Maria "Polly" Bricker^[1]

1852 - 1942  (90 years)

• Name	Maria "Polly" Bricker
  Born	15 Apr 1852	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Maria "Polly" Groff
  Name	Polly Bricker  [4]
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00016-1265
  Died	29 Jun 1942	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 12]
  Buried	Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada   [4, 12]
  Person ID	I12456	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin R. Bricker,   b. 19 Dec 1825, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Apr 1907, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Esther Bechtel,   b. 4 Mar 1826, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 30 Dec 1909, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1 Jul 1846	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13, 14, 15]
  Family ID	F3454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry Groff,   b. 5 Oct 1857, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Sep 1925, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	26 Apr 1893	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 16]
  Children	1. Benjamin B. Groff,   b. 11 Oct 1894, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F3460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Maria Bricker," was born April 15th, 1852. She is married to Henry Graaf, a farmer. They reside at Roseville, Ontario. To them was born one son." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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

  [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..., 212. [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..., 315. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-5 Page 7. [S62] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries, Roseville - Roseville Mennonite [formerly Detweiler Mennonite] CC#4493 Internet Link. Henry Groff / born 1857-died 1925 / Polly Bricker / his beloved wife / born 1852-died 1942 / Groff [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012133-93. Henry GROFF, 36, farmer, Canada, Roseville, s/o David & Mina married Polly BRICKER, 41, Canada, Roseville, d/o Benjamin & Esther BRICKER, witn: Mrs. F.W. TUERK & Carl HARTTUNG both of Berlin, 26 April 1893 in Berlin. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North/Nord) B-5 Page 7. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 29. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 5. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 50. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 9 Page 71. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 37. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45155235. [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..., 314. [S12] Vit - ON, Gore - Gore District Marriage Register - Waterloo Entries, Rev. Alex'r Ritchie Presbyterian Minister, Dumfries pg 60. Benjamin Bruker, to Esther Bechtel, both of Dumfries. 1 Jan [no year], by banns. Rev. Ritchie, Wit. John Bruker, George B. Bechtel [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 25, 1907 - Obituary of Benjamin Bricker. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Henry Groff Age: 36 res: Roseville, Ont. Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: David Groff & Mina Groff Name: Polly Bricker Age: 41 res: Roseville, Ont. Place of Birth: Roseville Names of Parents: Benj. Bricker & Ester Bechtel Name: Mrs. Past. Tuerk res: Berlin Name: Carl Harttung Jr. res: Berlin Date of Marriage: Apr. 26, 1893

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Apr 1852 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 26 Apr 1893 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Jun 1942 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth