Waterloo Region Generations
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Martin Thoman

Male 1822 - 1910  (87 years)


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  • Name Martin Thoman 
    Born 16 Oct 1822  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Name Martin Toman  [2
    Residence 1843  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-33982 
    Died 17 Jun 1910  Chippawa, Mescosta, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Church Cemetery, Chippewa Township, Mecosta County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I33982  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Hans Jacob "Jacob" Thoman,   b. 1784, , Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1860, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Margaret Souter,   b. 12 Apr 1793, , Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1875, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F9419  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Anna "Anna" Spanwick,   b. 1825, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1859, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Married 1 Oct 1843  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Lydia Ann Thoman,   b. 19 Sep 1844, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1927, Evart, Osceola, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Alexander Thoman,   b. 1845, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Johannes Jacob Thoman,   b. 13 Jun 1850, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F8980  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Martin Thoman with children Alexander and Lydia Ann - Ancestry Public Member Tree

  • Notes 
    • Martin Thoman was born October 16, 1822 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died June 16, 1910. He was married to Ann Spanwick in 1843, at Preston, Waterloo County, Canada, and to them were born three children, two of which survive, Mrs. John White of Chippewa, and Alexander Thoman of Ontario, together with eleven grandchildren, thirty-seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
      We feel sad at parting with our aged father but his end was peace.

      Evart Review, Friday June 24, 1910

  • Sources 
    1. [S3007] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952.
      NameMortin Thoman
      GenderMale
      RaceWhite
      Marital StatusWidowed
      Death Age87
      Birth Date22 Aug 1822
      Birth PlacePennsylvania
      Death Date15 Jun 1910
      Death PlaceChippewa, Mecosta, Michigan, USA
      FatherJacob Thoman
      MotherMargarit Sutton

    2. [S534] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Galt - German Lutheran.
      Baptisms by Rev'd G. Hoelshe, Minister of the Germany Lutheran Church at Preston. Johannes Jacob born 13 June 1850 son of Markin and Ana Thoman.

    3. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huether, Preston report 30.
      Martin Thoman, to Anna Spensret, both of Waterloo. 1 Oct. 1843.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Oct 1822 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1843 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Oct 1843 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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