Abraham S. Brubacher^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1815 - 1886  (71 years)

• Name	Abraham S. Brubacher
  Born	16 Apr 1815	, Juniata Co., Pennsylvania   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1840	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Occupation	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonist
  Occupation	1873	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00018-1490
  Died	3 May 1886	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7]
  Buried	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I404	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham Brubacher,   b. Abt 1777, Of, Juniata Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Sherk,   b. Abt 1777, Of, Juniata Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Veronica "Fanny" Eby,   b. 31 May 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Feb 1894, Ocheyedan, Osceola, Iowa, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	1873	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Magdalena Martin,   b. 5 Apr 1813, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 26 Sep 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	7 Apr 1840	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F137	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham S. Brubacher, "son of Abraham and Mary (Sherk) Brubacher, was born in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, April 16th, 1815. He came to Canada when quite a young man. He was married twice. His first wife was Magdalena, daughter of David and Magdalena (Guth) Martin. She was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 1813. She was seven years of age when she came to Canada with her parents. After their marriage they moved on a farm on the south side of the Conestogo River, in the township of Woolwich, along the border of Wellesley Township. Here they resided until their deaths. She died September 26th, 1871. After her decease he was married to Veronica, daughter of Deacon Samuel and Elizabeth (Brech) Eby. She was born May 31st, 1816, and died at May City, Iowa, February 19th, 1894. He died May 3rd, 1886. Some time after his decease his wife, in company with others, left the township of Woolwich and moved to Iowa. They had no family born unto them." 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.].

  
  

• 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..., 368. [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..., 612. [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..., 63. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 013054-73. Abraham Brubacher, 58, occ. Farmer, b. Pennsylvania, res. Woolwich, Widower, son of (Not Known) married Fanny Eby, 57, b. Waterloo, res. Berlin, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Eby, witnessed by: John Eby of Berlin and John Brubacher of Woolwich, 26 October 1873 in Waterloo Twp [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..., 367. [S151] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. Jacobs Mennonite (Central Woolwich Mennonite) CC#4583 Internet Link. Zum Andenken an / Magdalena, Ehefrau von / Abraham Brubacher / Eine geb . Martin / geb . 5 April 1813 / gest . 26 Sept . 1871 / Alt 58 Jah . 5 Mo . / und 21 Tage / [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), May 13, 1886. May 3, 1886 Abraham Brubacher died in Woolwich at age of 71 years and 17 days. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 16. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 15. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 11 Apr 1840:1. last Tuesday Benjamin Eby, teacher, m. Abraham Brubacher, Woolwich Tp, to Magdalena Martin, youngest daughter of David Martin, Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Apr 1815 - , Juniata Co., Pennsylvania Residence - 1840 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Apr 1840 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1873 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1873 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 May 1886 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth