Henry Mosser^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1814 - 1903  (88 years)

• Name	Henry Mosser
  Born	31 Jan 1814	, Pennsylvania, USA   [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Henry Musser
  Occupation	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonist
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Retired	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	00082-4886
  Died	27 Jan 1903	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 12, 13]
  Buried	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I3929	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Peter Mosser,   b. 6 Apr 1785, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 28 Jul 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth M. Wanner,   b. 25 Jul 1781, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 22 Nov 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F1254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria "Polly" Reist,   b. 17 Dec 1812, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 3 May 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	13 Sep 1836	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7, 14]
  Children	1. Susannah Mosser,   b. 23 May 1837, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1908  (Age 71 years)   2. Veronica Mosser,   b. 18 Jan 1839, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Sep 1927  (Age 88 years)   3. Anna Mosser,   b. 6 Oct 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jun 1881, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 40 years)   4. Maria Mosser,   b. 6 Sep 1842, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Samuel Mosser,   b. 15 Mar 1845, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Barbara Mosser,   b. 16 May 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1928  (Age 81 years)   7. Magdalena Musser,   b. 26 Feb 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jun 1937, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   8. Henry R. Musser,   b. 9 Aug 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1928  (Age 76 years)   9. Peter R. Mosser,   b. 20 Dec 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1925  (Age 70 years)   10. John Mosser,   b. 25 Jun 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Mar 1872  (Age 14 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Mosser, "was born January 31st, 1814. On September 13th, 1836, he was married to Maria, daughter of John and Susannah (Huber) Reist. She was born December 17th, 1812, and died May 3rd, 1894. In 1838 they moved to Woolwich Township, a little south-west of Elmira, on lot No. 108, German Company's Tract, where he is still residing. To them were born ten children" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. _____________________________ An Old Settler Dead. There died at his home, on Monday evening, about two miles south of Elmira, in his 89th year, Mr Henry Musser, one of the earliest settlers in this township...He was married to one Pauline Reist and raised a large family, eight of whom are living in this immediate neighborhood. The sons are, Henry, Peter and Samuel, and the daughters are, Mrs. Dan Gingrich, of Winfield, Mrs. John Lackner, and Susan, Fanny and Maria, living on the old homestead...His remains will be interred in the old Mennonite Cemetery, at Elmira Elmira Signet Newspaper 29 Jan. 1903 p. 1, col. 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 698. [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..., 57. [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..., 559. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11165-76. Daniel Gingrich, 25, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. of Woolwich, son of Moses & Susan Gingrich [Nee Martin], Married Magdalena Musser, 27, b. Woolwich, res. of Woolwich, daughter of Henry & Polly Musser, Witn: Henry Musser & Moses Gingrich of Woolwich, On 17 October 1876, at Woolwich [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..., 116. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-4 Page 5. [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..., 176. [S151] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. Jacobs Mennonite (Central Woolwich Mennonite) CC#4583 Internet Link. [broken & eroded] Heinrich Mosser / gestorben / 27 (Jan) 1903 / im Alter von / 88 Jahr 11 M. / u.27 Tage / [verse] [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 9. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2 Page 19. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 14. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), 29 Jan. 1903 p. 1, col. 4. An Old Settler Dead. There died at his home, on Monday evening, about two miles south of Elmira, in his 89th year, Mr Henry Musser, one of the earliest settlers in this township...He was married to one Pauline Reist and raised a large family, eight of whom are living in this immediate neighborhood. The sons are, Henry, Peter and Samuel, and the daughters are, Mrs. Dan Gingrich, of Winfield, Mrs. John Lackner, and Susan, Fanny and Maria, living on the old homestead...His remains will be interred in the old Mennonite Cemetery, at Elmira [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), 29 Jan. 1903 p. 1, col. 4 - Obituary of Henry Musser. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 29 Sep 1836:49. 13 Sep 1836 Rev. B. Eby m. Henrich Mosser to Maria Reist.

  
  

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  Born - 31 Jan 1814 - , Pennsylvania, USA Married - 13 Sep 1836 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Jan 1903 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth