Moses S. Bast^[1]

1887 - 1959  (72 years)

• Name	Moses S. Bast
  Born	9 Jun 1887	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27505450
  Occupation	1909	South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Laborer - Felt Factory
  Residence	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-180456
  Died	18 Oct 1959	Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I180456	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob E. Bast,   b. 12 Mar 1858, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Sep 1932, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Anna B. "Nancy" Swartzentruber,   b. 2 Feb 1845, , Ohio, USA ,   d. 21 Nov 1901  (Age 56 years)
  Married	14 Feb 1882  [3]
  Family ID	F21335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena S. "Mattie" Mayer,   b. 15 May 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1955  (Age 65 years)
  Married	31 Jan 1909	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Mable Bast,   b. 8 Mar 1910, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jan 1999  (Age 88 years)   2. Ervin Bast,   b. 11 Jan 1915, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Aug 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)   3. Dorothy Bast,   b. 9 Mar 1918   4. Edna Bast,   b. 17 Mar 1912,   d. 12 Jul 1988  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F176453	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bast, Moses, son of Jacob and Hannah (Schwartzentruber) Bast was born June 9, 1888, near New Hamburg, Ont.; died at the Stratford General Hospital Oct. 18. 1959; aged 71 y. 4 m. 9 d. He was married to Magdalena Moyer, who died in 1955. Surviving are one son (Ervin, New Hamburg), 3 daughters (Mabel--Mrs. Willis Gingerich, Preston, and Dorothy--Mrs. Ivan Wagler, New Hamburg), 5 brothers (Jacob, Wellesley; Daniel, Tavistock; Norman and Elmer, of New York state; and Emmanuel, Kitchener), 2 sisters (Mrs. Michael Bender, Kitchener; and Mrs. Jack Walsh, London), and 10 grandchildren. One sister preceded him in death. He was a member of the Steinman A.M. Church, where memorial services were held, Oct. 21, in charge of Orland Gingerich and Elmer Schwartzentruber. Gospel Herald - May 10, 1960 - Vol. LIII, No.19 - page 438, 439

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020545-09. Moses Bast, 20, occ. Farmer, res. of South Easthope, son of Jacob Bast and Nancy Schwartzentruber Married Mattie Mayer, 19, res. of Wilmot, daughter of Christian Mayer and Barbara Spenler, Witn: Daniel Bast and Allen Bender Both of New Hamburg, 31 January 1909 in Wilmot [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27505450. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011698-82. Jacob Bast, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley, res. South Easthope Perth Co., son of George and Magdalena married Nancy Brenneman, 36, b. Ohio U.S., res. South Easthope Perth Co., Widow, daughter of John and Catharine Schwartzentruber, Witness(s):John Gascho and Christian Zehr Both of Wilmot Twp, 14 February 1882 at The House of George Bast.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Jun 1887 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1909 - South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 31 Jan 1909 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - Felt Factory - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 18 Oct 1959 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth