Rose Mary Jane Burkholder

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• Name: Rosannah Burkholder
• Name: Rose Mary Jane Smith
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-231435
• Residence: 1911, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

Rose married William M. B. Smith 10 Nov 1896, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. William (son of George Smith and Sarah Bobsin) was born 1 Feb 1874, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Nov 1941, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Nov 1941, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Evelyn Smith was born Aug 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
2. Stanley Reginald Smith was born 8 Apr 1912, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1992; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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• House of Industry and Refuge: Tuckersmith, Huron Co., Ontario
• Eby ID Number: 00039-3130.11
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; --
• Occupation: 1881, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Lemuel married Rachael Ann Bock 23 Dec 1875, Port Elgin Cemetery, Port Elgin, Bruce Co., Ontario. Rachael (daughter of Jacob Bock and Elizabeth Jane Liebler) was born 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Abt 1889. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Rachael Ann Burkholder
• Eby ID Number: 00012-1139.4

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• Birth: , USA
• Birth: Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada
• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62776728
• Eby ID Number: 00039-3130.2
• Birth: 1815, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• House of Industry and Refuge: 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Samuel — Magdalena Rosenberger. Magdalena (daughter of John Rosenberger and Margaret Pannebecker) was born 23 Jun 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jan 1857, Near New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Lena Rosenberger
• Name: Magdalena Burkholder
• Eby ID Number: 00095-5336

Notes:

Magdalena Rosenberger, "was born June 23rd, 1823. She is married to Samuel Burkholder. They resided in Blandford Township, Oxford County, and afterwards moved near New Dundee, Ontario, where they died, leaving 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: 00012-1139
• Occupation: 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; carpenter
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; carpenter
• Occupation: 1881, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; farmer

Notes:

Jacob Bock, "was born April 2nd, 1828. He is married to Elizabeth Liebler and resides in Port Elgin, Ontario, where he is engaged as a carpenter."


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 married Elizabeth Jane Liebler 11 Feb 1850, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Peter Liebler and Mary Main) was born 1832, Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 10 Feb 1899, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Port Elgin Cemetery, Port Elgin, Bruce Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Eliza Liebler
• Name: Elizabeth Jane Bock
• Eby ID Number: 00012-1139.1
• Residence: 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81971644
• Eby ID Number: 00039-3130.1

David — Elizabeth Gingrich. Elizabeth (daughter of Abraham H. Gingrich and Barbara Hunsicker) was born 1775, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 29 Sep 1852, Bartonville, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winona "The Fifty" Cemetery, Winona, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82052284
• Name: Elizabeth Burkholder
• Eby ID Number: 00039-3130

Notes:

Elizabeth Gingerich, "third daughter, was married to David Burkholder. They resided in Barton, Lincoln County. Their family consisted of eighteen children. None of the family settled in this county save Samuel who resided in Preston where he was engaged in building and carpentering. He was married to a daughter of John Rosenberger and had a family of several children. One daughter, Mary, is married to Isaac H. Wismer and resides in Preston, Ontario, one to a Mr. Beck, and one to a Mr. Hunsberger, while Lemuel, a son, also resides in Preston."


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: 00095-5335
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; laborer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

John Rosenberger, "son of Benjamin Rosenberger was born 1797 and died in 1863. He was married to Margaret, daughter of Cornelius Pannebecker. She was born October 12th, 1805, and died March 28th, 1880. They resided on his father's place a little north of Preston. Both died in Preston. They had a family of twelve 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 Margaret Pannebecker 1822. Margaret (daughter of Cornelius Pannebecker and Anna Detweiler) was born 12 Oct 1805, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Mar 1880, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret Rosenberger
• Eby ID Number: 00087-5118
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Margaret Pannebecker, "was born October 12th, 1805, and died March 28th, 1880. She was married, in 1822, to John Rosenberger and resided north of Preston. To them were born twelve 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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• Land: Wilmot Township - Block A Concession 4 Lot 09, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Military: War of 1812
• Eby ID Number: 00012-1130
• Birth: 18 Feb 1798
• Land: 1816, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 118, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Public Service: 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Assessor - Waterloo Township
• Public Service: 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Clerk - Waterloo Township
• Land: 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 118, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Public Service: 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Assessor - Wilmot Township
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; potter
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Retired Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Jacob Bock, "was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, February 18th, 1798. He came to Canada when a mere lad and made his home with his uncle, Christian Reichart, who resided at Freeport, Ontario. He was married to Catharine daughter of old John and Elizabeth (Diefenbacher) Shupe. She was born March 29th 1798, and died May 2nd, 1869. He died March 18th 1867. The resided near New Dundee, Ontario, on the farm now possessed by Mr. David E. Bergey. To them was born a family of fifteen 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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On the 18th of March, in Wilmot Township, Waterloo Co., C.W., JACOB BOCK, aged 78 years and one month. He leaves a widow and ten children to mourn their loss. Funeral sermons were preached by the brethren George Smith and Moses Bowman. He was a Deacon in the Mennonite Church for 24 years. L.B.

HERALD OF TRUTH - Volume IV, Number 5 - May 1867 - Page 78

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Jacob Bock's Will:

The last will and testament of Jacob Bock the Elder of the Township of Wilmot in the County of Waterloo, in the Province of Upper Canada. I Jacob Bock considering the uncertainty of this mortal life and being yet of sound mind and memory thanks be to God for the same, do make and publish this my last will and testament in the following manner and form.

First, I will that my funeral expenses and other lawful debts shall as soon as may be paid by hereinafter named Executor out of my Estate. I will that after my death my beloved wife Katharine shall have and own and possess all the household furniture together with all and singular the effects commodities and income from the farm on which we now live and every property that I may be in possession of at my death the same to have and to hold for her own use and benefit as long as she shall live.

I Will that after her death all the household furniture and all her private property shall he appraised and sold by my after named executor to the best advantage either public or private as to him shall seem most fit and proper. I also will that my daughter Magdalena shall have the sum of One Hundred Dollars and the privilege of taking any article at the appraisment for her own use, all this over and above her lawful share.

I Will that one year after the demise of myself and wife my Estate shall be settled and a division made among all my children so they all receive ever equal and alike, and concerning the legacy in my favor from my Brother John's Estate in the State of Pennsylvania when that becomes due and is collected then I Will that that also be divided even equal and alike, and lastly that Wendle Hallman of the Township of Wilmot in the County of Waterloo and Province of Upper Canada be constituted and appointed the Executor of this my last will and Testament and he is hereby enpowered to collect debts grant receipts and to do my thing and everything that may be required in settling up the Estate, revoking all former wills heretofore by me made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty ninth day of January one thousand eight hundred and sixty one.

Signed, Jacob Bock

Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said Jacob Bock as his last will and testament in the presence of us, who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed their names.
Signed, John Hallman; Jacob Bock, Junior.

Filed for recording, October 27 A.D. 1876. A true copy taken from the original Nov. 16, 1876. A. A. Skinner, Register.
(Source: Will Book, Vol H., Page

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JACOB BOCK (1789-1867): WATERLOO COUNTY'S FIRST POTTER by Michael Bird

Dr. Bird, an associate professor of Religious Studies at Renison College, University of Waterloo, has made an extensive study of Germanic folk arts and crafts in Ontario and is the author of a number of books and articles dealing with the subject.

The tradition of village craftsmanship was particularly strong throughout the 19th century in Waterloo County, supported by the German settlers and their descendants who patronized local cabinetmakers, blacksmiths, weavers and potters. Of special interest is a Mennonite craftsman who produced redware pottery in the 1820s, making him the earliest known potter of Waterloo County, and one of the earliest in Upper Canada.

During the early waves of emigration from Pennsylvania to Waterloo Township, numerous talented craftsmen brought with them the necessary skills required by a fledgling community along the Grand River. Among these early settlers appears the name of Jacob Bock, a Pennsylvania-German Mennonite whose family made the trek from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Canada in the early 1800s. According to the account of local historian Ezra E. Eby, Jacob Bock came to Canada when a mere lad and made his home with his uncle, Christian Reichert, who resided at Freeport, Ontario.(Footnote 1) Married to Catharine Shupe (1798-1869), he lived in the Freeport area until eventually moving a few miles further to the west, where he took up farming near New Dundee, settling on the farm later owned by David E. Bergey.

Throughout his life, Jacob Bock was to serve the local community in various capacities, including both civic and religious functions. In 1823 he was appointed township clerk, a task he performed until 1827, when the position was filled by David Clemens. (Footnote 2) Bock returned to these duties in later years. In a letter written in 1844 to his brothers John and David, of Greencastle, Pennsylvania, Jacob narrates the following interesting story:

I myself have now been confined for two weeks with a sore foot. I had for two years to travel our township regularly to take the assessment, and this year on the 8th of March, when on my return home after taking my route, my horse fell with me and bruised my right foot in such a manner that after riding about a mile my foot swelled so that I had to cut the boot to get it off. (Footnote 3)

In addition to his services as township clerk, Jacob Bock accepted, somewhat reluctantly, the township position of superintendent of Common Schools, which he described as a very critical, harassing, difficult, unprofitable and like-wise responsible business, and an imposed task which ...I still expect to get through with credit to myself and without incurring any penalty. (Footnote 4)

That Jacob Bock was a man of strong religious character is attested by family recollection and by notes preserved by descendants, (Footnote 5) and by the fact he was ordained the first deacon in the Blenheim Mennonite Church, assuming that position in 1841. (Footnote 6) He served in this capacity until his death in 1867, when he was succeeded by John Cressman. (Footnote 7)

On the basis of known signed and dated pieces, it appears that the pottery-making career of Jacob Bock was brief and of modest proportion. The positively identifiable crocks from his hand were made within a few short years. Most were made in a single year, 1825, between the dates of January 4 and September 17. One jar is dated 1822, making it possibly the earliest known surviving example of Ontario redware pottery. That pottery-making was a short-lived activity is suggested in the remark by descendants, pottery-making must have been a sideline for him; he was really a farmer first and foremost. (Footnote 8)

Pottery examples attributable to Jacob Bock are few in number, but include several unusual straight-sided earthenware jars with applied decoration in the form of faces and a figure labelled S. Ambrosius. From these pieces it is apparent that he employed a mould with which he was able to fashion identical details. Made of dark earthenware, these jars are finished with transparent glaze. They do not possess the dramatic mottling or spatter technique used by many Germanic potters in Ontario, although the interiors are finished with a black speckling similar to that used by later Waterloo County potters such as William K. Eby (1831-1910) of Conestogo.

The choice of design motifs on the Bock earthenware jars suggests the possibility that he was familiar with comparatively sophisticated European press-moulded ceramics. Such applied figurative details are to be seen also on stoneware pottery. It is not inconceivable that he had seen a single piece from which he adapted general design arrangements used in his own work. The figure of St. Ambrosius, known traditionally as patron saint of bees, is imprinted four times on some jars, while on the September 17, 1825 example it appears twice. Some jars have a small number of applied faces, while the September 17 jar has this detail applied in 46 places around the exterior of the piece! In contrast to much simple utilitarian earthenware of Ontario's Germanic settlements, the pieces made by Jacob Bock present an almost formal appearance, an effect to be achieved again at a much later date by Germanic potters in Huron County who produced urns and flowerpots with applied sprigs and floral embellishments. While Jacob Bock made a very small number of jars during a brief period for localized use, these later potters manufactured a large quantity of decorated earthenware over a lengthy period for comparatively wide distribution.

Two other pre-1830 pottery examples found in Waterloo County are of somewhat less certain attribution. One is a simple storage jar with the date 1820 inscribed on the bottom, found in Preston (Cambridge). Another is a redware barrel, inscribed Waterloo 1827. The signature on this piece, if by the same hand, suggests a production of at least five years. If by another hand, it raises the intriguing possibility of two potters at work in Waterloo Township at an extremely early date.

Although the pottery-making career of Jacob Bock was of short duration, it is interesting that he apparently continued to think of himself as a craftsman until late in life. Indeed, in the 1851 Ontario Census there appears a last descriptive entry: Jacob Bock potter retired craftsman. (Footnote 9)

FOOTNOTES
1. Ezra E. Eby, A Biographical History of Early Settlers and Their Descendants in Waterloo Township (Kitchener: reprinted by Eldon D. Weber, 1971), p. 69.
2. Waterloo Historical Society, vol. 16 (1928), p. 39.
3. Waterloo Historical Society, vol. 50 (1962), p. 93.
4. Ibid., p. 93.
5. Much helpful information was generously provided to the writer by Evelyn Blundell, Mildred Lehman and other descendants in
conversations in August and September, 1980.
6. Cf. L. J. Burkholder, A Brief History of the Mennonites in Ontario (Toronto, 1935), p. 280.
7. Ibid., p. 64.
8. Cameron Bock of New Dundee made this observation in conversations with the author in January, 1980, indicating that it was a generally-held view among family descendants.
9. Recorded in 1851 Ontario Census Returns, District 2, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, p. 69.
(Source: Waterloo Historical Society, Volume 20, 1982)

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"... On the 18th day of June, 1812, President Madison declared war against England. This placed the Pennsylvania people in a very trying position and as they could not be induced to take up arms, they were pressed into service as teamsters and were obliged to furnish their own horses. Ox-teams were employed when no horses were to be had. Those who were required to serve in this capacity were Christian Schneider Jr., Peter Erb, Joseph Eby, Samuel Eschelman, Benjamin Springer, Frederick Herner, Jacob Bock, Henry Pannebecker, John Scheirich, Henry Wismer, John Biehn, Adam Shupe and Wildfong.

In January, 1813, General Proctor defeated the Americans near Detroit, capturing General Wilkinson with 500 men. In September General Harrison having been joined by a fierce body of riflemen from Kentucky, advanced towards Detroit in such force that General Proctor crossed the Detroit River and retreated up the Thames. On being followed by the American Army of 3500 men, he made a stand at Moraviantown with 800 British and 500 Indians under Tecumseh. This warrior was killed, and Proctor retreated in great confusion to Burlington Heights in order to join the Niagara Army. A number of the Waterloo people were up at the battle on the Thames. These Waterloo boys acting as teamsters had taken shelter in a swamp near by while the battle was being fought. An officer of the British army, seeing that all was lost, gave them warning, said 'Boys, all is lost, clear out and make the best you can,' upon which some ran, while others unhitched their horses and rode off for their lives. Christian Schneider Jr., who carried the money-safe on his wagon, cleared out on his horses, leaving the wagon with all its contents behind. In this defeat old Adam Shupe was taken prisoner by the Americans. He was taken before General Harrison who, perceiving his innocent and harmless appearance, dismissed him and granted him permission to return to his Canadian home. He lost both his horses and wagon. Christian Schneider was away the greater part of the summer. On his first trip he had a two-horse team. After being home a few weeks he had to go again, this time with a four-horse team. During this war which lasted a little more than two years, quite a number of small battles were fought in the Niagara Peninsula and in the vicinity of Detroit. Quite a few of these Pennsylvania Dutch boys were pressed to serve as teamsters and exposed to all manner of danger, but strange to say, not one lost his life through the war.

On the 24th of December, 1814, peace was made between England and the United States, leaving each in exactly the same position as they had been before the war. After peace was restored the government of Canada fully compensated those teamsters for their losses during the war and for their valuable services. Christian Schneider Jr. was paid $5.00 a day for the time he served with a two-horse team, and $8.00 per day for a four-horse team, besides they were paid for horses and wagons that were lost during the time they served the government."


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 — Catharine Shupe. Catharine (daughter of John Shupe and Elizabeth Diefenbach) was born 29 Mar 1798, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 May 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 5 May 1869, Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catharine Bock
• Eby ID Number: 00095-5353.3

Notes:

On Sunday, the 2d of May, in Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Widow Catharine Bock, aged 71 years, 2 months and 4 days. Her maiden name was Schupp. She was sick about eight days, during which time she suffered much; not withstanding she said: "My Savior suffered much more and was entirely innocent." She was much concerned about the Salvation of her Children, and admonished them to live peaceably together, and finally she said she had committed them to the care of the Lord, and desired to meet them all in heaven. She was buried on the 5th at Blenheim M. House. The funeral services were conducted by John Baer, Jacob Hallmann, Enoch Detweiler and George Smith.


Herald of Truth - Volume VI, Number 12 - December 1869 - pages 190 & 191

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95166
• Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

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A-1-64 Peter Liebler: The Last Will and Testament of Peter Liebler of the Township of Waterloo, Yeoman.

In the name of God, Amen. I, Peter Liebler, of the Township of Waterloo, Yeoman, do make and constitute these presents, dated the eighteenth day of August in the year of our Lord 1859, to be my Last Will and Testament, desiring and ordaining, that it shall be held with my estate, after my demise, as follows, that is to say : ..

1) My Widow Mary, a born Mane, is to go on with the place and with the household as hitherto, until my youngest son be on age or maturity, provided she remains my widow.

2) In case that my widow intermarries again before my then youngest son be on age, or that she dies before he is on age, then the place on which we now live is to be rented away until he be on age, and all the personal property be sold by Public Sale, to be done with as hereinafter provided.

3) Whenever my widow intermarries again and the place be rented away, or whenever the place be assumed by any of my 6 sons, or be sold, she is, when then living, to receive on Third part thereof, as also of the personal property, in place of her Dower.

4) When my youngest son Theodore Liebler has attained his full age, he is to have the place, situate in Hiestand's Tract, according to the appraisement of two or three disinterested competent men, but is he refuses to take it then the next oldest shall have the choice, and so on further up, but if none of my four (namely now four) younger sons does accept thereof, then it is to be sold to the best advantage of my Estate.

5) Should my widow decline to go on with the place and household with my children, she is at liberty to do so, and then also is the place to be rented as aforesaid, loose property to be sold, and my children be put out to their own best advantage and welfare, but in each and every case they shall receive sufficient School Education, the boys six months in each and every year, until they be respectively on the age of fourteen, the girls as much as circumstances shall and may admit, and the boys shall also be at liberty to learn trades.

6) My eldest son George Liebler, being already provided for, is to remain in place and satisfaction of all further claims upon my Estate the sum of One Pound and five shillings of lawful money of Canada. [After dedication of the widow third, if any to be deducted, and of my sons George's portion, all the remainder is to be divided so that the daughters receive half the portions of what the sons receive, and which are to be held alike lines crossed out] .

7) As the Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, I hereby nominate and appoint my beloved widow Mary, a born Mane, and my beloved and trusty friends Abraham D. Clemens and John Stoeckle of the Township of Waterloo

NB: [Seems to have been added 18^th December 1850] : In place and stead of the Sentence across out in Article "6" above - reads thus:- After deduction of the Widow Third (if any to be deducted) and of my son George's Portion, all the remainder, if any there be, shall be divided in equal shares amongst my other sons, provided however, that at the time of my demise my two youngest daughters have received already their respective Marriage portions, but if they, or either of them, shall have not received it then, either of them, or the remaining of them, is to receive one Cow, one full Bed, with bedding and bedstead, six chairs and one chest. And this is my Will in regard to them….Eighteenth day of December 1850

Inventory delivered amounting to $542 - or One Hundred and Thirty five pounds, ten shillings.

Witnessed Abraham D. Clemens and Johannes Stoeckle
Will dated 18 August 1849, 18 December 1850
Proved, approved and the Probate granted 13 March 1855
Inventory amount £135/10/-
Died 25 February 1855.

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

Peter — Mary Main. Mary was born 30 Apr 1804, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1883, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sanctuary Park Cemetery, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Maria Main
• Name: Mary Liebler
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-95182