Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Family: Abraham Groff / Maria "Mary" Eby (F1322)

m. 23 Nov 1852


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  • Father | Male
    Abraham Groff

    Born  13 Oct 1829  Near, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Feb 1885   
    Buried    Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  23 Nov 1852  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Andrew Groff | F1292 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Annie Huber | F1292 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Maria "Mary" Eby

    Born  13 Jan 1835  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Apr 1890  Near Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  1 May 1890  Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Isaac Eby, Sr. | F1501 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Veronica Shoemaker | F1501 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Susannah Groff

    Born  11 Jan 1854  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Nov 1856  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Levi GroffChild 2 | Male
    Levi Groff

    Born  24 Dec 1854  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Dec 1923   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Anna "Nancy" Brubacher | F201 
    Married  10 Oct 1876  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Leah Groff

    Born  11 Jun 1856  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Feb 1924  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Franklin Shantz | F1323 
    Married  6 Jan 1884   

    Child 4 | Male
    Ezra Groff

    Born  13 Nov 1858  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Mar 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Maria Groff

    Born  25 Mar 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1923   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Amos S. Weber | F1324 
    Married  1 Nov 1881   

    Child 6 | Female
    Lydia Ann Groff

    Born  27 Nov 1862  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 May 1949  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Silas S. Bauman | F1325 
    Married  7 Feb 1886  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Female
    Matilda Groff

    Born  29 Apr 1865  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Sep 1949  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ira S. Bauman | F1327 
    Married  9 Feb 1890  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    Isaac Eby Groff

    Born  2 Oct 1867  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Sep 1895   
    Buried    Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Female
    Hannah Groff

    Born  10 Jan 1870  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 10 | Female
    Emma Groff

    Born  14 Apr 1872  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Apr 1872  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 11 | Male
    Abram Groff

    Born  16 Aug 1873  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 12 | Male
    Benjamin Groff

    Born  14 Jun 1876  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Jun 1876  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 13 | Male
    Jacob E. Groff

    Born  21 Jun 1878  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Dec 1960   
    Buried    Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • 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..., 726.

    2. [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..., 555.

    3. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Abraham Groff, yeoman of Waterloo married 23 Nov 1852 in Greenbush by license to Mary Eby of Waterloo, wit: Jacob Groff of Waterloo & Menno Eby of Waterloo

    4. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226.

    5. [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, 25 Nov 1852 Pg: 48.
      EBY, Maria married 23 Nov 1852 To Abraham GROFF. Both of Waterloo. minister F.W. Bindeman