Abraham H. Gingrich^[1]

1751 - 1814  (~ 63 years)

• Name	Abraham H. Gingrich
  Born	CA 1751	, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138031993
  Died	CA 1814	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 1 Lot 05, Waterloo County, Ontario   [3]
  Name	Abraham Gingerich
  Eby ID Number	00039-3087
  Person ID	I5638	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Ulrich Gingrich,   b. CA 1725, Near Strassburg, Alsace, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Hunsicker,   b. Abt 1751, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Elizabeth Gingrich,   b. 1775, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 29 Sep 1852, Bartonville, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   2. David H. Gingrich,   b. 1776, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 6 Jan 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   3. Abraham Gingrich,   b. CA 1778, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. East Of Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   4. Nancy Gingrich,   b. CA 1780, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Near Dundas, Wentworth Co., Ontario   5. Veronica Gingrich,   b. 1781, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1810, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)   6. Catharine Gingrich,   b. CA 1782, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 6 Mar 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)   7. John Gingrich,   b. 17 Dec 1785, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 3 Jun 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   8. Sallie Gingrich,   b. CA 1786, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 6 Mar 1849, Colborne Twp., Huron Co., Ontario  (Age ~ 63 years)   9. Barbara Gingrich,   b. CA 1787, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. , Pennsylvania, USA   10. Mary Gingrich,   b. CA 1789, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Susannah Gingrich,   b. CA 1792, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F1741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Gingerich, "was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, about the year 1751. He was married to Barbara Hunsicker and had a family of eleven children, ten of whom came to Canada. The father not being able, financially to procure a home for each of his sons in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, resolved to emigrate to some country where land could be purchased cheap, consequently his son David was requested to go on a journey to the much-spoken-of Canada and make a thorough inspection of the nature of the soil, timber, water, and of the advisability of settling there. No sooner had his son arrived in this part of he country, now Waterloo County, than he found everything far beyond his expectations and immediately a lot on which he intended to settle the following spring, was selected. This lot was west of Doon. Late in fall he returned to Pennsylvania where he and his father made ample preparations to move to Canada the following spring. In April, 1801, old Abraham Gingerich with his wife and family of ten children, of whom his son David and several daughters were married, moved to Canada, arriving at old Joseph Schoerg's (Now spelled Shirk and Sherk) place, opposite Doon, the first week in June. To their great surprise they found on their arrival that another party (This party was Henry Bechtel) had located on the lot selected by young David the fall previously. This caused the father and his sons to make another selection of a lot on which to settle. They then settled a little east of Preston. Abraham, the father, settled on the farm afterwards purchased by Isaac Bergey, where he died about the year 1814, while his son David settled on the farm now in possession of his grandson, Jacob S. Gingerich. The family of Abraham Gingerich consisted of eleven 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.]. From page 690 "N. B. - You will find the names of the eleven children of old Abraham Gingerich, but they may not be given in their proper order of birth. The family record, showing dates of birth is lost."

  
  

• 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..., 183. [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..., 679. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 27.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CA 1751 - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Died - CA 1814 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth