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  1. 1.  Vernon Merner was born Oct 1910, , Ontario, Canada (son of Frederick Henry Merner and Mary Ann Matilda "Tillie" Groff); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-180982
    • Residence: 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Frederick Henry Merner was born 11 Jun 1892, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States (son of Oscar Erastus Merner and Agnes Elizabeth Brodrecht); died 14 Dec 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42229830
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-180980
    • Immigration: 1895, , Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer - Cementing
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

    Notes:

    Frederick MERNER was born in Chicago, Illinois during the time his father was working at the site of the Chicago World's Fair, held in 1893. Fred was married and lived in New Hamburg until 1913 when the family moved to Kitchener. He was a game warden for the Lands and Forest Department, Waterloo Co.

    He was president of Waterloo County Revolved Club from 1950 to 1958, a life member of Waterloo Rod and Gun Club, and a member of Wilmot Rod and Gun Club, Waterloo County Fish and Game Protective Association, and the Canadian Order of Foresters.

    Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, W. (1892). Frederick Henry Merner (1892-1961) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 13 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42229830/frederick-henry-merner

    Frederick married Mary Ann Matilda "Tillie" Groff 2 Feb 1910, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Benjamin B. Groff and Caroline Schmidt) was born 5 Feb 1887, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jan 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Ann Matilda "Tillie" Groff was born 5 Feb 1887, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Benjamin B. Groff and Caroline Schmidt); died 28 Jan 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42230074
    • Name: Mary Ann Matilda "Tillie" Merner
    • Name: Matilda Groff
    • Name: Tillie Groff
    • Eby ID Number: 00044-3363.3
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Notes:

    Mrs. Fred Merner

    Following an illness of three weeks, Mrs. Fred Merner, 63, of 60 Church St., died yesterday at the K-W Hospital. Born Feb. 5, 1889, in New Hamburg, she was the former Matilda Groff, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Groff. Her marriage to Fred Merner, who survives, took place Feb. 2, 1910, in New Hamburg. Also surviving are three sons, Vernon of Kitchener, Wallace of Vancouver and Kingsley (Sonny) of Chicago; one daughter, Mrs. Gilbert (Dorothy) Patterson of Sarnia; one sister, Mrs. Oscar Lobsinger of Hamilton and 11 grandchildren. One brother predeceased her..

    The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 29 Jan 1953

    Children:
    1. Wallace Paul Merner was born 5 Mar 1913, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jul 1982, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia.
    2. Kingsley Merner
    3. Dorothy Merner
    4. 1. Vernon Merner was born Oct 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Oscar Erastus Merner was born 4 Nov 1864, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Mayor Fredrick Merner and Philipena Young); died 25 Jun 1944, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86275
    • Occupation: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
    • Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
    • Occupation: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Occupation: 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shipping Clerk
    • Occupation: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Solderer? - Foundry
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association

    Oscar married Agnes Elizabeth Brodrecht 3 Jun 1884, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Agnes (daughter of Henry Brodrecht and Elizabeth Schmidt) was born 15 Jul 1867, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Agnes Elizabeth Brodrecht was born 15 Jul 1867, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry Brodrecht and Elizabeth Schmidt); died 20 Dec 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Agnes Elizabeth Merner
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86276
    • Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

    Notes:

    Celebrate Golden Wedding

    Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Merner, of Kitchener, former residents of New Hamburg, last Saturday, June 3rd, celebrated the 50th anniversary of their marriage in the presence of their children and other relatives.

    Both are natives of New Hamburg. Mr. Merner is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred Merner and his wife is a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brodrecht. They were married here on June 3rd, 1883, by the late Rev. Chr. F. Spring, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church and they had as their attendants, Miss Lavina Zimmerman (the late Mrs. Alex Merner) Kitchener and Mr. August Spring, now of Detroit.

    With the exception of a few years residence in Chicago, the family resided here until they moved to Kitchener twenty years ago.

    Their family consists of 5 sons and two daughters, Louis, of Norwalk, Ohio, Victor, Fred, Frank, Harold, Adele and Helen, all of Kitchener. Besides these other guests present were: Mrs. Merner's sister and brother, Mrs. McNally, of Brantford, and Mr. Wilfrid Brodrecht, of Detroit. Mr. Merner's sister, Mrs. Louis Zieger of Toledo, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Franke, of Kitchener.

    A family gathering was enjoyed at the home where the bride and groom of 50 years ago were made the recipient of a presentation. Later the company adjourned to the Chicodee Tea Rooms where a wedding dinner was served at six o'clock.

    New Hamburg Independent Jun 9 1933 pg 5

    Children:
    1. Victor Wilford Merner was born 3 Jan 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Apr 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Crescentia Merner was born 2 Mar 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1908; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 2. Frederick Henry Merner was born 11 Jun 1892, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; died 14 Dec 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Franklin Merner was born 13 Jun 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Harold Alexander Merner was born 1 Dec 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Mar 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Adele Merner was born Sep 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Beatrice Merner was born Dec 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Benjamin B. Groff was born 21 Nov 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John H. Groff and Susannah Bowman); died 7 Nov 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40652000
    • Eby ID Number: 00044-3363
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, , Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1910, Wilmot St., New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Benjamin Groff, "is married to Caroline Schmidt. He resides in Cavalier County, North Dakota, where he is engaged in farming. Their family consists of two 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.].

    ________________________

    The death took place on Nov. 7th of Mr. Benjamin Groff at the age of 58 years. The deceased who had been in failing health for several weeks left a short time ago to visit his brother, Mr. Andrew Groff, near Philipsburg, where he passed away.

    The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon last form the family residence on Wilmot Street to Trinity Methodist Church and then to Riverside Cemetery - Rev. Mr. Wilson officiated. A widow and three children survive.

    Chronicle-Telegraph Nov 17 1910 pg 7

    Benjamin married Caroline Schmidt 31 Mar 1885, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Caroline (daughter of Giligan Schmidt and Mary Ringler) was born 20 Sep 1865, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 Aug 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Caroline Schmidt was born 20 Sep 1865, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Giligan Schmidt and Mary Ringler); died 29 Aug 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46451650
    • Name: Caroline Groff
    • Eby ID Number: 00044-3363.1
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1942, 30 Gruhn St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. Nora Groff was born Abt 1887, Of, Cavalier Co., North Dakota; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 3. Mary Ann Matilda "Tillie" Groff was born 5 Feb 1887, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jan 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. William Neil Groff was born 6 Jul 1900, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1949, , Manitoba, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Belva Groff was born 14 Jun 1902, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jun 1968, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Mayor Fredrick Merner was born 9 Mar 1829, , Switzerland (son of Jacob Emanuel Merner and Susanna Schlueter); died 6 Jul 1895; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Fred Merner
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-125818P
    • Occupation: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carriage Maker
    • Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Occupation: 1871, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carriagemaker
    • Elected Office: 1872, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Reeve/Mayor
    • Occupation: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carriage Maker
    • Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
    • Occupation: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Notes:

    Jacob Merner with his wife and family emigrated from Germany and settled on a farm miles west of New Hamburg in 1837. Several of the ten children still survive, among them being Mr. Christian Merner of whom a sketch appears elsewhere. Wm. Smith had the first blacksmith shop. It was here that the late Samuel Merner learned his trade. Jacob Brill was the first cooper and did a thriving trade in barrels, churns, &c. The pioneer weaver was John Oehm who made cloth for his numerous patrons on his hand loom. Theobald Seyler owned a frame hotel on the site of the present Queen's and John Boeckner did the cobbling and shoemaking for the neighborhood. The latter's shop was on the site of the present residence of Mr. D. Becker. Wendel Schuyler was the first teacher in 1838 or 1839. A portion of the first log schoolhouse still stands near the Cemetery and is used for a dwelling: Solomon Weaver was a miller in the early days and later became an evangelical minister. Business men who came a little later were Wm. Burkhold, who established a brickyard; Fred Merner who started a carriage business and Wm. Hunter, who had a general stare. In the early 50's Sylvester Frank built a brewery. It was of brick and a portion of it is still in use in connection with the present brewery. The village has gradually increased in population and assessment with no particularly stirring events to mark its even progress. The great flood of 1883 due to a cloudburst is an event never to be forgotten by those who witnessed it. On that occasion the water covered the streets up to the door of the Imperial hotel, and swept away the Rau, Hartman and Helmer bridges, thus cutting the village off from the outside world. In this its golden jubilee year, New Hamburg stands a community of contented, busy people, living in good homes and doing admirably their little share of the great world's work.

    Special Industrial souvenir number of New Hamburg: containing a comprehensive review of the natural advantages and resources of the village of New Hamburg, 1908, Berlin Daily News, Berlin, Ontario

    Fredrick married Philipena Young 9 Nov 1852, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Philipena was born 25 Nov 1835, , Germany; died 16 Dec 1914; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Philipena Young was born 25 Nov 1835, , Germany; died 16 Dec 1914; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Phebe Young
    • Name: Philipena Merner
    • Name: Phillipa Yung
    • Name: Phillipina Jung
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32214P
    • Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Children:
    1. Jedidah "Yetta" Merner was born 24 Nov 1853, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jun 1927, Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Clarissa Merner was born 30 Dec 1855, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Feb 1919; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Lavinia Merner was born 1857, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. William Frederic Merner was born 1859, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Alexander Walter Merner was born 26 Sep 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jan 1930; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 4. Oscar Erastus Merner was born 4 Nov 1864, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jun 1944, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Franklin Charles "Frank" Merner was born 1866, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Henry Amelius Merner was born Dec 1870, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Milton Merner was born 1875, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Louis Merner was born 1882, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Henry Brodrecht was born 18 Sep 1841, , Germany (son of Jacob Brodrecht and Sybilla Rueffer); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86137
    • Immigration: 1844, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1849
    • Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1863, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tin & Coopersmith
    • Occupation: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tinsmith
    • Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Implement Manufacturer
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Retired: 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer - foundry
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Notes:

    New Hamburg

    On the morning of Saturday, last Mr. Henry Brodrecht, proprietor of the New Hamburg Foundry while driving down main street had the misfortune of a runaway. His handsome horses by some means or other took fright and dashed off at a lively rate, throwing him out of the rig hurting his face badly up the road. Fortunately the horses were stopped before further damage was done...

    Waterloo County Chronicle , 25 Apr 1895, p. 1

    Henry married Elizabeth Schmidt 25 Jan 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Sebastian Schmidt and Mary Elizabeth Mura) was born 25 Sep 1844, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States; died 17 Feb 1927, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Schmidt was born 25 Sep 1844, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States (daughter of Sebastian Schmidt and Mary Elizabeth Mura); died 17 Feb 1927, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Birth: , Germany
    • Name: Elizabeth Brodrecht
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86138
    • Immigration: 1858, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1861, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1863, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1881, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Residence: 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. 5. Agnes Elizabeth Brodrecht was born 15 Jul 1867, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Cresentia Brodrecht was born 14 Jun 1870, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1957; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Wilfred Broadrecht was born 1882, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Wilfred Henry Brodrecht was born 30 Oct 1882, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 12.  John H. Groff was born 29 Sep 1827, Near, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Andrew Groff and Annie Huber); died 23 Aug 1908; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00044-3361
    • Residence: 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Retired: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    John Groff, "was born September 29th, 1827. On November 12th, 1850, he was married to Susannah Bowman who was born September 26th, 1826. They resided near Conestogo, on the farm now possessed by Jacob S. Cressman for a number of years. He now has his home in Berlin. To them was born a family of eleven 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.].

    John married Susannah Bowman 12 Nov 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susannah (daughter of Benjamin H. Bauman and Susannah Bechtel) was born 26 Sep 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jul 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Susannah Bowman was born 26 Sep 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Benjamin H. Bauman and Susannah Bechtel); died 24 Jul 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Susannah Groff
    • Eby ID Number: 00002-126
    • Residence: 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Susannah Bowman, "the second daughter of Benjamin and Susannah (Bechtel) Baumann, was born September 26th, 1826. She is married to John Groff, son of Andrew and Anna (Huber) Groff. He was born September 29th, 1827."


    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.].

    ______________________


    Mr. Jacob Graff attended the funeral of his sister-in-law, the late Mrs. (Rev.) Graff, which took place at Hanover on Wednesday afternoon last.


    Chronicle-Telegraph Aug 4 1910 pg 7

    Children:
    1. 6. Benjamin B. Groff was born 21 Nov 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Nov 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Moses b. Groff was born 12 Sep 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Aug 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Andrew B. Groff was born 9 Sep 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Nancy Groff was born 6 Feb 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jul 1886, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried , Huronia Regional Centre Cemetery, Orillia, Simcoe, , Ontario, Canada.
    5. Franklin B. Groff was born 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 1884, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried , Huronia Regional Centre Cemetery, Orillia, Simcoe, , Ontario, Canada.
    6. Noah B. Groff was born 17 Nov 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Dec 1909, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried , Huronia Regional Centre Cemetery, Orillia, Simcoe, , Ontario, Canada.
    7. Abraham B. Groff was born 15 Apr 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jul 1937, Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States; was buried , Orono Cemetery, Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States.
    8. Leah B. Groff was born 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1954, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried , Huronia Regional Centre Cemetery, Orillia, Simcoe, , Ontario, Canada.
    9. Aaron Groff was born 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. John B. Groff was born Abt 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Israel Groff was born 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Ezra Groff was born 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 14.  Giligan Schmidt was born 1831, , Switzerland (son of Christian Schmidt); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Giligan Schmidt
    • Eby ID Number: 00093-5321.1
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Giligan married Mary Ringler 14 Mar 1858, , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of John Ringler and Elizabeth Wildfong) was born 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Mary Ringler was born 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Ringler and Elizabeth Wildfong); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mary Schmidt
    • Eby ID Number: 00093-5321

    Notes:

    Mary Ringler "is married to Kilian Schmidt, a wage-earner. They reside in New Hamburg, 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.].

    Children:
    1. 7. Caroline Schmidt was born 20 Sep 1865, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 29 Aug 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Samuel Schmidt was born 14 Sep 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Benjamin Schmidt was born 1 Apr 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Moses Schmidt was born 15 Aug 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Abram Schmidt was born 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Henry Schmidt was born 29 Mar 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


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