Estella Dorinda "Dorinda" Brubacher

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• Name: Dorinda Brubacher
• Name: Estella Dorinda "Dorinda" Hollinger
• Name: Stella Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1451.5
• Occupation: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Felt Operator
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1921, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Estella married Lincoln J. Hollinger 14 Jun 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lincoln (son of Louis Hollinger and Lydia Lein) was born 17 Aug 1892, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 May 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Wilfred John Hollinger was born 14 Mar 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Mar 1925, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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• Business: St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Brubacher Brothers
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• Name: A. B. Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1451
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carriage Maker
• Occupation: 1885, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; wagon maker
• Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wagon Maker
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wagon Maker
• Occupation: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wagon Manufacturer
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1941, 39 Brubacher St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Aaron B. Brubacher, "was born February 19th, 1862. He, in company with his brother Isaiah, opened a carriage and blacksmith shop in St. Jacobs, Ontario, February 27th, 1889. On March 25th, 1884, he was married to Maggie Ziegler. They have a family of four 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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BRUBACHER BROS.

In the general carriage and wagon industry and blacksmithing business the inhabitants of St Jacobs and vicinity are certainly to be congratulated in being in advance of the large majority of villages. In Brubacher Bros, they have a firm who carry on the business in its entirety under one roof and management, which must have many advantages for building road vehicles properly or repairing the same hurriedly, over the old custom where the wagon maker exchanges his woodwork for iron work with some blacksmith or the blacksmith his iron work with some wagon maker for his wood work, often at a distance from their respective places of business and not unfrequently in another village, which I find in my travels over the country a practice even in much larger places than St. Jacobs. On Feb. 27th, 1889, Mr. Daniel Brubacher, father of the above gentlemen, who had for over 20 years carried on very successful carriage and blacksmithing business on the Heidelberg road about two miles south-west of St. Jacobs, retired favor of his sons A. B. Brubacher woodworker and I. B. Brubacher blacksmith. The father now lives comfortably on his farm near here. The sons immediately formed themselves general partnership and removed to St. Jacobs where they built and equipped their present large brick shop, as well as two comfortable brick residences for themselves. By putting in work of first-class quality only they have maintained the good reputation enjoyed by the father predecessor, for building durable, well finished and easy running vehicles, and have built up a good trade not only in new work but in general jobbing and horse shoeing, having customery from a considerable distance. These gentlemen carry instantly from 10,000 to 13,000 feet of lumber the rough state and have at present 1,000 feet of oak wagon tongues alone. So it will be seen that they are in position use only thoroughly seasoned timber. They also carry a good stock of the rims, etc., as well full stock of oak material for wagon wheels and a fall line of blacksmith shop supplies, brimming goods, paints, varnishes, etc., which is absolutely insure first-class work. In the manufacturing of cutters they do some fine work to durability and finish, and have a of beauties on hand. I would advise those contemplating buying anything in their line of business to give them a call. They report business very brisk, having number of cutters and sleighs, and have also orders on hand for several buggies etc. to out next spring.

Mr. I Brubacher plays a cornet in the St. Jacobs Band and is a great poultry fancier, having a lot of fine thoroughbred bird's of the barred Plymouth Rock and white Leghorn breeds. Last summer he sold most of his egg production for hatching purposes.

Mr. A. B Brubacher is a J. P, and has the peace of the village to look after and is a general conveyancer. ln this respect he is decidedly the right man in the right place.

Waterloo Chronicle 9 Dec 1897, p. 2

Aaron married Margaretha "Margaret" "Maggie" Ziegler 25 Mar 1884. Margaretha (daughter of George Fredrick Ziegler and Eva Catherine Weber) was born 5 Dec 1862, , Ontario, Canada; died 15 Oct 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maggie Ziegler
• Name: Margaretha "Margaret" "Maggie" Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1451.1
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1941, 39 Brubacher St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Business: Hollinger`s Hotel, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17820593
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1450
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
• Residence: 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wagon Maker
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wagon Maker
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

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David M. Brubahcer, "the third son of John W. Brubacher, was born November 6th, 1836. On July 22nd, 1860, he was married to Catharine, daughter of Louis and Barbara (Wanner) Beeshy. They reside two miles south of St. Jacobs, on the Heidelberg Road where he possesses one of the fine Woolwich farms. His family consists 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.].

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This week it becomes my duty to chronicle the death of one of our old settlers in the person of David Brubacher, who was born in the Township of Woolwich on November 6^th, 1836. When about 18 years old he learned the trade of carriage maker, and about 48 years ago he started business on his own account in St. Jacobs, where he continued a very successful business for 7 or 8 years. He then sold out and removed to the place on the Heidelberg road known at that time as "Hollinger's Hotel." The little place contained three residences and a hotel. Here he successfully carried on carriage-making and blacksmithing business for about 23 years, when he sold out to two of his sons, Messrs. Aaron B. and Isaiah Brubacher, who formed a partnership under the name of Brubacher Bros, and removed the business back to St. Jacobs where their father, had first founded it. After that Mr. Brubacher devoted all his time to his two farms on lot 9, Woolwich township until a few years ago he sold one farm to his son, Auson and rented the homestead farm to his son Noah and retired from active work. For the past three years he has been feeling the effects of declining years. Diabetes started its deadly work and becoming acute caused his death in the early morning of July 14^th. He leaves a sorrowing widow and 8 children, all of whom are married but David, the youngest son, telegraph operator at St. Catharines. The others not named above are: Annie (Mrs. David L. Martin), near the old homestead; Barbara, (Mrs. Israel Brubacher,) Elmira; and Catharine, (Mrs. Noah Cressman), head cook at the Berlin-Waterloo hospital. The funeral took place on Sunday and was one of the largest held in this neighborhood for a long time; there were over 100 teams in the funeral procession and probably 100 more at the church. Funeral services were held at the Mennonite church 2 miles northwest of St. Jacobs, Rev'ds Tobias Martin, Joseph Gingrich ad Abr. Brubacher officiating^.

Elmira Signet 20 Jul 1905

David married Catharine Beechy 5 Jul 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of Ludwig Louis "Louis" Beeshy and Barbara S. Wanner) was born 5 Sep 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1915, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catharine Brubacher
• Name: Katharine Biesche
• Name: Katherine Beechy
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1450.1
• Residence: 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Catherine Beeshy, "is married to David M. Brubacher, a farmer. They reside near St. Jacobs."

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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Brubacher. - Katherine Beechy was born Sept. 5, 1841. On July 22, 1860, she was married to David Brubacher. This union was blessed with 9 children, of whom 8 are still living; also 38 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild. From early youth she was a member of the Mennonite Church and always attended services when she could, but being subject to attacks of gall stones, there was many a time in the last 10 or 12 years when she could not leave home. She had a very active mind and when not suffering too much, always found great pleasure in reading her Bible and the Gospel Herald. She bore her sufferings patiently, but had no desire to recover from her late illness which was a complication of rheumatism and pneumonia. She died Mar. 20, 1915; aged 73 y. 6 m. 15 d. Her husband preceded her about 10 years. Funeral services March 22, at the Conestoga Church, conducted by Ezra Martin and Tobias Martin. Interment in adjoining cemetery.

Gospel Herald - Volume VIII, Number 2 - April 8, 1915 - pages 30,31

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-57427
• Immigration: 1835, , Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
• Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Retired: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

George — Eva Catherine Weber. Eva was born 1824, , Baden, Germany; died 31 Jul 1888; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Eva Catherine Ziegler
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-57429
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

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• Name: John Weber Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1442
• Occupation: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist

Notes:

John W. Brubacher, "son of John and Eva (Weber) Brubacher, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, December 9th, 1803, and was raised in Mifflin County, same state. He came to Canada in 1825 but returned to Pennsylvania the same fall. In the spring of 1826 he came back to Canada and had his home with his friends. On July 24th, 1827, he was married to Catharine, daughter of David and Maria (Guth) Martin. She was born November 25th, 1808. They moved on their farm, being composed of lot No. 17, German Company's Tract, Woolwich Township, about three miles west of St. Jacobs where they resided until his death which took place March 12th, 1886. She is still living and quite smart for a woman of so great an age. Her home is with her daughter, Eva, who resides on the old homestead. He was ordained as a deacon of the Mennonite Church on Ascension Day, 1847, and served the church of his choice to the best of his knowledge until his death. Their family consisted of thirteen 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.].

Johannes married Catharina "Catherine" Martin 24 Jul 1827. Catharina (daughter of David Oberholtzer Martin and Maria Or Magdelina Guth) was born 25 Nov 1808, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 1 Jan 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catharina "Catherine" Brubacher
• Eby ID Number: 00075-4576
• Residence: 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonist
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Catharine Martin, "daughter of David and Maria (Guth) Martin, was born November 25th, 1808. On July 24th, 1827, she was married to John W., son of John and Eva (Weber) Brubacher. They resided on a farm about three miles west of St. Jacobs where he died March 12th, 1886. She resided on the farm where she raised a family of ten children, until her death which took place in January 1895."


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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BRUBACHER. - On the 1st of Feb., 1895, near St. Jacobs, Waterloo Co., Ont., of old age, sister Catherine Martin, widow of the late Pre. John W. Brubacher, aged 86 years. Buried in the Conestoga Mennonite graveyard. Funeral services by Abraham and Paul Martin. Deceased was born in Lancaster Co., Pa. In 1820 she came to Canada, was united in matrimony with Bro. Brubacher in 1827. To this union were born nine sons and four daughters, of whom four sons and four daughters survive. Her funeral was largely attended.


HERALD OF TRUTH , Vol. XXXII, No. 5, March 1, 1895, p. 77, 78, 79

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• Name: Louis Beeshy
• Name: Louis Bischy
• Eby ID Number: 00018-1450.2

Ludwig married Barbara S. Wanner 30 Oct 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Tobias W. Wanner and Catharine Strycker) was born 2 Jun 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Oct 1903, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Barbara S. Beeshy
• Eby ID Number: 00126-7640
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Nurse
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

Notes:

Barbara S. Wanner, "was married to Louis Beeshy. They resided for some time on his father-in-law's farm, thence they moved to Hespeler where he was engaged by the late Mr. Hespeler. From here he moved to Wilmot Township, and not finding things to his desire he went to California, leaving his wife and family in charge of her friends. Their family consisted 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.].