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John Strome

Male 1846 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Strome was born 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John J. Strome and Catherine Anna "Anna" Donnenwerth); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00120-7499.5
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John J. Strome was born 12 Sep 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Strome and Anna Maria "Maria" Scheirich); died 12 Aug 1865; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00120-7499
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    John J. Strome, "was born September 12th, 1812. He was married to Catherine Anna Donnenwerth. They resided near Hespeler where he was engaged in farming. His death took place August 12th, 1865. Their family consisted of nine children...'

    John married Catherine Anna "Anna" Donnenwerth 16 Mar 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Jacob Andre Donnenwerth and Catherine Margaretha "Margaret" Merklin) was born 6 Mar 1825, , , Germany; died 16 Apr 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Catherine Anna "Anna" Donnenwerth was born 6 Mar 1825, , , Germany (daughter of Jacob Andre Donnenwerth and Catherine Margaretha "Margaret" Merklin); died 16 Apr 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catherine Anna "Anna" Strome
    • Eby ID Number: 00120-7499.1
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Abraham Strome
    2. Isaac Strome
    3. Lizzie Strome
    4. Jacob H. Strome was born 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Michael Strome was born 15 Apr 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 1. John Strome was born 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. David Strome was born 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Aug 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Samuel Strome was born 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Aaron Strome was born 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Abraham Strome was born 1854, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Elizabeth Strome was born 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Isaac Strome was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jacob Strome was born 24 Sep 1783, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Jacob Strohm and Eva Seraphine Bliehm); died 7 Dec 1855, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • 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

    Notes:

    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]


  2. 5.  Anna Maria "Maria" Scheirich was born Oct 1784, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Mathias Scheirich and Catharine Mooney); died 10 Jul 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

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

    Notes:

    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.].

    Children:
    1. Catharine Strohm was born Abt 1810, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 2. John J. Strome was born 12 Sep 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Aug 1865; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Mary Strome was born CALC 21 Feb 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. David Strome was born 28 Apr 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Sep 1875, Near Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Eli Strome was born Abt 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Eva Strome was born Abt 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1855.
    7. Elizabeth Strome was born Abt 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Susannah Strome was born 24 Jan 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jun 1846, Near Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Jacob Andre Donnenwerth was born 5 May 1799, Mulhausen, , Alsace, France; died 19 Sep 1870, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00039-3104.44
    • Immigration: 1827, America
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Jacob — Catherine Margaretha "Margaret" Merklin. Catherine was born 5 May 1801, Mulhausen, , Alsace, France; died 2 May 1872, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Catherine Margaretha "Margaret" Merklin was born 5 May 1801, Mulhausen, , Alsace, France; died 2 May 1872, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catherine Margaretha "Margaret" Donnenwerth
    • Eby ID Number: 00039-3104.45
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Michael Donnenwerth was born 1 Jun 1823, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 22 Aug 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Catherine Anna "Anna" Donnenwerth was born 6 Mar 1825, , , Germany; died 16 Apr 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Magdalena Donnenwerth was born 1826, , New York State, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Margaret Dorren Donnenwerth was born 9 Nov 1828, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; died 9 Jul 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Henry M. Donnenwerth was born 28 Oct 1833, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 25 Sep 1835, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1922; was buried , Oak Hill Cemetery, Hammond, Lake, Indiana, United States.
    6. Jacob Donnenwerth was born 1836, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Barbara Donnenwerth was born CALC 6 May 1836, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jan 1892, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Neustadt, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.
    8. Elizabeth Donnenwerth was born 10 Apr 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1916, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Clifford Public Cemetery, Clifford, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada.
    9. Fredrick Donnenwerth was born 18 Jun 1840, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Sep 1922, Penetanguishene, Tiny Township, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada.
    10. John George "George" Donnenwerth was born 15 May 1842, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Nov 1910, Brookfield, Linn, Missouri, United States; was buried , Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookfield, Linn, Missouri, United States.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jacob Strohm was born CA 1743, Of, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died , , Pennsylvania, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00120-7460.1

    Notes:

    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]


  2. 9.  Eva Seraphine Bliehm was born 6 May 1743; died 6 Apr 1829.

    Other Events:

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

    Children:
    1. Christian Strome was born 14 Jul 1778, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 1 May 1850; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. David Strome was born 14 Jun 1780, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 21 Apr 1816, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Jacob Strome was born 24 Sep 1783, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Dec 1855, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Mathias Scheirich was born 6 Dec 1751, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Feb 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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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]


  4. 11.  Catharine Mooney was born 1762; died 10 Dec 1825; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

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

    Children:
    1. Jacob Scheirich was born , , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 5. Anna Maria "Maria" Scheirich was born Oct 1784, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 10 Jul 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Scheirich was born 4 Aug 1787, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 3 Apr 1862, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. David Scheirich was born 24 Dec 1790, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Dec 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Catharine Scheirich was born 18 Mar 1793, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Apr 1857; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Elizabeth Scheirich was born 26 May 1795, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 27 Jun 1866; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    7. Eva Scheirich was born 16 Nov 1799, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 13 Jul 1841, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    8. Veronica Scheirich was born Abt 1804, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.


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