Susannah Catherine Wildfong

Other Events:

• Name: Ann Wildfong
• Name: Anna Wildfong
• Name: Catharine Willfang
• Name: Hannah Wildfong
• Name: Susannah Catherine Israel
• Name: Susannah Catherine Shoemaker
• Eby ID Number: 000131-8112
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

Anna Wildfong, "was born June 17th,1820. She was first married to Joshua Shoemaker and after his decease to Jacob Israel. They resided near Strasburg, Ontario. To her was born a family of children, namely: John F. of her first husband and with her second husband there were several but named were not received"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Susannah married Jacob S. Israel 20 Jun 1843, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jacob (son of Jean Jaques Jacob Israel and Marie Christine Hoffer) was born 25 Jul 1819, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France; died 7 Feb 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Israel died Yes, date unknown.
2. Christina Israel was born 15 Jun 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 14 Jul 1844, Strassburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, Strassburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Aug 1908, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Catharine Israel was born 9 Jun 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 19 Jul 1846, Strassburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, Strassburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jun 1888.
4. John Israel was born 14 Jun 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 28 Jul 1848, Strassburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, Strassburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Jacob Israel was born 24 Jul 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 8 Sep 1850, Strassburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, Strassburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
6. Mary Magdalene Israel was born 30 Nov 1851, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 13 Jan 1852, Strassburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, Strassburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Feb 1928, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
7. Anna Margartha Israel was born 24 Aug 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 23 Dec 1854, Strassburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, Strassburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
8. Veronica W. "Fanny" Israel was born 7 May 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
9. Charles Israel was born 5 Apr 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 13 May 1860, Strassburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, Strassburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
10. Maria Anna Israel was born 7 Jul 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 28 Sep 1862, Strassburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, Strassburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Apr 1910, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
11. Elisabetha Israel was born 29 Jan 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 12 Mar 1865, Strassburg Evangelical Lutheran Church, Strassburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Susannah — Joshua Shoemaker. Joshua (son of George Shoemaker, Sr. and Mary Detweiler) was born 20 Apr 1813, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 May 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. John S. Shoemaker was born 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Apr 1902, Cheboygan, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA.
2. Shoemaker was born Abt 1839, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; died 12 Jun 1840, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26445075
• Eby ID Number: 000131-8100
• Historic Building: 1851, 324 Huron Rd., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; stone Georgian cottage
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard

Notes:

Joseph Wildfong, "was born December 23rd, 1796. He was first married to Christina Groh and after her decease to Elizabeth Strycker who was born April 14th, 1808, and died February 3rd, 1877. They resided on a farm at Strasburg where they both died. He died June 23rd, 1870. His family consisted of twelve children, nine of which were born unto his first wife.."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].


Joseph's death record indicates that he was born in North Carolina, this may be in error.

Historic Building:
Property was purchased by Joseph Wildfong in 1823. According to the 1851 census the previous house was and in the 1861 census the current (2009) stone had been built. Behind the home is a small stone smokehouse made also of fieldstone.

Joseph — Christina Groh. Christina (daughter of Michael Groh and Elizabeth Witmer) was born 23 Dec 1796, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Jun 1835. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106659995
• Name: Christina Wildfong
• Eby ID Number: 000131-8100.1

Other Events:

• Interesting: pioneer, story, slavery
• Eby ID Number: 000131-8078
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Biehn's Tract, Waterloo County, Ontario

Notes:

Jacob Wildfong, "was born in 1753. After he had attained the age of twenty years he was married to Susannah Ruth. During the latter part of the last century when the question of slavery was brought up and sanctioned by the state government, these Moravians were strenuously opposed to the measure, so much so that numbers of them left the state (North Carolina) and moved to Pennsylvania, "the Quaker State", while others left some years later after the independence of the thirteen colonies was declared. Among the latter number was old Jacob Wildfong, the pioneer settler (of that name) in this country. About the year 1796 he, with his wife and family of three or four children, moved north to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he resided for six years, then he, in company with others, moved to Canada in 1802 and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, on the west band of the Grand River a little below the Toll Bridge, on the farm now owned by Ferdinand Miller. Here he resided until his son, Jonas, took possession of the farm then he moved a little west of what is now Strasburg where he died probably as early as 1830. His family consisted of seven children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Jacob — Susan Ruth. Susan was born Abt 1760, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Susan Wildfong
• Eby ID Number: 000131-8078.1

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00045-3401

Notes:

Michael Groh, "the third son of old Hannes and Magdalena (Baumann) Groh, was born in 1757. In 1779 he was married to Elizabeth Witmer. In 1804 he, in company with others, came to Canada with the object of making a thorough inspection of the nature of the country. So well was Mr. Groh pleased with the appearance of the country (then all in its primeval state) that he took up a claim between Preston and Hespeler. He cleared about six acres and made it ready for fall wheat. On this clearing he erected a small log cabin into which he purposed moving on his return, with family, from Pennsylvania. In August of the same year he returned to his parental home in Montgomery County. During the first week of September (1804) he, (bidding adieu to his parents, brothers, friends and relatives, and not thinking of this being their last time of meeting here on earth) in company with his wife and family, set out on the journey for their Canadian home. They came as far as Buffalo where they crossed the Niagara River and proceeded on their journey to Mr. Boyer's who resided near the river on the Canadian side, where Mr. Groh, the father of the family, took sick and, after a few weeks suffering, died. The wife and two sons, John and Jacob, and one or two daughters, proceeded on their journey to Waterloo while the eldest daughter, Barbara, remained with her father to nurse him during his illness, and after his recovery they were to follow the family, but the mother and family had no sooner arrived at their new home when word came that the father was dead. He died about September 20th, 1804. Their family consisted of seven children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Michael married Elizabeth Witmer 1779. Elizabeth was born Abt 1760, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Elizabeth Groh
• Eby ID Number: 00045-3401.1
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 1 Lot 07, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 2 Lot 07, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 3 Lot 11, Waterloo County, Ontario

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 000131-8077

Notes:

George Wildfong, "the original ancestor of the numerous family of this name, was a native of Bohemia, emigrated to America and settled in North Carolina, U.S., as early as 1750 or 1751. He was a pious man and belonged to the society known as Moravians. His family consisted of several children but none of the names were received save that of Jacob and Mary who was married to Andrew Sararas."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Other Events:

• Interesting: story
• Name: Johannes Groh
• Name: John Groh
• Eby ID Number: 00045-3398

Notes:

Hannes Groh, "a native of Switzerland, came to America at a very early date. Tradition has it that he belonged to the company of emigrants whom the captain attempted to starve in order to gain possession of the supposed large sum of money held by these parties. The motive that impelled old Hannes, the ancestor of the Groh family of this county, to emigrate to Pennsylvania, was on account of religious persecutions which raged in his native country and which was the chief cause of the emigration of so many of the noble-hearted pioneers of Pennsylvania where no cruel persecutions were waged against these devout worshippers of the almighty God. Old Hannes Groh was born about the year 1708 and, if traditional report be true, came to America in 1725. He was married to Magdalena, only daughter of old Wendel Baumann, progenitor of the now numerous family scattered throughout every state of the Union and all the provinces of Canada. All efforts made to ascertain the names of their children together with their descendants proved, to a great extent, fruitless. The names of only three children have been received"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Hannes — Magdalena Bauman. Magdalena (daughter of Wendel Bauman and Annie) was born Abt 1725, Of, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Magdalena Groh
• Eby ID Number: 00002-99

Notes:

Magdalena Baumann, "the youngest and only daughter of Wendel Baumann, was married to Jacob Groh. She was the mother of the late Abraham Groh, grandmother of John Groh, and great grandmother of Isaac Groh, near Hespeler, Ontario."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].