John Shirk^[1]

1796 - 1843  (46 years)

• Name	John Shirk
  Born	23 Nov 1796	, Pennsylvania, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	1843
  	His death was caused by falling into the gearing of a horsepower while thrashing
  Name	Johann "John" Scherk
  Eby ID Number	00101-5637
  Died	1843	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: farm accident
  Person ID	I4469	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 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 1	Mary Thornton,   b. 13 May 1812, Huddersfield, , Yorkshire, England ,   d. 18 Feb 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 28 years)
  Children	1. Sarah Shirk   2. Eliza Shirk   3. Joseph Shirk   4. Mary Ann "Nancy" Shirk,   b. 1 Feb 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Apr 1929, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F1418	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Ann "Polly Adams,   b. 1821, , New York State, USA ,   d. 12 Mar 1906, Seattle, King, Washington, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1841	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Lydia Ann Shirk   2. Martha Shirk   3. John Adam Shirk
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F1419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Shirk, "was born November 23rd, 1796. He was first married to Mary Thornton and after her decease to Polly Adams, and resided on the farm now owned by Conrad Gremm (on the west side of the Grand River, near Breslau), near Noah Betzner's, thence moved to Blair, and from there to Blenheim Township where he died (His death was caused by falling into the gearing of a horsepower while thrashing) about the year 1843. His family consisted of several 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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..., 238. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852. Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister Of The German Evangelical Church, , At Green Bush, Waterloo Township, 31 Aug. 1841 To 31 Aug. 1842 John Scherck Yeom. , To Mary Anna Adams, Both Of Waterloo. Wit. William Benton, Wagonmaker And William Souter, Tobacconist, Both Of Waterloo.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Nov 1796 - , Pennsylvania, USA Married - 1841 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: farm accident - 1843 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth