1808 - 1907 (99 years)
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Name |
Johann Heinrich "Henry" Wurm |
Born |
1808 |
Bleidenrod, , Hessen, Germany [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Name |
Heinrich Wurm [3] |
Name |
Henry Wurm |
Occupation |
1852 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] |
carpenter |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-30822 |
Died |
16 May 1907 |
Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada |
Buried |
Saint Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario |
Person ID |
I30822 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
25 Jan 2021 |
Father |
Nicholas Wurm, b. Abt 1770, Of, Bleidenrod, , Hessen, Germany , d. 28 Feb 1836, Bleidenrod, , Hessen, Germany (Age ~ 66 years) |
Mother |
Anna Barbara Lauer, b. 1780, Of, Bleidenrod, , Hessen, Germany , d. 30 Jan 1856, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years) |
Married |
28 Feb 1816 |
Bleidenrod, , Hessen, Germany |
Family ID |
F27027 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Elisabetha Lein, b. CALC 23 Oct 1801, Bleidenrod, , Hessen, Germany , d. 26 Sep 1891, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 89 years) |
Married |
26 May 1835 |
Bleidenrod, , Hessen, Germany [4] |
Children |
| 1. Matthias Wurm, b. 1833, , Germany , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. Henry Wurm, b. 1835, , Germany , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. Elizabeth Wurm, b. 1838, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
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Last Modified |
25 Jan 2021 |
Family ID |
F8088 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Zurich Herald May 30, 1902 (social section) p.4 c2
The Oldest Voter--Grandfather Wurm In His 93rd Year, Polls Another Grit Vote
HENRY WURM was out as usual on election day to cast his ballot. Mr. Wurm is in his 93rd year, having been born at Homburg An Der Ohm, Hesse Darmstadt, on the 20th of November 1809. He came to Canada in the year 1837 and lived in Berlin and Breslau until the spring of 1855 when he came to his township and has been a resident here continuously since.
Mr. Wurm was a carpenter by trade and did considerable work in that line in the early days of the village of Zurich. He owned a fine 100 acre farm just south of the village which he gave to his two sons MATTHAIS and HENRY, about 20 years ago, while he and his aged partner spent their declining years in the village. His wife died about ten years ago and he has since been making his home with his graddaughter Mrs. JOHN FUSS and later with his daughter MRS. CASPER WEBER, and is now living with his daughter-in-law MRS. HENRY WURM JR. on the old homestead. It is to be hoped the old gentleman will be spared to enjoy many more years of life. It is the general opinion that he is the oldest voter to come to the polls in South Huron.
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Sources |
- [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 100.
- [S96] Church Records - Germany, Hessen, Bleidenrod, Pg 124.
- [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 22 Oct 1891.
Sep 26, 1891 Elisabeth Wurm, née Lein, wife of Heinrich Wurm, died in Zürich at age of 89 years, 11 months & 3 days.
- [S96] Church Records - Germany, Hessen, Bleidenrod.
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 | Born - 1808 - Bleidenrod, , Hessen, Germany |
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 | Married - 26 May 1835 - Bleidenrod, , Hessen, Germany |
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 | Occupation - carpenter - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Died - 16 May 1907 - Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada |
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 | Buried - - Saint Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario |
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