Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Jacob Bergey Good

Male 1841 - 1916  (74 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Jacob Bergey Good was born 19 Apr 1841, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Benjamin Good and Barbara Bergey); died 25 Mar 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00041-3243
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Jacob Good, "was born April 19th, 1841. On January 8th, 1865, he was married to Elizabeth Sitler. They reside in the township of Maryborough, Wellington County, where he is engaged in farming. To them are born nine 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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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    Good. - Bro. Jacob B. Good was born April 19, 1841, in Waterloo Co., Ont.; died at his home near Berlin, Ont., March 25, 1916; aged 74 y. 11 m. 6 d. He was married over 57 years ago to Elizabeth Sittler, to which union were born 6 sons and 5 daughters, of whom 3 sons and 5 daughters are living. Funeral Mar. 27, conducted by Samuel S. Bowman at the house and at the Berlin Mennonite Church by Jonas Snider in German (text, Phil. 1: 21) and K. N. Kitching in English (text, Heb. 9: 27). Burial in the adjoining cemetery.


    Gospel Herald - Volume IX, Number 1 - April 6, 1916 - pages 13,14,15,16

    Rsrch. Note:
    1. Jacob Good (Benjamin Good4, Peter Good3, Peter Good2, Christian Guth1) was born 19 Apr 1841 in Waterloo Co., ON, and died 25 Mar 1916 in Berlin, Waterloo Co., ON. He was buried in First Mennonite Church cemetery, Kitchener, ON. He married Elizabeth Sitler 8 Jan 1865 in Waterloo Co., ON. She was born 11 Dec 1847 in Waterloo Co., ON.

    Children of Jacob Good and Elizabeth Sitler are:
    2 i. Silas Good was born 24 Oct 1865 in Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., ON.
    3 ii. Lydia Good was born 19 Mar 1867 in Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., ON.
    4 iii. Hannah Good was born 5 Jun 1869 in Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., ON.
    5 iv. Magdalena Good was born 17 Nov 1871 in Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., ON.
    6 v. Ezra Good was born 27 Oct 1873.
    7 vi. Levi Good was born 11 Jan 1878.
    8 vii. Emma Good was born 12 Feb 1880 in Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., ON.
    9 viii. Elizabeth Good was born 26 Nov 1881.
    10 ix. Ira Good was born 29 Aug 1884 in Waterloo Co., ON.
    11 x. Elo Good was born 16 Jun 1887.
    12 xi. Jacob Good was born 15 May 1889 in Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., ON.

    Jacob married Elizabeth Sitler 8 Jan 1865. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob Sitler and Rachel Clemmer) was born 11 Dec 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Nov 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Silas Sittler Good was born 24 Oct 1865, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Nov 1938, High River Hospital, , Alberta; was buried , Mount View Mennonite Cemetery, Near, High River, Alberta.
    2. Lydia S. Good was born 1867, Of, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 1944; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    3. Hannah Good was born 5 Jun 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Feb 1930, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Magdalena "Mattie" Good was born 17 Nov 1871, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jul 1942; was buried , West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada.
    5. Ezra S. Good was born 27 Oct 1873, Of, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 14 Feb 1897; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Levi Good was born 11 Jan 1878, Of, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 13 May 1879; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Emma Sitler Good was born 12 Feb 1880, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 7 Dec 1950; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Good was born 26 Nov 1881, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 6 Nov 1918, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Ira Good was born Abt 1884, Of, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Elo Good was born Abt 1887, Of, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Jacob S. Good was born 15 May 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died 1961; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Benjamin Good was born 24 Jun 1809, West Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Peter Good and Mary Weber); died 4 Apr 1891, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Benjamin Gut
    • Name: Benjamin Guth
    • Eby ID Number: 00041-3239
    • Residence: 1835, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1839, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Benjamin Good, "the eldest of the family, was born in West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, June 24th, 1809. He came to Canada in 1831. In 1834 he was married to Barbara Huber who was born November 6th, 1809, and died January 24th, 1838. They lived on a farm about four miles north-west of the town of Waterloo. There were two children of the first marriage"


    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.].

    Benjamin married Barbara Bergey 6 Jan 1839, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Joseph Bergey and Elizabeth Wagner) was born 19 Sep 1813, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 11 Dec 1882; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Barbara Bergey was born 19 Sep 1813, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Joseph Bergey and Elizabeth Wagner); died 11 Dec 1882; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Barbara Berge
    • Name: Barbara Good
    • Eby ID Number: 00004-838
    • Residence: 1839, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Barbara Bergey, "was born March 30th, 1812, and died March 18th, 1874 Barbara Bergey, " was born September 19th, 1813. She was married to Benjamin Good, January 6th, 1839. They resided at the Martin Mennonite Meeting House, where she died. Her death took place December 11th, 1882. They had ten 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. Jacob Good was born 1840, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Elizabeth Good was born 18 Feb 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Oct 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 1. Jacob Bergey Good was born 19 Apr 1841, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Mar 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Henry B. Good was born 13 Oct 1842, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1906; was buried , Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Leah Good was born 21 Apr 1844, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jan 1847; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Barbara Good was born 18 Apr 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Oct 1867; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Sarah Good was born 1848, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. George B. Good was born 17 Mar 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1910, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Salome "Sally" Good was born 24 Oct 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Aug 1897; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. David Good was born 19 Jan 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Feb 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Joseph Bergey Good was born 19 Jan 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Anna "Nancy" Good was born 19 May 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Apr 1882; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Peter Good was born 1 Mar 1778, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Good); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00041-3229

    Notes:

    Peter Good, "son of Christian Good, was born near Muddy Creek, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, March 1st, 1778. He was married to Mary Weber who was born September 15th, 1788. They had a family of nine 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.].

    Peter — Mary Weber. Mary was born 15 Sep 1788, Of, West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Weber was born 15 Sep 1788, Of, West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mary Good
    • Eby ID Number: 00041-3229.1

    Children:
    1. 2. Benjamin Good was born 24 Jun 1809, West Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Apr 1891, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Henry Good was born 5 Nov 1810, West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Jacob Good was born 2 Apr 1812, West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Elizabeth Good was born 20 Jan 1814, West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Anna Good was born 20 Dec 1815, West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Peter Good was born 8 Oct 1817, West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Jonathan Good was born 20 Jan 1820, West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Maria Good was born 13 Oct 1821, West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Magdalena Good was born 28 Apr 1824, West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Joseph Bergey was born 3 Jan 1788, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Isaac Bergey and Veronica Hunsberger); died 3 Mar 1875, Near, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Joseph Berge
    • Eby ID Number: 00004-836
    • Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Retired
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Joseph Bergey, "was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, about the year 1792. He was married to Elizabeth Wagner. 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.].

    Joseph — Elizabeth Wagner. Elizabeth was born 1787, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania; died 18 Apr 1824; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Wagner was born 1787, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania; died 18 Apr 1824; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Bergey
    • Eby ID Number: 00107-6443.3

    Children:
    1. Isaac W. Bergey was born 30 Mar 1812, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 18 Mar 1874, , Kent Co., Michigan; was buried , Lakeside Cemetery, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA.
    2. 3. Barbara Bergey was born 19 Sep 1813, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 11 Dec 1882; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Susannah Bergey was born 14 Dec 1814, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Feb 1884, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elizabeth Bergey was born 1816, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died IN INFANCY; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Jacob Bergey was born 1 Sep 1818, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 29 Feb 1904; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Mary Bergey was born 1820, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died IN INFANCY; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Sarah Elizabeth Bergey was born 27 May 1821, , Ontario, Canada; died 6 May 1886; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Leah Bergey was born 28 Jan 1824, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Jul 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Christian Good was born Abt 1750, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Peter Good); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00041-3228

    Notes:

    Christian Good, "the second son of Peter Good, had a son named Peter who was father to Benjamin."


    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. 4. Peter Good was born 1 Mar 1778, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.

  2. 12.  Isaac Bergey was born 1734, , Pennsylvania, USA (son of Hans Bergey); died 1805, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; was buried , Franconia Mennonite Church Cemetery, Telford, Montgomery, PA, USA.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42900223
    • Eby ID Number: 00004-822

    Notes:

    Isaac Bergey, "the eldest son of old Hans Bergey, was born about the year 1740. He resided at first near Germantown, but after his marriage to Mary Hunsicker he moved to Montgomery County where quite a number of his co-religionists had already formed several small communities. Here he lived until about the year 1791 when he died. With his first wife he had three children, namely: III John, III Jacob, and Isaac. None of the descendants of the three sons reside in Canada. Their descendants are to be found in Montgomery and other counties of Pennsylvania and in some of the Western States. After the decease of his first wife he married to Veronica Hunsberger, with whom he had ten 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.].

    Isaac — Veronica Hunsberger. Veronica was born Abt 1740; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  3. 13.  Veronica Hunsberger was born Abt 1740; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Veronica Bergey
    • Eby ID Number: 00004-822.5

    Children:
    1. Abraham Bergey was born Abt 1772, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Christian Bergey was born Abt 1776, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Magdalena Bergey was born Abt 1780, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Henry Bergey was born 12 Feb 1782, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Apr 1828.
    5. Elizabeth Bergey was born 26 Feb 1784, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 16 Sep 1854, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Samuel Bergey was born Abt 1785, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Sarah Bergey was born Mar 1786, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Apr 1867, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 6. Joseph Bergey was born 3 Jan 1788, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 3 Mar 1875, Near, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Mary Bergey was born Abt 1790, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Michael Bergey was born CALC 11 Dec 1792, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Dec 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.