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

Joseph Gingrich[1]

Male 1823 - 1894  (70 years)


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  • Name Joseph Gingrich 
    Born 17 Aug 1823  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1855  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    brick maker 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Farmer 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Protestant 
    Occupation 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Gentleman 
    Residence 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00039-3135 
    Died 16 Jan 1894  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10
    Buried Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I5847  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John Gingrich,   b. 17 Dec 1785, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Erb,   b. 3 Apr 1790, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F1781  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Barbara Maurer,   b. 28 Aug 1835, , , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1903  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 3 Jun 1855  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
     1. William Gingrich,   b. 20 Jul 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Apr 1920, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Magdalena Gingerich,   b. 29 Oct 1857, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1857  (Age 0 years)
     3. Mary Ann Gingerich,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Charles Gingrich,   b. 13 Jun 1859, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1904, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     5. Maude Gingrich,   b. 10 Nov 1862, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1932, Fisher Branch, , Manitoba Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     6. Roselin "Rose" Gingrich,   b. 29 Jul 1864, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1942  (Age 77 years)
     7. Catharine Gingerich,   b. 7 Mar 1867, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1868  (Age 1 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F1787  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Joseph Gingerich, "was married to Barbara Maurer. They resided in Preston where he died. Their family consisted of six 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.].

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 618.

    2. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851.
      gives age and country of birth

    3. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link .
      In memory of/ Joseph Gingrich/ who died/ Jan. 16, 1894/ aged 70 yrs. 4 mo's. & 30 dys./ Deep sorrow now pervades each heart/ and grief our bosoms swell/ a father from our midst departs/ in that new home to dwell

    4. [S276] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1881, Waterloo South, Waterloo South, Ontario 1375900 District 161 Sub-district C Division 2 Page Number 33 Household Number 155.

    5. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 2.

    6. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 33.

    7. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 19.

    8. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 11 Page 77.

    9. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Joseph Ginerick, brickermaker of Preston married 3 Jun 1855 in Berlin by license to Barbara Maurer of Preston, wit: John Michlhausen of Preston & Maria Bechmann of Preston

    10. [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..., 687.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Aug 1823 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - brick maker - 1855 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Jun 1855 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Protestant - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gentleman - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Jan 1894 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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