Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Michael Esch[1]

Male 1821 - 1877  (56 years)


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  • Name Michael Esch 
    Born 3 Mar 1821  , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1846  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 1851  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Residence 1851  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number 00058-3909.1 
    Died 24 May 1877  [2
    Buried Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I9757  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Michael Jacob "Jacob" Esch,   b. 8 May 1784, Gröttweiler, Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1851, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 66 years) 
    Mother Margareth Waltz,   b. 19 May 1783, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1863, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F165017  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria W. "Polly" Horst,   b. 30 Sep 1826, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1895  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 22 Dec 1846  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Daniel Esch,   b. 9 Nov 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1865  (Age 16 years)
     2. Christian Heinrich Esch,   b. 1 Aug 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1922, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     3. Menno Esch,   b. 5 Jul 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. Mary Magdalene "Magdelene" Esch,   b. 9 Nov 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1913, Moorefield, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     5. Mary Esch,   b. 1855, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Susanah Esch,   b. 30 Dec 1859, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1866  (Age 6 years)
     7. Peter Esch,   b. 1861, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Esch,   b. 2 Jul 1864, Salem, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1930  (Age 65 years)
     9. Hannah Esch,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Amos Horst Esch,   b. 15 Apr 1867, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1946, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     11. Joseph Esch,   b. 1869, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Alexander Esch,   b. 1871, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F358  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 820.

    2. [S154] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Mennonite CC#4584 Internet Link.
      Zum Andenken an/ Michael Esch/ geboren 3 Maerz 1821/ gestorben 24 Mai 1877/ Alt 56 Jahr 2 M. / und 21 Tage/ [verse]/

    3. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 12.

    4. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Jacob Huttner - Minister of The Lutheran Evangelical Church In The Village of Preston report 65.
      Michael Esch, married Maria Horst, both of Woolwich. 22 Dec. 1846

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Mar 1821 - , Alsace Lorraine, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1846 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Dec 1846 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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