Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Mary Ann Groh[1, 2]

Female 1847 - 1922  (74 years)


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  • Name Mary Ann Groh 
    Born 26 Nov 1847  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Gender Female 
    Name Maria Groh 
    Name Mary Ann Wildfong 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1864  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1871  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number 00045-3432 
    Died 30 Sep 1922  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14
    Cause: Cause: Partial Paraylsis of Spinal Cord (6 months) 
    Buried 2 Oct 1922  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 13
    Person ID I1769  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Christian Groh,   b. 25 Apr 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1867, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Susannah Mueller,   b. 5 Nov 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1909, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 15 Apr 1845  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11, 15, 16
    Family ID F568  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Wildfong,   b. 24 Jul 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1922, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 2 Aug 1864  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10, 12, 17, 18
    Children 
     1. William Ervin Wildfong,   b. 27 Jun 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1945, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Nancy Jane "Annie" Wildfong,   b. 24 Aug 1867, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1952  (Age 84 years)
     3. Louis Edwin Wildfong,   b. 5 Oct 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1952  (Age 82 years)
     4. Rev. Joseph Daniel Wildfong,   b. 18 Nov 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957  (Age 84 years)
     5. Nelson Daniel Wildfong,   b. 27 Feb 1877, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1960, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     6. John Aaron Wildfong,   b. 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Christian Albert Wildfong,   b. 14 Jul 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1887, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
     8. Mary Ann Wildfong,   b. 24 Sep 1883, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1970, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     9. Walter Wildfong,   b. 28 Jul 1886, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1974, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     10. Alberta Maude "Bertie" Wildfong,   b. 10 Apr 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1970, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mary Ann Groh, "was born November 26th, 1846. She is married to Joseph Wildfong, a farmer. They reside near Parry Sound. Their family consists of eight 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.].

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      Died at her home on the Kitchener Road, at 4 A.M. on Saturday. The funeral will take place on Monday, Oct 2nd at 2: 30 P.M. from her late home to Preston cemetery. Service at the home


      Funeral Card

  • 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..., 644.

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012234-94.
      John Block, 30, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot, res. Langdon North Dakota U.S., son of Samuel Block and Catherine Well married Mrs. Annie Jane Hunsperger, 26, b. Hespeler, res. Galt, Widow, daughter of Joseph and Mary Ann Wildfong, Witn: George and Mrs Christina Champ Both of Galt, 14 March 1894 in Galt

    3. [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..., 737.

    4. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 22.

    5. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851.
      gives age and country of birth

    6. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 7 Household Number 33.

    7. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 7.

    8. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Joseph Wildfang, 20, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Elias & Nancy, married 2 Aug 1864 Mary Ann Groh, 16, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of Christian & Susanna

    9. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      W/ Joseph Wildfong/ Born July 24, 1844/ Died Nov. 3, 1922/ Mary Ann Groh/ His Wife/ Born Nov. 26, 1847/ Died Sept. 30, 1922/ Wildfong.

    10. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 41.

    11. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 57.

    12. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 1 Page 33.

    13. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, P., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, P. (1847). Mary Groh Wildfong (1847-1922) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 14 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23232450/mary-wildfong.

    14. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:Mary Ann Wildfong Gender:Female Birth Yearabt 1848 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Age at Death:74 Death Date:30 Sep 1922 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    15. [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..., 95.

    16. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Minister, Preston report 53.
      Christian Groh, to Susanna Muller, both of Waterloo. 15 Apr. 1845.

    17. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 5 Aug 1864.
      "Wildfang - Groh: On the 2nd inst., Mr. Joseph Wildfang, to Miss Mary Anne Groh, both of Hespeler Village"

    18. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Mary Ann Groh Age:16 Birth Date:abt 1848 Birth Place:Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Marriage Date:2 Aug 1864 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Christian Mother:Susanna Spouse:Joseph Wildfang Spouse's Age:20 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1844 Spouse Birth Place:Waterloo County Ontario Canada Spouse Residence:Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Spouse Father:Elias Spouse Mother:Nancy Residence:Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Nov 1847 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1864 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Aug 1864 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Partial Paraylsis of Spinal Cord (6 months) - 30 Sep 1922 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 Oct 1922 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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