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Frederick Scheifle[1,2]

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Birth  21 Jun 1823  Waterloo Co., Ontario  [3,4
Sex  Male 
Eby ID  00099-5549 
Person ID  I10966 
Last Modified  19 Sep 2004 
 
Father  Andrew Scheifle, b. As Early As 1786, Switzerland 
Mother  Nagle Maria 
Group Sheet  F3090 
 
Family 1  Elizabeth Gingerich, b. 21 Aug 1827 
Married  21 Jun 1851    [5,6
Children 
 1. Christian G. Scheifley, b. 27 Mar 1852
 2. Solomon G. Scheifley, b. 30 Apr 1853
 3. Aaron Scheifley, b. 6 Oct 1855
 4. Andrew Scheifley, b. 21 Sep 1858
 5. David Scheifley, b. 25 Oct 1865
 6. Susannah Scheifley
Group Sheet  F3091 
 
Family 2  Esther Wenger, b. 23 Jul 1819 
Married  Apr 1842    [7
Children 
 1. Gideon Scheifley, b. 2 Nov 1843
 2. Amanda Scheifley, b. 23 Dec 1844
 3. Priscilla Scheifley, b. 22 Mar 1846
 4. Barbara Scheifley, b. 3 Apr 1848
Group Sheet  F3092 
 
Notes  Frederick Scheifle, "was born in Waterloo County, June 21st, 1823. He spent his younger days in chopping and clearing land, and later on he purchased a farm a little to the south of Conestogo where he followed farming until 1889 when he quit farming and moved a little to the north of the town of Waterloo where he now lives retired and takes life easy and comfortable. In April, 1842, he was married to Esther Wenger who was born in July, 1818, and died in September, 1850. On June 21st, 1851, he was again married to Elizabeth, daughter of Michael and Mary (Wanner) Ginerich. She was born August 21st, 1827. Mr. Scheifle's family consists of nine children, four of whom were born unto his first wife."
 
Sources  1. [S2]   Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 222   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
2. [S2]   Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 626   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
3. [S2]   Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 222   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
4. [S1]   Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 680   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
5. [S2]   Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 223   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
6. [S1]   Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 680   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
7. [S2]   Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 223   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
 
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