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

Family: David M. Musselman / Magdalena "Polly" Brubacher (F245)

m. 7 Dec 1852


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  • Father | Male
    David M. Musselman

    Born  26 May 1832  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Jan 1905  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  7 Dec 1852  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  David Musselman | F3782 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Esther Z. Martin | F3782 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Magdalena "Polly" Brubacher

    Born  10 Mar 1834  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Dec 1915  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Deacon John E. Brubacher | F1421 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catharine Shirk | F1421 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Hannah B. Musselman

    Born  27 Aug 1853  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Feb 1904  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Franklin "Frank" Brubacher | F173 
    Married  26 May 1880  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Levi Musselman

    Born  14 Feb 1855  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Jul 1873  Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Female
    Catherine "Katie" Musselman

    Born  3 Nov 1857  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Jan 1903  Burnside Township, Lapeer Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  1 Feb 1903  First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rev Moses Sherk | F33105 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Male
    Daniel Musselman

    Born  17 Jul 1859  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Nov 1863   
    Buried    St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Lydia B. Musselman

    Born  17 Aug 1860  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 May 1940   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Mary Musselman

    Born  2 Nov 1862  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  John Lowe | F279112 
    Married  2 May 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Solomon B. Musselman

    Born  14 Jul 1864  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Dec 1952  Robson, British Columia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Robson Cummunity Memorial Cemetery, Robson, British Columia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Susannah Musselman

    Born  28 Sep 1866  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Jan 1918  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Wilbert James McArthur | F6521 
    Married  31 Dec 1895  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Male
    David B. Musselman

    Born  3 Feb 1869  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Jun 1949  Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Regina Cemetery, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Blanche Beatrice Bean | F17096 
    Married     

    Child 10 | Male
    John B. Musselman

    Born  11 Mar 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Jean Electa "Electa" Boomer | F13221 
    Married  17 Oct 1895  Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 11 | Female
    Elizabeth B. Musselman

    Born  28 Jan 1874  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Feb 1903   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 12 | Female
    Rebecca Musselman

    Born  15 Apr 1878  Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Feb 1918  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  William Henry Woods | F14098 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 121.

    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..., 354.

    3. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Benjamin Eby, Minister of the Mennonist Society of Berlin, returns 223 and 224.
      David M. Musselmann of Woolwich married 7 Dec 1852 to Magdalena Brubacher of Waterloo. Wit: John Brubacher and Christian Eby.

    4. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 2.

    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.
      BRUBACHER, Magdalena married 7 Dec 1852 Berlin. To Daniel M. MUSSELMANN, Woolwich. minister Joseph Hegy newspaper date 16 Dec 1852 Pg: 51