Jacob Bergey Good^{[1, 2]}

1841 - 1916  (74 years)

• Name	Jacob Bergey Good
  Born	19 Apr 1841	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Rsrch. Note	1. Jacob Good (Benjamin Good4, Peter Good3, Peter Good2, Christian Guth1) was born 19 Apr 1841 in Waterloo Co., ON, and died 25 Mar 1916 in Berlin, Waterloo Co., ON. He was buried in First Mennonite Church cemetery, Kitchener, ON. He married Elizabeth Sitler 8 Jan 1865 in Waterloo Co., ON. She was born 11 Dec 1847 in Waterloo Co., ON. Children of Jacob Good and Elizabeth Sitler are: 2 i. Silas Good was born 24 Oct 1865 in Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., ON. 3 ii. Lydia Good was born 19 Mar 1867 in Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., ON. 4 iii. Hannah Good was born 5 Jun 1869 in Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., ON. 5 iv. Magdalena Good was born 17 Nov 1871 in Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., ON. 6 v. Ezra Good was born 27 Oct 1873. 7 vi. Levi Good was born 11 Jan 1878. 8 vii. Emma Good was born 12 Feb 1880 in Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., ON. 9 viii. Elizabeth Good was born 26 Nov 1881. 10 ix. Ira Good was born 29 Aug 1884 in Waterloo Co., ON. 11 x. Elo Good was born 16 Jun 1887. 12 xi. Jacob Good was born 15 May 1889 in Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., ON.
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonist
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00041-3243
  Died	25 Mar 1916	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 8]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I8903	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Good,   b. 24 Jun 1809, West Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 4 Apr 1891, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Barbara Bergey,   b. 19 Sep 1813, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 Dec 1882  (Age 69 years)
  Married	6 Jan 1839	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Family ID	F1493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Sitler,   b. 11 Dec 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Nov 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	8 Jan 1865  [3, 11]
  Children	1. Silas Sittler Good,   b. 24 Oct 1865, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Nov 1938, High River Hospital, , Alberta  (Age 73 years)   2. Lydia S. Good,   b. 1867, Of, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 1944  (Age 77 years)   3. Hannah Good,   b. 5 Jun 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1930, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   4. Magdalena "Mattie" Good,   b. 17 Nov 1871, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1942  (Age 70 years)   5. Ezra S. Good,   b. 27 Oct 1873, Of, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 14 Feb 1897  (Age 23 years)   6. Levi Good,   b. 11 Jan 1878, Of, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 13 May 1879  (Age 1 years)   7. Emma Sitler Good,   b. 12 Feb 1880, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Dec 1950  (Age 70 years)   8. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Good,   b. 26 Nov 1881, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1918, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)   9. Ira Good,   b. Abt 1884, Of, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Elo Good,   b. Abt 1887, Of, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Jacob S. Good,   b. 15 May 1889, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1961  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F2594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Good, "was born April 19th, 1841. On January 8th, 1865, he was married to Elizabeth Sitler. They reside in the township of Maryborough, Wellington County, where he is engaged in farming. To them are born nine 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.]. ___________________ Good. - Bro. Jacob B. Good was born April 19, 1841, in Waterloo Co., Ont.; died at his home near Berlin, Ont., March 25, 1916; aged 74 y. 11 m. 6 d. He was married over 57 years ago to Elizabeth Sittler, to which union were born 6 sons and 5 daughters, of whom 3 sons and 5 daughters are living. Funeral Mar. 27, conducted by Samuel S. Bowman at the house and at the Berlin Mennonite Church by Jonas Snider in German (text, Phil. 1: 21) and K. N. Kitching in English (text, Heb. 9: 27). Burial in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume IX, Number 1 - April 6, 1916 - pages 13,14,15,16

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 487. [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..., 234. [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..., 704. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 1. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Good / Jacob Good / 1841-1916 / Elizabeth Sitler / his beloved wife / 1847-1937 / until He come [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 1. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 20. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 6, 1916 - Obituary of Jacob B. Good. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 12 Jan 1839:4. last Sunday Benjamin Eby, teacher, m. Benjamin Guth, Woolwich, to Barbara Berge, Dumfries. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 901971-1880.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Apr 1841 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Mar 1916 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth