Born in Woolwich, Waterloo County, Canada West, United Province of Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Peter B Miller
and Jacobina Sophia (Winkler) Miller
Sister of
David Miller, Barbara Miller, Louisa (Miller) Christmann, William Alexander Miller and Edward Miller
Wife of
Jacob Steffler
— married
25 Oct 1870 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Louisa Steffler, Maria Anna (Steffler) Ziegler, Laura Victoria Steffler, Emma Elizabeth Steffler, Enoch Peter Steffler and Lincoln Lorenz Steffler
Died
at age 67
in Woolwich, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada
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Biography
In the 1851 census Magdalena was in Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.[1]
At the time of the 1861 Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Census, Peter B, Sophia, David, Magdalena (enumerated as "Madalana"), Louisa (enumerated as "Loisa"), and William Miller were listed as living in Woolwich, Canada West.[2][3]. In the census, the family is preceded on the enumeration sheet by Jacob and Ragena Miller, who may have been Sophia's parents, and followed by Peter Miller, who may have been Peter's father.
Magdalena married Jacob Steffler on October 25, 1870.
In the 1871 census Magdalena (age 22) was married in Woolwich, Waterloo North, Ontario.[4]
In the 1881 census Magdalena (age 33) was married in Ontario.[5]
In the 1891 census Lena (age 42) was the wife of Jacob Steffler in Woolwich, Waterloo North, Ontario, Canada.[6]
In the 1901 census Magdelena (age 53) was the wife of Jacob Steffler in Ontario.[7]
In the 1911 census Magdelana (age 63), None, was the wife of Jacob Steffler in Elmira, Ontario.[8]
Magdalena died in Elmira, Ontario on July 18, 1915, and was buried in Saint James Lutheran Cemetery of Elmira, Elmira, Ontario.[9][10][11]
Notes
- Magdalena's obituary gives her birthdate as January 21, but her grave marker gives it as January 23.
Acknowledgements
- This person was created through the import of NESTRA~1.GED on 13 December 2010.
Sources
- ↑
1851 Census:
"1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia"
Year: 1851; Census Place: Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11754; Page: 59; Line: 49
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Ancestry Record 1061 #443603 (subscription required, accessed 25 April 2022)Name Magdalena Miller Gender Female Age Next Birthday 4 Estimated Birth Year abt 1847 Birthplace Germany Census Year 1851 Enumeration District Waterloo County Enumeration District Number 38 Sub-Enumeration District Waterloo Sub-Enumeration District Number 360 Residence Place Waterloo, Canada West (Ontario), Canada Profession, Trade, or Occupation Daughter Household Members Catharine Wieler 16
Ignart Wieler 14
Johannah Wieler 12
Andrew Wieler 9
Joseph Wieler 51
Helina Wieler 40
Mary Wieler 17
Joseph Wieler 16
Matthew Schloser 41
Eve Schloser 40
Caroline Schloser 18
Theresia Schloser 16
Michael Schloser 12
John Schloser 9
Karl Schloser 8
Schiel Schloser 5
Kaveria Schloser 3
Ignart Schloser 7
Andrew Haus 37
Regina Haus 25
Magdalena Haus 6
Mary Haus 3
Margret Haus 1
Michael Beninger 19
Valentine Wieler 18
Matthews Todd 35
Magdalena Todd 30
Bertholl Todd 4
Antony Todd 2
Lawrence Roth 63Line Number 49 Page Stamped 59 Page Handwritten 1 - ↑ Census of Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, 1861, Canada West (Ontario), Waterloo, Woolwich, page 23, line 36, Madalana Miller; RG31 - Statistics Canada, roll C-1079 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1861/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2907238 : Accessed January 10, 2021).
- ↑
1861 Census:
"1861 Census of Canada"
Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1079
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Ancestry Record 1570 #797783689 (subscription required, accessed 25 April 2022)Name Madalana Miller Gender Female Marital Status Single Age 13 Birth Date 1848 Birth Place Upper Canada Home in 1861 Woolwich, Waterloo, Canada West Residence if Out of Limits C 1 District Number 03 Relation to Head Head Religion Lutheran/Evangelical Lutheran Page number 23 Household Members
Age
RelationshipMadalana Miller 13 Head - ↑
1871 Census:
"1871 Census of Canada"
Year: 1871; Census Place: Woolwich, Waterloo North, Ontario; Roll: C-9944; Page: 23
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Ancestry Record 1578 #1827114 (subscription required, accessed 25 April 2022)Name Magdalena Stiffler Gender Female Marital Status Married Widowed M Origin German Age 22 Birth Date 1849 Birth Place Ontario Residence Place Woolwich, Waterloo North, Ontario District Number 32 Subdistrict b Division 02 Religion Lutheran Household Members
AgeJacob Stiffler 21
Magdalena Stiffler 22 - ↑
1881 Census:
"1881 Census of Canada"
Year: 1881; Census Place: Woolwich, Waterloo North, Ontario; Roll: C_13265; Page: 11; Family No: 49
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Ancestry Record 1577 #182940 (subscription required, accessed 25 April 2022)Name Magdalena Steffler Gender Female Marital Status Married Age 33 Birth Year 1848 Birthplace Ontario Religion Lutheran Nationality German Province Ontario District Number 162 District Waterloo North Sub-District Number A Subdistrict Woolwich Division 1 Household Members
AgeJacob Steffler 31
Magdalena Steffler 33
Louisa Steffler 9
Mary Ann Steffler 7
Laura Victoria Steffler 5
Emma Steffler 3
Enoch Steffler 1 - ↑
1891 Census:
"1891 Census of Canada"
Year: 1891; Census Place: Woolwich, Waterloo North, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6375; Family No: 51
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Ancestry Record 1274 #3075469 (subscription required, accessed 25 April 2022)Name Lena Steffler Gender Female Marital Status Married Age 42 Birth Year abt 1849 Birth Place Ontario Residence Date 1891 Residence Place Woolwich, Waterloo North, Ontario, Canada Relation to Head Wife Religion Lutheran Can Read Yes Can Write Yes French Canadian No Spouse's Name Jacob Steffler Father's Birth Place Germany Mother's Birth Place Germany Household Members
Age
RelationshipJacob Steffler 41 Head
Lena Steffler 42 Wife
Mary Ann Steffler 16 Daughter
Emma Steffler 13 Daughter
Enock Steffler 11 Son
Lincoln Steffler 4 SonEnumeration District 122 - ↑
1901 Census:
"1901 Census of Canada"
Year: 1901; Census Place: Woolwich, Waterloo (North/Nord), Ontario; Page: 15; Family No: 130
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Ancestry Record 8826 #6883008 (subscription required, accessed 25 April 2022)Name Magdelena Steffler [Magdelena Miller] Gender Female Racial or Tribal Origin German Nationality Canadian Marital Status Married Age 53 Birth Date 21 Jan 1848 Birth Place Ontario Relation to Head of House Wife Religion Lutheran Can Read Yes Can Write Yes Can Speak English Yes Province Ontario District Waterloo (North/Nord) District Number 121 Sub-District Woolwich Sub-District Number 5 Family Number 130 Household Members
Age
RelationshipJacob Steffler 51 Head
Magdelena Steffler 53 Wife
Linkin Steffler 14
Sophia Miller 75 Mother-in-law - ↑
1911 Census:
"1911 Census of Canada"
Year: 1911; Census Place: 49 - Elmira, Waterloo North, Ontario; Page: 1; Family No: 1
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Ancestry Record 8947 #6583275 (subscription required, accessed 25 April 2022)Name Magdelana Steffler Gender Female Marital status Married Race or Tribe German Nationality Canadian Age 63 Birth Date Jan 1848 Birth Place Ontario Census Year 1911 Relation to Head of House Wife Province Ontario District Waterloo North District Number 130 Sub-District 49 - Elmira Sub-District Number 49 Place of Habitation Elmira Religion Lutheran Occupation None Other Occupation NG Own Account Yes Can Read Yes Can Write Yes Language German Family Number 1 Household Members Jacob Steffler 62
Magdelana Steffler 63
Lincon Steffler 24
Amos Musser 24 - ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #81669354
- ↑
Death:
"Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948"
Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 214
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Ancestry Record 8946 #2743046 (subscription required, accessed 25 April 2022)Name Magdalena Steffler Gender Female Age 67 Birth Date abt 1848 Birth Place Woolwich, Ontario Death Date 18 Jul 1915 Death Place Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death Coma - ↑
Burial:
"Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2011"
Ancestry Record 70668 #492453 (subscription required, accessed 25 April 2022)Name Magdalena Steffler Birth Date 1848 Death Date 1915 Cemetery St James Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Burial Place Elmira, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada URL https://cemetery.canadagenweb.org/search-people/
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