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Johann Adam "Adam" Doersam

Johann Adam "Adam" Doersam[1]

Male 1820 - Bef 1901  (< 80 years)

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  • Name Johann Adam "Adam" Doersam 
    Born 27 Nov 1820  Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Name Adam Doersam  [6
    Residence 1846  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    blacksmith 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1877  North American Hotel, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Hotel Keeper - North American Hotel 
    North American Hotel - Waterloo Ontario 1877
    North American Hotel - Waterloo Ontario 1877
    The County of Waterloo Gazetteer and Directory for 1877-78. Published by Armstrong & Co., Toronto, Ontario 1878
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Hotel Keeper 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo City, 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  [5
    Gentleman 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-34454 
    Died Bef 1901 
    Person ID I34454  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob Doersam,   b. Abt 1798, of, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Margaret,   b. Abt 1798, of, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F32535  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catherine Margareth Grittmann,   b. 14 Dec 1830, Daisbach, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 21 Apr 1846  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9
    Children 
     1. Jacob Doersam,   b. 3 Oct 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Caroline Doersam,   b. 7 Jan 1849, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1929, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. George Conrad Doersam,   b. 20 Aug 1851, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1937  (Age 85 years)
     4. Jacob G. "Jake" Doersam,   b. 17 Aug 1853, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1912  (Age 59 years)
     5. Peter G. Doersam,   b. 23 Sep 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1936, Ayton, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     6. Louisa Doersam,   b. 12 Aug 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1942, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     7. Eduard "Edward" Doersam,   b. 15 Mar 1862, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Emma Doersam,   b. 1864, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Catharina "Kate" Doersam,   b. 15 Nov 1867, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Nellie Doersam,   b. 1882, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F9143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Julia Augusta "Augusta" Rittenhaus,   b. 13 Nov 1857, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Sep 1890  [5
    Children 
     1. Clayton Doersam,   b. 1890, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Auguste Brunhilde Doersam,   b. 29 Mar 1894, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F10856  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010980-77.
      Peter Doersam, 20, occ. Miller, b. Wilmot, res. Waterloo, S/O Adam & Margaretha Grittmann Married Louise Karges, 23, b. Wilmot, res. Waterloo, D/O Ambrosius & Barbara, Witn Frederick Mittlestadt & William Peckin Of Waterloo, 28 June 1877 In Waterloo.

    2. [S537] Church Records - Germany, Hessen, Beerfelden - Lutheran.

    3. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 4 Pg 1.

    4. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 1 Page 21.

    5. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 46.

    6. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library, #2 pg 159.
      Jacob Doerscham son of Adam and Margareth Brittmann born 3 Oct 1847 Wilmot, died 21 Dec 1847 Wilmot, buried 22 Dec 1847 Berlin aged 11 2 d

    7. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Minister of The Lutheran Evangelical Church In The Village of Preston.
      Adam Dorsam, to Margaretha Grettmann, both of Waterloo. 21 Apr. 1846.

    8. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 4 Page 1.

    9. [S102] Bible- Adam Doersam.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Nov 1820 - Beerfelden, Odenwaldkreis, Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1846 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Apr 1846 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - blacksmith - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Hotel Keeper - North American Hotel - 1877 - North American Hotel, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Hotel Keeper - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gentleman - 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
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