Jacob Sherk^[1]

1795 - 1834  (38 years)

• Name	Jacob Sherk
  Born	18 Aug 1795	, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Epidemic	6 Aug 1834	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Cholera
  Eby ID Number	00101-5612
  Died	6 Aug 1834	Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	Cause: cholera
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I4400	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Schoerg,   b. 3 Feb 1769, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 Feb 1855, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Betzner,   b. Abt 1773, Of, Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Bechtel,   b. 24 Oct 1799, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 25 Sep 1874  (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Abraham Sherk,   b. 7 Jul 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Apr 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   2. James Shirk,   b. 9 May 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Joseph Shirk,   b. 25 May 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Shirk,   b. 7 Oct 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1868, , Missouri, USA  (Age 46 years)   5. Elizabeth Shirk,   b. 26 Feb 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. David Sherk,   b. 2 Nov 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Aug 1834  (Age 9 years)   7. Catherine Sherk,   b. 1 Apr 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   8. Hannah Sherk,   b. 2 Feb 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Ezra Sherk,   b. 11 Feb 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Feb 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   10. Sarah Sherk,   b. 11 Aug 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Jacob Shirk,   b. 2 Jul 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F1397	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Sherk, "was born August 18th, 1795. He was married to Hannah Bechtel (No. 753). They resided on the farm now in possession of Noah Betzner on the west side of the Grand River, near Breslau. Here he died of cholera, August 6th, 1834. His family consisted 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

  [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..., 241. [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..., 235. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 12 Page 83. [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..., 215. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . J.S. / 1834 [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 31.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Aug 1795 - , Pennsylvania, USA Epidemic - Cholera - 6 Aug 1834 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth