Jacob Bachert Martin

1873 - 1943  (69 years)

• Name	Jacob Bachert Martin
  Born	31 Dec 1873	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Bank Clerk
  Business	1909	Valentine & Martin Shoe Company, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Valentine & Martin Shoe Company
  		Valentine & Martin Letter Opener
  		Valentine & Martin Letter Opener
  		Valentine & Martin Letter Opener
  Name	Jacob B. Martin
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Manufacturer, Shoe Factory
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-71127
  Died	11 Jul 1943  [4]
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I71127	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob V. Martin,   b. 23 Apr 1830, Kleineicholzheim, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 21 Jul 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Catherine Bachert,   b. 3 Dec 1837, Sranko , Mecklenburg, Germany ,   d. 24 Jul 1900, Rummelhardt (Waterloo City), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Married	12 Sep 1858	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F23417	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Flash from the Past: Bridgeport Lofts site was a shoe factory Some old buildings come down. Others are reinvented and put to ever more uses. Last week's "mystery" photo isn't so old. It was snapped just over 10 years ago and shows the former Valentine and Martin Ltd. shoe plant at Bridgeport and Regina streets in Waterloo - today the Bridgeport Lofts apartments. ....Research by the late Ellis Little (for whom the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Waterloo Public Library is named) indicates construction of the building began in 1903 for a shoe factory a man named G.C. Raehr was to run. But when that didn't happen, the site was sold to James Valentine, who had learned the shoemaking trade in his native Scotland. He started producing shoes in 1904 and in 1908 acquired a partner, Jacob B. Martin, previously the bookkeeper for a shirtmaker. ....The shoe business prospered and Martin became sole owner after Valentine's death in 1929. In 1938, he sold the firm to Greb Shoe of Kitchener, which until then was primarily a boot maker....1a Waterloo Region Record 23 Nov 2012 Jon Fear

  
  

• Sources

  [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 6. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 36. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 7. [S155] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Erb Street Mennonite CC#4512 Internet Link. MARTIN/ Jacob Bachert MARTIN/ Born Dec. 31, 1873/ Died July 11, 1943/ In silence we remember [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 25197 (1874), Jacob Martin. Jacob Martin, b. 31 Dec 1872 (believe in error as other registration are 1873 and 1874 surrounding record) s/o Jacob Martin (painter) & Catharine Bachard [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Jacob Martin Born: Baden, Germany Res: Wilmot Township Age: 28 Born: abt 1830 Father: Bernard Mother: Cath Vogel Spouse: Catherine Bacherd Age: 20 Born: abt 1838 born: Germany Res: Wilmot Township Father: Martin Mother: Cath Martin married 12 Sep 1858 county: Waterloo [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Jacob Martin, 28, res. Wilmot, b. Kleinuchenheimer Baden, s/o Bernard & Catherine (Vogel), married 12 Sept 1858 Catherine Racherd, 21, res. Wilmot, b. Sranko Mecklinburg, d/o Martin Catherine (Martin)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Dec 1873 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bank Clerk - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Valentine & Martin Shoe Company - 1909 - Valentine & Martin Shoe Company, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer, Shoe Factory - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth