Jonathan S. Bleam

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• Eby ID Number: 00010-1115

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Jonathan S. Bleam, "son of John and Mary (Strohm) Bliehm, was born in this county about the year 1835. He was a carpenter by trade. He invented the sulky hayrake and also a patent lever gate. He moved to Michigan after the American civil war. Nothing has been heard of him since."


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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

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• Eby ID Number: 00010-1094

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John Bliehm, "was born in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, May 19th, 1805. He was a year old when he came to Canada with his parents. In 1827 he was married to Catharine, daughter of Henry and Susannah Moyer. After being married a few years she died, leaving no children. After her decease he was married to Mary Strohm."


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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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 — Mary Strome. Mary (daughter of Jacob Strome and Anna Maria "Maria" Scheirich) was born CALC 21 Feb 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Bliehm
• Eby ID Number: 00120-7505

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Mary Strome, "the youngest in the family, was married to John Bleam. They reside near Hespeler and have a family of one child named"


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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

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• Name: Philip Bleam
• Eby ID Number: 00010-1093
• Residence: 1830, Bechtel Tract, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Bechtel Tract East, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario

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Philip Bliehm, "was born in 1780 and was married in 1804 to Esther Bechtel, widow of Daniel Cressman with whom she had three children, namely: Elizabeth, wife of old Abraham Weber; Abraham, married to Mary Schneider; and Mary, married to old Henry Wismer. The widow was a daughter of Abraham Bechtel and was born in July, 1766. Philip Bliehm and his wife came to Canada in May, 1806, arriving at Blair a few days after the great fire had been extinguished. They settled in the vicinity of Doon. They had a family of four 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.].

Philip married Esther Bechtel 1804. Esther (daughter of Abraham Bechtel and Mary Hoch) was born Jul 1766, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Jan 1833, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Esther Bliehm
• Name: Esther Cressman
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0809

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Esther Bechtel "daughter of Abraham and Mary (Hoch) Bechtel, was born in July, 1766. She was married to Daniel Cressman and had a family of three children, namely: VI Elizabeth, VI Abraham, and VI Mary. After the decease of her first husband she was married to Philip Bleam, with whom she had four 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.].

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• Eby ID Number: 00120-7497
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 2 Lot 11E, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 3 Lot 06W, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Residence: 1852, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Jacob Strome, "was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, September 24th, 1783. He was married to Anna Maria Scheirich. She was born in 1784 and died July 10th, 1841. They resided near Hespeler, Ontario, where he died December 7th, 1855. Their family consisted of eight 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.].

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A-1-84 Jacob Strome Probate of the Will of Jacob Strome, late of the Township of Waterloo, granted the Third day of January 1856 on the Petition of David Strome and John W. Martin, the Executors named in said Will.

The Last Will and Testament of Jacob Strome of the Township of Waterloo, Yeoman. I Jacob Strome, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being weak in body but of sound mind and memory, blessed be Almighty God for the same, do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say. I will and order that all my just debts, funeral, testamentary and all other expenses be paid by my Executors….I give devise and bequeath unto my son John Strome my Homestead Farm, the same being the east end of Lot number Eleven in the second concession in the lower block of the Township of Waterloo, and to his heirs forever, and for the same I will and order that my said son John Strome or his heirs shall pay unto my Executors for the benefit of all my children or their heirs the sum of Two Thousand Dollars to be paid in twenty annual installments of One Hundred Dollars without Interest : the first payment whereof is and shall become due one year from the day of my decease. The above farm contains One Hundred and fifteen acres and Twenty one rods of land be the same more or less and out of which I except and reserve Two acres and Twenty one rods in a square at any outside line of the said farm I choose to take it the said five acres and twenty one rods to belong to my son John Strome with the rest of the farm at my decease. And when the last payment thereof for the above farm be made by my son John Strome or his heirs, I will and order that my Executors shall give my son John Strome or his heirs a good and sufficient Deed for the same and not before. And also I will and order that my Executors shall pay out the aforesaid yearly payment of my said Homestead Farm unto my several children and Grand children as follows, namely, the one-sixth part of Jacob Gardner Kingan the son of my deceased daughter Katharina. The one-sixth part to my son John Strome or his heirs, the one-sixth part to Hetty Bleam the daughter of my daughter Mary deceased, and the one-sixth part to my son David Strome or his heirs and the one-sixth part to the three children of my daughter Eva, deceased, and the one-sixth part to my daughter Elizabeth the wife of John L. Willfong or her heirs and as to all the rest residue and remainder of all my Real and Personal Estate….I give devise and bequeath unto my children and grandchildren and the same shall be paid to them by my Executors…and I do hereby constitute and appoint my son David Strome and my friends John Martin, Executors of this my Last Will and Testament…And lastly, my express will and meaning is and I do hereby order and appoint that if any difference, dispute, question or controversy shall be moved arise or happen concerning any gift bequest matter or thing in this my will given and bequeathed expressed or contained, that there [be] no suit or suits in Law or equity of otherwise shall be brought commenced or prosecuted for and concerning the same but the same shall be refused wholey to the award order and determination of my friends Isaac Clemens and Abram M. Clemens, both of the Township of Waterloo and what they shall order direct or determine, therein shall be binding and conclusive to all and every person and persons therein concerned.

Witnessed by Duncan Campbell and John Clemens
Will dated 18 October 1855
Proved 3 January 1856
Inventory £231/2/6
Died 7 Dec 1855.

Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

Jacob — Anna Maria "Maria" Scheirich. Anna (daughter of Mathias Scheirich and Catharine Mooney) was born Oct 1784, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 10 Jul 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Anna Maria "Maria" Strome
• Eby ID Number: 00100-5560

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Anna Maria Scheirich, "the eldest of Mathias Scheirich's children, was born in October, 1784, and died July 10th, 1841. She was married to Jacob Strohm who was born September 24th, 1783, and died December 7th, 1855. They resided near Hespeler where they both died. They had a family of eight 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.].

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• Eby ID Number: 00010-1089

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Christian Bliehm, "the old progenitor of the Bliehm family, was born in Canton, Berne, Switzerland, in 1741, and when he was about seventeen years of age he, in company with others, emigrated to America and landed at Philadelphia in 1758. He settled in Montgomery County where he was married to Salome Langenoecker in 1769. They had a family 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.].

Christian married Salome Longenoecker 1769, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania. Salome was born 20 Jun 1746, Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania; died 1811, , Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Salome Bliehm
• Eby ID Number: 00010-1089.1

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67850623
• Residence: 55 Fallbrook Lane, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0736
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Old Survey Lot 03, Waterloo County, Ontario

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Abraham Bechtel "son of III Abraham who was first-cousin to III Rev. Martin Bechtel, was born March 7th, 1739. He was married to Mary Hoch who was born February 22nd, 1745, and died July 18th, 1841. In 1800 he with his wife and family moved to Canada and settled near Blair where they both died. He died October 2nd, 1825. Their family consisted of one son and four daughters"

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.].

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Beside the many hardships, labors and sufferings in getting here and making themselves homes, quite a few settlers along where Blair is now situated were visited by a fire this spring of 1806.

On the 6th of May fire was set to a Job [a tract of land with timber slashed down ready to be burned so that the land could be farmed later] of 10 or 15 acres, soon after which a great wind arose, and swept through the new clearings and destroyed fences, houses and barns.

Abraham Stauffer had his barn burnt.
Abraham Bechtel had his house and barn burnt.
Jacob Bechtel's house was saved but his barn and everything else were consumed.
Nathaniel Dodge who was the last of the settlers along the river, had two barns with all their contents burnt.

The fire went on making the most fearful destruction of all kinds of valuable timber. Thus those settlers who were probably the most advanced with their new homes were suddenly left without house, food or clothing, and were obliged to go below Dundas through mud, water, swamp and forest for provisions and other necessaries, which were not obtainable from their neighbors.

MENNONITE IMMIGRATION TO WATERLOO COUNTY - THE MOYER JOURNAL

Attributed to Samuel S. Moyer 1849 - 1941

Abraham — Mary Hoch. Mary was born 22 Feb 1745, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 18 Jul 1831, Near Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67851091
• Name: Mary Bechtel
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0736.2

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• Eby ID Number: 00120-7460.1

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Jacob Strohm, "Mr. Jacob Strohm's father was a native of Wurtenburg, Germany, and moved to America when Jacob was a lad of 9 years."

Jacob — Eva Seraphine Bliehm. Eva was born 6 May 1743; died 6 Apr 1829. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Eva Seraphine Strohm
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25219

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44341979
• Name: Matthias Shiry
• Eby ID Number: 00100-5559
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 051, Waterloo County, Ontario

Notes:

Mathias Scheirich, "the ancestor of the family, was a native of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he was born December 6th, 1751. In 1805 he emigrated to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, nearly two miles south of Berlin. His old homestead is now possessed by George Histand. He was married to Catharine Mooney who was born in 1762 and died December 10th, 1825. He died February 6th, 1835. They had a family of eight (maybe they had more than eight) 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.].

Mathias — Catharine Mooney. Catharine was born 1762; died 10 Dec 1825; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202167033
• Name: Catharine Scheirich
• Eby ID Number: 00100-5559.1