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

Simon Moyer[1, 2]

Male 1868 - 1943  (74 years)


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  • Name Simon Moyer 
    Born 27 Jan 1868  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Tinsmith 
    Occupation 1891  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Tinsmith 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Tinsmith 
    Occupation 1911  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Tinsmith, Hardware Store 
    Residence 1911  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number 00081-4830 
    Died 1943  [9
    Buried Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I14880  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Abraham H. Moyer,   b. 27 Sep 1838, Harleysville, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Sarah Moyer,   b. 1 Jan 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1934  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 20 Aug 1865  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10, 11
    Family ID F4022  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna Musselman,   b. 4 Dec 1870, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1953  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 24 Jul 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Stanley Moyer
     2. Edna May Moyer,   b. CALC 19 Jan 1892,   d. 5 Jun 1892  (Age ~ 0 years)
     3. Floyd D'Arcy "D'Arcy" Moyer,   b. 6 Dec 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1951, Penticton, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     4. Gordon Moyer,   b. 25 Sep 1894, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Clarence Alexander Moyer,   b. 19 Aug 1896, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1969, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     6. Charles Moyer,   b. 2 Jan 1898, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Gladys Moyer,   b. Dec 1901, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Marie Moyer,   b. Dec 1905, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Anna Moyer,   b. Apr 1910, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Eddie Moyer,   b. CALC 24 Jul 1912,   d. 29 Oct 1912  (Age ~ 0 years)
     11. Helen Moyer,   b. 6 Aug 1913, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Aug 1913, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F3796  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Simon Moyer, "was born January 27th, 1868. He is married to Anna Musselman. They reside in Breslau, Ontario, where he is engaged in the tin and copperware business and in connection has a well paying grocery. His family consists of two children, namely: Floyd and Darsey."


      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.].

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 125.

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011895-91.
      Simon Moyer, 23, occ. Tinsmith, b. Breslau, res. same, s/o Abram & Sarah Moyer, married Annie Musselman, 20, b. Conestoga, res. same, d/o Solomon & Barbara Musselman, witn: Mr. & Mrs. Gideon Snyder, of Conestoga, 24 July 1891 at Berlin

    3. [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..., 104.

    4. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 17.

    5. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 66.

    6. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 48.

    7. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 7.

    8. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 11.

    9. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link .
      Simon Moyer/ 1868-1943/ his wife/ Anna Musselman/ 1870-1953/ Until the day break

    10. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Abraham Moyer, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Shout? and Sarah, married 20 Aug 1865 Sarah Moyer, res. Dumfries, b. Germany, daughter of Abraham and Barbara

    11. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 15.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jan 1868 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tinsmith - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tinsmith - 1891 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 Jul 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tinsmith - 1901 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tinsmith, Hardware Store - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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