Jacob Rosenberger^[1]

1866 - 1956  (89 years)

• Name	Jacob Rosenberger
  Born	30 Nov 1866	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Spinner Woolen Mill
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	woollen mill employee
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mill Hand
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Painter, Buildings
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Painter, General
  Residence	1921	37 Chapel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1938	111 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Residence	1956	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Eby ID Number	00095-5355
  Died	10 May 1956	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [8, 12]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 12]
  Person ID	I990	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Rosenberger,   b. 24 Mar 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jan 1903  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Susannah Bock,   b. 11 May 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Nov 1924, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	22 Jan 1865  [13]
  Family ID	F3040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pauline Henrietta "Polly" Schoneau,   b. 25 Nov 1868, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	11 Nov 1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Laura Caroline Rosenberger,   b. 25 Mar 1892, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Norman George Rosenberger,   b. 24 Apr 1894, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Nov 1918, , France  (Age 24 years)   3. Arthur Milroy Rosenberger,   b. 25 Jan 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1980  (Age 83 years)   4. Grace Elizabeth Rosenberger,   b. 12 Jun 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Edna Rosenberger,   b. Jul 1908, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Walter John Rosenberger,   b. May 1910, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Rosenberger, "was born November 30th, 1867. He is married to Polly Schoenan and resides in Preston, Ontario, where he is engaged as a spinner in the woollen mills. They have two children, namely: Laura and Norman." 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.]. __________________ ROSENBERGER, at Hamilton General Hospital, Thurs. , May 10, 1956, Jacob Rosenberger, 11 Sutton Ave. , Hamilton, in his 90th year. Father of Arthur J. , Detroit; Walter, Mimico; Mrs. Laura Sutton, with whom he lived; Mrs. C. F. Hall, Guelph; Mrs. C. H. Mitchell, Kitchener. Resting at the Robinson Funeral Home, Hamilton, until Monday. Service in Trinity Lutheran Church, Hamilton at1: 30 p. m. Interment in Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 12 May 1956 _____________________ Jacob Rosenberger, of 11 Stanley Avenue, died Thursday at Hamilton General Hospital in his ninetieth year. Mr. Rosenberger born in Preston, Ont., and had lived, in Hamilton for the last 13 years. He was direct descendant (seventh generation) of pioneers who settled in Waterloo County in 1803. He was a founder of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Kitchener, and a member: of the Trinity Lutheran Church, Hamilton. He was predeceased by his wife, Pauline Schoenau. Surviving him are two sons. Arthur, of Detroit; Walter, of Mimico, Ont., three daughters, Mrs. Laura Sutton, of Hamilton; Mrs. C. F. Hall, of Guelph, Mrs. C. H. Mitchell, of Kitchener; seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild: one sister, Mrs. George Welz, of Nebraska., The body will be at Robinson Funeral Home until 11 a.m., Monday, Service in Trinity Lutheran Church at 1.30 p.m. Burial will be at Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener. The Hamilton Spectator Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Sat, May 12, 1956 Page 8

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 286. [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..., 194. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 21. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011831-91 Jacob Rosenberger & Pauline Schoenan. Jacob ROSENBERGER, 25, woolen mill employee, Preston, Preston, s/o John & Susanne married Pauline SCHOENAN, 23, Preston, Preston, d/o (father dead) & Caroline, witn: Frederick CROSBY & Margaret ROSENBERGER both of Preston, 11 November 1891 in Preston [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 12. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 51. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 40. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Rosenberger/ Jacob/ 1866-1956/ Pauline/ 1868-1938 [A] Son/ Arthur/ 1896-1980 [Footstone not found, June, 2006] [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, 00095-5355. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 11. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 13. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Jacob Rosenberger - May 12, 1956. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 26 Jan 1865. Married 22 Jan 1865 John Rosenberger of Waterloo Township was married to Susanna Bock of Wilmot.

  
  

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  Born - 30 Nov 1866 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Spinner Woolen Mill - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - woollen mill employee - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Nov 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mill Hand - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Painter, Buildings - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Painter, General - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 37 Chapel St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1956 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 10 May 1956 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth