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

Adam Huff[1, 2]

Male 1829 - 1902  (73 years)


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  • Name Adam Huff 
    Born 16 May 1829  , Hesse, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128404632 
    Immigration 1850  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Naturalization 1852  [4
    Occupation 1852  Lancaster Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    tailor 
    Occupation 1852  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    tailor 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Tailor 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Tailor 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Baptist 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Tailor 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Baptist 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Tailor 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Baptist 
    Retired 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number 00109-6530.1 
    Died 31 May 1902  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 11
    Cause: stroke 
    Buried Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11
    Person ID I22118  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Family Veronica S. "Fanny" Seibert,   b. 18 Jan 1836, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1919, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 7 ???  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12
    Children 
     1. Lydia Huff,   b. 30 Oct 1853, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1911, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     2. Henry Nelson Huff,   b. 2 Sep 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1932, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. Margaret Huff,   b. 26 Mar 1858, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1938, Milan, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     4. Elisabeth Huff,   b. 24 Oct 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1940, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     5. Mary Jane Huff,   b. 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Adam S. Huff,   b. Jan 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1939, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years)
     7. Matilda Huff,   b. 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1948  (Age 80 years)
     8. Emma Huff,   b. 9 Jul 1870, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     9. Alfred Huff,   b. 2 Sep 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963  (Age 89 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F5340  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Adam Huff, an old inhabitant of Bridgeport, died there early Saturday morning. On the Sunday before last, he attended the German Baptist church here on foot, as usual. On Tuesday, he suffered a stroke, as a result of which, he was completely paralysed, and on Saturday, he passed away. He was married for nearly fifty years and the family was already making arrangements for the golden wedding next summer. Burial took place on Monday afternoon in Bridgeport. Among the children, the following still survive: Henry in Bloomingdale; Adam in Preston; D.A. in Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. H. Whitehead and Mrs. G. Giller in Berlin; Mrs. Chas. Schmidt in Milan, Mich.; Mrs. W. Reichert in Bridgeport; Mrs. Albert Zieman in Guelph; Mrs. P.N. Ulrop, in Newark, N.J.

      Berliner Journal June 5, 1902 Page 4 - Column 2 Translated by: Patricia J. Kauk for the Kitchener Public Library

  • 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..., 372.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12192-83.
      John Ernst Albert Ziehmann, 20, occ. Tinsmith, b. Canada, res. Preston, son of John and Fredericka, married Mary Jane Huff, 19, b. Canada, res. Berlin, daughter of Adam and Veronica, Witnessed by Bernhard and John Ziehmann of Slingville?, 14 Sept 1883 at Berlin

    3. [S208] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Bridgeport Free CC#5428 H / Hier Ruhet In Gott / Adam Huff / Geboren Den 16ten Mai, 1829 / Gestorben Den 31ten Mai, 1902. / Asleep In Jesus. / Huff.

    4. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 2.

    5. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 100.

    6. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 2.

    7. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Obituary of Adam Huff - June 5, 1902.

    8. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 6 Page 34.

    9. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 8.

    10. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 3.

    11. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128404632.

    12. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Adam Hoff, taylor of Lancaster Mills, Wa. married 10 Dec 1852 Greenbush by banns to Veronica Seibert of Lancaster mills, wit: George Heller of Waterloo & Henry Seibert of Waterloo

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 May 1829 - , Hesse, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1850 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - tailor - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tailor - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tailor - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tailor - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tailor - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRetired - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: stroke - 31 May 1902 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 ??? - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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