Nicolaus Cober

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• Eby ID Number: 00025-1978

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Nicolaus Cober, "was born March 4th, 1811, in Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario. On April 3rd, 1832, he was married to Nancy Holm who was born November 4th, 1813, and died April 5th, 1878. After their marriage they resided for several years in Vaughan Township, then they moved to Puslinch Township, Wellington County, near Hespeler, Ontario, on the farm now possessed by Gottlieb Stunn. Here they resided until their deaths. He died June 22nd, 1887. To them was born 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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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COBER, NICHOLAS

Death of an Old Settler of Puslinch

On Wednesday morning, 29^th June 1887, Mr. Cober of Puslinch breathed his last, at the good age of 76 years. When he first came to this country a young man, this part of Waterloo and Puslinch was a vast forest and one or two houses were built. Guelph, Galt and Preston were but small hamlets. The nearest flour mill was at Dundas and was only visited once a year. He settled on his farm in Puslinch over thirty years ago and by his industry, he accumulated a large fortune. He leaves a large family of grown up children, one of whom, J. N. Cober, is in the firm of Cober & Bechtel of Hespeler. He was a Christian in every sense of the word. Although very quiet and unassuming, he cheered many a poor person's life with his liberality and was a liberal giver to all good objects. Mr. Cober will be very much missed, as he was a very courteous old gentleman, well beloved by all who knew him. His funeral took place on Friday afternoon and was one of the largest ever seen in Puslinch. His body was taken for interment to the Union Cemetery at the brick church on the third concession. Rev. Henders conducted the services.

-Information from the death certificate: Born in Vaughan Township.

A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

Nicolaus married Nancy Holm 3 Apr 1832. Nancy (daughter of Niehls P. "Nelson" Holm and Anna Catharine Philips) was born 4 Nov 1813, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 5 Apr 1878, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Crossroads Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

1. Anna "Annie" Cober was born 18 May 1836, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 14 Dec 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Crossroads Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.
2. John Cober was born 3 Jun 1838, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jan 1908; was buried , Brussels Cemetery, Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario.
3. Sarah Cober was born 15 Feb 1841, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 Dec 1927; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Jacob Norman Cober was born 24 Jan 1844, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 19 Apr 1913, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
5. Mary Cober was born 15 Jan 1846, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 8 Oct 1929, Beaverton, Durham Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
6. Martha Cober was born 17 May 1848, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1931, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
7. Rev. Peter Cober was born 7 May 1853, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1941; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
8. Hannah Cober was born 4 Dec 1856, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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• Eby ID Number: 00025-1970

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Nicholaus Cober, "from whom all the Cobers in this country are descendants, was born in Pennsylvania, U. S., November 24th, 1763. In 1796 he was married to Eva Fisher who was born June 27th, 1777. In April, 1800, they, with their two children and others, moved to Canada and settled in Vaughan Township, York County, Ontario, about twelve miles north of Toronto. During the first years of their Canadian life they had to contend with numerous hardships and self-denials. In 1810 they had already cleared some eighty acres of their large farm and had erected a comfortable log dwelling and log barn thereon. In course of time the first buildings were replaced by more expensive residences. (Old Mr. Cober must have seen quite a difference in the country from 1800, when it was all forest, until 1840 when York was the Banner County and Toronto the capital of Canada). Mr. and Mrs. Cober raised 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.].

Nicholaus married Eva Fischer 1796. Eva was born 27 Jun 1777, Of, , Pennsylvania; died 2 Feb 1858; was buried , Baker Cober Cemetery, Vaughan, York Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Eva Cober
• Eby ID Number: 00025-1970.1