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Joseph Wildfong[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1844 - 1922  (78 years)


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  • Name Joseph Wildfong 
    Born 24 Jul 1844  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Agricultural Laborer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1864  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Occupation 1869  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    pump maker 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1872  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    farmer 
    Residence 1877  Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    • concession 11.
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    carpenter 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1883  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    carpenter 
    Occupation 1890  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    farmer 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Presbyterian 
    Retired 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Eby ID Number 000131-8103 
    Died 3 Nov 1922  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 20] 
    Cause: Cause: Cancer of Cheek (18 months) - Heart Failure 
    Buried 5 Nov 1922  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 14] 
    Person ID I13497  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Eli Wildfong,   b. 15 Mar 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1885  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Nancy Mosser,   b. 1 Nov 1821, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Apr 1885, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Family ID F1278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann Groh,   b. 26 Nov 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1922, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 2 Aug 1864  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11, 13, 21, 22] 
    Children 
     1. William Ervin Wildfong,   b. 27 Jun 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Nancy Jane "Annie" Wildfong,   b. 24 Aug 1867, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1952  (Age 84 years)
     3. Louis Edwin Wildfong,   b. 5 Oct 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1952  (Age 82 years)
     4. Rev. Joseph Daniel Wildfong,   b. 18 Nov 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957  (Age 84 years)
     5. Nelson Daniel Wildfong,   b. 27 Feb 1877, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1960, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     6. John Aaron Wildfong,   b. 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Christian Albert Wildfong,   b. 14 Jul 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1887, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
     8. Mary Ann Wildfong,   b. 24 Sep 1883, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1970, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     9. Walter Wildfong,   b. 28 Jul 1886, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1974, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     10. Alberta Maude "Bertie" Wildfong,   b. 10 Apr 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1970, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Joseph Wildfong, "is married to Mary Groh. They reside in Parry Sound where he is engaged in farming."


      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. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 644.

    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..., 737.

    3. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 118.

    4. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012234-94.
      John Block, 30, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot, res. Langdon North Dakota U.S., son of Samuel Block and Catherine Well married Mrs. Annie Jane Hunsperger, 26, b. Hespeler, res. Galt, Widow, daughter of Joseph and Mary Ann Wildfong, Witn: George and Mrs Christina Champ Both of Galt, 14 March 1894 in Galt

    5. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 22.

    6. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 7 Household Number 33.

    7. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 6.
      Joseph WILDFANG Birthplace: Canada F. Age 9 Mennonite

    8. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 7.

    9. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Joseph Wildfang, 20, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Elias & Nancy, married 2 Aug 1864 Mary Ann Groh, 16, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of Christian & Susanna

    10. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      W/ Joseph Wildfong/ Born July 24, 1844/ Died Nov. 3, 1922/ Mary Ann Groh/ His Wife/ Born Nov. 26, 1847/ Died Sept. 30, 1922/ Wildfong.

    11. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 41.

    12. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 60.

    13. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 33.

    14. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, P., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, P. (1844). Joseph Wildfong (1844-1922) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 14 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23232408/joseph-wildfong.

    15. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 4339-1869 Louis Edwin.
      Name: Louis Edwin Wilfong
      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 05 Oct 1869
      Event Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Father's Name: Joseph Wilfong Pumpmaker Waterloo
      Mother's Name: Mary Groh
      Certificate Number: 5368

    16. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 21586-1872 Joseph Daniel Wildfong.

    17. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 2189-1877 Nelson Wildfong.

    18. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 34337-1883 Mary Ann Wildfong.

    19. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 34145-1890 Alberta Maud Wildfong.

    20. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:Joseph Wildfong Wildfong Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1844 Birth Place:Waterloo Age at Death:78 Death Date:3 Nov 1922 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    21. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 5 Aug 1864.
      "Wildfang - Groh: On the 2nd inst., Mr. Joseph Wildfang, to Miss Mary Anne Groh, both of Hespeler Village"

    22. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Mary Ann Groh Age:16 Birth Date:abt 1848 Birth Place:Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Marriage Date:2 Aug 1864 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Christian Mother:Susanna Spouse:Joseph Wildfang Spouse's Age:20 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1844 Spouse Birth Place:Waterloo County Ontario Canada Spouse Residence:Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Spouse Father:Elias Spouse Mother:Nancy Residence:Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Jul 1844 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1864 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Aug 1864 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - pump maker - 1869 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1872 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1877 - Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - carpenter - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - carpenter - 1883 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1890 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRetired - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Cancer of Cheek (18 months) - Heart Failure - 3 Nov 1922 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 5 Nov 1922 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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