Daniel Zeller^[1]

1811 - 1898  (87 years)

• Name	Daniel Zeller
  Born	1811	, Germany   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1881	Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-24014
  Died	1898	Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I24014	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Johann Philip "Philip" Zeller,   b. CA 1765,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Maria Katharina Berndt,   b. 2 May 1776, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	3 Oct 1802	Glan-Münchweiler, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany   [3]
  Family ID	F1275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Baetz,   b. Dec 1819, , Germany ,   d. 24 Nov 1898, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Children	1. Catherine Zeller,   b. 26 Dec 1841, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Dec 1926, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 84 years)   2. Philip Zeller,   b. 1848, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Daniel Zeller,   b. 11 Aug 1848, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F5929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Biography of Michael Zeller, written in his 74th year. (taken from his own writing) I am a son of Theobald Zeller and Margaret his wife, born Zimmer. I was born in the village of Huerschenhausen, Rhine Province, called Islulinate, belonging to the kingdom of Bavaria, on the 28th day of April, 1825. I went to common school in my sixth year. My teacher's name was Daniel Bartel. I went to my eleventh year. In 1836 we emigrated to America; we left our home in Germany sometime in June in said year. We travelled by wagon through France; the first town we entered in France was Forbach, then Metz, Verdun, Shallow, Paris, Rowan to Havre de Grasse a seaport on the Atlantic. The voyage from home to Havre de Grasse per team took us two weeks. In Havre we stayed eight or nine days before the vessel had her full cargo and passengers. The name of the ship was Franzwere Premier, a French three mast sailing ship, manned by an English crew, only two French sailors and one Dane. We had 276 passengers on board, excluding sailors. We had to cook and furnish our own board. The voyage on the Atlantic took us from Havre de Grasse to New York 35 days. After staying one day and one night, we sailed up the Hudson River to Albany, from Albany to Shenectady, from Schenetady to Utica, a distance of 30 miles per railroad, the only one at that time in America. I will give you a description of the cars to give you and idea of the railroad cars between then and now; the cars we travelled in (of course emigrant cars) were about 16 feet long, 4 wheels only, no seats; we all had to stand and had to support one another, shaking awfully. Cars were boarded up and down like bank barns, two holes sawed out, one on each side, about 14 inches square, for the purpose to let in fresh air, and foul air out, no windows panes. From Utica we took the Erie Canal boat drawn by two horses, to Buffalo, the journey requiring, I think, five days. Stayed a few days in Buffalo and then took passage on a small steamer Emerald to Chippawa, on the Canadian side of the river St. Lawrence: from Chippawa, we hired a team to St. Catharines, to the home of my uncle, Philip Zeller, who at that time owned a 100 acre farm now in the corporation of St. Catharines, staying with him a fortnight. The uncle Dan Zeller came from Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, with a large span of Pennsylvania horses, owned by a man, John Bechtel, and brought us to the village of Preston, where we moved in an old log house on the top of the hill, north of Preston. After we lived there for two months, we moved within one mile of Berlin, where father had rented a farm from a man by the name of John Eby, but they could not agree and they threw up the bargain after a three months stay on the place, and we moved to Berlin. From Eby's son George, I learned the English A.B.C. I went one month to the English school with an old Pennsylvania German by name of Wenger. He was also a pump maker and fond of drinking whiskey, but not to excess. After two weeks going to school, he allowed me to read in the Testament " Michael Zeller (1825-1903) - Find A Grave...". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79302028/michael-zeller.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 009776-74. (Waterloo Co.) Philip ZOLLER, 26, farmer, Canada, Wilmot, s/o Daniel & Anna married Elizabeth HALLMAN, 22, Canada, Wilmot, d/o Wendel & Nancy, witn: Mary SAGEHORN of Berlin, 15 November 1874 in Berlin [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229909574/daniel-zeller. [S2304] Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929. Name:Philipp Zoellner Marriage Date:3. Okt 1802 (3 Oct 1802) Marriage Place:Evangelisch, Glan-Muenchweiler, Pfalz, Bavaria Spouse:Maria Katharina Berndtin

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1811 - , Germany Occupation - farmer - 1881 - Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 1898 - Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery, Zurich, Huron Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth