John Break^{[1, 2]}

1849 - 1940  (91 years)

• Name	John Break
  Born	27 Mar 1849	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Johannes Brech  [6]
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Aldborough Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario   [4]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	00014-1177
  Died	9 Oct 1940	, San Bernadino Co., California   [7]
  Buried	Hillside Cemetery, Redlands, San Bernardino, California, United States   [7]
  Person ID	I16168	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	David Break,   b. 16 Aug 1820, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jan 1892  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary Break,   b. 7 Jun 1825, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Aug 1881  (Age 56 years)
  Married	6 Feb 1844	Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario   [1, 8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F4305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Goetz,   b. 2 Apr 1854, , New York State, USA ,   d. 26 May 1921, Redlands, San Bernardino, California, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Married	27 Jul 1871	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 11]
  Children	1. Stella Break   2. Allan Break,   b. 1872, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Catharine Break,   b. 1874, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. David Break,   b. 1879, Aldborough Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Rosa Break,   b. 1880, Aldborough Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F4306	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Break, "was born May 27th, 1849. He is married to Mary Goetz. They reside at Florence, Kansas, where he is engaged in farming. To them are 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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

  [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..., 296. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Aug 1871. Married 27 Jul 1871 John Break was married to Maria Goetz, both of Waterloo Township. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. gives age and country of birth [S323] Census - ON, Elgin, Aldborough - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 49 Household Number 230. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 58. [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Brech Bible. Children Catherine Brech, born January 23, 1846. Eli Brech, born July 1 1847. Johannes Brech, born May 27 1849. Gideon Brech, born December 14, 1851. Samuel Brech, born January 28, 1854. Anna Brech, born July 8 1857. Noah Brech, born September 21 1858. Aaron Brech, born February 22, 1862. [S3231] Find A Grave, John Break (1849 - 1940) - Find A Grave Memorial. (2017). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 8 January 2017, from https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=26988851. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 7 Page 47. [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Brech Bible. David Brech and Maria Brech were married the 6th of February 1844 in Markham, York County, Ontario by Pastor Meierhofer. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose. BRECH David married 6 Feb 1844 To Maria BRECH, daughter of Adam Brech. minister newspaper date 8 Mar 1844 Pg: 10 [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 03 Aug 1871. 27 Jul 1871 John Break was married to Maria Goetz, both of Waterloo Township.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Mar 1849 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Jul 1871 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1881 - Aldborough Twp., Elgin Co., Ontario Buried - - Hillside Cemetery, Redlands, San Bernardino, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth