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William Merner

Male 1859 - Yes, date unknown


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  1. 1.  William Merner was born 1859, , Ontario, Canada (son of Christian Merner and Elisabeth Young); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-394910
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Christian Merner was born 23 Dec 1831, Reichenbach, , Canton Bern, Switzerland (son of Jacob Emanuel Merner and Susanna Schlueter); died 17 Feb 1912; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86755P
    • Immigration: 1837, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1837, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Occupation: 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Retired: 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association

    Notes:

    The Merner family has been identified with New Hamburg since its earliest days. One of the first settlers to hew a home out of the unbroken forest was Jacob Merner, who with his wife and family settled about one and a half miles west of the village in 1837. The subject of this sketch was at that time a child of four years. He is a gentleman remarkably well preserved and with an exceedingly clear memory for events transpiring as long ago as 1837. It is Mr. Merner's boast that in 71 years he has not spent 71c. for liquor. Up to 23 years ago he was a successful farmer. He then retired from active farming but continued to work a few acres until recently, when he moved to town. Ile and Mrs. Merner, who is also hale and hearty, celebrated their golden wedding two years ago. Mr. Merner is a man of unbending integrity and highly respected by all who know him.


    Special Industrial souvenir number of New Hamburg: containing a comprehensive review of the natural advantages and resources of the village of New Hamburg, 1908, Berlin Daily News, Berlin, Ontario

    Christian — Elisabeth Young. Elisabeth was born 21 Oct 1837, , Germany; died 24 Oct 1926; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elisabeth Young was born 21 Oct 1837, , Germany; died 24 Oct 1926; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elisabeth Merner
    • Name: Elizabeth Jung
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86756P
    • Immigration: 1843, , Ontario, Canada
    • Immigration: 1852
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association

    Children:
    1. Caroline Merner was born 1856, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Emmanuel Merner was born 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Emeline Merner was born 27 Apr 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1940; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Emanuel Merner was born 18 Sep 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 May 1942, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Sebringville Cemetery, Sebringville, Perth Co., Ontario.
    5. 1. William Merner was born 1859, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Edward Merner was born 18 Aug 1860, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1950; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. George Henery Merner was born 27 Jul 1862, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jul 1951.
    8. William Ezra Merner was born 29 Apr 1865, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Rocky River, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.
    9. Aaron Merner was born CALC 2 Jan 1867, , Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Ammon Merner was born CALC 16 Aug 1868; died 13 Nov 1868; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Charles Frederick Merner was born 2 Feb 1870, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1913, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Rev. Henry Levi Merner was born 22 Aug 1872, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1945; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Matilda Merner was born 1875, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    14. Matilda Lavina Merner was born 10 Jan 1875, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1934; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    15. Sarah Merner was born 1877, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    16. Rosette Semenda Merner was born CALC 4 Jan 1877; died 15 Sep 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    17. Sarah Louise Merner was born 5 Jan 1877, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    18. Melinda Merner was born 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    19. Melinda Ida Merner was born 5 Jun 1879, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , Havertown, , Delaware; was buried , Upper Darby, , Delaware.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jacob Emanuel Merner was born 20 Oct 1789, , Switzerland; was christened 3 Nov 1789, Reichenbach, , Canton Bern, Switzerland; died 29 Dec 1869, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Interesting: story, pioneer
    • Residence: Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32066P
    • Immigration: 1837, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Occupation: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelist

    Notes:

    Jacob Merner with his wife and family emigrated from Germany and settled on a farm miles west of New Hamburg in 1837. Several of the ten children still survive, among them being Mr. Christian Merner of whom a sketch appears elsewhere. Wm. Smith had the first blacksmith shop. It was here that the late Samuel Merner learned his trade. Jacob Brill was the first cooper and did a thriving trade in barrels, churns, &c. The pioneer weaver was John Oehm who made cloth for his numerous patrons on his hand loom. Theobald Seyler owned a frame hotel on the site of the present Queen's and John Boeckner did the cobbling and shoemaking for the neighborhood. The latter's shop was on the site of the present residence of Mr. D. Becker. Wendel Schuyler was the first teacher in 1838 or 1839. A portion of the first log schoolhouse still stands near the Cemetery and is used for a dwelling: Soloman Weaver was a miller in the early days and later became an evangelical minister. Business men who came a little later were Wm. Burkhold, who established a brickyard; Fred Merner who started a carriage business and Wm. Hunter, who had a general stare. In the early 50's Sylvester Frank built a brewery. It was of brick and a portion of it is still in use in connection with the present brewery. The village has gradually increased in population and assessment with no particularly stirring events to mark its even progress. The great flood of 1883 due to a cloudburst is an event never to be forgotten by those who witnessed it. On that occasion the water covered the streets up to the door of the Imperial hotel, and swept away the Rau, Hartman and Helmer bridges, thus cutting the village off from the outside world. In this its golden jubilee year, New Hamburg stands a community of contented, busy people, living in good homes and doing admirably their little share of the great world's work.

    Special Industrial souvenir number of New Hamburg: containing a comprehensive review of the natural advantages and resources of the village of New Hamburg, 1908, Berlin Daily News, Berlin, Ontario

    Jacob — Susanna Schlueter. Susanna was born CALC 9 Mar 1789, , Canton Berne, Switzerland; was christened 18 Mar 1787, , Switzerland; died 9 Sep 1875, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Susanna SchlueterSusanna Schlueter was born CALC 9 Mar 1789, , Canton Berne, Switzerland; was christened 18 Mar 1787, , Switzerland; died 9 Sep 1875, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Susanna Merner
    • Residence: Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-42673P
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Residence: 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelist

    Children:
    1. Barbara Merner was born CALC 8 Nov 1812, , Switzerland; died 8 Jul 1893; was buried , Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Jacob Merner was born 5 Apr 1816, Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland; was christened 14 Apr 1816, Reichenbach, , Canton Bern, Switzerland; died 9 May 1890, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Johannes "John" Muerner was born 20 Oct 1818, Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland; was christened 1 Nov 1818, Reichenbach, , Canton Bern, Switzerland; died 24 Feb 1902, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States.
    4. Senator Samuel Merner was born 29 Jan 1823, Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland; died 11 Aug 1908; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Ann Muerner was born 1824, , Switzerland; died 5 May 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Mary Anne Merner was born 15 Jun 1826, , Switzerland; died 15 Apr 1895; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Mayor Fredrick Merner was born 9 Mar 1829, , Switzerland; died 6 Jul 1895; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Gottlieb Merner was born 11 Jun 1830, , Berne, Switzerland; died 21 Apr 1924, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bronson Line Cemetery, Hay Township, Huron Co., Ontario.
    9. 2. Christian Merner was born 23 Dec 1831, Reichenbach, , Canton Bern, Switzerland; died 17 Feb 1912; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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