Mathias Scheirich

1751 - 1835  (83 years)

• Name	Mathias Scheirich
  Born	6 Dec 1751	, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44341979
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 051, Waterloo County, Ontario   [3]
  Name	Matthias Shiry
  Eby ID Number	00100-5559
  Died	6 Feb 1835	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I10460	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Catharine Mooney,   b. 1762,   d. 10 Dec 1825  (Age 63 years)
  Children	1. Jacob Scheirich,   b. , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Anna Maria "Maria" Scheirich,   b. Oct 1784, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 10 Jul 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 56 years)   3. John Scheirich,   b. 4 Aug 1787, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 3 Apr 1862, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   4. David Scheirich,   b. 24 Dec 1790, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Dec 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   5. Catharine Scheirich,   b. 18 Mar 1793, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Apr 1857  (Age 64 years)   6. Elizabeth Scheirich,   b. 26 May 1795, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 27 Jun 1866  (Age 71 years)   7. Eva Scheirich,   b. 16 Nov 1799, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 13 Jul 1841, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)   8. Veronica Scheirich,   b. Abt 1804, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F3004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mathias Scheirich, "the ancestor of the family, was a native of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he was born December 6th, 1751. In 1805 he emigrated to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, nearly two miles south of Berlin. His old homestead is now possessed by George Histand. He was married to Catharine Mooney who was born in 1762 and died December 10th, 1825. He died February 6th, 1835. They had a family of eight (maybe they had more than eight) children" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 225. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. to the memory of / Matthias / Shiry / died / Feb. the 6, 1835 / aged 83 years / 2 months [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 45. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 25 Feb 1836:24. In the vicinity of this city, Matthias Scheirich died at the age of 82 years, 3 months. He leaves behind many friends. R.I.P. 13 Feb 1836 Death date differs from Eby's work which states 6 Feb 1835

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Dec 1751 - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Land - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 051, Waterloo County, Ontario Died - 6 Feb 1835 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth