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

Henry Edward "Ed" Groff[1, 2]

Male 1874 - 1968  (93 years)


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  • Name Henry Edward "Ed" Groff 
    Born 12 Aug 1874  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Name Edward Groff 
    Name Edwin Groff 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6877.2 
    Died 1968  Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Harrison Cemetery, May City, Osceola, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I19890  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Henry Groff,   b. 20 Jul 1849, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1935, Henning, Otter Tail, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Veronica Shantz,   b. 16 Sep 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1929  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 23 Sep 1873  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6, 7
    Family ID F1305  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 


    • Elmira Signet Newspaper 18 Feb. 1904 p. 1, col. 3

      Mr. Edward Groff, eldest son of Mr. Henry Groff, Dundee, Minnesota, left here last Tuesday to return to his home after a few months' visit to his relatives and friends in Waterloo and Woolwich townships.

  • 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..., 426.

    2. [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..., 724.

    3. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 2.

    4. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, H., America, N., County, O., City, M., & Cemetery, H. (1874). Henry Edwin “Ed” Groff (1874-1968) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 17 July 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94864355/henry-edwin-groff.

    5. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Bridegroom Name: Heinrich Groff Age: 24 Res: Waterloo Place of Birth: Dumfries Names of Parents: Andreas Groff & Mary Bowman Bride: Name: Veronica Schantz Age: 19 Res: Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: Moses Schantz & Sussana Schneider Witness(S): Name: Aaron Schantz Res: Waterloo Tp. Name: Laura Schneider Res: Waterloo Tp. Date of Marriage: Sept. 23, 1873

    6. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 2 Oct 1873.
      23 Sep 1873 Heinrich Groff was married to Veronika Schantz by Pastor F.W. Tuerk, in Berlin. Both are of Berlin.

    7. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12921 (1873), Groff-Shantz.
      Henry Groff, 24, Farmer, res. Waterloo, b. Canada, son of Andrew Groff and Mary Bauman married Veronica Shantz, 19, res. Waterloo, b. Canada, daughter of Moses and Susannah, witnessed by: Aaron Shantz and Laura Schneider both of Waterloo, 23 September 1873 in Berlin

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Aug 1874 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1968 - Fort Dodge, Webster, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Harrison Cemetery, May City, Osceola, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
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