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Gordon Joseph Mader

Male 1895 - 1966  (70 years)


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  1. 1.  Gordon Joseph Mader was born 19 Sep 1895, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Aaron Mader and Lillian Bricker); died 28 Mar 1966; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-94425
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, 2nd Depot Battalion / 1st Central Ont. Regiment, Service # 3230728
    • Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Private


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Aaron Mader was born 25 Dec 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Joseph Mader and Elizabeth Becker); died 8 Nov 1966; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-94422
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Aaron — Lillian Bricker. Lillian (daughter of David Bricker and Caroline Devitt) was born 12 Feb 1870, , Ontario, Canada; died 1955; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Lillian Bricker was born 12 Feb 1870, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of David Bricker and Caroline Devitt); died 1955; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Lillian Mader
    • Name: Lillie Bricker
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-94424
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. 1. Gordon Joseph Mader was born 19 Sep 1895, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1966; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Verneta Elizabeth Mader was born 24 Jul 1900, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Garfield David Mader was born 28 Mar 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 May 1992; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Cecil Roosevelt Mader was born 7 Mar 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jan 1995; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph MaderJoseph Mader was born 12 May 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Frederich Mader and Christina Thaler); died 1 Mar 1906; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Historic Building: Maders Lane, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Honoured: Maders Lane, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Maders Lane named his honour
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-94415
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Notes:

    Historic Building:
    House built the Joseph Mader, demolished 2022. Photos by Maryanne Szuck

    Joseph married Elizabeth Becker 31 Mar 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of John Becker and Elizabeth Zinkann) was born 21 Nov 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Mar 1875; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Becker was born 21 Nov 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Becker and Elizabeth Zinkann); died 24 Mar 1875; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Mader
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-99512
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Mader died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Menno Mader was born 4 Jan 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jan 1951; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. William Mader was born 7 Dec 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1952; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 2. Aaron Mader was born 25 Dec 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1966; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Minnie Mader was born 24 Mar 1872, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1964; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  David Bricker was born 30 Mar 1814, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John Bricker and Anna "Nancy" Erb); died 4 Apr 1897; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00016-1308
    • Occupation: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Land: 1861, North Dumfries Concession 12 Lot 39, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Land: 1861, North Dumfries Concession 12 Lot 40, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    David Bricker, "the seventh and youngest son of John and Annie Bricker, was born near Blair, March 30th, 1814. On September 12th, 1837, he was married to Hannah, the youngest daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Clemens) Klob. She was born September 25th, 1818, and died April 10th, 1870. Soon after their marriage they moved on his father's farm near Blair where they resided for five years, then they moved on a beautiful farm about one mile east of Roseville where they resided until 1862, when he sold the farm and moved to Breslau where he purchased from Mr. Joseph Erb, the mills, and farm of 160 acres in connection, for $17000. He continued in business until 1870 when he retired and since then has taken the world easy. On February 6th, 1871, he was married again to Caroline, daughter of James and Salome (Roos) Devitt. She was born January 28th, 1843. They reside in Breslau, Ontario, where they both enjoying good health. To him and his first wife were born ten children, and to him and his second wife was born one child."


    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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    BRICKER - David Bricker, youngest son of John and Annie Bricker was born near Blair, Waterloo Co., Ont., March 30th, 1814. On Sept. 12th 1897*, he was married to Hannah, youngest daughter of Jacob and Catharine (Clemmens) Kolb, who died April 10th, 1870. The last twenty-seven years of his life were spent in retirement in the village of Breslau. On Feb. 6th, 1871, he was married to Caroline Devitt. With his first wife he had ten children, and with his second wife, one. He died after a short illness, or rather the growing debility of age, on the 4th of April 1897 [sic 1837], at the ripe old age of 83 years, 5 days. Bro. Bricker was a member of the Mennonite church since his youth. Funeral services at the M.B.C. church at Breslau on the 7th, were conducted by S.S. Stauffer and Noah Stauffer. Buried in the cemetery at Blair. In Bro. Bricker's death the community loses another one of the few remaining early settlers, and a highly esteemed neighbor and citizen.


    Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXIV, No. 9, May 1, 1897, Page 141, 142

    David married Caroline Devitt 6 Feb 1871. Caroline (daughter of James Devitt and Salome Roos) was born 28 Jan 1843, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1929; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Caroline Devitt was born 28 Jan 1843, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of James Devitt and Salome Roos); died 1929; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Caroline Bricker
    • Eby ID Number: 00016-1308.4
    • Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; servant
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Occupation:
    staying with Christian and Catherine Berger.

    Children:
    1. Magdalena "Lena" Bricker was born 20 Mar 1859, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Hannah Bricker was born 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 3. Lillian Bricker was born 12 Feb 1870, , Ontario, Canada; died 1955; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Hannah Alberta Bricker was born 15 Jun 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Frederich Mader was born Abt 1810, of, Waterloo Twp., Region of Waterloo, Ontario (son of Mader and Anna Maria Metzger); died Bef 1861.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-94417

    Frederich — Christina Thaler. Christina (daughter of George Adam Thaler and Regina Guenther) was born 20 Mar 1811, Moehringen, Neckar, Wuerttemberg, Germany; was christened 22 Mar 1811, Moehringen, Neckar, Wuerttemberg, Germany; died 8 Dec 1893; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Christina ThalerChristina Thaler was born 20 Mar 1811, Moehringen, Neckar, Wuerttemberg, Germany; was christened 22 Mar 1811, Moehringen, Neckar, Wuerttemberg, Germany (daughter of George Adam Thaler and Regina Guenther); died 8 Dec 1893; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Christina Mader
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68801
    • Immigration: 1830, , Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. 4. Joseph Mader was born 12 May 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1906; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Mader was born 12 Aug 1846, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jun 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Barbara Mader was born 22 Feb 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1923; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  John Becker was born 12 Jul 1811, Nieder-Ofleiden, , Hessen, Germany; died 11 Jan 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73896
    • Occupation: 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    John married Elizabeth Zinkann 1840, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was born 9 Oct 1817, , Germany; died 26 Jun 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Zinkann was born 9 Oct 1817, , Germany; died 26 Jun 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Becker
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-73897
    • Residence: 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1841, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

    Children:
    1. Catherine Becker was born 7 Jul 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Mar 1936, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 Apr 1936, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 5. Elizabeth Becker was born 21 Nov 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Mar 1875; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Margaret Becker was born 20 Sep 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1933; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Johannes Z. "John" Becker was born 31 Mar 1847, , Ontario, Canada; died 1926; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Henry Becker was born 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Wilhelmina "Minnie" Becker was born 20 Mar 1849, , Ontario, Canada; died 1934; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Barbara Becker was born 1855, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Maria Elizabeth "Mary" Becker was born 17 Aug 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jan 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  John Bricker was born 28 Dec 1769, , Pennsylvania, USA (son of Peter Bricker and Mary Baehr); died 19 Feb 1854, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00016-1221
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Old Survey Lot 11, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 011, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 036, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Occupation: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    John Bricker," the eldest son of Peter Bricker, was born December 28th, and died February 19th, 1854. He was married to Anna, daughter of Christian and Mary (Scherch) Erb. She was born December 11th, 1774, and died October 13th, 1866. In 1802 they, with others, moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, near the village of Blair where he died. After his death the mother had her home with her son David who resided near Roseville where she died. They had a family of twelve children, two of whom died in infancy and are buried at Blair. There were three Johns, the first died, aged nearly nine years; the second was born a few weeks after the decease of the first; and after second's decease they named a third one John."


    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-1-29 John Bricker Snr.: Last Will and Testament of John Bricker, Sen. of North Dumfries, deceased.

    …I, John Bricker, senr., of the Township of Dumfries…make and publish this my Last Will and Testament. (First) I will that my funeral expenses and all my other debts, if there shall be any, be paid out of my estate as soon as can be after my decease. I will that my beloved wife Nancy shall have to live in the house which we now occupy during her natural life, and my son David Bricker shall keep a cow for my wife Nancy during her life, which cow he shall in every respect keep in the same manner as he keeps his own cows. I also give and bequeath unto my wife during her life, all my household furniture which I may be possessed of at my decease and that my beloved wife Nancy Bricker, shall yearly and every year as long as she lives, have Twenty five pounds, and if my wife Nancy shall through sickness or otherwise happen to need more than twenty five pounds, then my Executors shall give her so much more as will suffice to keep her comfortable. I will that all the above-mentioned bequests to my said wife shall be instead of her lawful Dower. And it is my will that the real and person property together with the five hundred dollars, together with all I have heretofore given and paid to my eldest son Peter Bricker, shall be taken, and the same really is, the whole share of my said son Peter Bricker's heirship by me bequeathed to him out of my real and personal estate. And it shall be considered, and it is so truly, that my said son Peter Bricker is, by his having receiv'd from me as before said, amply remunerated for which time he has worked for me, after he was twenty-one years of age. And I consider that my son David Bricker and my daughters Nancy and Susanna have their full share of heirship out of my real estate, in the land and their property which they have already received from me, for which reason I exclude them from any further share out of the same. I will that after the decease of myself and my wife, all the household furniture then belonging to my estate shall be equally divided between my three daughters, Mary, Magdalena and Lydia, except my Clock, which I have already given to my son David Bricker. I will that they residue of my real property of whatever kind or nature it may be, shall after the demise of myself and my wife be equally divided between my sons John and Abraham, and my daughters Mary, Magdalena and Lydia, share and share alike. Nevertheless I give, devise and bequeath all that legacy left to me by my brother Peter Bricker of Cumberland County, State of Pennsylvania, deceased, to be equally divided between my children now living likewise including my son Peter, and likewise the share that would have come to my daughter Nancy, if living shall be equally divided amongst all her children, share and share alike. I will that for the above legacy of my brother Peter Bricker, as said before, I have executed a power of Attorney to Wendell Bowman, Esq., and my son John Bricker to settle that part of my estate. And lastly I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my son John Bricker and Samuel B, Bowman to be the lawful executors.

    Witnessed by Benjamin D. Rosenberger and Jacob W. Detweiler.
    Will dated: 10 January 1852
    Proved and insinuated 1 March 1854
    Inventory £550/-

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

    John — Anna "Nancy" Erb. Anna (daughter of Christian Erb and Maria Scherch) was born 11 Dec 1774, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania; died 13 Oct 1866, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 16 Oct 1866, Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Anna "Nancy" Erb was born 11 Dec 1774, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Christian Erb and Maria Scherch); died 13 Oct 1866, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 16 Oct 1866, Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna "Nancy" Bricker
    • Name: Annie Erb
    • Name: Nancy Erb
    • Eby ID Number: 00016-1221.1
    • Residence: 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    In Wilmot, Waterloo Co., C. W, at the residence of Abraham Bricker, son of the deceased, on the 14th October, Nancy, wife of the late John Bricker, at the advanced age of 91 years, 10 months, and 2 days. She came from Cumberland Co., Pa., to Canada in the Spring of 1802, and lived here, respected by all, to the day of her death. She was a sister of Daniel and Jacob Erb, to whom the German Company Tract of Waterloo Township was deeded in 1865, also of Abraham Erb, the founder of Waterloo Village. She was buried on the 16th in the old burying-ground in the village of Blair. This is the oldest piece of ground selected for burying purposes in Waterloo, and she was the one who made the selection. Sixty-two years ago, while her husband was away to the States, one of her sons died, and as there was no place to bury the dead she went up to the hill, a little distance from where they were then living, and found an open little little(sic) place where she decided to bury her dead. She planted a tree at the foot of the little grave which tree is now about ten inches in diameter. She herself gave ground for a public cemetery, and for that reason wished to be buried there. Moses Bowman and Daniel Wismer officiated on the occasion. Only one or two are still living who came to Canada so early as the deceased.- Waterloo Chronicle

    Herald of Truth November 1866 - Vol. III, No. 11 Page 92

    Children:
    1. Peter Bricker was born 26 Nov 1793, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania; died 25 Jan 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John Bricker, I was born 19 Oct 1795, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania; died 10 Mar 1804, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Maria Bricker was born 1 Sep 1797, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Aug 1876; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jacob Bricker was born 31 Mar 1800, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania; died 16 Jan 1834; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Nancy Bricker was born 21 Nov 1802, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Apr 1846, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. John Bricker, II was born 20 Mar 1804, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Feb 1805, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. John Bricker, III was born 15 Feb 1805, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 May 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 23 May 1871, Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Susannah Bricker was born 12 Aug 1807, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Feb 1890, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Abraham "Abram" Bricker was born 25 Dec 1809, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1897, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Magdalena Bricker was born 21 Feb 1812, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1867, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. 6. David Bricker was born 30 Mar 1814, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Apr 1897; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Lydia Bricker was born 24 Nov 1816, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  James Devitt was born 18 Sep 1810, , New Jersey (son of Dennis Devitt and Mary Martin); died 28 Aug 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0692.2
    • Occupation: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; U. Brethren
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E Methodist
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    James married Salome Roos 4 Apr 1837, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Salome (daughter of Johannes "John" Roos and Elisabeth) was born 23 Sep 1820, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 2 Mar 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Salome Roos was born 23 Sep 1820, , Alsace Lorraine, France (daughter of Johannes "John" Roos and Elisabeth); died 2 Mar 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Birth: , France
    • Name: Salome Devitt
    • Name: Sarah Roos
    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0692.3
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; U. Brethren
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; E. Methodist
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Children:
    1. Magdalena Devitt was born 1836, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. George Devitt was born 17 Sep 1840, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Apr 1909, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Sarah Devitt was born 1843, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 7. Caroline Devitt was born 28 Jan 1843, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1929; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Salome "Sarah" Devitt was born 11 May 1844, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Apr 1921, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Mary Ann Devitt was born 1846, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Dec 1924; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Lydia Devitt was born CALC 10 Sep 1849, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Devitt was born Abt 1850; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Louisa Devitt was born 30 Apr 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Oct 1915, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Levi Devitt was born 1856, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Sep 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Seline Orinta Devitt was born 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


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