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Family: John H. Groff / Susannah Bowman (F1317)

m. 12 Nov 1850


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  • Father | Male
    John H. Groff

    Born  29 Sep 1827  Near, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Aug 1908   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  12 Nov 1850  [1, 2]  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Andrew Groff | F1292 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Annie Huber | F1292 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Susannah Bowman

    Born  26 Sep 1826  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Jul 1910  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Benjamin H. Bauman | F2017 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susannah Bechtel | F2017 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Benjamin B. Groff

    Born  21 Nov 1850  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Nov 1910  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Caroline Schmidt | F1320 
    Married  31 Mar 1885  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Moses b. Groff

    Born  12 Sep 1851  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Aug 1927  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Magdalena Eshleman | F30378 
    Married  16 Nov 1880  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Andrew B. GroffChild 3 | Male
    Andrew B. Groff

    Born  9 Sep 1854  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Jul 1911  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Barbara Ann "Annie" Block | F1321 
    Married     
    Spouse  Lydia B. Wilhelm | F6192 
    Married  20 Jul 1898  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Nancy Groff

    Born  6 Feb 1856  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Jul 1886  Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Huronia Regional Centre Cemetery, Orillia, Simcoe, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    Franklin B. Groff

    Born  1857  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 May 1884  Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Huronia Regional Centre Cemetery, Orillia, Simcoe, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Male
    Noah B. Groff

    Born  17 Nov 1860  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Dec 1909  Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Huronia Regional Centre Cemetery, Orillia, Simcoe, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Abraham B. GroffChild 7 | Male
    Abraham B. Groff

    Born  15 Apr 1862  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Jul 1937  Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Orono Cemetery, Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Angeline Shantz Myers | F51711 
    Married     

    Child 8 | Female
    Leah B. Groff

    Born  1863  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Aug 1954  Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Huronia Regional Centre Cemetery, Orillia, Simcoe, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Male
    Aaron Groff

    Born  1866  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 10 | Male
    John B. Groff

    Born  Abt 1868  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 11 | Male
    Israel Groff

    Born  1868  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 12 | Male
    Ezra Groff

    Born  1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 725.

    2. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 15 Nov 1850 Pg 46.
      BAUMANN, Susanna married 12 Nov 1850 To John GROFF. Both of Waterloo. minister Benjamin Eby


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