Abraham Kolb^{[1, 2, 3]}

1806 - 1874  (67 years)

• Name	Abraham Kolb
  Born	13 Jun 1806	Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208284228
  Land	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 122, Waterloo County, Ontario   [11]
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00068-4118
  Died	14 Apr 1874	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6, 10, 13]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [14]
  Person ID	I14124	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Deacon Jacob Kolb, Sr.,   b. 17 Apr 1781, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 3 Jan 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Catharine Clemens,   b. 21 May 1782, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 25 Jan 1869, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1805  [7, 15, 16]
  Family ID	F3847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Ziegler,   b. 31 Dec 1811, Near Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 5 Jan 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	3 Nov 1829	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7, 13]
  Children	1. Deacon Jacob Ziegler Kolb,   b. 12 Apr 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jun 1919  (Age 87 years)   2. Catharine Kolb,   b. 23 Sep 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Menno Simon Kolb,   b. 13 Jan 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Anna "Nancy" Kolb,   b. 10 Oct 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1926  (Age 84 years)   5. Dilman Kolb,   b. 15 Oct 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jun 1918  (Age 73 years)   6. Mary Ann Kolb,   b. 22 Mar 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F2753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Kolb, "the eldest son, was born June 13th, 1806. On November 3rd, 1829, he was married to Elizabeth Ziegler who was born December 15th, 1811. Soon after their marriage they moved on the farm now possessed by Oliver Betzner where they resided until his death which took place April 14th, 1874. She is still living and resides near Breslau. To Mr. and Mrs. Kolb were born six children" 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.]. _______________ Farm for sale. The same lies two and a half miles from Berlin, on the road to Breslau, is known as Abraham Kolb's Bauerei and contains 100 acres of the best land. A stream flows through the land. There is a two-story brick house, a Swiss barn and all the necessary outbuildings, as well as an orchard x. For more information, please contact Jakob Z. Kolb, Berlin P. O. Berliner Journal Thu, Mar 20, 1879 Page 3 - translated from German

  
  

• 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..., 113. [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..., 625. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12298-83. John Huffman, 32, Widower, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp., res. Maryborough, son of Henry and Mary Hoffman, married Mary Ann Jacobs, 34, Widow, b. Waterloo Twp., res. same, daughter of Abraham and Eliza Kolb, Witness(s): Josiah and Mary Shantz of Maryborough Twp., 14 Nov 1882 at Waterloo Twp. [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..., 857. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 2. [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..., 698. [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Kolb family bible. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 16. Abraham KOLB Farmer USA 45 Mennonite b. 13-Jun Elisabetha KOLB USA 41 Mennonite b. 8-Jan Jacob KOLB Labourer Canada 20 Mennonite b. 11-Apr Katharina KOLB Canada 18 Mennonite b. 9-Sep Meno KOLB Canada 14 Mennonite b. 17-Jan Nancy KOLB Canada 11 Mennonite b. 8-Oct Delman KOLB Canada 8 Mennonite b. 18-Oct Marian KOLB Canada 4 Mennonite b. 22-Mar [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 12 Page 87. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 23 Apr 1874. Died 14 Apr 1874 By Berlin, Abraham Kolb died at the age of 67 years, 10 months, 1 day. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 63. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 16. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, Obituary of Elizabeth Ziegler Vol. XXXIII, No. 3, February 1, 1896 Pages 46 and 47. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [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..., 856. [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..., 626.

  
  

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  Land - - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 122, Waterloo County, Ontario Married - 3 Nov 1829 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Apr 1874 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth