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

Family: Jacob S. Block / Catherine Stauffer (F270)

m. 28 Feb 1837


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  • Father | Male
    Jacob S. Block

    Born  1 Jun 1816  , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Jun 1898  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  28 Feb 1837  [1]  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Janet | F30438 
    Married     
    Father   
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    Mother | Female
    Catherine Stauffer

    Born  1 Nov 1816  Speedsville (Waterloo Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Jun 1877  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  Samuel S. Stauffer | F1469 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Esther Groh | F1469 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Samuel Block

    Born  8 Jan 1838  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Aug 1928  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Catharine "Katie" Well | F1691 
    Married  24 Nov 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    John Block

    Born  14 Jan 1838  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Mar 1862  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Magdalena Hotel | F3379 
    Married  11 Apr 1858  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Jacob Block

    Born  1842  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Nancy Jantz | F1182 
    Married  12 Dec 1871   

    Child 4 | Female
    Susannah Block

    Born  20 Jan 1842  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Dec 1911  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  George Sararas | F387 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Male
    Henry Block

    Born  1844  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Margaret Bortz | F1140 
    Married     

    Child 6 | Female
    Sarah Block

    Born  22 May 1848  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Feb 1930   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Hezekiah Myers | F546 
    Married  14 Dec 1869  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Female
    Nancy Block

    Born  15 Jun 1848  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1940  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Albert Stemm | F539 
    Married  12 Feb 1895  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Mary Block

    Born  16 May 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Henry Leinhard | F541 
    Married  4 Nov 1879  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Male
    Peter Block

    Born  4 Jan 1855  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Mar 1927  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  4 Mar 1927  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth Schmidt | F24606 
    Married  21 Nov 1876  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Male
    Isaac Block

    Born  2 Jan 1857  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Jul 1897  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Anna Martha Elizabeth "Martha" Faber | F35034 
    Married     

    Child 11 | Male
    Levi Block

    Born  1858  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Elizabeth Witmer | F2346 
    Married  8 Aug 1880  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 12 | Female
    Catharine Block

    Born  Abt 1859  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  IN INFANCY  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 2 Mar 1837:15.
      last Tuesday Rev Bindemann m. Jacob Block to Catharina Stauffer, all of Waterloo