Mary Koch^[1]

1809 - 1875  (66 years)

• 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	25 Apr 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)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F284729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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

  
  

• 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

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1809 - , Alsace Lorraine, France Died - 31 Oct 1875 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth