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

Family: Michael Groh / Elizabeth Witmer (F524)

m. 1779


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  • Father | Male
    Michael Groh

    Born  1757  Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Sep 1804  , Welland Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  1779  [1]   
    Father  Hannes Groh | F523 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Magdalena Bauman | F523 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Elizabeth Witmer

    Born  Abt 1760  Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
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    Child 1 | Female
    Elizabeth Groh

    Born  1777  , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Nov 1840  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  David H. Gingrich | F525 
    Married  1800  , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Anna Groh

    Born  Abt 1782  , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died    , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  John Seechrist | F526 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Female
    Barbara Groh

    Born  28 May 1784  , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Nov 1858  Near Hespeler, 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  John Scheirich | F528 
    Married  Abt 1807   

    Child 4 | Male
    Peter Groh

    Born  Jul 1785  , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Female
    Esther Groh

    Born  5 Dec 1786  Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Mar 1862  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., 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  Samuel S. Stauffer | F1469 
    Married     

    Child 6 | Male
    John Groh

    Born  19 Jun 1788  , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Jan 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  18 Jan 1871  Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Susannah Wanner | F530 
    Married  11 Dec 1811  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Jacob Groh

    Born  12 Aug 1790  , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Nov 1845   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Nancy Detweiler | F566 
    Married     

    Child 8 | Female
    Christina Groh

    Born  23 Dec 1796  , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Jun 1835   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Joseph R. Wildfong | F3703 
    Married     

  • 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..., 730.