Georg Jakob "Jacob" Braun^[1]

1805 - 1858  (53 years)

• Name	Georg Jakob "Jacob" Braun
  Born	1805	, Germany   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/242323665
  Name	Jacob Braun  [3, 4, 5]
  Name	Jacob Brown
  Residence	1833	Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany   [6]
  Occupation	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-42853
  Died	1 Apr 1858	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	Saint Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Conestogo, Woolwich, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I42853	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Wilhelmine Prenkert,   b. 1807, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	12 Feb 1829	Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany   [8]
  Children	1. Magdalena Braun,   b. 7 Mar 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Mar 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)   2. Eva Brown,   b. 29 May 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jan 1918, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   3. Caroline Braun,   b. 8 Jun 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Sep 1923, Barryton, Mecosta, Michigan, United States  (Age 68 years)   4. Mary Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Braun,   b. 9 Mar 1830, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 9 Jan 1896, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   5. Katharina "Catherine" Braun,   b. 17 Oct 1833, Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 1 Jun 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)   6. Frederick Braun,   b. 4 Apr 1837, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Feb 1858, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 20 years)   7. Philipena Braun,   b. 29 Oct 1839, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Sep 1914, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   8. Mary Brown,   b. 1840, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Jacob B. Braun,   b. 11 Mar 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1940, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F11170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A-1-167 Jacob Braun Letters of Administration by Wilhelmina Braun of the Township of Woolwich, widow of Jacob Braun, late of the Township of Woolwich, Yeoman, deceased, of the goods, chattels rights and credits which were of the aforesaid Jacob Braun, deceased, with Will annexed, and has made proof before the Judge of this Honorable court, that the said Jacob Braun is dead, having died on or about the First day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and fifty eight, after first having made his Last Will and Testament, bearing date the 11th day of March 1858, such Will being wanting in the appointment of an Executor or Executors. And whereas the said deceased at the time of his death was possessed of diverse goods, chattels, rights and credits within the said County, the administration whereof belongeth to this court and the above named petitioner, she being the widow of the said deceased and living within this Province and having furnished unto us a bond with security for the due performance of her duty, as such Adminstratrix. Now we do grant unto you, the said Wilhelmina Braun, full power to administer to the estate of the aforesaid Jacob Braun deceased, in accordance with his will annexed and also according to law and faithfully to demand recover and receive the debts which unto the said deceased whilst living and at the time of his death did belong, and to pay the just debts which the said deceased did owe, so far as his goods, chattels and credits will contend and the law shall bind you, hereby requiring you, the said Wilhelmina Braun to establish a just and true inventory of all and singular the personal estate of the said deceased into the Registry of this Court, when you shall be thereunto lawfully required..[The names of Lorenz Steffler and Michl. Oswald Jr., are written in the margin with £900 surities, Bond] [Will of Jacob Braun, translated from the original German] : …I, Jacob Braun, Farmer in the Township of Woolwich…First, it is my Will that six weeks after my death a public sale of the cattle, excepting a brown Mare, two cows in the selection, further 6 sheep and 3 hogs (which is the property of my wife) - shall take place, then shall the entire agricultural implements - such as wheat, peas, oats and hay be sold, excepting 4 tons of hay, fifty bushels of wheat, one hundred and fifty bushels of oats and twenty bushels of peas, which is the property of my wife. Further, I direct that the whole household furniture shall be the property of my wife. Then my Will is that out of the proceeds of the effects sold, all at present existing debts shall be paid, and the balance of the money my wife shall receive as her property. Further it is my Will that my wife shall from this day hence, for Twelve years, have the sole management of my two farms, on Lot 49 and Lot 48 : And then it is my will…my son Jacob Braun will have attained his twenty first year - that he shall receive the easterly side of Lot 49 consisting of one hundred and thirty acres of land, more or less, together with the buildings. However, I direct that my wife shall during her lifetime, retain her residence in this new house, namely the two easterly situated rooms, beside the kitchen, situated in the first story. My son Jacob Braun receives the aforesaid piece of land for the round sum of six thousand dollars, but goes in for a child's portion; he is then bound to pay the fourteenth part of said purchase sum annually, to his sisters or legitimate heirs, without interest, but should installments be due, then he must upon being requested, pay the legal interest due. I will that after the expiration of said twelve years. My wife shall annually receive of lot 48, also of lot 49, of each plan one hundred dollars, and the heirs are bound to give her this annually during her lifetime, without any deduction whatever - further, I direct that whereas my three married daughters, Elisabeth, Catharine and Phillipina Braun, at their marriage each receive forty dollars as their portion:- likewise the heir[?] yet under age, namely, Jacob, Eva and Caroline Braun, on becoming of age, each, in the first place to receive forty dollars out of my estate, without lessening their portion of inheritance. Further, I direct that my son Jacob Braun, on becoming of age shall receive one hundred dollars in remembrance of his deceased brother Frederick Braun. Witnessed by Frederick Dreysinger and Jacob Werth Will dated 11th March 1858 Approved and entered 17th April 1858 Died 1st April 1858 No Inventory

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library, #4 Pg 159. Magdalena Braun b 7 Mar 1846 Woolwich, d 18 Mar 1848 Woolwich, bur. 19 Mar 1848 Daniel Good's Cemetery, d/o of Jacob Braun and Philippina Renkert [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 16. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 11151-76. Jacob BRAUN, 27, farmer, Woolwich, of Woolwich, s/o Jacob & Wilhelmine BRAUN, married Melinda CHRISTMAN, 17, Woolwich, of Woolwich, d/o Henry & Catharine CHRISTMAN, witn: Jacob CHRISTMAN & Louise CHRISTMAN of Woolwich, on 4 June 1876, at Woolwich [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 31876-1914 death registration of Philipena Brown. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library, pg 6. Frederick Braun, son of Jacob and Wilhelmina, born 4 Apr 1837, bapt 3 Sep 1837. [S1901] Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898. Name: Katharina Braun Sex: Female Father's Name: Georg Jakob Braun Father's Sex: Male Mother's Name: Wilhelmina Prenkert Mother's Sex: Female Event Type: Christening Event Date: 24 Nov 1833 Event Place: Wilgartswiesen, Pfalz, Bayern, Deutschland [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 22 Mar 1859. 3 Mar 1859 By the Rev'd F. W. Bindeman, at Berlin on 3rd inst., Christian Schueter to Widow Wilhelmine Brown of Waterloo. [S2508] Ancestry Public Member Trees.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1805 - , Germany Married - 12 Feb 1829 - Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Residence - 1833 - Wilgartswiesen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Apr 1858 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth