Rev. Jurgen Goos

1863 - 1939  (76 years)

• Name	Jurgen Goos
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	1863	, Germany   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	Pastor
  Residence	1891	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-274584
  Died	8 Sep 1939
  Buried	Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada
  Person ID	I274584	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Louisa Schierholtz,   b. 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	8 Apr 1891	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  		Júrgen Goos & Louise Schierholtz from https://georgegoos.pressbooks.com
  Children	1. Heinrich Adolph Goos,   b. 13 Mar 1892, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1907  (Age 14 years)   2. Rev. Adelbert Goos,   b. 22 May 1893, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1975, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 81 years)   3. Hedwig Elizabeth Goos,   b. 15 Oct 1894, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1975, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F48467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Rev. Jurgen Goos image from Ancestry Public Member Trees 2014

  
  

• Notes

  St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Begun: 1850 A congregation was organized c.1850 by Rev. F.W. Bindemann, and services were held in a schoolhouse until the first church, which was to be used for 39 years, was erected in 1853. Rev. Jacob Werth of St. Jacobs was the first pastor. He was followed by Rev. T. Huschman (1853) of Waterloo; Rev. Werth returned to Conestogo from 1857-1860. Rev. Daniel Stahlschmidt (1860-1871) from Heidelberg came next, followed by Rev. Salinger (1871-1875) from Elmira, and Rev. Schneider of Waterloo from 1876-1881. The congregation joined the Canada Synod in the 1860s. In 1866 the congregation adopted a new constitution in which the name designated for the church was St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church Congregation. Plans were begun in 1889 to build a new and larger church. Accordingly, in 1892, the old church was replaced with a new one which was built on the same site. The cornerstone was laid in early summer and dedication services were held on November 6, 1892. The pastor at the time was Rev. Goos. The interior of the church was enlarged in the years 1922-1925 to provide a chancel and sacristy; the interior of the church was also redecorated and new pews were installed. The church celebrated its 90th Anniversary on August 30, 1942, and its Centennial in 1953. Conestogo was joined in a parish with St. James Lutheran Church, St. Jacobs, in 1905, an association which is still in effect. Ambrose, Rosemary. Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide to Churches Established Before 1900. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo-Wellington Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1993. [used the kind permission of Rosemary Ambrose 2011] ___________________ It is reported that Jurgen Goos was born in Owschlag, Rendsburg-Eckernforde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, documentation needed. ______________________ Arriving in New York on June 3rd he was assigned to the Evangelical Lutheran Canada Synod in the province of Ontario and was ordained by that synod on June 9,1887 at Sebastopol, Ontario. He began his ministry immediately in the Muskoka mission, P.O. Germania, Victoria County; this parish included Draper, Monck, Morrison and Ryde. He taught school and served there from June 1887 until December 1889 when he accepted a call to the St. Matthew's Lutheran Church parish in Conestogo, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County.In April 1896 Jürgen resigned and accepted a call to serve the congregation at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Brant Township, Bruce County near the town of Hanover. https://georgegoos.pressbooks.com/chapter/early-days/

  
  

• Sources

  [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 27. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11878 (1891), Jurgen Goos-Louisa Schierholz. Jurgen Goos, 27, res. Woolwich Twp, b. Germany, occ. minister, s/o Henry Goos, & Catherine, married Louisa Schierholz, 24, res. Woolwich Tp., b. Woolwich Tp., d/o Henry Schierholz & Elizabeth, 8 Apr 1891 Elmira [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 16 Apr 1891. Apr. 8, 1891 Pastor J. Goos of Conestogo & Louise Schierholz of Elmira were married by Pastor A. R. Schulz, Elmira.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1863 - , Germany Occupation - Pastor - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1891 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Apr 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada  = Link to Google Earth