa, AZ 85207).

Henry David Debursey1

M, #13304, b. 1844, d. 1928
Last Edited9 Apr 2023
     He was born in 1844.1 Alternatively, he may have been born circa 1847 at USA according to the 1881 census.2 Henry married Margaret McMahon before 1880.3,4,2,5
     Henry David Debursey was buried at St. Columba's Roman Catholic Cemetery - Block A1, Pembroke, Alice Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.1
     Henry David Debursey died in 1928 at Ontario, Canada.1
     Henry and Margaret Debursey appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Pontiac County, Québec, Chichester, Pontiac, enumerated 4 April 1881. Henry was described as a Laborer and a Catholic. Their children, Michael and Anne, were listed as living with them.2 Henry Debursey was the informant on the death registration of his wife, Margaret Debursey, who died on 24 October 1922.5

Family

Margaret McMahon b. 1846, d. 24 Oct 1922
Marriage*Henry married Margaret McMahon before 1880.3,4,2,5 
Children

Citations

  1. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Canada Canada GenWeb's Cemetery Project: ON, St Columba's Roman Catholic Cemetery: Henry David DEBURSEY
    Grave marker transcription,
    DEBURSEY
    Henry David Debursey     1844 - 1928
    His Beloved Wife Margaret McMahon     1846 - 1922
    Ina Debursey     1891 - 1969

    Also an infant daughter. Hereinafter cited as Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario.
  2. [S11540] Henry Debursey household, 04 April 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Chichester, Pontiac, Quebec; Page: 6; Family No: 22, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13226.
  3. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.
  4. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Canada Canada GenWeb's Cemetery Project: ON, St Columba's Roman Catholic Cemetery: Margaret (McMahon) DEBURSEY
    Grave marker transcription,
    DEBURSEY
    Henry David Debursey     1844 - 1928
    His Beloved Wife Margaret McMahon     1846 - 1922
    Ina Debursey     1891 - 1969

    Also an infant daughter.
  5. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Margaret Debursey; Death: 24 Oct 1922, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
  6. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Canada Canada GenWeb's Cemetery Project: ON, St Columba's Roman Catholic Cemetery: (Infant Daughter) DEBURSEY
    Grave marker transcription,
    Henry David Debursey     1844 - 1928
    His Beloved Wife Margaret McMahon     1846 - 1922
    Ina Debursey     1891 - 1969

    Also an infant daughter.
  7. [S267] Gordon Wilkinson, online no longer available on-line, Gordon Wilkinson (Ontario), downloaded April 2001.
  8. [S516] My Witt Genealogy Page, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/">Geocities Archive - Witt, etc. home page. Hereinafter cited as My Witt Genealogy Page.
  9. [S549] 869741 re: Yourth & Witt , Ancestry.com, obsolete URL; "This family tree is no longer available on ancestry.com, but a similar tree appears to be included on the WikiTree website"; cited as "869741 re: Yourth & Witt.
  10. [S2937] Parish and Notional Records, Michael Debursey & Thora Mary Louisa Witt; , Marriage Date: 08 May 1901, Chapeau, Québec, Place of Worship or Institution: St-Alphonse, Québec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Montréal, Québec, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, USA. Hereinafter cited as Drouin Collection.
  11. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Canada Canada GenWeb's Cemetery Project: ON, St Columba's Roman Catholic Cemetery: Ina DEBURSEY
    Grave marker transcription,
    DEBURSEY
    Henry David Debursey     1844 - 1928
    His Beloved Wife Margaret McMahon     1846 - 1922
    Ina Debursey     1891 - 1969

    Also an infant daughter.

Margaret McMahon1,2,3,4

F, #13305, b. 1846, d. 24 October 1922
Father*Pat McMahon1
Last Edited9 Apr 2023
     She was born in 1846 at Ireland.4,3,1 Margaret married Henry David Debursey before 1880.5,3,4,1
     Margaret Debursey died on 24 October 1922 at Pembroke, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Death Registration 028599.1 The informant on her death registration was her husband, Henry Debursey.1
     Margaret McMahon was buried on 26 October 1922 at St. Columba's Roman Catholic Cemetery - Block A1, Pembroke, Alice Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.1,3
     Henry and Margaret Debursey appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Pontiac County, Québec, at Chichester, Pontiac, enumerated 4 April 1881. Henry was described as a Laborer and a Catholic. Their children, Michael and Anne, were listed as living with them.4

Family

Henry David Debursey b. 1844, d. 1928
Children

Citations

  1. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Margaret Debursey; Death: 24 Oct 1922, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
  2. [S2937] Parish and Notional Records, Michael Debursey & Thora Mary Louisa Witt; , Marriage Date: 08 May 1901, Chapeau, Québec, Place of Worship or Institution: St-Alphonse, Québec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Montréal, Québec, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, USA. Hereinafter cited as Drouin Collection.
  3. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Canada Canada GenWeb's Cemetery Project: ON, St Columba's Roman Catholic Cemetery: Margaret (McMahon) DEBURSEY
    Grave marker transcription,
    DEBURSEY
    Henry David Debursey     1844 - 1928
    His Beloved Wife Margaret McMahon     1846 - 1922
    Ina Debursey     1891 - 1969

    Also an infant daughter. Hereinafter cited as Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario.
  4. [S11540] Henry Debursey household, 04 April 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Chichester, Pontiac, Quebec; Page: 6; Family No: 22, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13226.
  5. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.
  6. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Canada Canada GenWeb's Cemetery Project: ON, St Columba's Roman Catholic Cemetery: (Infant Daughter) DEBURSEY
    Grave marker transcription,
    Henry David Debursey     1844 - 1928
    His Beloved Wife Margaret McMahon     1846 - 1922
    Ina Debursey     1891 - 1969

    Also an infant daughter.
  7. [S267] Gordon Wilkinson, online no longer available on-line, Gordon Wilkinson (Ontario), downloaded April 2001.
  8. [S516] My Witt Genealogy Page, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/">Geocities Archive - Witt, etc. home page. Hereinafter cited as My Witt Genealogy Page.
  9. [S549] 869741 re: Yourth & Witt , Ancestry.com, obsolete URL; "This family tree is no longer available on ancestry.com, but a similar tree appears to be included on the WikiTree website"; cited as "869741 re: Yourth & Witt.
  10. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Canada Canada GenWeb's Cemetery Project: ON, St Columba's Roman Catholic Cemetery: Ina DEBURSEY
    Grave marker transcription,
    DEBURSEY
    Henry David Debursey     1844 - 1928
    His Beloved Wife Margaret McMahon     1846 - 1922
    Ina Debursey     1891 - 1969

    Also an infant daughter.

Michael James Debursey1

M, #13306, b. circa 1880, d. 18 May 1947
Father*Henry David Debursey2,3,4,5,6 b. 1844, d. 1928
Mother*Margaret McMahon2,3,4,5,6 b. 1846, d. 24 Oct 1922
Last Edited26 May 2021
     He was born circa 1880 at Québec, Canada, since he was age 1 in the 1881 census.6 Alternatively, he may have been born in 1881 according to his grave marker.1 Michael married Thora Mary Louisa Witt on 8 May 1901.7,5,1
     Michael James Debursey died on 18 May 1947.2,7,4,1
     Michael James Debursey was buried at St. Columba's Roman Catholic Cemetery - Block A1, Pembroke, Alice Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.1
     Michael Debursey appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Pontiac County, Québec in the household of his parents, Henry and Margaret Debursey.6 Michael J. Debursey, of Pembroke, was the informant on the death registration of his wife, Thora Mary Louisa Debursey, who died on 23 August 1935.8
     In the obituary of Louisa Debursey who died 23 August 1935, her husband, Michael J. Debursey, was listed as a survivor.9
     Research notes (16 October 2005):

     Add their children if a link to grandmother Anna Noack is established.10

Family

Thora Mary Louisa Witt b. 6 Feb 1879, d. 23 Aug 1935
Marriage*Michael married Thora Mary Louisa Witt on 8 May 1901.7,5,1 

Citations

  1. [S3160] Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, online Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario, Canada Canada GenWeb's Cemetery Project: ON, St Columba's Roman Catholic Cemetery: Michael James DEBURSEY
    Grave marker transcription,
    In Memory of
    Michael James     1881 - 1947
    Louisa Witt His Wife     1880 - 1935
    Rest In Peace
    Erected by Elizabeth Debursey
    DEBURSEY. Hereinafter cited as Canada GenWeb Cemetery Project - Ontario.
  2. [S267] Gordon Wilkinson, online no longer available on-line, Gordon Wilkinson (Ontario), downloaded April 2001.
  3. [S516] My Witt Genealogy Page, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/">Geocities Archive - Witt, etc. home page. Hereinafter cited as My Witt Genealogy Page.
  4. [S549] 869741 re: Yourth & Witt , Ancestry.com, obsolete URL; "This family tree is no longer available on ancestry.com, but a similar tree appears to be included on the WikiTree website"; cited as "869741 re: Yourth & Witt.
  5. [S2937] Parish and Notional Records, Michael Debursey & Thora Mary Louisa Witt; , Marriage Date: 08 May 1901, Chapeau, Québec, Place of Worship or Institution: St-Alphonse, Québec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Montréal, Québec, Ancestry.com, Provo, Utah, USA. Hereinafter cited as Drouin Collection.
  6. [S11540] Henry Debursey household, 04 April 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Chichester, Pontiac, Quebec; Page: 6; Family No: 22, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13226.
  7. [S516] My Witt Genealogy Page, online http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/4616/">Geocities Archive - Witt, etc. home page, Louisa(Eliza) Wit...married Michael J. Debursey b: Abt. 1878 d: May 18, 1947.
  8. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Louisa Debursey; Death: 23 Aug 1935, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
  9. [S11541] Mrs. Michael Debursey Dies in Pembroke Home, The Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa, Ontario, 24 Aug 1935, Page 22, column 7 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: Louisa Debursey nee Witt. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Citizen.
  10. [S2] Personal knowledge/research of Rick Moffat (Mesa, AZ 85207).

Anne Debursey1

F, #13307, b. February 1881
Father*Henry David Debursey1 b. 1844, d. 1928
Mother*Margaret McMahon1 b. 1846, d. 24 Oct 1922
Last Edited26 May 2021
     She was born in February 1881 at Québec, Canada.1
     Anne Debursey appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Pontiac County, Québec in the household of her parents, Henry and Margaret Debursey.1

Citations

  1. [S11540] Henry Debursey household, 04 April 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Chichester, Pontiac, Quebec; Page: 6; Family No: 22, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13226.

Ferdinand Herman Verch1,2,3,4,5,6,7

M, #13308, b. 19 May 1824, d. 13 August 1890
Last Edited19 May 2023
     He was born on 19 May 1824 at Gutsdorf, Neu Mark, Germany.8,9 Alternatively, he may have been born circa 1823 at Germany since he was age 58 in the 1881 census.10 Ferdinand married Henrietta S. Schroeder before 1855.11,10,12
     Ferdinand Herman Verch died on 13 August 1890 at Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 66.13,9
     Ferdinand Herman Verch was buried at Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.13,14
     He immigrated circa 1872 Came to Canada.15
     Ferdina and Henryetta Verk appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Hagarty & Jones Twps., Renfrew County, Ontario, enumerated 4 April 1881. Ferdina was described as a Baptist and a farmer. Their children, Gusta, Bertha, William, Tilda and Augast, were listed as living with them. As was her widowed father, John Shradar.10
     F. Verch was recorded as the father of the bridegroom at the marriage of William Verch and Guste Kuhl on 2 July 1885; according to Ontario Marriage Registration 010425.16

Family

Henrietta S. Schroeder b. 11 Feb 1831, d. 31 Oct 1909
Marriage*Ferdinand married Henrietta S. Schroeder before 1855.11,10,12 
Children

Citations

  1. [S93] Ray Burant, online www.ancestry.com, Ray Burant (Renfrew, Ontario), downloaded Aug 10, 1998, FBC, Hagarty.
  2. [S206] Interview with Sandra Ann Smith (unknown informant address), by Peter C Smith. Source reference included in 1998 GED file from Peter Smith (Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada). information from family members.
  3. [S247] Olga Lewis, compiler, Renfrew County Marriages - Volume 2 - 1876-1880 (Renfrew, Ontario: Olga Lewis, March 1997), Neber/Verch --; 1876 - Page 9, # 53, Registration Number 009764. Hereinafter cited as Renfrew County Marriages 1876-1880.
  4. [S253] Olga Lewis, compiler, Renfrew County Marriages 1882 (Renfrew, Ontario: Olga Lewis, Sep 1998), Bledow/Verch; 882 - Page 11, # 66 Registration Number 010297. Hereinafter cited as Renfrew County Marriages 1882.
  5. [S328] Olga Lewis, compiler, Renfrew County Marriages 1886 (Renfrew, Ontario: Olga Lewis, Jan 2000), Fehlhaber/Weber --; 1886- Page 20, # 115 Registration Number 010248. Hereinafter cited as RCM 1886.
  6. [S506] Interview with Heatther Knight (unknown informant address), by Peter C Smith. Source reference included in 1998 GED file from Peter Smith (Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada).
  7. [S819] Olga Lewis, compiler, Renfrew County Marriages 1885 (Renfrew, Ontario: Olga Lewis, Sep 1999), Verch/Kuhe --; 1885 - Page 48, # 287 Registration Number 010425. Hereinafter cited as RCM 1885.
  8. [S34] Peter C Smith, online GED file received by email, Peter C Smith (Ontario), downloaded Dec 1998, 19 May 1824; Gutsdorf, Neu Mark, Germany.
  9. [S12094] Letter from Diane née Zummach Gallinger (Lyn, Ontario) to Fred Summach, a2000; Rick Moffat Personal Papers (Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA), Maternal great-great-grandparents: Ferdinand Verch 19.05.1824 - 1890 & Herrietta nee Schroeder 11.2.1931 (sic).
  10. [S6104] Ferdina Verk household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Hagarty & Jones, Renfrew South, Ontario; Page: 30; Family: 133, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13234.
  11. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.
  12. [S8170] William Ferk household, May 16, 1891 Canadian Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Hagarty & Jones, Renfrew South, Ontario; Page: 52, Family: 198, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  13. [S34] Peter C Smith, Dec 1998, 31 Aug 1890; Hagarty Township, ON.
  14. [S93] Ray Burant, Aug 10, 1998, 1890.05.
  15. [S34] Peter C Smith, Dec 1998, See Notes section for details.
  16. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., William Verch & Guste Kuhl.
  17. [S94] Carol Bennett McCuaig, Death Notices & Obituaries from The Eganville Leader 1922-1927 (R.R.2, Renfrew, Ontario K7V 3Z5: Juniper Books Limited, 1991), Page 44. Hereinafter cited as Death Notices & Obituaries from The Eganville Leader 1922-1927.
  18. [S34] Peter C Smith, Dec 1998.
  19. [S253] Olga Lewis, Renfrew County Marriages 1882, Bledow/Verch --; 1882 - Page 11, # 66 Registration Number 010297.
  20. [S431] Dolores Bedwell, online unknown url, William Frederick Bloedow did indeed marry Bertha Verch -- however, a different date was given. The date I received was August 1883 and Bertha died the following year - 7 months pregnant when a sled hit a rock and overturned.; Re: JAHN/BLOEDOW FAMILYS.
  21. [S431] Dolores Bedwell, online unknown url, Matilda died of Typhoid Fever in 1896; Re: JAHN/BLOEDOW FAMILYS.
  22. [S431] Dolores Bedwell, online unknown url, Re: JAHN/BLOEDOW FAMILYS.
  23. [S435] Olga Lewis, compiler, Renfrew County Marriages 1883 (Renfrew, Ontario: Olga Lewis, Sep 1998), 164 Blado/Verch; Page 28. Hereinafter cited as RCM 1883.
  24. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Carl August Verch.
  25. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: August Virch & Albertine Virch.

Henrietta S. Schroeder1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

F, #13309, b. 11 February 1831, d. 31 October 1909
Father*John Schroeder9,10,11 b. c 1803
Last Edited19 May 2023
     She was born on 11 February 1831 at Frustenau, Neu Mark, Germany.12,10,11,13,14 Henrietta married Ferdinand Herman Verch before 1855.15,11,13
     Henrietta S. Schroeder died on 31 October 1909 at Killaloe, Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 78 according to Ontario Death Registration 025824.16,10 The informant on her death registration was her son, William Verch.10
     Her name was also recorded as Henriette Virch on her death registration.10 Henrietta S. Schroeder immigrated in 1872 Came to Canada.9
     Ferdina and Henryetta Verk appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Hagarty & Jones Twps., Renfrew County, Ontario, enumerated 4 April 1881. Ferdina was described as a Baptist and a farmer. Their children, Gusta, Bertha, William, Tilda and Augast, were listed as living with them. As was her widowed father, John Shradar.11
     H. Verch was recorded as the mother of the bridegroom at the marriage of William Verch and Guste Kuhl on 2 July 1885; according to Ontario Marriage Registration 010425.17
     Henretta appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Hagarty & Jones Twps., Renfrew County, Ontario, in the household of William Ferk and Gusta Ferk, listed as a widow.13

Family

Ferdinand Herman Verch b. 19 May 1824, d. 13 Aug 1890
Marriage*Henrietta married Ferdinand Herman Verch before 1855.15,11,13 
Children

Citations

  1. [S93] Ray Burant, online www.ancestry.com, Ray Burant (Renfrew, Ontario), downloaded Aug 10, 1998, FBC, Hagarty.
  2. [S206] Interview with Sandra Ann Smith (unknown informant address), by Peter C Smith. Source reference included in 1998 GED file from Peter Smith (Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada). information from family members.
  3. [S210] Geraldine cited by Rick Schroeder Kuehl, online GED file from Rick Schroeder, Geraldine cited by Rick Schroeder Kuehl (Ontario), Weber-Felhaber Family Tree.
  4. [S253] Olga Lewis, compiler, Renfrew County Marriages 1882 (Renfrew, Ontario: Olga Lewis, Sep 1998), Bledow/Verch -- Bertha Verch...daughter of J Verch and H S Schroeder...; 1882 - Page 11, # 66 Registration Number 010297. Hereinafter cited as Renfrew County Marriages 1882.
  5. [S247] Olga Lewis, compiler, Renfrew County Marriages - Volume 2 - 1876-1880 (Renfrew, Ontario: Olga Lewis, March 1997), 1876 - Page 9, # 53, Registration Number 009764. Hereinafter cited as Renfrew County Marriages 1876-1880.
  6. [S328] Olga Lewis, compiler, Renfrew County Marriages 1886 (Renfrew, Ontario: Olga Lewis, Jan 2000), Fehlhaber/Weber --; 1886- Page 20, # 115 Registration Number 010248. Hereinafter cited as RCM 1886.
  7. [S506] Interview with Heatther Knight (unknown informant address), by Peter C Smith. Source reference included in 1998 GED file from Peter Smith (Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada).
  8. [S819] Olga Lewis, compiler, Renfrew County Marriages 1885 (Renfrew, Ontario: Olga Lewis, Sep 1999), Verch/Kuhe --; 1885 - Page 48, # 287 Registration Number 010425. Hereinafter cited as RCM 1885.
  9. [S34] Peter C Smith, online GED file received by email, Peter C Smith (Ontario), downloaded Dec 1998.
  10. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Henriette Virch.
  11. [S6104] Ferdina Verk household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Hagarty & Jones, Renfrew South, Ontario; Page: 30; Family: 133, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13234.
  12. [S34] Peter C Smith, Dec 1998, 11 Feb 1831; Frustenau, Neu Mark, Germany.
  13. [S8170] William Ferk household, May 16, 1891 Canadian Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Hagarty & Jones, Renfrew South, Ontario; Page: 52, Family: 198, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  14. [S12094] Letter from Diane née Zummach Gallinger (Lyn, Ontario) to Fred Summach, a2000; Rick Moffat Personal Papers (Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA), Maternal great-great-grandparents: Ferdinand Verch 19.05.1824 - 1890 & Herrietta nee Schroeder 11.2.1931 (sic).
  15. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.
  16. [S34] Peter C Smith, Dec 1998, 31 Oct 1909; Killaloe, ON.
  17. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., William Verch & Guste Kuhl.
  18. [S94] Carol Bennett McCuaig, Death Notices & Obituaries from The Eganville Leader 1922-1927 (R.R.2, Renfrew, Ontario K7V 3Z5: Juniper Books Limited, 1991), Page 44. Hereinafter cited as Death Notices & Obituaries from The Eganville Leader 1922-1927.
  19. [S253] Olga Lewis, Renfrew County Marriages 1882, Bledow/Verch --; 1882 - Page 11, # 66 Registration Number 010297.
  20. [S431] Dolores Bedwell, online unknown url, William Frederick Bloedow did indeed marry Bertha Verch -- however, a different date was given. The date I received was August 1883 and Bertha died the following year - 7 months pregnant when a sled hit a rock and overturned.; Re: JAHN/BLOEDOW FAMILYS.
  21. [S94] Carol Bennett McCuaig, Death Notices & Obituaries from The Eganville Leader 1922-1927, Not listed as surviving Augest Verch who died April 1, 1924; Page 44.
  22. [S431] Dolores Bedwell, online unknown url, Matilda died of Typhoid Fever in 1896; Re: JAHN/BLOEDOW FAMILYS.
  23. [S431] Dolores Bedwell, online unknown url, Re: JAHN/BLOEDOW FAMILYS.
  24. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: Carl August Verch.
  25. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: August Virch & Albertine Virch.

Gusta Verch1,2

F, #13310, b. 1855 or 1856, d. before April 1924
Father*Ferdinand Herman Verch3,4 b. 19 May 1824, d. 13 Aug 1890
Mother*Henrietta S. Schroeder3,4 b. 11 Feb 1831, d. 31 Oct 1909
Last Edited30 May 2023
     She was born in 1855 or 1856 at Germany.1,4
     Gusta Verch died before April 1924.3
     Gusta Verk appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Hagarty & Jones Twps., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Ferdina and Henryetta Verk.4

Citations

  1. [S34] Peter C Smith, online GED file received by email, Peter C Smith (Ontario), downloaded Dec 1998.
  2. [S185] Rick Moffat, Assumption, Gustav should probably be read as Gusta per 1881 Census.
  3. [S94] Carol Bennett McCuaig, Death Notices & Obituaries from The Eganville Leader 1922-1927 (R.R.2, Renfrew, Ontario K7V 3Z5: Juniper Books Limited, 1991), Page 44. Hereinafter cited as Death Notices & Obituaries from The Eganville Leader 1922-1927.
  4. [S6104] Ferdina Verk household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Hagarty & Jones, Renfrew South, Ontario; Page: 30; Family: 133, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13234.

Bertha Verch1,2

F, #13311, b. 1858 or 1859, d. 1 February 1883
Father*Ferdinand Herman Verch3,2,4,5 b. 19 May 1824, d. 13 Aug 1890
Mother*Henrietta S. Schroeder3,2,4,5 b. 11 Feb 1831, d. 31 Oct 1909
Last Edited20 Aug 2017
     She was born in 1858 or 1859 at Germany age 23 in 1881 census, 24 when married in 1882 and when she died in Feb 1883.6,7,5 Bertha married William Frederick Bledow on 6 July 1882 at Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.8,9
     Bertha Verch died on 1 February 1883 at Killaloe, Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Death Registration 014991. The death registration also indicates she was a Blacksmith's wife.7 The cause of her death was given as during childbirth. According to Dolores Bedwell, Bertha was killed when a sled hit a rock and overturned. She was 7 months pregnant. Perhaps these are both true statements. The accident may have induced the labour which lead to her death.4,7
     Her name was also recorded as Beartha Wearch on her death registration.7
     Bertha Verk appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Hagarty & Jones Twps., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Ferdina and Henryetta Verk.5

Family

William Frederick Bledow b. 8 Jun 1857, d. 1943

Citations

  1. [S34] Peter C Smith, online GED file received by email, Peter C Smith (Ontario), downloaded Dec 1998.
  2. [S253] Olga Lewis, compiler, Renfrew County Marriages 1882 (Renfrew, Ontario: Olga Lewis, Sep 1998), Bledow/Verch --; 1882 - Page 11, # 66 Registration Number 010297. Hereinafter cited as Renfrew County Marriages 1882.
  3. [S94] Carol Bennett McCuaig, Death Notices & Obituaries from The Eganville Leader 1922-1927 (R.R.2, Renfrew, Ontario K7V 3Z5: Juniper Books Limited, 1991), Page 44. Hereinafter cited as Death Notices & Obituaries from The Eganville Leader 1922-1927.
  4. [S431] Dolores Bedwell, online unknown url, William Frederick Bloedow did indeed marry Bertha Verch -- however, a different date was given. The date I received was August 1883 and Bertha died the following year - 7 months pregnant when a sled hit a rock and overturned.; Re: JAHN/BLOEDOW FAMILYS.
  5. [S6104] Ferdina Verk household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Hagarty & Jones, Renfrew South, Ontario; Page: 30; Family: 133, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13234.
  6. [S253] Olga Lewis, Renfrew County Marriages 1882, 1882 - Page 11, # 66 Registration Number 010297; Bledow/Verch.
  7. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Beartha Wearch.
  8. [S252] Genealogical Research Library (Subscription Required), online Genealogical Research Library (Subscription Required), Bledone, William - married. Hereinafter cited as Genealogical Research Library.
  9. [S253] Olga Lewis, Renfrew County Marriages 1882, Page 11, # 66 Registration Number 010297.

John Frederick William Verch1,2,3

M, #13312, b. 29 June 1864, d. 26 May 1935
Father*Ferdinand Herman Verch4,5,6 b. 19 May 1824, d. 13 Aug 1890
Mother*Henrietta S. Schroeder4,5,6,7 b. 11 Feb 1831, d. 31 Oct 1909
Last Edited20 Aug 2023
     He was born on 29 June 1864 at Germany5,1,8,2,9; or, circa 1865 at Germany according to the 1881 and 1891 census.6,7 William married Guste Kuhl on 2 July 1885 at Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 010425. . John Blodow and Gette Ristow, who later married, were the witnesses.10,11,1,8,2,7,9
     Other information from their marriage registration:
The registration listed the following official witnesses: John Blodow and Gette Rista. His parent(s) were listed as F. Verch and H. Verch. Her parents were listed as G. Kuhl and C. Kuhl. According to Ontario Marriage Registration 010425.8

     John Frederick William Verch died on 26 May 1935 at Killaloe, Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 70.1,2,3,9
     
     John Frederick William Verch was buried on 28 May 1935 at Emmanuel (aka Immanuel) Baptist Cemetery, Killaloe-Hagarty-Richards Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, CanadaG.3
     He was commonly known as William.4,11,12,9 His name was also recorded as Wilhelm Verch.13,14,15,16
     William Verk appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Hagarty & Jones Twps., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of his parents, Ferdina and Henryetta Verk.6
     William and Gusta Ferk appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Hagarty & Jones Twps., Renfrew County, Ontario, enumerated 16 May 1891. William was described as a farmer and a Baptist. Their children, Mena and Lena, were listed as living with them. As well as his mother Henretta Ferk and his brother August Ferk.7 William Verch, of Killaloe, ON, was the informant on the death registration of his mother, Henriette Virch, who died on 1 November 1909.17
     In the obituary of Carl August Verch who died 1 April 1924, his brother, William Verch was listed as a survivor.4
     The following obituary appeared in the newspaper The Ottawa Journal published in Ottawa, Ontario 28 May 1935:
Verch
     On Sunday, May 26, 1935, at his residence, Killaloe, Ont., John Frederick William Verch, beloved husband of Augusta Kuehl, aged 70 years. Funeral on Tuesday, at 10 a.m. Interment in the Baptist cemetery, Hagarty.3

In the death registration of Minnie Zummach who died on 7 March 1945, William Verch was identified as her father.18
     In the obituary of Wilhelmina Verch who died 7 March 1945, her father, William Verch, was listed or implied as predeceased.19

Family

Augusta H. M. Kuehl b. 24 Jul 1864, d. 7 Jan 1961
Marriage*William married Guste Kuhl on 2 July 1885 at Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 010425. . John Blodow and Gette Ristow, who later married, were the witnesses.10,11,1,8,2,7,9 
MarWitReg
     Other information from their marriage registration:
The registration listed the following official witnesses: John Blodow and Gette Rista. His parent(s) were listed as F. Verch and H. Verch. Her parents were listed as G. Kuhl and C. Kuhl. According to Ontario Marriage Registration 010425.8
 
Children

Citations

  1. [S1269] William Verch & Augusta Kuehl Digital Gravemarker Photo, Digital Gravestone Photos in Rick Moffat's possession, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA; Rick Moffat, June 2 2006.
  2. [S2461] Cemetery markers Digital Photograph, Rick Moffat Personal Digital Files (Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA), J.F. William Verch & Augusta H. M. Kuehl.
  3. [S5070] Deaths - Verch, Ottawa Journal, Ottawa, Ontario, 28 May 1935, Page 18, column 1 viewed at Newspapers.com, Obituary: John Frederick William Verch. Hereinafter cited as Ottawa Journal.
  4. [S94] Carol Bennett McCuaig, Death Notices & Obituaries from The Eganville Leader 1922-1927 (R.R.2, Renfrew, Ontario K7V 3Z5: Juniper Books Limited, 1991), Page 44. Hereinafter cited as Death Notices & Obituaries from The Eganville Leader 1922-1927.
  5. [S819] Olga Lewis, compiler, Renfrew County Marriages 1885 (Renfrew, Ontario: Olga Lewis, Sep 1999), Verch/Kuhe --; 1885 - Page 48, # 287 Registration Number 010425. Hereinafter cited as RCM 1885.
  6. [S6104] Ferdina Verk household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Hagarty & Jones, Renfrew South, Ontario; Page: 30; Family: 133, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13234.
  7. [S8170] William Ferk household, May 16, 1891 Canadian Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Hagarty & Jones, Renfrew South, Ontario; Page: 52, Family: 198, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  8. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., William Verch & Guste Kuhl.
  9. [S12094] Letter from Diane née Zummach Gallinger (Lyn, Ontario) to Fred Summach, a2000; Rick Moffat Personal Papers (Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA), Maternal great-grandparents: August Verch (nee Kuehl) Ger,any 24-7-1864 died 7-1-1961 & William Verch Germany 29-6-1864 died 56-5-1935.
  10. [S252] Genealogical Research Library (Subscription Required), online Genealogical Research Library (Subscription Required), Guste Kuhl & Wilhelm Verch. Hereinafter cited as Genealogical Research Library.
  11. [S819] Olga Lewis, RCM 1885, 1885 - Page 48, # 287 Registration Number 010425.
  12. [S877] Mrs. J H Zummach, Renfrew Mercury, Renfrew, Ontario, 22 Mar 1945 viewed at Paper of Record (this repository now excludes the Renfrew Mercury), ...Born April 23, 1887, she was a daughter of Mrs. Augusta Verch and the late William Verch,.... Hereinafter cited as Renfrew Mercury.
  13. [S248] Descendants of Pierre Delavoix & Elisabeth Vadois , Descendants of Pierre Delavoix & Elisabeth Vadois, Descendants of Pierre Delavoix & Elisabeth Vadois; "I have found this privately maintained web site to be a good source of information to be verified by further research. It has been replaced by the "Lavoie Whissell connection" website."; cited as "Descendants of P. Delavoix & E. Vadois., Wilhemena Verch... daughter of Wilhelm Verch and Augusta Kuehl.
  14. [S329] Geraldine Kuehl - source quoted by Peter C Smith, online unknown url, unknown author (unknown location).
  15. [S210] Geraldine cited by Rick Schroeder Kuehl, online GED file from Rick Schroeder, Geraldine cited by Rick Schroeder Kuehl (Ontario).
  16. [S34] Peter C Smith, online GED file received by email, Peter C Smith (Ontario), downloaded Dec 1998.
  17. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Henriette Virch.
  18. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: Minnie Zummach née Verch.
  19. [S877] Renfrew Mercury, 22 Mar 1945.
  20. [S208] Peter C. Smith - Home Page & Email, online http://www3.sympatico.ca/p.smith/. Hereinafter cited as PCS Home Page & Email.
  21. [S248] "Descendants of P. Delavoix & E. Vadois", online Descendants of Pierre Delavoix & Elisabeth Vadois.
  22. [S249] Paul Lavoie, online not applicable, received FTW file, Paul Lavoie (unknown location), downloaded Jun 14, 2001.
  23. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: John H Zummack & Minnie Verch.
  24. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: William Zummack & Lena Verch.
  25. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: William Verch, Birth: 08 Apr 1892, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; Parents: William Verch and Augusta Kuehl, Registration #: 501183. Certified in a Registration of Live Birth, by his mother, Augusta Verch) on 21 Jan 1948. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  26. [S246] Killaloe Library Digital Collection , Pembroke Library - Killaloe Library Digital Collection, Killaloe Library Digital Collection; "Sadly, this collection of photos or people and documents is no longer available on-line"; cited as "Killaloe Library Digital Collection., Verch ChildrenPhoto of the Verch Children. Children of William Verch and Augusta nee Kuehl of Hagarty township, who lived high on a hill, on the old German Settlement Road near the First Baptist Church. In fact, part of the Verch house was the original log structure that was used as a church before the stone church was built. The youngest daughter was Martha Verch (1895-1984), who married Harry Zummach and was the grandmother of Killaloe’s own Donnie Zummach. Photo from the collection of Shirley Mask Connolly. Killaloe Millennium Museum Exhibit.
  27. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: Harold Zummach & Martha Verch.
  28. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Martha Verch.
  29. [S1347] "ON Deaths, 1869-1946", online Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946: Name: John Lyle Verch
    Son of Edna Verch and Thomas Hamilton.
  30. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Elvira Edna Verch.

Matilda Verch1

F, #13313, b. 1869 or 1870, d. 20 November 1896
Father*Ferdinand Herman Verch2,3,4,5,6 b. 19 May 1824, d. 13 Aug 1890
Mother*Henrietta S. Schroeder7,3,4,6 b. 11 Feb 1831, d. 31 Oct 1909
Last Edited6 Sep 2021
     She was born in 1869 or 1870 at Germany since she was age 12 in the 1881 census and 26 at the time of her death. Her death registration indicates she was born in Hagarty Twp., but the 1881 census is probably accurate in stating she was born in Germany.8,6 Otilie married William Blado on 20 August 1883 at Arnprior, McNab Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 010727.9,10
     Other information from their marriage registration:
His parent(s) were listed as Fred William Blodow and Johannah Blodow.5,10

     Mary Bloedow died on 20 November 1896 at Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.3,8 The cause of her death was given as typhoid Fever according to Ontario Death Registration 017235.8
     She was commonly known as Ottilie.11,12,13 She was also known as Tillie.14
     Tilda Verk appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Hagarty & Jones Twps., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Ferdina and Henryetta Verk.6

Family

William Frederick Bledow b. 8 Jun 1857, d. 1943
Marriage*Otilie married William Blado on 20 August 1883 at Arnprior, McNab Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Marriage Registration 010727.9,10 
MarWitReg
     Other information from their marriage registration:
His parent(s) were listed as Fred William Blodow and Johannah Blodow.5,10
 
Children

Citations

  1. [S431] Dolores Bedwell, online unknown url, He [William Frederick Bloedow] then married her sister Matilda Verch in August of 1884; Re: JAHN/BLOEDOW FAMILYS.
  2. [S94] Carol Bennett McCuaig, Death Notices & Obituaries from The Eganville Leader 1922-1927 (R.R.2, Renfrew, Ontario K7V 3Z5: Juniper Books Limited, 1991), Page 44. Hereinafter cited as Death Notices & Obituaries from The Eganville Leader 1922-1927.
  3. [S431] Dolores Bedwell, online unknown url, Matilda died of Typhoid Fever in 1896; Re: JAHN/BLOEDOW FAMILYS.
  4. [S431] Dolores Bedwell, online unknown url, Re: JAHN/BLOEDOW FAMILYS.
  5. [S435] Olga Lewis, compiler, Renfrew County Marriages 1883 (Renfrew, Ontario: Olga Lewis, Sep 1998), 164 Blado/Verch; Page 28. Hereinafter cited as RCM 1883.
  6. [S6104] Ferdina Verk household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Hagarty & Jones, Renfrew South, Ontario; Page: 30; Family: 133, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13234.
  7. [S94] Carol Bennett McCuaig, Death Notices & Obituaries from The Eganville Leader 1922-1927, Not listed as surviving Augest Verch who died April 1, 1924; Page 44.
  8. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Mary Bloedow.
  9. [S252] Genealogical Research Library (Subscription Required), online Genealogical Research Library (Subscription Required), William Bladow - married. Hereinafter cited as Genealogical Research Library.
  10. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., William Blado & Otilie Versh.
  11. [S34] Peter C Smith, online GED file received by email, Peter C Smith (Ontario), downloaded Dec 1998.
  12. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: Hellene Bledow & John Jahn.
  13. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: Johannah Wilhelmina Elizabeth Blaedow & John Frederick Blaedow.
  14. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: Emma Bloedow & Alexander Bork.
  15. [S431] Dolores Bedwell, online unknown url, JAHN/BLOEDOW FAMILYS; Posted Feb 5, 2003:...Grandfather on the Bloedow side was William born in Kleinseller, Germany 1857. Children of William and wife Matilda Verch were John, Helena (my mother) Emma and Ottilie. Second marriage to Marie Ristau with children: Martha, Hannah, Dorthea, Maria Ann and Frederick. William Bloedow died 1943 in Lyndock/Killaloe.

Carl August Verch1

M, #13315, b. 31 January 1872, d. 1 April 1924
Father*Ferdinand Herman Verch2,1,3,4 b. 19 May 1824, d. 13 Aug 1890
Mother*Henrietta S. Schroeder2,1,3,4 b. 11 Feb 1831, d. 31 Oct 1909
Last Edited21 May 2023
     He was born on 31 January 1872 at Feurstenau, Germany.1,4 August married Albertine Verch on 3 December 1896 at Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.5,3,6,7
     Carl August Verch died on 1 April 1924 at Killaloe, Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada, at age 52 according to Ontario Death Registration 027437.2,1 The cause of his death was given as cerebral apoplexy.1
     
     Carl August Verch was buried on 3 April 1924 at Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.1
     His name was also recorded as August Firk according to his son August's birth registration.8
     He was commonly known as August.9,2 His name was also recorded as Francis Ferk according to his son Ferdinand's birth registration.10 He immigrated between 31 January 1872 and 31 December 1872 to Canada from Germany.2
     Augast Verk appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Hagarty & Jones Twps., Renfrew County, Ontario in the household of his parents, Ferdina and Henryetta Verk.4
     August appeared on the 1891 Canadian Census of Hagarty & Jones Twps., Renfrew County, Ontario, in the household of William Ferk and Gusta Ferk.11 August Verch was listed as a witness to the marriage of Amelia Schleen and William Buder on 13 July 1893 at Evangelical Association church, North Algona Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada; according to Ontario Marriage Registration 010820.12,13,14
     Augst and Delia Ferk appeared on the 1901 Canadian Census of Renfrew County, Ontario, enumerated 31 March 1901, described as a "Babtist" and a farmer. Their son Ferdinand was listed as living with them. What was his relationship to lodgers William Ferk (age 64 and a widower) and Albert Ferk (age 24) who were both listed as laborers? Despite the ditto mark's used for their surname, I presume they were Albertina/Delila's father and brother?7

Family

Albertine Verch b. 25 Feb 1866
Marriage*August married Albertine Verch on 3 December 1896 at Hagarty Twp., Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.5,3,6,7 
Children

Citations

  1. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Carl August Verch.
  2. [S94] Carol Bennett McCuaig, Death Notices & Obituaries from The Eganville Leader 1922-1927 (R.R.2, Renfrew, Ontario K7V 3Z5: Juniper Books Limited, 1991), Page 44. Hereinafter cited as Death Notices & Obituaries from The Eganville Leader 1922-1927.
  3. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., August Virch & Albertine Virch.
  4. [S6104] Ferdina Verk household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Hagarty & Jones, Renfrew South, Ontario; Page: 30; Family: 133, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13234.
  5. [S252] Genealogical Research Library (Subscription Required), online Genealogical Research Library (Subscription Required), Albertine Virch & August Virch. Hereinafter cited as Genealogical Research Library.
  6. [S1350] Ontario Vital Statistics Project - Marriages, online Ontario Vital Statistics Project - Marriages, http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maryc/renf96.htm - 11096-96 (Renfrew Co). Hereinafter cited as ON Vital Statistics Project.
  7. [S2382] Augst Ferk household, 31 Mar 1901 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Hagarty, Sherwood & Jones, Renfrew South, Ontario; Page: 18; Family: 138, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: T-6494.
  8. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: August Firk. Hereinafter cited as Ontario, Canada Births.
  9. [S34] Peter C Smith, online GED file received by email, Peter C Smith (Ontario), downloaded Dec 1998.
  10. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Ferdinand Ferk.
  11. [S8170] William Ferk household, May 16, 1891 Canadian Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Hagarty & Jones, Renfrew South, Ontario; Page: 52, Family: 198, Library and Archives Canada (LAC).
  12. [S558] Bev Moulton, "Bev Moulton email," e-mail message from (email address withheld for privacy) (unknown address) to Rick Moffat, various dates, Amelia married William Budder; Email Jan 31, 2003. Hereinafter cited as "Bev Moulton email."
  13. [S1066] Delores M Allen & Geraldine Kuehl, compiler, Seven - Hagarty Township Cemeteries (P.O. Box 8346, Ottawa, Ontario K1G 3H8: The Ontario Genealogical Society, 1991), Killaloe (Grace) Evangelical Cemetery; Page 24. Hereinafter cited as Seven - Hagarty Township Cemeteries.
  14. [S1349] "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936", online Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935: Emilia Schellin & William Buder.
  15. [S1348] Ontario, Canada Births, online Ontario, Canada Births, Name: Bertha Ferk
    later correction Bertha Verch.

Fredrick Verk1

M, #13316, b. circa 1824
Last Edited9 Jan 2023
     He was born circa 1824 at Germany since he was age 57 in 1881 census.1 Fredrick married Gorganna (?) before 1874.2,1
     Fredrick and Gorganna Verk appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Charlottesville, Norfolk County, Ontario, Charlottesville, Norfolk South, enumerated 4 April 1881. Fredrick was described as an Engineer (Steam?) and an Evangelical. Their children, Fredrick, Minne, Maggy and Aba W., were listed as living with them.1

Family

Gorganna (?) b. c 1854
Children

Citations

  1. [S11840] Fredrick Verk household, 04 April 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Charlottesville,Norfolk South, Ontario; Page: 25; Family: 175, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13262.
  2. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.

Gorganna (?)1

F, #13317, b. circa 1854
Last Edited9 Jan 2023
     She was born circa 1854 at Canada West, United Province of Canada, since she was age 27 in 1881 census.1 Gorganna married Fredrick Verk before 1874.2,1
     Fredrick and Gorganna Verk appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Charlottesville, Norfolk County, Ontario, at Charlottesville, Norfolk South, enumerated 4 April 1881. Fredrick was described as an Engineer (Steam?) and an Evangelical. Their children, Fredrick, Minne, Maggy and Aba W., were listed as living with them.1

Family

Fredrick Verk b. c 1824
Children

Citations

  1. [S11840] Fredrick Verk household, 04 April 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Charlottesville,Norfolk South, Ontario; Page: 25; Family: 175, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13262.
  2. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.

Minne Verk1

F, #13318, b. circa 1877
Father*Fredrick Verk1 b. c 1824
Mother*Gorganna (?)1 b. c 1854
Last Edited1 Sep 2021
     She was born circa 1877 at Ontario, Canada, since she was age 4 in 1881 census.1
     Minne Verk appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Charlottesville, Norfolk County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Fredrick and Gorganna Verk.1

Citations

  1. [S11840] Fredrick Verk household, 04 April 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Charlottesville,Norfolk South, Ontario; Page: 25; Family: 175, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13262.

Maggy Verk1

F, #13319, b. circa 1878
Father*Fredrick Verk1 b. c 1824
Mother*Gorganna (?)1 b. c 1854
Last Edited4 Sep 2021
     She was born circa 1878 at Ontario, Canada, since she was age 3 in the 1881 census.1
     Maggy Verk appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Charlottesville, Norfolk County, Ontario in the household of her parents, Fredrick and Gorganna Verk.1

Citations

  1. [S11840] Fredrick Verk household, 04 April 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Charlottesville,Norfolk South, Ontario; Page: 25; Family: 175, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13262.

Aba W. Verk1

M, #13320, b. circa 1880
Father*Fredrick Verk1 b. c 1824
Mother*Gorganna (?)1 b. c 1854
Last Edited1 Sep 2021
     He was born circa 1880 at Ontario, Canada, since he was age 1 in 1881 census.1
     Aba W. Verk appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Charlottesville, Norfolk County, Ontario in the household of his parents, Fredrick and Gorganna Verk.1

Citations

  1. [S11840] Fredrick Verk household, 04 April 1881 Canada census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Charlottesville,Norfolk South, Ontario; Page: 25; Family: 175, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Roll: C-13262.