John Strycker^{[1, 2, 3]}

1834 - 1913  (79 years)

• Name	John Strycker
  Born	23 Feb 1834	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47347833
  Residence	1851	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Occupation	1853	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Retired	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	00126-7628.3
  Died	4 Apr 1913	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 11]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Person ID	I377608	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Strycker,   b. CALC 12 Apr 1797, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 12 Feb 1860, Near Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Mother	Veronica M. "Francis" "Fanny" Wanner,   b. CALC 28 May 1815, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Oct 1876, Near Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Family ID	F3899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Quirmbach,   b. 2 Jul 1837, Nentershausen, Westerburg, Hessen, Germany ,   d. 24 Nov 1919, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	1 Feb 1853	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12, 13]
  Children	1. Henry Strycker,   b. 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sarah Ann Strycker,   b. 13 Mar 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1927  (Age 70 years)   3. Louisa J. Strycker,   b. 11 Dec 1859, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Mar 1928  (Age 68 years)   4. Minerva Strycker,   b. 15 Dec 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elizabeth Strycker,   b. 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Frances "Fanny" Strycker,   b. 6 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Nancy Strycker,   b. 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Ephraim Strycker,   b. 14 Apr 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Charles Strycker,   b. 1875, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. John Alfred Strycker,   b. 17 Oct 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1955  (Age 79 years)   11. Charles Edward Strycker,   b. 17 Oct 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. William Strycker,   b. 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Caroline Alberta Strycker,   b. 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Aug 1946, Victoria, British Columbia  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F3900	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Hespeler, Feb. 2. - To be participants of a double wedding, and to be spared to celebrate their golden anniversaries, is the unique experience of Mr. and Mrs. John Strycker and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stager, of Hespeler, who were married on February 1st, 1853. On Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Strycker, who had twelve children, all living, celebrated their golden wedding, while the other happy couple celebrated theirs to-day Elimira Signet 5 Feb. 1903 p. 2, col. 3 ____________ Died In Hespeler, on Friday, April 4th, 1913, at 8.45 p.m. John Strycker In his 80th year. Funeral Will take place from his late residence, Cooper St., Hespeler, where services will be held, on Monday, April 7th, at 2.30 o'clock p.m., thence to Hespeler Cemetery for interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 557. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012205-92. Ephraim Strycker, 21, occ. Wagon Maker, b. Canada, res. Hespeler, son of John and Caroline Strycker, Married Ianthie Eaton, 20, b. Canada, res. Waterloo Twp., daughter of Wesley and Mary Ann Eaton, Witn: Herbert Eaton And Rozlena Sachs Both of Waterloo Twp., 20 May 1892 at Hespeler [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 016185-1900. John A. Strycker, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo, res. Same, son of John Strycker and Carolina Quirmback, Married Agnes Weir, 22, b. Toronto, res. Hespeler, daughter of Peter Weir and Elisabeth Hutchison, Witnessed by: C. E. Strycker of Hamilton and A. Weir of Hespeler, Mar 15 1900 At Galt [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. gives age and country of birth [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-2 Page 11. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 6. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 19. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 44. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 60. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link . STRYCKER/ in memory of/ John STRYCKER/ born Feb. 23, 1834/ died Apr. 4, 1913/ his wife/ Caroline QUIRMBACH/ born July 2, 1837/ died Nov. 24, 1919/ at rest/ [A] Mother [B] Father [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: John Strycker Event Type: Death Event Date: 04 Apr 1913 Event Place: Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario Age: 79y, 1m, 12d b. Waterloo Twp Marital Status: Married Occupation: Retired Farmer Death Place: Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario Death Age: 79 years 1 month 12 days Father's Name: Henry Strycker Mother's Name: Fannie Warner [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. John Striger, farmer of New Hope, married 1 Feb 1853 at Greenbush by banns to Pawlina Quernbach of New Hope, wit: George Rife of Waterloo and Jacob Ewald of Waterloo [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Double Wedding - 5 Feb. 1903 p. 2, col. 3.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Feb 1834 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1853 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Feb 1853 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Apr 1913 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth