Descendants of John & Barbara SEILER


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1. John SEILER, son of Albrecht SEILER and Maria BALMER, was born in March 1831 in , , , Switzerland,1,2 died on June 13, 1893 in Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged 62, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Events

• He worked as a wagon maker in 1861 in Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Co, Ontario, Canada.

• He worked as a wagon maker in 1871 in Carrick Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

• He worked as a carriage maker in 1881 in Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

John married Barbara FOERCH, daughter of Johann FOERCH and Katharina Margaretha BAUER, on April 29, 1860 in , Waterloo Co, Ontario, Canada.4 Barbara was born on April 22, 1842 in Hohenfelde, , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany,1,2,5 died in 1924 in Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged 82, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

Events

• Barbara resided at the home of her son John in Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1901.

• She resided at the home of her son John SEILER in Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada in 1911.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 2 M    i. John SEILER was born on June 17, 1861 in , Waterloo Co, Ontario, Canada,6 died in 1941 in Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada aged 80, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

   3 M    ii. Michael SEILER was born in 1864 in , Waterloo Co, Ontario, Canada.1

Events

• He worked as a blacksmith and lived at home in 1881 in Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 4 F    iii. Margaret SEILER was born on December 7, 1864 in , Waterloo Co, Ontario, Canada, died in 19443 aged 80, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

+ 5 F    iv. Catherine "Katie" SEILER was born in 1866 in , Waterloo Co, Ontario, Canada3 and died on December 17, 1926 in Toronto, York Co, Ontario, Canada aged 60.

   6 F    v. Caroline "Carrie" SEILER was born in 1870 in Carrick Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada,1 died on November 7, 1898 in Chesley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada3 aged 28, and was buried in Douglas Hill Cemetery Eden Grove, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada. She was usually called Carrie.

Carrie married Alexander JOHNSTON, son of Robert JOHNSTON and Elizabeth CORMACK, on March 3, 1898 in Elderslie Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.4 Alexander was born on January 2, 1867 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.4,6

Events

• He worked as a barber in 1898 in Chesley, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.

   7 M    vi. William SEILER was born in 1874 in Carrick Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.1

+ 8 F    vii. Mary Jane SEILER was born on May 21, 1881 in Brant Twp, Bruce Co, Ontario, Canada.1,5

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