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

Josiah "Josie" Myers[1]

Male 1854 - 1921  (67 years)


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  • Name Josiah "Josie" Myers 
    Born 14 Mar 1854  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124647762 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Evangelical 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Evangelical Association 
    Occupation 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Labourer 
    Eby ID Number 00084-5031 
    Died 3 Oct 1921  , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried All Saints Anglican Cemetery, Manor, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I20493  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Michael Delp Myers,   b. 24 Aug 1803, Near Doylestown, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1879, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Mary "Polly" Shoemaker,   b. 28 May 1808, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 11 Oct 1829  [6
    Family ID F1497  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emeline Moyer,   b. 16 Jul 1851, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1929, Manor, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Children 
     1. Annie Maria Myers
     2. Clara Myers
     3. Curtis Myers
     4. Edna Myers
     5. Rhoda Myers
     6. Anna M. Myers,   b. 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Sylvester H. Myers,   b. 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Elva Myers,   b. 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F5080  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Josiah Myers, "was born March 14th, 1854. He is married to Emeline Moyer. They reside near Langdon, Cavalier County, North Dakota, where he is engaged in farming. To them are born nine children, namely: Annie Maria, Sylvester H., Elva, Clara, Curtus (dead), Edna, Rhoda, and two more, a son and a daughter, whose names were not received"

      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.].

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      In Loving Memory Died At Canninington Manor, Sask., at 7 a.m. Monday, October 3rd, 1921 Josiah Myers Age 67 years, 6 months and 20 days. Born at Bayden [sic], Ont., 1854. The Funeral The funeral will be held on Tuesday afternoon, October 4th, 1921, the cortege leaving his late residence. S.E.ΒΌ, 21-9-1 W2, near Cannington Manor, at 2.30 p.m., for the Holiness Movement Church. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

      Funeral Card

  • 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..., 138.

    2. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 32.

    3. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 3 Page 40.

    4. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 12 Page 72.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124647762.

    6. [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..., 452.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Mar 1854 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical Association - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Oct 1921 - , Saskatchewan, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - All Saints Anglican Cemetery, Manor, , Saskatchewan, Canada Link to Google Earth
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