Jean "John" Berberich

1829 - 1903  (74 years)

• Name	Jean "John" Berberich
  Born	1829	, Germany   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Sep 1831	New York City, New York, USA.   [2]
  Name	John Berberich
  Occupation	Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario   [1]
  	teacher
  Occupation	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	teacher
  Occupation	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	teacher
  Occupation	North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	teacher
  Residence	Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA   [1]
  Residence	Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  Residence	Chepstow, Greenock Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-105892
  Died	13 Nov 1903	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Buried	Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I105892	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Magnus Berberich,   b. CALC 24 May 1783, , Germany ,   d. 24 Jun 1848, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Mother	Anna Maria Spengler,   b. 1789,   d. Bef 1847, , Ontario, Canada  (Age < 57 years)
  Family ID	F31624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Berberich, well-known teacher in the German areas of Ontario, died in St. Joseph's Hospital in Guelph. He was born 73 years ago in Germany and for many years was a teacher in New Germany, Berlin, Preston and North Easthope. Later, he moved to Dayton, Ohio and remained there until he retired. Then, he remained particularly in Formosa and Chepstow, Bruce County. On Christmas Day two years ago, he suffered a broken hip on the way to church, and since then, he has been a resident of the above-mentioned hospital. Burial followed on Sunday in New Germany. Very Rev. W. Klöpfer of Berlin, whose first teacher was the deceased, took part in the service. Berliner Journal 19 Nov 1903 pg 4 col. 2 Translated by: Patricia J. Kauk for the Kitchener Public Library ______________________ Through the aid and influence of the 'Rev. Father Laufhuber, a zealous travelling missionary, stationed for a time in Berlin, the Separate School was established in 1858. The schoolhouse, a one roomed brick building, was erected on the church property, within a few feet of where the present schoolhouse stands, and paid for by private subscription. Mr. John Berberich was the first teacher. He had an attendance of about 60 pupils. The members of the first Board of Trustees were Rev. Father Laufhuber and Messrs. George Jantz and Anselm Wagner. School History, Waterloo County and Berlin By Thomas *Pearce; First Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society 1913.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Obituary of John Berberich - 19 Nov 1903. [S2480] New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [Ancestry.com], Departure Le Havre, France, Arrival New York, New York, Ship La Flora Roll M237, 1820-1897 Roll 015. Magnus Bererick, 46 farmer Anna Maria 42 Carl 5 Joseph 3 Jean 1 Catherine 11 Rosina 9 Margaretta 7 [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81744809/john-berberich.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1829 - , Germany Immigration - Sep 1831 - New York City, New York, USA. Occupation - teacher - - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Occupation - teacher - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - teacher - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - teacher - - North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - - Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA Residence - - Formosa, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - - Chepstow, Greenock Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Died - 13 Nov 1903 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth