Jacob Grody^[1]

1785 - 1867  (82 years)

• Name	Jacob Grody
  Born	24 Jun 1785	, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1851	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1851	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00042-3325
  Died	21 Jul 1867	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I4726	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Shoemaker,   b. 18 May 1789, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 24 Nov 1879  (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. Polly Grody,   b. Abt 1809, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. David Grody,   b. Abt 1811, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Aaron Grody,   b. Abt 1813, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Ohio   4. Elias Grody,   b. Abt 1815, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Abt 1815, Penn Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania  (Age ~ 0 years)   5. Daniel Grody,   b. 1816, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 30 Jun 1889, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   6. Jacob Grody,   b. 1819, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Magdalena Grody,   b. 15 Oct 1819, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Johannes S. "John" Grody,   b. 30 Oct 1826, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 13 Apr 1834  (Age 7 years)   9. Elizabeth Grody,   b. 18 Sep 1828, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 29 Nov 1896, Odessa, Ionia, Michigan  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F1480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Grody, "the original settler of this family, was a native of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where he was born June 24th, 1785. He was married to Elizabeth Shoemaker who was born May 18th, 1789. In 1830 they moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario. After their arrival in this county they settled temporarily a little north of Waterloo, on the farm now possessed by Franklin Shuh. From here they moved to Wilmot Township, near the Schmidt Mennonite Meeting House where he was engaged in farming. He died July 21st, 1867, and she died November 24th, 1879. To them were born nine 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. _____________________ On the 21st of July, 1867, in Wilmot, Waterloo Co., Ont., Jacob Grody, aged 82 years and 27 days. He was buried at Shantz's Meeting-house, upon which occasion the brethren Moses Bowman, Enoch Detweiler, and G. R. Smith preached appropriate discourses from Job 16: 22 and 17: 1, which were selected by the deceased himself. He was a member of the Mennonite Church. Herald of Truth, February, 1868, page 31

  
  

• Sources

  [S494] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Wilhelm CC#4573 Internet Link. Hier Ruhet/ Johannes S/ Sohn Von/ Jacob & Elisabetha/ Grote/ Geb. 30 Oct 1826/ Gest. 13 April 1834/ Alt 7 Jah 5 M [broken, In Stainless Steel Brackets June 2013] [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..., 717. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, February, 1868, page 31. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Sect. 5 Page 195.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Jun 1785 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Occupation - Laborer - 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Jul 1867 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth