Michael Bender

1850 - 1924  (74 years)

• Name	Michael Bender
  Born	28 Mar 1850	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96765667
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Evangelist
  Occupation	1871	Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-23282
  Died	29 May 1924	Goderich Township, Huron Co., Ontario   [2, 4]
  	Cause: cancer of lower lip (3 years) resulting weakness and lack of nourishment (20 day)
  Buried	Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I23282	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Johann Burkhardt "Burkhardt" Bender,   b. CALC 6 Feb 1802, , Germany ,   d. 12 Nov 1873, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Mother	Catharina Filsinger,   b. CALC 28 Apr 1811, , Germany ,   d. 14 Dec 1878, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Family ID	F168585	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Wolfe,   b. 1850, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1932, Harriston, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1871	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F19914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary Mr. Michael Bender, father of townsman, Mr. George Bender, St. David st., passed away at his son's residence on Thursday, May 29th and the funeral took place on the Saturday following to Palmerston for interment. Mr. Bender was a native of the township of Woolwich, being born near Elmira. At sixteen, his father's family moved to Wallace township, Perth county, and it was here he was married to Barbara Wolfe. After a period spent in farming he retired with his family to Palmerston, which was his home for about forty years, until a couple of years ago, when he and his wife took up their home with their son. The family consist of Mr. George Bender, of town; Ezra, of Portland, Oregon; Charles William, of Moosejaw; Mrs. Hastie of Harriston, and Mrs. Ruller, of Wheatland, Man. Rev. J. W. Hedley, pastor of Victoria street Methodist church, conducted the funeral services at the house in Goderich and also at the graveside in Palmerston. The Goderich Star, Thursday, June 12, 1924

  
  

• Sources

  [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 4, Pg. 113. [S1051] News - ON, Huron, Goderich, "Obituary of Michael Bender," 12 Jun 1924. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate (1871), Bender-Wolf. Michael Bender, farmer of Wallace, Birth Place: Woolwich Tp Age: 21 Estimated birth year: abt 1850 Father Name: Burkhard Bender Mother Name: Catharina Spouse Name: Barbara Wolf, residence South East Hope, Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Birth Place: South Easthope Spouse Father Name: Peter Wolf Spouse Mother Name: Anna Wolf Marriage Date: 8 Aug 1871 Marriage Location: Waterloo, New Hamburg [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 16151 (1924), Michael Bender, accessed 26 Apr 2010. Michael Bender, b. 28 Mar 1850 Waterloo Co. s/o Berhardt Bender (b. Germany) & Sarah Koeberlin (b. Germany) buried Palmerston, d. 29 May 1924 Goderich, cause: cancer of lower lip (3 years) resulting weakness and lack of nourishment (20 day) [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 9 Page 93.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Mar 1850 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelist - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Aug 1871 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: cancer of lower lip (3 years) resulting weakness and lack of nourishment (20 day) - 29 May 1924 - Goderich Township, Huron Co., Ontario Buried - - Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth