Jacob Groh^[1]

1826 - 1887  (60 years)

• Name	Jacob Groh
  Born	21 Sep 1826	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Labourer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00045-3438
  Died	18 Jun 1887	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  	Cause: consumption (several years)
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I1806	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Groh,   b. 12 Aug 1790, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 7 Nov 1845  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Nancy Detweiler,   b. 17 Feb 1793, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Mar 1842  (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Miller,   b. 4 Dec 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Children	1. Sarah Ann Groh,   b. 24 Dec 1853, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jul 1941, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   2. Esther "Hettie" Groh,   b. 4 Nov 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jul 1936, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA  (Age 79 years)   3. Lydia Groh,   b. 1858, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Lydia Ann Groh,   b. 12 Jun 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Margaret (?) Groh,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Magdalina Groh,   b. 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Rebecca Groh,   b. 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Owen Groh,   b. 9 Mar 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Nancy Groh,   b. 23 Oct 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 1942  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Groh, "was born September 21st, 1826, and died June 18th, 1887. He resided one mile north of Preston, on the old "Christian Miller Farm". He was married to Margaret Miller and had a family of 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.]. _______________ GROH.-On the 18th of June, near Preston Ont, of consumption of which he had been suffering several years, Jacob Groh, aged 60 years, 8 months and 29 days. Last winter his wife died and since that time he sank rapidly, but he bore his double affliction with Christian patience, desiring to go home and live with Christ. Buried on the 20th in Warner's grave-yard. Serves by Jacob Woolner HERALD OF TRUTH , Vol. XXIV, Number 13, July 1, 1887

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 96. [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..., 738. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Jacob Groh Death Date: 18 Jun 1887 Death Location: Waterloo Born: abt 1827 Birth Location: Waterloo [S32] News - Herald of Truth, July 1, 1887 - Obituary of Jacob Groh. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 39. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 59. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 38.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Sep 1826 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: consumption (several years) - 18 Jun 1887 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth