Rev Ozias Barber^[1]

1813 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Ozias Barber
  Prefix	Rev
  Born	1813	, Quebec, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Zion United Church, 2000 Speedsville Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	minister
  	he congregation was on the Dumfries Circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Rev. George Ferguson, who organized the Circuit, recorded the early meetings of the Zion congregation in his Journal. The Church was later on the Galt, Berlin, Preston and Hespeler Circuits. Nahrgang (c.1976) reports that during the years 1857 to 1874 Zion was served by the Revs. Hamilton Biggar, C.W. Gilbert, Ozias Barber , Francis Berry, George Kennedy, Alexander Sutherland, and Luther Rice.
  Occupation	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	clergyman (Minister)
  Occupation	1880	Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA
  	Gardiner
  Residence	1880	Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-52600
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I52600	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Barber,   b. Abt 1790, , Vermont ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F13556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Rebecca,   b. 1830, , Ireland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Millie Barber,   b. 1852, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sarah Elizabeth Barber,   b. 25 May 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jan 1937, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 84 years)   3. Franklin Hilliard Barber,   b. 30 Jun 1859, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA ,   d. 17 May 1931, Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States  (Age 71 years)   4. Ella Barber,   b. 1862, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F13555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Zion United Church Wesleyan Methodist services began in 1843, with meetings held in Mr. Butler's barn and in a log schoolhouse located on the southwest corner of the intersection just south of the present-day church. The schoolhouse was destroyed by fire and in 1851 land for a church was donated by John Hilborn; the frame church was later bricked with white "Breslau Brick." The first minister was Rev. J. Willoughby. In 1954 work began on a foundation just a few feet north of the church to which the building was then moved. The white brick had been stripped off and sold prior to the move and was replaced by new red brick. Rededication services were held on June 26, 1955. The congregation was on the Dumfries Circuit of the Wesleyan Methodist Church and the Rev. George Ferguson, who organized the Circuit, recorded the early meetings of the Zion congregation in his Journal. The Church was later on the Galt, Berlin, Preston and Hespeler Circuits. Nahrgang (c.1976) reports that during the years 1857 to 1874 Zion was served by the Revs. Hamilton Biggar, C.W. Gilbert, Ozias Barber, Francis Berry, George Kennedy, Alexander Sutherland, and Luther Rice. In his autobiography, Rev. Dr. Charles Freshman, the German Wesleyan Methodist missionary who served the Preston area from c.1860-1869, stated that he found a few English Methodist families in the district "who used to attend Zion Chapel, about three miles distant, on the Berlin Circuit, as they had no English preaching nearer" (Freshman 1868: 211). Since joining the United Church of Canada on June 10, 1925, Zion has been served in charges with Bloomingdale, Freeport and, at the present time (1992), with St. Andrew's United Church in Cambridge (Preston). Of interest: the dates on the cornerstone of the church are 1851 and 1954. Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

  
  

• Sources

  [S101] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register - transcript of cards, Kitchener Public Library. Sarah Elizabeth BARBER born 25 May 1852 Waterloo baptised 15 May 1853 Dumfries Volume 1 Page 296 child of Osias BARBER & Frances Rebecca BARBER Res: Dumfries baptized by Rev. W. RYERSON [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, pg 39. Osias BARBER Clergyman L. Canada Methodist 38 Fanny BARBER Ireland Methodist 21 Eliza BARBER Ireland Methodist 30 [S274] Census - Illinois - 1880, Joliet, Will, Illinois Film 1254260 Page 216D. Osiah BARBER Self M Male W 62 CAN Gardner father's birth VT mother's birth MA Fanny BARBER Wife M Female W 49 IRE Keep House Milley BARBER Dau S Female W 27 CAN At Home Franklin BARBER Son S Male W 20 OH Gardner Ella BARBER Dau S Female W 17 CAN Teaching School [S1633] Book - Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide to Churches Established Before 1900. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, pg 39. [S274] Census - Illinois - 1880, Joliet, Will, Illinois film 1254260 pg 216 D, 4176.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1813 - , Quebec, Canada Occupation - minister - - Zion United Church, 2000 Speedsville Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - clergyman (Minister) - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gardiner - 1880 - Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA Residence - 1880 - Joliet, Will, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth