John H. Groff^[1]

1827 - 1908  (80 years)

• Name	John H. Groff
  Born	29 Sep 1827	Near, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33923634
  Residence	1850	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Retired	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	00044-3361
  Died	23 Aug 1908  [7]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I4118	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Andrew Groff,   b. 18 Apr 1793, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 May 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Annie Huber,   b. 15 Oct 1795, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 19 Sep 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	1815	, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [9]
  Family ID	F1292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Bowman,   b. 26 Sep 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jul 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	12 Nov 1850	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 8]
  Children	1. Benjamin B. Groff,   b. 21 Nov 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Nov 1910, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)   2. Moses b. Groff,   b. 12 Sep 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Aug 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   3. Andrew B. Groff,   b. 9 Sep 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)   4. Nancy Groff,   b. 6 Feb 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jul 1886, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario  (Age 30 years)   5. Franklin B. Groff,   b. 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 May 1884, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario  (Age 27 years)   6. Noah B. Groff,   b. 17 Nov 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Dec 1909, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario  (Age 49 years)   7. Abraham B. Groff,   b. 15 Apr 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jul 1937, Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States  (Age 75 years)   8. Leah B. Groff,   b. 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Aug 1954, Orillia, Orillia Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario  (Age 91 years)   9. Aaron Groff,   b. 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. John B. Groff,   b. Abt 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Israel Groff,   b. 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Ezra Groff,   b. 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F1317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Groff, "was born September 29th, 1827. On November 12th, 1850, he was married to Susannah Bowman who was born September 26th, 1826. They resided near Conestogo, on the farm now possessed by Jacob S. Cressman for a number of years. He now has his home in Berlin. To them was born a family of eleven 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.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11235-80. Moses Groff, 30, Occ. Farmer, b. Canada, Res. Wilmot, son of John and Susannah, married to Madelena Eshelman, 22, b. Canada, Res. Wilmot, daughter of David and Esther, Witn: A. Wiegand and Susannah Kliphardt, both of Berlin, 16 Nov 1880 at Berlin [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..., 725. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 9. [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..., 82. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div 4, Page 45. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 1 Page 1. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. NameJohn Groff GenderMale Death Age80 Birth Dateabt 1828 Birth PlacePreston, Ontario Death Date23 Aug 1908 Death Place Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of DeathRheumatism & Old Age s/o Andrew Grobb b. Penn. & Huber [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 15 Nov 1850 Pg 46. BAUMANN, Susanna married 12 Nov 1850 To John GROFF. Both of Waterloo. minister Benjamin Eby [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..., 720.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Sep 1827 - Near, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1850 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 12 Nov 1850 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth