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Magdalena "Polly" Brubacher[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1834 - 1915  (81 years)


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  • Name Magdalena "Polly" Brubacher 
    Born 10 Mar 1834  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Magdalena "Polly" Musselman 
    Name Polly Brubacher  [13] 
    Residence 1852  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Residence 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Income 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00018-1437 
    Died 12 Dec 1915  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 12] 
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 15] 
    Person ID I691  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Deacon John E. Brubacher,   b. 11 Jul 1793, Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Catharine Shirk,   b. 11 Feb 1798, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1882, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 6 Mar 1817  [16, 17, 18] 
    Family ID F1421  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family David M. Musselman,   b. 26 May 1832, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1905, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 7 Dec 1852  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 11, 14, 19] 
    Children 
     1. Hannah B. Musselman,   b. 27 Aug 1853, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1904, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     2. Levi Musselman,   b. 14 Feb 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1873, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
     3. Catherine "Katie" Musselman,   b. 3 Nov 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1903, Burnside Township, Lapeer Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     4. Daniel Musselman,   b. 17 Jul 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1863  (Age 4 years)
     5. Lydia B. Musselman,   b. 17 Aug 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1940  (Age 79 years)
     6. Mary Musselman,   b. 2 Nov 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Solomon B. Musselman,   b. 14 Jul 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1952, Robson, British Columia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     8. Susannah Musselman,   b. 28 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     9. David B. Musselman,   b. 3 Feb 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1949, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     10. John B. Musselman,   b. 11 Mar 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Elizabeth B. Musselman,   b. 28 Jan 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1903  (Age 29 years)
     12. Rebecca Musselman,   b. 15 Apr 1878, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F245  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Magdalena Brubacher, "was born March 10th, 1834. On December 7th, 1852, she was married to David M. Musselman. They reside in the town of Berlin."

      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.].

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      Musselman. - Magdalena Brubaker, widow of the late David Musselman, was born at Berlin, Ont., Mar. 10, 1834, and died at Berlin, Dec. 12, 1915. She lived in holy matrimony over 52 years. To them were born 13 children, 7 of whom are living. There are 8 grandchildren. She lived in widowhood for 11 years. She was converted 64 years ago and joined the Mennonite Church of which she remained a faithful member. She will be especially remembered by her loving and kind disposition. She passed much of her time in her declining years by singing hymns. Not long before she died she sang the hymn, "Sweeping through the gates of the New Jerusalem. Funeral on Dec. 15 at the Berlin Mennonite Church. Services were conducted by Samuel Bowman and S. Tautenshlager of the U. B. Church.

      Gospel Herald - Volume VIII, Number 41 - January 6, 1916 - page 671

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      Mrs. Magdalena Musselman

      A respected and widely known resident of the city, Mrs. Magdalena Musselman, relict of the late David Musselman, has been called to the Great Beyond. Death, which was caused by the infirmities of old age occurred on Sunday morning.

      The deceased was in her eighty-second year and had resided here for about thirty years. She is survived by three sons and four daughters.
      The funeral will be held at two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon at the residence, 36 Cameron North Street, thence to the East End Mennonite Church.

      Berlin News Record, December 13, 1915

  • 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..., 354.

    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..., 343.

    3. [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..., 121.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 016905-1901.
      John Lowe, 47, Occ. Agent, b. Seaforth Buffalo N.Y., Widower, son of George and Jane married Mary Musselman, 38, Occ. House Servant, b. Woolwich Twp, Res. Buffalo N.Y., daughter of David and Magdalena, Witness(es): Amos and Mabel Musselman both of Berlin, 2 May 1901 in Berlin.

    5. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-7 Page 2.

    6. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      David M. Musselman / died Jan.2, 1905 / aged 72 yrs. 7 m. 7 d. / Magdalena Brubacher / his beloved wife / died Dec.12, 1915 / aged 81 yrs. 9 m, 2 d. / Psalm 116 / Musselman / (A) Father

    7. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2 Page 7.

    8. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 25.

    9. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 27 Pg. 5.

    10. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 4 Page 44.

    11. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 2.

    12. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37898549/magdalena-musselman.

    13. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, Obituary of Catherine B. Musselman - February 12, 1903.

    14. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Benjamin Eby, Minister of the Mennonist Society of Berlin, returns 223 and 224.
      David M. Musselmann of Woolwich married 7 Dec 1852 to Magdalena Brubacher of Waterloo. Wit: John Brubacher and Christian Eby.

    15. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.

    16. [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..., 345.

    17. [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..., 616-617.

    18. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, Nov 15, 1882.
      Obituary of Catharine Sherk

    19. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose.
      BRUBACHER, Magdalena married 7 Dec 1852 Berlin. To Daniel M. MUSSELMANN, Woolwich. minister Joseph Hegy newspaper date 16 Dec 1852 Pg: 51

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Mar 1834 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Dec 1852 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Income - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Dec 1915 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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