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

Moses Bricker

Male 1817 - 1894  (77 years)


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  • Name Moses Bricker 
    Born 29 Apr 1817  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Name Moses Bruecker  [4
    Residence 1837  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1838  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00016-1344 
    Died 1 May 1894  Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I12795  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Samuel Bricker,   b. 25 Jul 1776, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1868, Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Eby,   b. 14 Apr 1781, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1861, Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 1801  [6, 7, 8
    Family ID F3512  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Susannah Groff,   b. 13 Jul 1820, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 14 Nov 1837  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Children 
     1. Annie Bricker,   b. 26 May 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F1301  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Christina Lienhardt,   b. 1826, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F3538  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Moses Bricker,"the sixth member of Samuel and Rebecca (Eby) Bricker's family. was born April 29th, 1817. On November 14th, 1837, he was married to Susannah Groff who was born July 12th, 1820. After their marriage they moved on a farm in Blenheim Township, Oxford County, Ontario, where they resided some forty years, then they retired from farming and moved to Berlin where she died April 3rd, 1887. After her decease he was married to Christina Holtzman, a widow. Some years ago they moved to Mildmay, Bruce County, where he died May 1st, 1894. To him and his first wife was born one daughter"


      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 
    1. [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..., 331.

    2. [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..., 723.

    3. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 62.

    4. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 5 Dec 1837:50.
      1 Nov 1837 Moses Bruecker, son of Samuel Bruecker, Waterloo, m. Susanna Groff, daughter of Andreas Groff, Dumfries.

    5. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 31 May1838:24.
      26 May 1838 The family of Moses Bruecker of Waterloo Twp was blessed with a daughter.

    6. [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..., 326.

    7. [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..., 573.

    8. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 7 Page 46.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Apr 1817 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1837 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Nov 1837 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1838 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 May 1894 - Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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