Jacob Oesch

1839 - 1913  (73 years)

• Name	Jacob Oesch
  Born	8 Mar 1839	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1863	, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-85942
  Died	9 Feb 1913	Huron Township, Huron, Michigan, USA   [1, 2]
  	Cause: stroke
  Buried	Pigeon River Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I85942	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Bishop Johannes "John" Oesch,   b. 27 Aug 1791, , Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 12 Mar 1850, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Barbara Schultz,   b. 1803, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 1881, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F31420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Schwartzentruber,   b. 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	27 Sep 1863	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F41866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  OESCH. - Jacob Oesch was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., March 8, 1839; died near Pigeon, Mich., Feb. 9, 1913; aged 73y. 11m. 1d. He leaves his wife, 5 children, 14 grandchildren and many friends. Two of his children preceded him to the great beyond. He had several strokes of paralysis the past few years, and the last five months he was in bed most of the time. Funeral services were held at the Pigeon River A.M. Church (of which he was a member), Feb. 12 by Bros. S.J. Swartzendruber and M.S. Zehr. Texts, Matt. 25: 34,45, and 13: 34,44. Interment in cemetery adjoining the church. "How blest the righteous when he dies! When sinks a weary soul to rest. How mildly beam the closing eyes, How gently heaves the expiring breast!" Gospel Herald - Volume V, Number 48 - February 27, 1913

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Jacob Oesch - February 27, 1913. [S670] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51853-4 System Origin: Michigan-EASy Source Film Number: 981983 Reference Number: v 3 p 174. Name: Jacob Oesch Death Date: 09 Feb 1913 Death Place: Winsor Township, Huron, Michigan Age: 74 Birth Date: 1839 Birthplace: Canada Occupation: Farmer Father's Name: John Oesch Mother's Name: Barba Schultz [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Jacob Oesch, 24, res. Huron Co, b. Wilmot, son of John and Barbara, married 27 Sept 1863 Catherine 19, res. Huron Co, b. Wilmot, daughter of John and Barbara

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Mar 1839 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1863 - , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Sep 1863 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: stroke - 9 Feb 1913 - Huron Township, Huron, Michigan, USA Buried - - Pigeon River Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth