Leah Bergey^[1]

1824 - 1899  (75 years)

• Name	Leah Bergey
  Born	28 Jan 1824	, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Leah Shuh
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00004-844
  Died	15 Jul 1899	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 10]
  	Cause: dropsy
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 10]
  Person ID	I4823	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Bergey,   b. 3 Jan 1788, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 3 Mar 1875, Near, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Wagner,   b. 1787, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania ,   d. 18 Apr 1824  (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F482	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Benjamin Shuh,   b. 15 Nov 1815, York Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 21 Jan 1892, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	4 Dec 1849	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 9, 11, 12]
  Children	1. Daniel Shuh,   b. 1850, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. David Shuh,   b. 11 Mar 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jun 1920  (Age 69 years)   3. Joseph Shuh,   b. 16 Sep 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1916  (Age 64 years)   4. Hannah Shuh,   b. 4 Apr 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Dec 1942  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Leah Bergey, " was born January 28th, 1824. " Leah Bergey, "the youngest daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Wagoner) Bergey, was born January 28th, 1824. On December 4th, 1849, she was married to Benjamin Shuh, who was born November 15th, 1815, and died January 21st, 1892. They resided a mile east of Berlin where the widow still resides with her family. Their family consisted of three 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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 15th of July, 1899, near Berlin, Waterloo county, Ont., Sister Leah Shuh, wife of the late Benjamin Shuh, in her 76th year. She leaves two sons and one daughter, all living on the old homestead, David working the farm. She was a sufferer for over five years and was "patient in affliction" without murmuring. She died of dropsy. Her life was given to the Saviour many years ago, and she has ever since been a sister in the Mennonite Church. It was the pleasure of the writer to visit her, and in our conversation she expressed her desire to be at rest. She was buried in the C. Eby cemetery, Berlin. Services were hold by Bro. Daniel Wismer In German, text, Phil. 1: 21, and by Bro. E. S. Hallman in English. Text, Job 14: 14,15. The Herald of Truth , Vol. XXXVI, No. 16, August 15, 1899 - pages 254

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 357. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div 13, Page 6. [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..., 237. [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..., 238. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div Pg 23. Lea SCHUH Birthplace: Canada Age 29 Mennonite b. 28-Jan [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 70. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, August 15, 1899 - Obituary of Leah Shuh. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 1 Page 1. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 74. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Benjamin Eby, Mennonist Society, Berlin #148. Benjamin SHUH. to Leah BERGY, both of Waterloo. 4 Dec. 1849 [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 7 Dec 1849 Pg 49. BERGE, Lea married 4 Dec 1849 To Benjamin SHUH. Both of Waterloo. minister Benjamin Eby

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Jan 1824 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Married - 4 Dec 1849 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: dropsy - 15 Jul 1899 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth