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Private Lincoln Moyer

Private Lincoln Moyer

Male 1882 - 1917  (34 years)

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  • Name Lincoln Moyer 
    Prefix Private 
    Born 28 Nov 1882  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    WW1, 187th Overseas Battalion, Service #883470 
    Moyer,LincolnPrivate-0001-WarGrave (1).jpg
    Moyer,LincolnPrivate-0001-WarGrave (1).jpg
    Lincoln Moyer
    BIRTH 28 Nov 1882
    Breslau, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    DEATH 18 Aug 1917 (aged 34)
    BURIAL
    Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension
    Barlin, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
    Moyer,LincolnPrivate-0001-WarGrave (3).jpg
    Moyer,LincolnPrivate-0001-WarGrave (3).jpg
    Lincoln Moyer
    BIRTH 28 Nov 1882
    Breslau, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    DEATH 18 Aug 1917 (aged 34)
    BURIAL
    Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension
    Barlin, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    WW1, Private 
    Misfortune kiled in WW1 
    Residence Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Eby ID Number 00081-4837 
    Died 18 Apr 1917  [4
    Buried Barlin Communal Cemetery, Barlin, Pas de Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I14891  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2025 

    Father Abraham H. Moyer,   b. 27 Sep 1838, Harleysville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Sarah Moyer,   b. 1 Jan 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1934  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 20 Aug 1865  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 7
    Family ID F4022  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Private Lincoln Moyer
    Private Lincoln Moyer
    Moyer,LincolnPrivate-0001-WarGrave (2).jpg
    Moyer,LincolnPrivate-0001-WarGrave (2).jpg
    Lincoln Moyer
    BIRTH 28 Nov 1882
    Breslau, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    DEATH 18 Aug 1917 (aged 34)
    BURIAL
    Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension
    Barlin, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

  • Notes 
    • Lincoln Moyer, "born Nov. 28th, 1882."


      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..., 105.

    2. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    3. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 15.

    4. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link .
      Awaiting/ the/ Resurrection/ Moyer/ Abraham H. Moyer/ born 1838 died 1914/ his wife/ Sarah Moyer/ born 1847 died 1934 [Back] Children of A. & S. Moyer/ Moyer/ Mary Ann Moyer/ Born 1869 Died 1888/ Wesley Moyer/ Born 1885 Died 1899/ Lincoln Moyer/ Killed in Action 1917 Born 1892

    5. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

    6. [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..., 104.

    7. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Abraham Moyer, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Shout? and Sarah, married 20 Aug 1865 Sarah Moyer, res. Dumfries, b. Germany, daughter of Abraham and Barbara

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Nov 1882 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Barlin Communal Cemetery, Barlin, Pas de Calais, France Link to Google Earth
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