Rev. Jacob Maurer

1859 - 1941  (81 years)

• Name	Jacob Maurer
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	24 Oct 1859	Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194520979
  Occupation	1901	Cross Roads, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia   [3]
  	clergyman (Minister)
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Minister, Church
  Residence	1921	47 Irvin St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-31840
  Died	11 Apr 1941	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I31840	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	John Henry Maurer,   b. CALC 1818, , Hesse, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Anna Martha Schmidt,   b. CALC 1825, , Hesse, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F24374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Adelia Casselman,   b. 26 Nov 1866, Williamsburg, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Dec 1959, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Married	22 Oct 1917	Morrisburg, Dundas County, Ontario   [5]
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F23127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lavina Arabella Elizabeth Kedy,   b. 26 Nov 1861, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 7 Jan 1911, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 49 years)
  Children	1. Carl Albert Maurer,   b. 5 Oct 1895, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 1950  (Age 54 years)   2. Ruth Maurer,   b. 1899, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F63539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DR. MAURER PASSES AT 81 VETERAN LUTHERAN PASTOR RETIRED AFTER PREACHING 47 YEARS Retired pastor of First English Evangelical Lutheran church (St. Mark's), Dr. Jacob Maurer, 81 died yesterday at the home of his daughter, 13 Irvin street, following a lengthy illness. He was active in the Lutheran ministry from 1888 until his retirement in 1935. Born on Oct. 24, 1859, at Erbsville, he was a son of the late John Henry and Anna Martha (Schmidt) Maurer. He received his elementary education at Rostock and Listowel high school. Later he attended Stratford Collegiate Institute. In 1881 Dr. Maurer entered the arts department of Thiel Collage at Greenville, Pa., from which he graduated in May, 1885 with the bachelor of arts degree. In 1888 he received the degree of M.A. from the same college. STUDIED IN PHILADELPHIA Dr. Maurer entered the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia in the fall of 1885 and graduated in May, 1888. On May 28, 1888, he was ordained in the ministry of the Canada Synod at Zurich, Ont. by Rev. F. Viet, D.D., synodical president. From 1888 to 1897 he served St. John's Lutheran parish at Mahone Bay, N.S. This parish comprised a radius of 20 miles in which he served 12 preaching stations. Other parishes which he served included Rose Bay, three congregations, 1898-1905; Unionville, Ont., two congregations, 1908-1913; Williamsburg, 1913-1918. [some words missing] Dr. Maurer also served his church in various capacities. He was the first president of the Synod of Nova Scotia. This was from 1903 to 1904. Deceased also assisted in the organization of the English missions in Ontario and Quebec which formed the nucleus of the Synod of Central Canada in 1926. Dr. Maurer was a charter member of Waterloo College and Seminary, having served on the board of governors from the time of its organization until 1928. For a number of years he was president of the general council. When he assumed the pastorate of First English Lutheran church in Kitchener there was a membership of 75. Dr. Maurer from 1918 to 1935 witnessed the growth of the membership to several hundred. For some time prior to his death he had resided in Woodstock. Surviving are his wife, the former Adelia Cressman, two sons, Carl of Kitchener and Paul of Ottawa, four daughters, Misses Anna and Ruth of Kitchener, Mrs. Arthur Prowse of Meadow Lake, Sask., and Mrs. F. T. Julian of Woodstock, a brother, Henry of Hanover, 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held Tuesday at 2: 30 p.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran church. Dr. A. A. Zinck of Milwaukee, Dr. C. H. Little of Waterloo Seminary and Rev. A. G. Jacobi will officiate. Interment will be in Woodland cemetery. Remains will be at Schreiter-Sandrock Funeral Home until Tuesday at 10 a.m. when they will be removed to St. Mark's church. Kitchener Daily Record, April, 1941

  
  

• Sources

  [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Jacob Maurer - April, 1941. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . Rev. Jacob Maurer D.D./ Oct. 24, 1859-Apr. 11, 1941 [S1053] Census - Nova Scotia, Lunenburg, Cross Roads, pg 7. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 17. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Jacob Maurer Sex: Male Age: 56 Birth Year (Estimated): 1861 Erbsville, Ont. Father's Name: Henry Maurer Mother's Name: Anna Schmidt Spouse's Name: Adelia Moorehouse Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 51 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1866 Spouse's Father's Name: Cephrenus Casselman Spouse's Mother's Name: Neoma Shaver Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 22 Oct 1917 Event Place: Morrisburg, Stormont and Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada

  
  

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  Born - 24 Oct 1859 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Minister, Church - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Apr 1941 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth