Michael Bergey^[1]

Cal 1792 - 1877  (~ 85 years)

• Name	Michael Bergey
  Born	CALC 11 Dec 1792	, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Building	41 Queen St. W, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	log house built in 1831
  		Michael Bergey's house on Queen St. West, Hespeler, Ontario
  Historic Building	Cooper St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Built by Michael Bergey in the 1840s, the Community Meeting House on Cooper St served as the hub of New Hope. Most early church congregations met here; as well it was used for weddings, Temperance Meetings, social clubs, dances and anniversary parties. Torn down in the late 1940s, the 100 year old lumber was sold to become a house on Henderson St. still standing today.1a 1aLary Turner 2012
  		Hespeler Community Meeting House Built by Michael Bergey in the 1840s, the Community Meeting House on Cooper St served as the hub of New Hope. Most early church congregations met here; as well it was used for weddings, Temperance Meetings, social clubs, dances and anniversary parties. Torn down in the late 1940s, the 100 year old lumber was sold to become a house on Henderson St. still standing today.
  Historic Building	12 Adam St.S., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	2 story rubblestone house
  	2 story rubblestone house located at 12 Adam Street, Cambridge, Ontario (formerly Hespeler). It is rectangular in shape and in 1978 listed in good condition.
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 3 Lot 10W, Waterloo County, Ontario   [6]
  Occupation	1861	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1861	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Evengelist
  Eby ID Number	00004-845
  Died	22 Dec 1877	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: old age
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I4833	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Isaac Bergey,   b. 1734, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1805, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Veronica Hunsberger,   b. Abt 1740,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Oberholtzer,   b. CALC 27 Oct 1805, , USA ,   d. 27 Jun 1895  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Children	1. Susannah Bergey,   b. Abt 1814, Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Isaac Bergey,   b. CALC 7 Dec 1827, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Nov 1889, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F1532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Michael Bergey, "was married to Susannah Oberholtzer and resided near Hespeler where he died. They had several children but all died in infancy save two 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.]. _______________ Michael is credited with being the first settler in was called Bergeytown later named Hespeler. Arrived about 1830, he built the first dwelling and the area's second sawmill along with a small foundry. Cambridge Mosiac, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [snippet from original text in book] ___________________________ Michael Bergy erected in 1830 the first saw-mill and small foundry which he located a little north of the present R. Forbes Co. site, near where a small spring creek joins the Speed. This streamlet was in those days considerably larger than its present volume. The writer's father told of having fished trout from it in his boyhood. The ruins of the old saw-mill, which has been described by some as a pail-factory and foundry, was a favorite playhouse for the boys a few decades back. Mr. W. A. Kribs, ex M. P. P. recalls the presence of old foundry patterns lying about the place of his boyhood days. We must continue with the activities of Mr. Bergy who brought the second saw-mill in Bergytown into existence. it was perhaps with the commencement of this second venture that the name of the place was changed to New Hope, but by the year 1840, Mr. Bergy's hope or interest in the second mill had faded to such an extent that he resold the property to Abram C. Clemens, from whom he had purchased the land. This second saw-mill was the one included in Jacob Hespeler's purchase. it was situated where another streamlet enters the Speed, the site being afterwards occupied by Mr. Hespeler's grist-mill near the stone dam which Hespeler placed in front of Bergy's wooden dam.. Tenth Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society, 1922, pages 213 - 224.

  
  

• 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..., 228. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 38. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link . Michael Bergey/ Died Dec. 22,1877/ Aged 85 Yrs. 11 D's. / Susannah Oberhozer/ Wife Of/ Michel (Sic) Bergey/ Died June 27,189(5)/ Aged 8(9) Yrs. 8 Mos. / Susannah 0. Bergey/ Daut. Of/ M. & S. Bergey/ Died 1844 Aged 13 Y. / Bergey [S1837] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1861, Div. 2 Page 11. [S1034] Book - City of Cambridge Local, Architectural Conversevation Advisory Committee Local Building Inventory, Report of 12 Adam Street, pg 3. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 11.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 11 Dec 1792 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Building - log house built in 1831 - - 41 Queen St. W, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Historic Building - - Cooper St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Historic Building - 2 story rubblestone house - - 12 Adam St.S., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evengelist - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: old age - 22 Dec 1877 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth