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

Jacob Zimmer[1, 2]

Male 1832 - 1891  (58 years)


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  • Name Jacob Zimmer 
    Born 9 Sep 1832  Hütschenhausen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Land 1853  Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 048, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Occupation 1855  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    joiner 
    Occupation 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Tavern Keeper 
    Residence 1861  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1871  Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    farmer 
    Residence 1871  Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Presbyterian 
    Misfortune 10 Feb 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    killed by fall at bridge 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-279237 
    Died 10 Feb 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Cause: killed by fall at bridge 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I279237  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Michael Zimmer,   b. 8 Jan 1790, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Margaret Stuber,   b. 10 Jul 1804, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 28 Nov 1824  Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Family ID F37133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barbara Steiss,   b. 1836, , Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1875, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 28 May 1855  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Children 
     1. Louisa Lavina Zimmer,   b. 9 Jul 1856, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1934, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. Daniel Zimmer,   b. 11 May 1858, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1925  (Age 67 years)
     3. Adam Zimmer,   b. 16 Oct 1859, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1919  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F234195  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Adam Zimmer s/o Jacob & Barbara Steiss. b. 16 Oct 1859, bapt. 29 apr 1860, sponsors: parents

    2. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Daniel Zimmer s/o Jacob & Barbara Steiss b. 11 May 1858, bapt.. 12 Sep 1858 sponsors: Parents

    3. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 29.
      Jacob ZIMER Labourer Birthplace: Germany Age 21 Lutheran b. 9-Sep

    4. [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 10 Page 56.

    5. [S2161] Census - ON, Huron, Grey - 1871, Div 2 pg 7.

    6. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 16437 (1891), Jacob Zimmer.
      Jacob Zimmer, d. 10 Feb 1891 Waterloo Twp., aged 59y, carpenter, b. Germany, cause: killed by fall at bridge

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1832). Jacob Zimmer (1832-1891) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 29 August 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163545325/jacob-zimmer.

    8. [S2303] Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 - Ancestry.com.
      Name:Jacob Zimmer
      Gender:Male
      Birth Date:9 Sep
      Baptism Date:10 Sep 1831
      Baptism Place:Huetschenhausen,Pfalz,Bavaria
      Father:Michel Zimmer
      Mother:Margaretha Stuber
      FHL Film Number:488956

    9. [S1737] Probate - Wills of Waterloo Register A 1853-1871, Will of Michael Zimmer - A-1-27 dated 26 Dec 1853.

    10. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Jacob Zimmer, joiner of Waterloo married 28 May 1855 in Berlin by banns to Barbara Steif, of Wellesley, wit: Jacob Ziegler of Woolwich & Elizabeth Ziegler

    11. [S2749] Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971 - Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971.
      Name:Michael Zimmer
      Gender:männlich (Male)
      Marriage Age:24
      Event Type:Heirat (Marriage)
      Birth Date:abt 1800
      Marriage Date:28 Nov 1824
      Marriage Place:Spesbach, Bayern (Bavaria), Deutschland (Germany)
      Father:Adam Zimmer
      Mother:Anna Elisabetha Zimmer
      Spouse:Margaretha Staber
      Father:Peter Stuber
      Mother:Juliane Stuber
      Spouse:Michael Zimmer
      Parish as it Appears:Pfalz.
      City or District:Spesbach
      Author:Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Spesbach (BA. Homburg)

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Sep 1832 - Hütschenhausen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - 1853 - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 048, Waterloo County, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - joiner - 1855 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 May 1855 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tavern Keeper - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1871 - Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1871 - Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMisfortune - killed by fall at bridge - 10 Feb 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: killed by fall at bridge - 10 Feb 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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