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

Abraham H. Bergy[1, 2]

Male 1845 - 1903  (57 years)


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  • Name Abraham H. Bergy 
    Born 27 Aug 1845  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14455624 
    Name Abraham H. Bergey 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Agricultural Laborer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    United Brethren 
    Residence 1868  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    clerk 
    Occupation 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Store Clerk 
    Residence 1871  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    C. Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1873  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    manufacturer 
    Eby ID Number 00004-882 
    Died 25 Feb 1903  South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Buried Lakeside Cemetery, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I5915  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Isaac W. Bergey,   b. 30 Mar 1812, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1874, , Kent Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Anna "Nancy" Huber,   b. 30 Sep 1813, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1905, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 22 Sep 1835  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 11
    Family ID F1487  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth "Eliza" Johnston,   b. 10 Oct 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1940, East Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 26 Nov 1868  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 12
    Children 
     1. Henry Bergey,   b. 29 Nov 1870,   d. 15 Mar 1871  (Age 0 years)
     2. Almeda Bergey,   b. 20 Jul 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1959  (Age 87 years)
     3. Margaret Bergey,   b. 3 Jul 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Williard James Bergey,   b. 14 Mar 1878, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1957  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F1810  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Abraham Bergey," resides at Alton, Michigan, where he is managing a commission store. He is married to Eliza Johnston. They have three 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..., 827.

    2. [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..., 233.

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

    4. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Abraham Bergy, age 23, res Galt, born Waterloo, son of Isaac and Nancy (Huber) married 26 Nov 1868 to Elizabeth Jonston, age 20, res North Dumfries, born North Dumfries daughter of James and Jane (Storey)

    5. [S142] Census - Michigan - 1880, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan Film 1254588 Page 195D.
      Abraham BERGY Self M Male W 36 CAN Dlr-Agric. Imp.
      Eliza BERGY Wife M Female W 29 CAN Keep House
      Almeda BERGY Dau S Female W 8 CAN School
      Margaret BERGY Dau S Female W 6 CAN School
      William BERGY Son S Male W 4 CAN

    6. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 26.

    7. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 70.

    8. [S2201] Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1920 - Ancestry.com.
      Name:Abraham Bergy
      Gender:Male
      Age:57
      Race:White
      Birth Year:1845
      Death Date:23 Feb 1903
      Death Place:South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
      Father:Isaac Bergy
      Mother:Nancy Bergy

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, L., America, N., County, K., & Cemetery, L. (1845). Abraham Bergy (1845-1903) - Find A Grave Memorial. Findagrave.com. Retrieved 12 August 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14455624.

    10. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Margaret Bergy Born: 3 Jul 1873 County: Waterloo Father: Abraham Bergy Mother: Elizabeth Johnston

    11. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 24 Sep 1835:5.
      22 Sep 1835 By Wm Scollick, Isaak Berge, Waterloo, m. Anna Huber, daughter of Peter Huber, of Dumfries.

    12. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 2 Dec 1868.
      Bergy, Abraham married 25 Nov 1868 to Eliza Johnston At Preston by Rev. M. Mackenzie. Bride of North Dumfries, formerly of Galt.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Aug 1845 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Brethren - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1868 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Nov 1868 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - clerk - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Store Clerk - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presbyterian - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - manufacturer - 1873 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Feb 1903 - South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Lakeside Cemetery, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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