Mayor Fredrick Merner^{[1, 2, 3]}

1829 - 1895  (66 years)

• Name	Fredrick Merner
  Prefix	Mayor
  Born	9 Mar 1829	, Switzerland   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Carriage Maker
  		Merner,Frederick-MitchellAdvocate 6Sept1861.png
  		Merner,Frederick-MitchellAdvocate 20Jun1862.png
  		NewHamburg-Merner,Frederick-0001-CarriageandWagonMaker-1862Directory.jpg Grand Trunk Railway gazetteer, commercial advertiser and business directory, Toronto : J.L. Mitchell & A.O. Loomis, Publishers and Compilers, 1862
  Residence	1861	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1871	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Carriagemaker
  Elected Office	1872	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Reeve/Mayor
  Interesting	story
  Name	Fred Merner
  Occupation	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Carriage Maker
  Residence	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Evangelical Association
  Occupation	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Miller
  Residence	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-125818P
  Died	6 Jul 1895  [7]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I125818	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Emanuel Merner,   b. 20 Oct 1789, , Switzerland ,   d. 29 Dec 1869, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Susanna Schlueter,   b. CALC 9 Mar 1789, , Canton Berne, Switzerland ,   d. 9 Sep 1875, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Family ID	F11110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Philipena Young,   b. 25 Nov 1835, , Germany ,   d. 16 Dec 1914  (Age 79 years)
  Married	9 Nov 1852	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Children	1. Jedidah "Yetta" Merner,   b. 24 Nov 1853, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jun 1927, Evanston, Cook, Illinois, USA  (Age 73 years)   2. Clarissa Merner,   b. 30 Dec 1855, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Feb 1919  (Age 63 years)   3. Lavinia Merner,   b. 1857, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. William Frederic Merner,   b. 1859, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Alexander Walter Merner,   b. 26 Sep 1861, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 1930  (Age 68 years)   6. Oscar Erastus Merner,   b. 4 Nov 1864, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jun 1944, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   7. Franklin Charles "Frank" Merner,   b. 1866, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Henry Amelius Merner,   b. Dec 1870, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Milton Merner,   b. 1875, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Louis Merner,   b. 1882, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F8678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Merner with his wife and family emigrated from Germany and settled on a farm miles west of New Hamburg in 1837. Several of the ten children still survive, among them being Mr. Christian Merner of whom a sketch appears elsewhere. Wm. Smith had the first blacksmith shop. It was here that the late Samuel Merner learned his trade. Jacob Brill was the first cooper and did a thriving trade in barrels, churns, &c. The pioneer weaver was John Oehm who made cloth for his numerous patrons on his hand loom. Theobald Seyler owned a frame hotel on the site of the present Queen's and John Boeckner did the cobbling and shoemaking for the neighborhood. The latter's shop was on the site of the present residence of Mr. D. Becker. Wendel Schuyler was the first teacher in 1838 or 1839. A portion of the first log schoolhouse still stands near the Cemetery and is used for a dwelling: Solomon Weaver was a miller in the early days and later became an evangelical minister. Business men who came a little later were Wm. Burkhold, who established a brickyard; Fred Merner who started a carriage business and Wm. Hunter, who had a general stare. In the early 50's Sylvester Frank built a brewery. It was of brick and a portion of it is still in use in connection with the present brewery. The village has gradually increased in population and assessment with no particularly stirring events to mark its even progress. The great flood of 1883 due to a cloudburst is an event never to be forgotten by those who witnessed it. On that occasion the water covered the streets up to the door of the Imperial hotel, and swept away the Rau, Hartman and Helmer bridges, thus cutting the village off from the outside world. In this its golden jubilee year, New Hamburg stands a community of contented, busy people, living in good homes and doing admirably their little share of the great world's work. Special Industrial souvenir number of New Hamburg: containing a comprehensive review of the natural advantages and resources of the village of New Hamburg, 1908, Berlin Daily News, Berlin, Ontario

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Alexander Walter Merner Born: New Hamburg Age: 24 Father: Fredk Merner Mother: Phillippa Merner Born: abt 1861 Spouse: Ludwina Marg Zimmerman Age: 22 born: Bamberg Father: Henry Zimmerman Mother: Catharina Zimmerman married 8 Oct 1885 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 013016-73. Henry Ernst, 26, occ. Merchant, b. Petersburg, res. Tavistock, son of John and Julia married Jedida Merner, 19, b. New Hamburg, res. New Hamburg, daughter of Frederick and Phillipina, witnessed by: Simson Merner of New Hamburg and Elisabeth Ebert of Preston, 22 May 1873 in New Hamburg. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011028-76. Louis S. Zoeger, 24, occ. Jeweller, b. Waterloo, res. Stratford, son of John & Julian Married Lavina Merner, 19, b. New Hamburg, res. New Hamburg, daughter of Frederick & Philippina, Witn Jacob Ernst & Clarissa Merner Both of New Hamburg, 7 September 1876 in New Hamburg [S250] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1871, Page 26. [S251] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1881, New Hamburg 1881 Page 42. [S1868] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1861, Div. 2 Pg. 14. [S153] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Riverside New Hamburg CC#4564 Internet Link. Merner/ Ernst [A] Henry Ernst/ Sept. 14, 1846/ Dec. 6, 1895 [B] Yetta Merner/ Wife Of H. Ernst/ Nov. 24, 1853/ June 29, 1927 [C] Frederick Merner/ Mar. 9, 1829/ July 6, 1895 [D] Philipena Young/ Wife Of F. Merner/ Nov. 25, 1835/ Dec. 16, 1914 [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 8. [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 9. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Wilhelm Schmdit of Wilmot. return #222. Friedrick Murner. 23, To Phillipina Jung, 17. 9 Nov. 1852. Rev. Schmidt. Wit. Joseph Lashinger And Daniel Schmidt.

  
  

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  Born - 9 Mar 1829 - , Switzerland Married - 9 Nov 1852 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carriage Maker - 1861 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1861 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carriagemaker - 1871 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Reeve/Mayor - 1872 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carriage Maker - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical Association - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Miller - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth