Classification scheme: Hist.Mss.2.112 (stored in map case)
Title: Maria (Lichti) Zehr fonds
Date of creation: [after 1834]
Physical description: 2 sheets of textual records
Biographical sketch: Maria Lichti (1819-1900) was the daughter of Christian J. and Magdalena (Litwiller) Lichti. The family came from Alsace to Wilmot Township when Maria was eight years old. They settled on Lot 10 South Erbs Road, near St. Agatha, Ontario. Maria was baptized in 1834 and married Joseph B. Zehr (1817-1905) in 1841. The couple had 10 children and farmed near Baden.
Custodial history: Donated to the Archives by Verna Schwartzentruber, a descendant of Maria (Lichti) Zehr, and received from Fred Lichti in 2025
Scope and content: Photocopy of a calligraphed and illustrated certificate commemorating the birth and baptism of Maria Lichti. Date of creation and calligrapher are unknown. Accompanying notes by Fred Lichti.
Notes: Original archival description created 2025 by Laureen Harder-Gissing.