John N. Meyer^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1808 - 1883  (74 years)

• Photos		John Meyer from Waterloo Region Hall of Fame
  		John Meyer image from Waterloo Region Archives 2012

  
  

• Name	John N. Meyer
  Born	21 Aug 1808	, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Elected Office	1850	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	councillor - Woolwich Township
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81938051
  Occupation	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Died	8 Aug 1883	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7]
  Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region	Bef 2012	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	teacher, justice of the peace
  Residence	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		John N. Meyer homestead
  Eby ID Number	00078-4733
  Buried	Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Person ID	I13337	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John K. Myers,   b. 4 Dec 1778, Springfield Township, York, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 11 May 1857, Enon, Clark, Ohio  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Barbara Negley,   b. 22 Dec 1785, Allen Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 5 Mar 1870, , Darke, Ohio  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F3674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Wenger,   b. 28 Apr 1814, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Mar 1868, Near Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Children	1. Diana Meyer,   b. 3 Sep 1834, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jul 1902, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States  (Age 67 years)   2. Elias Meyer,   b. 1836, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Louisa Anna Meyer,   b. 21 Feb 1836, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Nov 1909, Thornapple, Barry Co., Michigan  (Age 73 years)   4. Eliab Meyer,   b. 7 Jun 1837, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Solomon Meyer,   b. 20 Aug 1838, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Sep 1877, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)   6. Isaac Wenger Myers,   b. 20 Nov 1839, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jan 1929  (Age 89 years)   7. Mary Ann Meyer,   b. 17 Jul 1841, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Sarah Meyer,   b. 17 Feb 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1926  (Age 83 years)   9. Elizabeth M. "Lizzie" Meyer,   b. 17 May 1844, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 1927  (Age 83 years)   10. Hannah Meyer,   b. 14 Mar 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Absalom Meyer,   b. 13 Jul 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 May 1914, Peabody, Marion, Kansas, United States  (Age 66 years)   12. Barbara Meyer,   b. 12 May 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Feb 1937, Merritt, Missaukee, Michigan, USA  (Age 87 years)   13. John W. Meyer,   b. 10 May 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1940, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   14. Aaron Meyer,   b. 1 Jun 1853, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1875, Harlan, Shelby, Iowa, USA  (Age 22 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F3675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Meyer, "the fourth member of last named family, was born August 21st, 1808. He came to Canada when a young man and settled in the county of Waterloo. At his arrival here he was engaged by Mr. Jacob S. Shoemaker of Bridgeport where he put in his first work in Canada. He was married to Mary, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Wenger (maiden name Zimmerman). She was born April 28th, 1814, and died March 16th, 1868. They resided in the township of Woolwich, one mile east of Heidelberg where she died. After her death he was again married to a Mrs. Wenger and during the last years of his life he resided in the village of St. Jacobs where he died August 8th, 1883. They had a family of thirteen 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.]. ____________________ THE WOOLWICH COUNCIL A Woolwich Township Council was organized on January 21st, 1850. The councillors were: John Meyer, Edward Passmore, Peter Wenger, Peter Hay, and Wm. Veitch. They met "at Conestoga, in Kurtz's tavern." The members chose John Meyer as reeve and named James Dow as clerk and treasurer; Moses Springer as assessor on the east side of the Grand River and Christian Hurst on the west wide, each at 6 pounds ($24) a year; and Wm. Reynolds as collector, with a salary of five and a half per cent. of his collections. Charles Hendry was appointed auditor. The council ordered a seal and studied a plan for building a bridge across the Conestoga River; appointed a road surveyor and considered the advisability of appointing a local superin-tendent of schools. For a number of years schools, bridges, roads, and the regulation of taverns were the chief items of business. Waterloo County's provisional municipal council met in Berlin on May 3rd, 1852. Woolwich was represented by Reeve John Meyer and Deputy-Reeve Peter Wenger. Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1933 pg 134 - Woolwich Township - Its Early Settlement by W. V. Uttley

  
  

• 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..., 86. [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..., 624. [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..., 107. [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..., 355. [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..., 114. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 8. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 16 Aug 1883. 08 Aug 1883 John Meyer died in St. Jacobs at age of 75 years [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 2 Page 20. [S2058] Book - Annual Volume 1933, pg 13 Woolwich Township - Its Early Settlement by W. V. Uttley. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame. [S64] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Martin's Mennonite CC#4521 Internet Link.

  
  

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  Born - 21 Aug 1808 - , Pennsylvania, USA Elected Office - councillor - Woolwich Township - 1850 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Aug 1883 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - teacher, justice of the peace - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth