Alexander Mayer

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-225830
• Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Tinsmith
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; RC

Notes:

"While Mr. Alex Meyer, Tinsmith, was returning from Baden, on Tuesday week and within two miles of his home in Wellesley village he attempted to pass a team ahead of him, but his buggy coming in contact with obstruction, he was pitched out on his head, and died from the effects of the injury next day. Meyer was a very respectable man, about 50 years old, and leaves a family".

The New Clinton Era (Wellesley ONT CA), Thursday 10/14/1875 issue, page 3 submitted by Robert W. Mayer.

Rsrch. Note:
Description: Alexander Mayer was my 2nd Great Grandfather. Alexander was born Nov. 21, 1823. To date I have not found a definitive birthplace. I have sought Alexander's birthplace for severals decades. Anecdotal sources have stated birthplaces of Germany, Bavaria, Alsace-Lorraine, Upper Alsace, Switzerland and several more. Appreciating Alex's emigration to Canada, and his personal and familial associations in his new found home, it is most likely Alex came from the greater geographical areas of present day Saarbrücken, Germany, to Freiburg, Germany to Basel, Switzerland to Metz, France. My best lead thus far, shows that Alexander may have been from Emmendingen Germany.
Alex spoke Hochdeutsch or one of the many aberrant Schweizerdeutsch dialects. His children and grandchildren spoke a similar dialect, and were essentially unable to verbally communicate with other greater Mayer family members speaking Plattdeutsch. My Mayer Family Tree shows Alex's parents as Alexis Mayer & Genefa (Geneva) Fogelbacher (Vogelbacher). I also show Alex had a sister of Theresa (married to an H. Nunn), and also a second sister who was a Catholic Nun. Documentation for my Mayer Family Tree was derived from a hardcopy Mayer Family Tree prepared during the period from about 1950 through 1978, by Alexander's granddaughters, Rose Mary Mayer (Sister Rose Angela, IHM b. 1893, d. 1977) and Hilda W. Mayer (Sister Mary Rosary, IHM, b.1901, d. 1986). Alex's granddaughters (my Great Aunts) were meticulous folk, and thus I have found almost no errors in their tree which covers the Mayer, Heimler, Fleischman, Lienhart, and Schirmer families from the late 1700's until about 1950.

Alexander married Susannah Heimler (b 7/21/1838, d.3/21/1909). Both Alexander & Susannah are buried in St. Agatha Cemetery, Wellesley ONT CA, Sec. D, No. 44)...Alex and Susannah's first child was John H. Mayer (Johannes) born in 1858. John H. is my Great Grandfather, and like his father, and his brother Peter, was a tinsmith. John H. later moved to Detroit MI USA. Any and all leads on the origins of Alexander Mayer are sought and appreciated.


Robert W Mayer
silviculture@gmail. com

Alexander — Susannah Heimler. Susannah (daughter of Johannes Georg "George" Heimler and Susannah Fleischman) was born 21 Jul 1838, , Bavaria, Germany; died 15 Mar 1909, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Roman Catholic Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. John H. Mayer was born 23 Jan 1858, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1940, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.
2. Peter Mayer was born 31 Jan 1862, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 1921, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried , Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
3. Maria "Mary" Mayer was born 30 Sep 1862, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Nov 1934, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Teresa's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Barbara Mayer was born 13 Jun 1864, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Catherine "Katie" Mayer was born 11 Jan 1868, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Nov 1916, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.
6. Josephine Mayer was born 19 Apr 1871, Schmidtville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario; died 22 Mar 1933, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario.
7. Susanna Mayer was born 20 Nov 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Aug 1939, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; was buried , Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Proviso, Cook, Illinois.