Henry Moyer^{[1, 2]}

1778 - 1845  (67 years)

• Name	Henry Moyer
  Born	1778	, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49498002
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 111W, Waterloo County, Ontario   [5]
  Eby ID Number	00081-4811
  Died	27 Mar 1845	Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I14826	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian Moyer,   b. Abt 1745, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4011	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Souder,   b. 1 Apr 1779, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 18 Oct 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Abraham Moyer,   b. 14 Jul 1803, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 20 Nov 1893  (Age 90 years)   2. Jacob Moyer,   b. 1805, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Jan 1860, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)   3. Catharine Moyer,   b. 1807, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1827, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 20 years)   4. William S. Moyer,   b. 27 Oct 1809, Near Doylestown, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 23 Jun 1877, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   5. Henry S. Moyer,   b. 1 Oct 1816, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 30 Nov 1851, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F3139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Moyer, "was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 1778. (He had two sisters we know, namely Anna, Married to Abraham Stauffer, and Catharine, married to a Mr. Widemoyer) His father was Christian (Christian Moyer was married to Mary Fried, and Abraham Moyer and William Moyer of Berlin always claimed to be relatives to old Samuel Fried and also the old Detweilers claimed to be second cousin to the descendants of our old Henry Moyer, thus proving to have been descendants of Christian Moyer who was married to a Detweiler. It is a pity that the direct lineage cannot be proved or fully shown at this date. We have cases here with us where it is impossible to show the lineage of families as no records are left, and yet they are related. In regard to the Moyer lineage it is difficult to give facts as the old family bible in which were kept the records of the old ancestors was destroyed by fire October 15th, 1829) but it cannot be definitely stated which of the Christian Moyers he was, namely the son of Christian or Jacob. When Henry was a mere lad his parents moved to Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where he was raised. When a young man he was united in matrimony with Susannah, (She was from Springfield, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where her parents resided) daughter of Abraham and Catharine (Fried) Souder. She was born April 1st, 1779. Soon after their marriage he purchased a farm of seventy acres, four miles from Doylestown, and paid $2200 cash thereon. Shortly after the purchase of the seventy acres there were other thirty acres, adjoining his, offered for sale, and following the advice of his friends who promised to advance him the money, he also purchased those thirty acres. This together with his former purchase made him the possessor of one hundred acres of land. Soon property depreciated in value and he could not meet his payments, neither would his friends who had made such smooth promises come to his assistance. The result was, he was financially ruined. In 1825 he and his wife and family came to Canada with old Jacob Clemens and family, old Abraham Clemens and family, Jacob Kolb, (Jacob Kolb had moved to Canada in 1819 but returned to Pennsylvania in 1824 to assist in settling his mother-in-law's estate and now with this company returned to Canada) and Martin Schiedel and wife. Henry Moyer and family settled on a farm (This farm is now in possession of Daniel Wenger) two miles south of Breslau where he died March 27th, 1845. After his death the widow had her home with her son, William, where she died October 18th, 1860. To them were born five 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.].

  
  

• 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..., 488. [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..., 278. [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..., 101. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . Henry Moyer Sen. / died Mar. 27, 1845 / aged 67 yrs. / prepare to meet thy God [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 39.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1778 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth