1809 - 1875 (66 years)
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Name |
Mary Koch |
Born |
1809 |
, Alsace Lorraine, France |
Gender |
Female |
Name |
Mary Munch |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-454747 |
Died |
31 Oct 1875 |
Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada |
Person ID |
I454747 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
11 Jun 2024 |
Family |
Peter Munch, d. Yes, date unknown |
Children |
| 1. John Munch, b. 13 Aug 1838, , New York State, USA , d. 4 Sep 1912, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years) |
| 2. Matilda Munch, b. 14 Mar 1859, Lockport, Niagara, New York, USA , d. 23 Mar 1926, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 67 years) |
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Last Modified |
11 Jun 2024 |
Family ID |
F284729 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- MUNCH, MARY (Nee Koch)
A Fatal Accident in Puslinch
Mrs. Munch, wife of Peter Munch, of lot 27, concession 1, Puslinch, under very painful circumstances. On October 21st 1875, she was walking home from her son's house in the Gore of Puslinch when, while crossing a field in Jacob Schultz' farm, a savage ram belonging to that gentleman, knocked her down with such force as to break three of her ribs. She lay in the field for some time until her son, who was ploughing in an adjoining field, went to her rescue and conveyed her home, where she was attended to by Dr. Orton of Morriston but despite every remedy that medical skill could devise, she died on October 31st in great agony.
-Information from the death certificate: Born in Alsace-Lorraine, France. Aged 65 years.
-Information from the death certificate of Peter Munch: Died December 16, 1885, at age 79 years, after 3 months of paralysis. Informant - John Munch.
-Koch was pronounced "Cook". The Munch family emigrated to the U. S. , where they spent about 25 years. Their known children were born in the States. They were John (b. 1838); Henry ( b. 1846); William (b. 1850); Mary (b. 1851, Mrs. William Brown) of WalsinghamTwp. , Norfolk Co. ; Sarah (b. 1852, Mrs. William Mather) of Walsingham Twp. ; and Matilda (1859-1926, Mrs. William Lucas ) of Doon.
-Information from Our Germans Were Linked Through Puslinch Township by Chris Bowman and B. & B. Woolsey: Peter Munsch was the son of Nicholas Munch and his wife, Christina Mugler of Hambach, Lorraine, France. Brothers of Peter Munsch were George (1806-1868) of Puslinch and Nicholas.
-Information from the death certificate of George Munch: Born in New York State. Died on June 15, 1876, age 32 years, from paralysis. Henry Munch of Morriston was the informant.
A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 2 Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark
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Sources |
- [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9716-74.
John Munch, 27, Widower, occ. Carpenter, b. NY State, res. Puslinch Twp., son of Peter and Mary, Married Catherine Bauman, 19, b. Puslinch Twp., res. Same, daughter of Joseph and Veronica, Witn: Christian Wurster of Preston and Catherine Ochs of Hespeler, 22 Sept 1874 at Preston
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