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Jacob Nahrgang[1]

Male 1824 - 1907  (83 years)


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  • Name Jacob Nahrgang 
    Born 27 Feb 1824  Lehrbach, Vogelsbergkreis, Hesse, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/237858382 
    Immigration 1850  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 1852  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    mason 
    Naturalization 1860  [2] 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Mason 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mason 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mason 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Mason 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Lutheran 
    Retired 1901  Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-44514 
    Died 7 Mar 1907  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Cause: pneumonia one week 
    Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I44514  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Family 1 Anna Katharine "Catherine" Kuhl,   b. 27 Aug 1831, Lehrbach, Vogelsbergkreis, Hesse, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1900, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 28 Dec 1851  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10] 
    Children 
     1. John Caspar Nahrgang,   b. 9 May 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1931, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Heinrich "Henry" Nahrgang,   b. 28 May 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. George Nahrgang,   b. CALC 1 Nov 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 16 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F11578  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. George Nahrgang,   b. CALC 1 Nov 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 16 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F255064  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Anna Catherine Kahl,   b. 1831, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Heinrich Nahrgang,   b. 1855, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F262905  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • JACOB NAHRGANG JOINS THE SILENT MAJORITY.

      One by one the old pioneers of Waterloo pass over to silent majority. Another crossed the bourne from whence there is no return early yesterday morning in the person of Jacob Nahrgang who has been a resident of Waterloo since 1850. For nearly 57 years he had lived here and had seen the ups and downs of the town that he had chosen as his adopted home after his arrival from the Vaterland. He was a mason by trade and many of the old brick structures in town remain as a monument to his industry and skill.

      The late Mr. Nahrgang was in Lihrbach, Grand Duchy, Hessen, on Feb 27, 1824 and had entered upon his 84th year.

      In 1850 he emigrated to America and came straight to Waterloo. For 48 years he lived about a mile north of the town on what is properly known as Buck's Hill. In 1851 he was married to Anna Catharine Kuhl. Their union was blessed with three sons of whom one died in 1876. After his wife's death on Feb. 13, 1900, deceased lived with his son in town, until a few months ago when he went to live with his son Henry, near his old homestead north of Waterloo. Here he was called away, as stated above, at 7 o'clock yesterday morning, at the ripe age of 83 years and 8 days.

      The funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon at 1.30 p. m. from the residence of his son Henry to St. John's Lutheran Church and Mount Hope cemetery.

      Two sons, John and Henry, both of Waterloo, and six grandchildren survive. Deceased selected as text for his funeral sermon Job. 16-22.

      The Weekly News-Record Kitchener, Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Thu, Mar 14, 1907 Page 9

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 12 Oct 1876.
      Died 1 Oct 1876 By Waterloo, George, son of Jakob Nahrgang, died at the age of 16 years, 11 months.

    2. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-6 Page 9.

    3. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 3 Pg 23.
      Jacob NAHRGANG Mason Germany 28 Lutheran
      Catherine NAHRGANG wife Germany 21 Lutheran

    4. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 22.

    5. [S2222] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township (North) - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 1.

    6. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 30633 (1907), Jacob Nahrgang.
      Jacob Nahrgang, d. 8 Mar 1907 Waterloo Twp, age 83y, 8 d, Mason, b. Bloomingdale, cause: pneumonia one week

    7. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 13.

    8. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852.
      Jacob Nahrgang, Mason, To Catharine Kuhl, Both Of Waterlo. 28 Dec. 1851, Waterloo. Rev. Bindemann. Wit. John Stroh And Caspar Kuhl, Both Of Waterloo.

    9. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 3 Pg 23.

    10. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1850 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Dec 1851 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - mason - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mason - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Mason - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRetired - 1901 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: pneumonia one week - 7 Mar 1907 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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