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Johann Adam "Adam" Zimmer[1]

Male 1825 - 1896  (70 years)


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  • Name Johann Adam "Adam" Zimmer 
    Born 19 Aug 1825  Spesbach, Bayern, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Land 1853  Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 048, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Name Adam Zimmer  [11] 
    Name John Adam Zimmer 
    Residence 1858  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 12] 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-31243 
    Died 25 May 1896  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Person ID I31243  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    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  [14] 
    Family ID F37133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Knechtel,   b. 13 Jul 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 5 Sep 1858  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 12, 15] 
    Children 
     1. Michael Zimmer,   b. 23 Apr 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Lewis Zimmer,   b. 1860, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Louisa Zimmer,   b. 22 Oct 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     4. Anna Zimmer,   b. 9 Jun 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Peter Zimmer,   b. 1863, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. George Zimmer,   b. 22 Oct 1865, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. John Zimmer,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Edward Zimmer,   b. 2 Feb 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Johanna K. Zimmer,   b. 16 Mar 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1960, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     10. Albert Zimmer,   b. 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Margaret "Maggie" Zimmer,   b. 8 Feb 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Sep 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     12. Henry Zimmer,   b. 28 Oct 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Charles Zimmer,   b. 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F8204  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Johanna Zimmer - Wilhelm.

    2. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 29.
      Adam ZIMER Labourer Birthplace: Germany Age 27 Lutheran b. 19-Aug

    3. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 15.

    4. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 16.

    5. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      John Adam Zimmer Birth Place: Germany RESIDENCE: Waterloo Age: 32 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1826 Father Name: Michael Mother Name: Margareth Stuber Spouse Name: Catherine Knechtel Spouse's Age: 21 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo Spouse Residence: Waterloo Spouse Father Name: Philip Spouse Mother Name: Eva Young Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1858 Marriage County: Waterloo

    6. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 11 Page 82.

    7. [S1901] Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C96323-1 , System Origin: Germany-EASy , GS Film number: 193177.
      Name: Johann Adam Zimmer Gender: Male Christening Date: 28 Aug 1825 Christening Place: Spesbach, Bayern, Germany Birth Date: 23 Aug 1825 Father's Name: Michael Zimmer Mother's Name: Margaretha Stuber

    8. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 30.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1825). Adam Zimmer (1825-1896) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 29 August 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163549204/adam-zimmer.

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

    11. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Edward Zimmer Born: Township of Waterloo Ont Age: 26 Father: Adam Zimmer Mother: Catherine Zimmer Born: abt 1868 Spouse: Susanna R Schwoob Age: 20 born: Bloomingdale Ont Father: Anthony Schwoob Mother: Mary Ann Schwoob married 27 Dec 1894

    12. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 14 Sep 1858.
      By the Revd. F. W. Bindeman at Berlin on the 5th September, John Adam Zimmer, to Catharine Knechtel, of Waterloo.

    13. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 14.

    14. [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)

    15. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Aug 1825 - Spesbach, Bayern, , 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 MapsResidence - 1858 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Sep 1858 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 May 1896 - Kitchener, 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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