Elizabeth Buerge

1861 - 1944  (83 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Buerge
  Born	26 Feb 1861	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Bessie Buerge
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-95818
  Died	9 Mar 1944	Jasper, Jasper, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I95818	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian Buerge,   b. 28 Feb 1829, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Magdalen Iutzi,   b. 1830, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	4 May 1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F15256	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Buerge.-Elizabeth, daughter of Christian and Magdalene Buerge, was born Feb. 26, 1861, in Hamberg, Canada; passed away March 9, 1944; aged 83 y. 12 d. She was the youngest of a family of six; John I., Mrs. Catherine Dintiman, Mrs. Lydia Merrell, Mrs. Magdalene Scott, and Mary who died in infancy. When she was 7 years old, the family moved to Reeds City, Mich., residing there until 1883 when they moved to a farm 4 miles east of Jasper. They lived there until 1926, when she and her sister Lydia moved to Jasper. The 2 sisters lived together 76 years and were separated only by the death of Lydia, which left Bessie alone. The last 3 1/2 years she made her home with her nephew, Allen Buerge, and family. She was a member of the Mennonite Church and a devout Christian. Funeral services were conducted at the Baptist Church in Jasper, Mo., in charge of Bro. E. J. Berkey. Text. Phil. 1: 20, 21. Interment 4 miles east of Jasper. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVI, No . 53 - March 30, 1944, pages 1115, 1116 and 1117

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, The Obituary of Elizabeth Buerge - March 30, 1944. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852. Christian BERGI, to Magdalen, IULZY, both of Wilmot. 4 May 1852. Rev. ROTH. Wit. Peter BOSHARD and Peter LILWILLER [or LITWILLER].

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Feb 1861 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Mar 1944 - Jasper, Jasper, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth