William F. Goetz

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-481246

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• Eby ID Number: 00010-1107.1306

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Tombstone Entry: Probable burial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186095653

Harold — Stella Callfas. Stella (daughter of William C. Callfas and Rebecca A. Merner) was born 1911; died 1949; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Stella Goetz
• Eby ID Number: 00010-1107.1305

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• Eby ID Number: 00010-1107.1301
• Occupation: 1901, Dashwood, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario; engineer

William married Rebecca A. Merner 7 Feb 1901, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada. Rebecca (daughter of Gottlieb Merner and Mary Ann Bleam) was born 1872, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1933; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Rebecca A. Callfas
• Eby ID Number: 00010-1107.1300

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• Eby ID Number: 00010-1107.1302

Christopher — Sophia Rotz?. Sophia was born Abt 1835, Of, , Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Sophia Calfass
• Eby ID Number: 00010-1107.1303

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• Name: Gottleib Muerner
• Eby ID Number: 00010-1107.1
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1871, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Occupation: 1881, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; farmer

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Former Resident Dies at Advanced Age.
Gottlieb Merner last of Pioneer Family called by Death.


Gottlieb Merner son of the late Jacob and Susanna Merner died at Zurich on Monday aged 93 years. He was born in Berne Switzerland, July 12th 1830; immigrated with his parents to New Hamburg at the age of 7 years where he made his home until the year 1856, moving to Huron County. He founded the village of Berne in 1856 now called Blake. Here he carried on a mercantile business also a tannery besides other lines of trade. In the year 1867 he moved to his farm on the Bronson Line, Hay Township, where carried on extensive farming until 1899 when he retired to the village of Zurich where he resided until his death. In the year 1855, he married Mary Ann Bleam, daughter of Christian and Mary Campbell Bleam. To this union 10 children were born; W.H. and J.W. of Winnipeg; S.A. of Hensall; J.J. of Seaforth; J.D. of Detroit; G.A. of Dashwood; E.F. of Bayfield; also Mrs. C. Eilber of Crediton; Mrs. W. C. Calfas of Zurich; all of whom with his aged partner who has passed the 87th milestone survive. One daughter died in infancy. Besides his family he had three adopted children Mrs. Will Otto who died many years ago; Mrs. Fred Witwer, of Exeter; and Mrs. John Weber of Michigan. Forty seven grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren survive. He was of a family of seven brothers and three sisters who have all predeceased him. Late Senator Merner, Christian and Frederick Merner of New Hamburg were brothers. The funeral took place on Thursday at 2 o'clock to the Bronson Line cemetery on the corner of his old homestead.1a

1aNew Hamburg Independent Friday April 25, 1924

Gottlieb married Mary Ann Bleam 9 Jan 1855, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Christian Bliehm and Mary Campbell) was born 27 Aug 1837, , Indiana; died 2 Apr 1928, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Ann Merner
• Eby ID Number: 00010-1107

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Mary Ann Bleam, "eldest daughter of Christian Bliehm, is married to Gottlieb Merner. They have a family of eight children. Their home is in Zurich, Huron County, 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.].