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

George Joshua "Joshua" Umbach

Male 1879 - 1930  (50 years)


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  • Name George Joshua "Joshua" Umbach 
    Born 24 Nov 1879  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Honoured , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Umbach Peak named in his honour 
    Name Joshua Elder Umbach 
    Name Joshua Umbach 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1901  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Student 
    Residence 1913  Victoria, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-115374 
    Died 3 Feb 1930  , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I115374  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Reeve Jacob Laschinger Umbach,   b. 3 Dec 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1917, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Mary Edler,   b. 9 Mar 1849, , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1913, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 7 Jul 1868  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Family ID F14538  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Went to British Columbia from Ottawa in 1911. died while on the ferry from Vancouver 2 Feb 1930. Was surveyor general for the Province of British Columbia when he died.

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      Joshua Elder Umbach (1879 \endash 1930) was born 24 September 1879 on a farm near Elmira, Ontario. He obtained a teacher's certificate, and taught for two years, then entered the "School of Practical Science" in Toronto, graduating in 1903. After serving several months with the Canadian Pacific Railway, he accepted a position in the Topographic Survey Branch in Ottawa. Here he worked until 1911, at which time he transferred to Victoria as a draftsman under the then surveyor-general George H. Dawson. During his regime in Victoria, he introduced a comprehensive scheme of triangulation control surveys to bring order to the previously disjoint surveys that had been done. He developed a systematic topographic survey by the photo-topographical method introduced by his former chief, the late Dr. Deville. After George Dawson retired, Joshua Umbach became the Surveyor-general of the Province of B.C. Umbach died suddenly of a heart attack on 2 February 1930 (obituary in the Daily Colonist February 3, 1930, p.5.) Umbach Peak is named in his honour.

      2022. Alpine Club Of Canada Vancouver Island Section. https://accvi.ca/history-of-acc-vi-introduction/biographies/#umbach.

  • Sources 
    1. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-5 Page 7.

    2. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 61.

    3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      George Joshua Umbach Date of Birth: 24 Nov 1879 Gender: Male Birth County: Waterloo Father:: Jacob L Umbach Mother: Mary Edler

    4. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 24.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146945071/joshua-edler-umbach.

    6. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Late Mrs. J. L. Umbach - Jul 31 1913 pg 1.

    7. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Umbach Jacob, 24, Woolwich, Canada, son of John and Catharina, married 7 July 1868 Mary Edler, 19, Wellington, US, daughter of Friederich and Mary

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Nov 1879 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHonoured - Umbach Peak named in his honour - - , British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Student - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1913 - Victoria, British Columbia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Feb 1930 - , British Columbia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, British Columbia Link to Google Earth
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