Josiah Baer^{[1, 2]}

1882 - 1964  (82 years)

• Name	Josiah Baer
  Born	9 Oct 1882	Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183183413
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1911	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Student
  Residence	1911	New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1952	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Eby ID Number	00003-616.15
  Died	29 Dec 1964	Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I22500	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Deacon Henry Baer,   b. 21 Oct 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Leah C. Bowman,   b. 16 May 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Nov 1937, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Married	27 Feb 1868	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F2074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Ann Otterbein,   b. 17 Jul 1879, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jun 1945, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F42024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ruth Smith,   d. 1967
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F54313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Josiah Bear, "born October 9th, 1882." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. ____________________ Josiah Baer, 82, of the Hillside Haven Nursing Home, Elora, died Tues after a lengthy illness. He was born Oct,. 9, 1882 in Mannheim. He had been a farmer in Alberta and British Columbia for about 40 years. He was predeceased by his wife. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. F. E. West of North Bay and Mrs. W. A. Rau of Kitchener; two brothers, Simon and Norman, both of Preston, a sister Mrs. J. Francis of Kitchener, and 5 grandchildren....Woodland Cemetery.. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 39 Dec 1964

  
  

• 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..., 78. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Angeline Baer - Eby. [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..., 189. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-2 Page 12. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 12 Page 4. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 12. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 11, 1952 - Obituary of Elvina Bachert. [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..., 188. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Henry Bear, aged 25, res. Waterloo, born Waterloo, son of David and Barb. (Wismer) married 27 Feb 1868 to Leah Baumann, aged 21, res Wilmot, born Wilmot, daughter of Moses and Anna (Cressman) [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 12 Mar 1868. 21 Feb 1868 By Rev. Wurster, Henry Baer of Waterloo Township was married to Leo Baumann of Wilmot.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Student - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1952 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Dec 1964 - Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth