Jacob Zurbrigg^[1]

1846 - 1926  (80 years)

• Name	Jacob Zurbrigg
  Immigration	1846	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Born	17 May 1846	Frutigen, , Bern, Switzerland   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1850	, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	harness maker
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Harnessmaker
  Occupation	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Harness Maker
  Residence	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1901	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Harness Maker
  Occupation	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Saddler
  Residence	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Evangelical Association
  Eby ID Number	000132-8136.1
  Died	31 Dec 1926	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7, 8]
  	Cause: Appendicitis, 7 days
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I13708	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Anton Zurbrigg,   b. 25 Mar 1809, , Switzerland ,   d. 15 Mar 1877, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Traschel,   b. 1 Jun 1806, , Switzerland ,   d. 9 Dec 1850  (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F7781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Wing,   b. 10 Dec 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1952  (Age 103 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1869	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Children	1. Rebecca Zurbrigg,   b. 17 Jul 1871, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jul 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)   2. Idetta Zurbrigg,   b. 16 Oct 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lucy Adaline Zurbrigg,   b. 30 Aug 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Dr. Daniel Anthony Zurbrigg,   b. 21 Jan 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Jacob Mahlon "Mahlon" Zurbrigg,   b. 22 Dec 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Mar 1968, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA  (Age 86 years)   6. Ethelbert Zurbrigg,   b. 1885, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Charles Ethelbert Zurbrigg,   b. 13 Jan 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Barbara Mildred Thusnelda "Thusnelda" Zurbrigg,   b. 24 Jul 1892, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1988  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F3757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death of Jacob Zurbrigg There passed away at his home here on Friday, December 31st, a highly esteemed resident in the person of Mr. Jacob Zurbrigg, after a short illness, in his 81st year. Deceased was born at Frutigan, Switzerland, on May 17th, 1846, and came with his parents to Canada at the age of about one year and spent the greater part of his life in Waterloo County. He followed the trade of harness-maker at New Dundee for some years, but for the past thirty-five years resided in New Hamburg, where he engaged in the grocery business, milling business and harness-making at different times. He was married in 1869 to Barbara Wing, who survives him, besides two daughters, Rebecca, (Mrs. Mussleman), of Kitchener, Thursday, at home, and three sons, Daniel, of Philadelphia, Mahlon, of New Hamburg, and Charles, of Lucan, also seven grandchildren, one brother and two sisters. The funeral was held on Sunday afternoon from his late home to Riverside Cemetery, and was conducted by Rev. S.R. Knechtel, pastor of the Evangelical Church. A large circle of relatives and friends were in attendance. New Hamburg Independent Jan 7 1927 pg 5 ______________ Flour Mill Badly Damaged. New Hamburg, On., Aug 9 - Fire in the New Hamburg flour mill last night did $20,000 damage. The was owned by Jacobd Zurbrigg and occupied by J. Clelens & Co., both losing heavily. There is insurance for $6,000. Free Press Prairie Farmer, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 13 Aug 1902 pg 9 __________________ The Mill Fire Early on the warm August 8 evening in 1902, while local residents were enjoying a variety program staged by a Chautauqua group at the local school yard, cries of "fire" and the sounding of the town bell could be heard to signal for help to fight a blaze. Little Elena Betzer, whose father, Isaac, had been head miller at the local flour mill, had been taken to the evening program to mark her ninth birthday day. Soon a column of thick smoke arose over the downtown area. This was a spectacular fire, for it was at the local flour and grist mill in the heart of the village. The large three-storey frame building was soon engulfed in flames and in a short time was razed to the ground. This was the mill built by William Scott in 1848, a half century before. It had a colourful history, having passed through the hands of a succession of owners and operators, and had been extensively damaged in the 1889 boiler explosion. The economic loss was to affect not only the owners and employees but also the community as well, for it drew farmers and their families for miles around who shopped and transacted business in town as well as at the mill. Mrs. Edward Pfaff, bride of New Hamburg's newest barber, who had recently moved to town, stood at the window of the couple's temporary home in the Queen's Hotel, (now 73-77 Peel Street) just a hundred meters from the mill. She watched with a mixture of apprehension and awe at the scene as flames and smoke billowed into the air, carrying sparks and embers over the buildings nearby. Embers and burning shingles settled on nearby roofs, some of which began to smoulder. Residents and building occupants busily carried pails of water to douse flames. New Hamburg's steam-powered fire engine Chugged valiantly, but to little avail. The frame building was doomed, and it burned to the foundation. The loss of the mill would have a definite impact on its patrons and the economy of the village as well. From: New Hamburg as it really was…. By Ernst E. Ritz

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 650. [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 19;. [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-2 Page 4. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Division 3 Page Number 6 Household Number 31. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 33077-1926 Jacob Zurbrigg. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 6. [S153] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Riverside New Hamburg CC#4564 Internet Link. Zurbrigg [A] Mildred (Tusie)/ Zurbrigg 1892-1988/ [B] Jacob Zurbrigg/ 1846-1926/ [C] His wife/ Barbara Wing/ 1848-1952 [D] Rebecca/ wife of/ A. B. Musselman/ 1871-1927 [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Death of Jacob Zurbrigg - Jan 7 1927 pg 5. [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 33.

  
  

• Event Map

  Immigration - 1846 - , Ontario, Canada Born - 17 May 1846 - Frutigen, , Bern, Switzerland Immigration - 1850 - , Ontario, Canada Married - 28 Sep 1869 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Harnessmaker - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Harness Maker - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Harness Maker - 1901 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Saddler - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical Association - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Appendicitis, 7 days - 31 Dec 1926 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth