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

Salome "Sarah" Bear

Female 1814 - 1896  (82 years)


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  • Name Salome "Sarah" Bear 
    Born 12 Jan 1814  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183895125 
    Name Salome "Sarah" Bergey 
    Name Sarah Bear  [3
    Residence 1861  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number 00003-626 
    Died 12 Feb 1896  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I20849  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Rev. Martin Bear,   b. 1774, , York Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Catharine Gingrich,   b. CA 1782, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Family ID F1776  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elias Bergey,   b. 23 Jan 1811, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1893, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Children 
     1. Rachel Bergey,   b. 2 Feb 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1921  (Age 86 years)
     2. Rev. William Bergey,   b. 29 Apr 1838, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Lovina Bergey,   b. 31 Aug 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Hannah Bergey,   b. 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Anna Bergey,   b. 7 Oct 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1870, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     6. Isaac B. Bergey,   b. 21 Jan 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F2141  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Salome Bear, "was born January 12, 1814. She was married to Elias Bergey who was born in 1808 and died November 17th, 1893. They had a family."


      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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      Salome's first name is given as Sally in her daughter Nancy's marriage record to Daniel Croft in 1862.

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 190.

    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..., 237.

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

    4. [S299] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1881, Page 12.

    5. [S1837] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1861, Div. 1 Page 6.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183895125.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Jan 1814 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Feb 1896 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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