Abraham B. Groff^[1]

1862 - 1937  (75 years)

• Name	Abraham B. Groff
  Born	15 Apr 1862	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Family Photograph	Back L-R: Lillian Groff Aman, Susan Groff Dunford. Front L-R: Abraham Groff, Angeline Myers Huber Groff. Taken in about 1917 near Hannah, ND. Image from Find A Grave submitted by Dennis Aman
  		Groff,AbrahamB.-AngelineMyers-FindAGrave.jpg
  Eby ID Number	00044-3369
  Died	1 Jul 1937	Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Buried	Orono Cemetery, Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Person ID	I4140	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John H. Groff,   b. 29 Sep 1827, Near, Galt, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Aug 1908  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	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   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F1317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Angeline Shantz Myers,   b. 17 Jul 1862, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Oct 1957, Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F51711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham B. Groff, "is a farmer and resides in Cavalier County, North Dakota. He is not married." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. __________________________ Heart Attack Is Fatal" Abraham B. Groff, who was living with his wife at the home of Mrs. Hedden, died suddenly Thursday following a heart attack. He was born at Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and was aged 75 years 2 months and 16 days. He came to this country in 1889 and to Minnesota about nine years ago. He had lived at Elk River for the past seven years. He is survived by his wife and several adult children. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the home, conducted by Rev. Richardson, and the burial was at Orono cemetery. Sherburne County Star News, p. 1, 08 July 1937.

  
  

• 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..., 726. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div 4, Page 46. [S3231] Find A Grave, Orono Cemetery Elk River Sherburne County Minnesota, USA. [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. [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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Apr 1862 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Jul 1937 - Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States Buried - - Orono Cemetery, Elk River, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States  = Link to Google Earth