Jacob Groh^{[1, 2]}

1790 - 1845  (55 years)

• Name	Jacob Groh
  Born	12 Aug 1790	, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	00045-3429
  Died	7 Nov 1845  [3]
  Person ID	I1760	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Michael Groh,   b. 1757, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania ,   d. 20 Sep 1804, , Welland Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Witmer,   b. Abt 1760, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1779  [4]
  Family ID	F524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Detweiler,   b. 17 Feb 1793, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Mar 1842  (Age 49 years)
  Children	1. Christina Groh,   b. 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Apr 1870, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)   2. Christian Groh,   b. 25 Apr 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jan 1867, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)   3. Anna Groh,   b. Abt 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jacob Groh,   b. 21 Sep 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jun 1887, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   5. Susannah Groh,   b. Abt 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Elizabeth Groh,   b. Abt 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1893, Tay Township, Simcoe Co., Ontario  (Age ~ 63 years)   7. Henry Groh,   b. Abt 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Rudolph Groh,   b. Abt 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Hettie Groh,   b. Abt 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Groh, "the third son of Michael and Elizabeth (Witmer) Groh, was born August 12th, 1790. In 1804 he came to Canada with his parents. He was married to Nancy, daughter of Rudolph and Anna (Wanner) Dettweiler. She was born February 17th, 1793, and died March 8th, 1842. He died November 7th, 1845. They resided near Hespeler, Ontario, where they had a family of nine 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

  [S173] Ancestry.com. [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..., 515. [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..., 736. [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..., 730.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Aug 1790 - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth