David Kraft^[1]

1838 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	David Kraft
  Born	10 Aug 1838	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Blair Hotel, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Name	David Croft
  Residence	1862	Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Eby ID Number	00016-1320.5
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I12674	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Croft,   b. 2 Mar 1813, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Apr 1846, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 33 years)
  Mother	Lydia Bricker,   b. 24 Nov 1816, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Sep 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F3510	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Bergey,   b. 7 Oct 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1870, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 27 years)
  Married	11 Nov 1862	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6, 7]
  Children	1. David Croft,   b. Abt 1863, of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John Croft,   b. Abt 1865, of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William Croft,   b. 1865, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Isaac Croft,   b. 19 Aug 1869, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Sep 1869, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F2232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1864 David was the proprietor of the Blair Hotel. 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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..., 238. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. [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..., 325. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 188. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 23 Aug 1838:36. 10 Aug 1838 The family of Henrich Kraft in Berlin was blessed with a son. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. David is referred to as Daniel in Bindemann's records, but in the newspaper report submitted by Bindemann he is referred to as David. Daniel Croft aged 24 b. Berlin, res. Waterloo Twp. s/o Henry Croft & Lydia Becker married 11 Nov 1862 to Nancy Berger aged 20, res Waterloo Twp. b. Waterloo Twp. d/o Elias Berger & Sally Baer. wit. Mary Ann Kraft and Menno Bricker both of Waterloo Twp. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 13 Nov 1862. David Croft was married to Nancy Berger, both of Blair. 11 Nov 1862

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Aug 1838 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - - Blair Hotel, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1862 - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Nov 1862 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth