Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Lydia Brox[1, 2]

Female 1856 - 1933  (76 years)


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  • Name Lydia Brox 
    Born 21 Jul 1856  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Name Lydia Shoemaker 
    Residence 1921  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Eby ID Number 00112-7048.1 
    Died 17 Jan 1933  [9
    Buried Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I4891  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Jakob "Jacob" Brox,   b. 13 May 1826, Dilsberg, Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1900, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Katharina "Catharine" Ziegler,   b. 9 Jun 1826, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1897  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F612  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Jacob Bruchs,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Catharine,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F286107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Benjamin S. Shoemaker,   b. 4 Dec 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1942  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 2 Nov 1879  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Children 
     1. Jacob Shoemaker
     2. Mary Jane Shoemaker,   b. Jul 1881, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Catherine Shoemaker,   b. 26 Mar 1883, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1973, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     4. Melissa Elizabeth Shoemaker,   b. 22 Jan 1885, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1972, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     5. Emma Shoemaker,   b. 20 Jan 1887, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Lydia Ann Shoemaker,   b. 28 Nov 1888, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1976, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     7. William Shoemaker,   b. 8 May 1893, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Reuben Wesley Shoemaker,   b. 4 Nov 1894, Pilkington Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1972, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F1542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 458.

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 10766-79.
      Benjamin Shumacher, 21, b. Woolwich, res. Woolwich, occ. Farmer, s/o George & Magdalena Shumacher, married Lydia Bruchs, 23, b. Woolwich, res. Woolwich, d/o Jacob & Catharine Bruchs, witn: George Shumacher, Jacob Bruchs of Woolwich, on 2 November 1879, at Woolwich

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 10766-79.

    4. [S154] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Mennonite CC#4584 Internet Link.
      Ben Shoemaker/ born Dec. 24,1857/ died Aug. 31,1942/ his wife/ Lydia Brox/ born July 21,1856/ died Jan. 17,1933/ Asleep in Jesus/

    5. [S324] Census - ON, Wellington, Pilkington - 1881, Film 1375895 District 152 Sub-district G Division 2 Page Number 21 Household Number 92.

    6. [S263] Census - ON, Wellington, Pilkington - 1901, Pilkington J-2 Page 4.
      birth date in census is 15 June.

    7. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 67.

    8. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Mr. Hy. Brox of Waterloo, Dead - 10 Mar 1921.

    9. [S154] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Mennonite CC#4584 Internet Link.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Jul 1856 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Nov 1879 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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