Simpson Merner

1848 - 1920  (72 years)

• Name	Simpson Merner
  Born	26 May 1848	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Business	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	New Hamburg Manufacturing
  		New Hamburg Manufacturing Co.
  Residence	1861	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1871	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Iron Foundry
  Occupation	1877	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	iron founder
  Occupation	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Foundry
  Residence	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Evangelical Association
  Occupation	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Agricultual Implement Manufacturer
  Residence	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1901	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Agent
  Occupation	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Agent - implement
  Residence	1911	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Evangelical Association
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-90482
  Died	6 Jul 1920  [4]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I90482	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Senator Samuel Merner,   b. 29 Jan 1823, Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 11 Aug 1908  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Grasser,   b. CALC 25 Dec 1827, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 1 Jul 1892, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Married	11 Nov 1845	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Family ID	F4602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Goetz,   b. 13 Aug 1854, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1941  (Age 86 years)
  Married	Feb 1877  [9]
  Children	1. Leslie A. Merner,   b. 17 May 1879, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Feb 1936, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F22331	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Merner, Simpson, manufacturer of agricultural implements. Is also a Councillor of the municipality. Born in Hamburg, 1848. Has village property, valued at $2,000. Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo, H. Parsel & Co., Toronto - 1881 (Village of New Hamburg entries)

  
  

• Sources

  [S307] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1901, New Hamburg (Village) E-1 Page 6. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 3 Pg 6. [S250] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1871, Page 25. [S153] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Riverside New Hamburg CC#4564 Internet Link. Simpson Merner/ 1848-1920/ At rest [S251] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1881, New Hamburg 1881 Page 28. [S1054] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1911, p. 22;. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 8754 (1877), Simpson Merner-Caroine Goetz. Simpson Merner, iron Founder of New Hamburg, Birth Place: New Hamburg Ont Age: 28 Estimated birth year: abt 1849 Father Name: Samuel Merner Mother Name: Maria Anna Merner Spouse Name: Caroline Goetz, residence Ellice, Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Birth Place: Ellice Ont Spouse Father Name: Andrew Goetz Spouse Mother Name: Eve Goetz Marriage Date: 13 Feb 1877 Marriage Location: Perth, Sebringville [S1868] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1861, Div. 2 Pg. 18. [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 37. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Minister, Preston report 53. Samuel Murner, married to Mary Graser, both of Wilmot. 11 Nov. 1845

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 May 1848 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - New Hamburg Manufacturing - - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Iron Foundry - 1871 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - iron founder - 1877 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Foundry - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical Association - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultual Implement Manufacturer - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agent - 1901 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agent - implement - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical Association - 1911 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth