Rev. John Nicholas Muenzinger

1824 - 1899  (75 years)

• Name	John Nicholas Muenzinger
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	1824	, Germany   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	John Nicholas Münzinger
  Occupation	1899  [1]
  	retired minister
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-34560
  Died	26 Mar 1899	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	Cause: influenza
  Buried	Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I34560	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Maria Apolonia Schassberger,   b. 3 Jan 1824, Rothenberg od der Tauber, , Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 17 Nov 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	, Germany
  Children	1. Barbara E. Munzinger,   b. 1847, , Germany ,   d. 20 Dec 1915, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F32172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  St. Peters Lutheran Church Zurich, Ontario In 1860 the Canada Synod was a conference of the Pittsburg Synod. In the minutes of the Pittsburg Synod, 1861 it is stated, "Immediately after the adjournment of Synod the Rev. J .N. Muenzinger was commissioned by the mission committee to the charge of the Hay Mission, Canada West. A few weeks afterward he was duly installed as pastor of the German Lutheran Church in Zurich by the brethren Hengerer and Koessmann." In the same minutes read, "St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Zurich, Hay Township is of wood, plainly but neatly built, dedicated on the 12th of August, 1860." This first church was located on Lot 34 of what is now John Street near the corner of Edward Street. The first burial, a child (Elizabeth Hill), took place on August 15, 1860. The first wedding (August Rauh and Catherine Burkholder) was performed on March 5th, 1861. The first class of 22 young people was confirmed on April 7th, 1861. https://www.stpeterslutheranchurch.ca/history.html 2015 ____________________ History of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, North Easthope ..On July 5, 1869, the cornerstone was laid by Pastor Muenzinger. It contained a New Testament, Catechism, Hymn Book and some old coins. A history of the church was also read and placed in the cornerstone. Pastors Hengerer, Spring and Kassman assisted in the ceremony. ..On Nov. 28, a call was extended to Pastor Muenzinger of Philipsburg, signed by forty members. He became the first pastor and served the congregation from 1870-1874. The first Holy Communion was celebrated on December 26, 1869 by fifty-one communicants. ....Rev. Muenzinger resigned in February 1874. A call was sent to Rev. Spring of New Hamburg. He was installed in 1874 and served the congregation until 1876. ...The Sunday School was organized in 1869 under the guidance of Pastor John Muenzinger. Very little is recorded of the work of the Sunday School during the early years. Sunday School. https://www.stjamesneh.ca/uploads/2/9/4/4/2944617/anniversary100.pdf

  
  

• Sources

  [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 26252 (1899), John Nicholas Monsinger. John Nicholas Monsinger, b. 26 Mar 1899 Wellesley Village, aged 75, retired minister, b. Germany, cause: influenza [S118] News - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo - Waterloo Chronicle, 30 Mar 1899. Muenzinger, Pastor J. N. 26 Mar 1899 At Wellesley, aged 75 years and 26 days.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1824 - , Germany Died - Cause: influenza - 26 Mar 1899 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Philipsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - - , Germany  = Link to Google Earth