Jacob Cober

1815 - 1890  (74 years)

• Name	Jacob Cober
  Born	8 Jul 1815	Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49287938
  Residence	1838	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	00025-1988
  Died	30 Mar 1890	Puslinch, Wellington Co., Ontario   [3, 4]
  Buried	Crossroads Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario   [4]
  Person ID	I22292	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Nicholaus Cober,   b. 24 Nov 1763, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 31 Aug 1842  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Eva Fischer,   b. 27 Jun 1777, Of, , Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Feb 1858  (Age 80 years)
  Married	1796  [6]
  Family ID	F2207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Groh,   b. 12 Oct 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1897  (Age 77 years)
  Married	6 Mar 1838	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Catharine Cober,   b. 9 Dec 1838, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Dec 1916, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   2. Susanna Cober,   b. 6 Jul 1840, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Solomon Cober,   b. 22 Jul 1842, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1936, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   4. Elizabeth Cober,   b. 7 Sep 1844, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sarah Cober,   b. 12 Sep 1846, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Nov 1918  (Age 72 years)   6. Mary G. Cober,   b. 29 May 1849, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1926, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   7. John G. Cober,   b. 28 Jul 1851, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jun 1930, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   8. Annie Cober,   b. 22 Sep 1853, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1917  (Age 63 years)   9. Rebecca Cober,   b. 24 Sep 1855, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 May 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)   10. Eva Cober,   b. 5 Feb 1858, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 1951, , Tuscola Co., Michigan  (Age 93 years)   11. Matilda Cober,   b. 9 Nov 1860, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jul 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   12. Isaac G. Cober,   b. 4 Jan 1864, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jul 1962, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Cober, "was born July 8th, 1815. He was married to Mary Groh who was born October 12th, 1819. They followed farming and resided in Puslinch Township, near Hespeler, Ontario. To them was born a family of twelve 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.]. __________________ COBER, JACOB C. An Old Resident of Puslinch The news came to this city last night of the death of Jacob Cober. At his home on the 4th concession of Puslinch, on Sunday, March 30, 1890, aged 75 years, one of the oldest residents of west Puslinch. He was a native of the county of York and came to Puslinch over fifty years ago. He was a man of great perseverance in business, having amassed a considerable portion of this world's goods. He was a man of retiring disposition, was generally respected and held in the highest esteem by his neighbours and friends. He leaves a large family, all grown up. The funeral on the afternoon of Wed., April 2nd was largely attended by his old friends and neighbours. -Information from the death certificate: Informant - John Cober. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 463. [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..., 733. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 10 Apr 1890. Mar 30, 1890 Jakob Cober died in Puslinch at age of 75 years. [S3231] Find A Grave, Jacob F Cober (1815 - 1890) - Find A Grave Memorial. (2017). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017, from https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49287938. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 10 Mar 1838:12. 6 Mar 1838 Rev F.W. Bindeman m. Jacob Cober to Maria Groh, daughter of Johannes Groh, both of Waterloo Tp. [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..., 459.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Jul 1815 - Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Residence - 1838 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Mar 1838 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Mar 1890 - Puslinch, Wellington Co., Ontario Buried - - Crossroads Brethren in Christ Cemetery, Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth