Jacob Emanuel Merner

1789 - 1869  (80 years)

• Photos » Slide Show		Jacob Emanuel Merner image from: Mèurner, Muerner, Merner genealogy and related branches by Ruth Merner Connell 1976
  		Jacob Emanuel Merner image from: Mürner, Muerner, Merner genealogy and related branches by Ruth Merner Connell 1976
  		Jacob Emanuel Merner image from: Mürner, Muerner, Merner genealogy and related branches by Ruth Merner Connell 1976

  
  

• Name	Jacob Emanuel Merner
  Born	20 Oct 1789	, Switzerland   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Christened	3 Nov 1789	Reichenbach, , Canton Bern, Switzerland   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	story, pioneer
  Immigration	1837	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Occupation	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1861	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland   [7]
  Residence	1861	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Evangelist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-32066P
  Died	29 Dec 1869	East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I32066	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Susanna Schlueter,   b. CALC 9 Mar 1789, , Canton Berne, Switzerland ,   d. 9 Sep 1875, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Children	1. Barbara Merner,   b. CALC 8 Nov 1812, , Switzerland ,   d. 8 Jul 1893  (Age ~ 80 years)   2. Jacob Merner,   b. 5 Apr 1816, Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 9 May 1890, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   3. Johannes "John" Muerner,   b. 20 Oct 1818, Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 24 Feb 1902, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States  (Age 83 years)   4. Senator Samuel Merner,   b. 29 Jan 1823, Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 11 Aug 1908  (Age 85 years)   5. Ann Muerner,   b. 1824, , Switzerland ,   d. 5 May 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   6. Mary Anne Merner,   b. 15 Jun 1826, , Switzerland ,   d. 15 Apr 1895  (Age 68 years)   7. Mayor Fredrick Merner,   b. 9 Mar 1829, , Switzerland ,   d. 6 Jul 1895  (Age 66 years)   8. Gottlieb Merner,   b. 11 Jun 1830, , Berne, Switzerland ,   d. 21 Apr 1924, Zurich, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   9. Christian Merner,   b. 23 Dec 1831, Reichenbach, , Canton Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 17 Feb 1912  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F11110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Merner with his wife and family emigrated from Germany and settled on a farm miles west of New Hamburg in 1837. Several of the ten children still survive, among them being Mr. Christian Merner of whom a sketch appears elsewhere. Wm. Smith had the first blacksmith shop. It was here that the late Samuel Merner learned his trade. Jacob Brill was the first cooper and did a thriving trade in barrels, churns, &c. The pioneer weaver was John Oehm who made cloth for his numerous patrons on his hand loom. Theobald Seyler owned a frame hotel on the site of the present Queen's and John Boeckner did the cobbling and shoemaking for the neighborhood. The latter's shop was on the site of the present residence of Mr. D. Becker. Wendel Schuyler was the first teacher in 1838 or 1839. A portion of the first log schoolhouse still stands near the Cemetery and is used for a dwelling: Soloman Weaver was a miller in the early days and later became an evangelical minister. Business men who came a little later were Wm. Burkhold, who established a brickyard; Fred Merner who started a carriage business and Wm. Hunter, who had a general stare. In the early 50's Sylvester Frank built a brewery. It was of brick and a portion of it is still in use in connection with the present brewery. The village has gradually increased in population and assessment with no particularly stirring events to mark its even progress. The great flood of 1883 due to a cloudburst is an event never to be forgotten by those who witnessed it. On that occasion the water covered the streets up to the door of the Imperial hotel, and swept away the Rau, Hartman and Helmer bridges, thus cutting the village off from the outside world. In this its golden jubilee year, New Hamburg stands a community of contented, busy people, living in good homes and doing admirably their little share of the great world's work. Special Industrial souvenir number of New Hamburg: containing a comprehensive review of the natural advantages and resources of the village of New Hamburg, 1908, Berlin Daily News, Berlin, Ontario

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 6 Jan 1870. Jakob Merner died 29 Dec 1869 in Zorra Twp., 82 yrs, 2 mths, 6 days. [S1868] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1861, Div. 2 Pg. 16. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 3 Page 24. [S153] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Riverside New Hamburg CC#4564 Internet Link. [Front/North] Hier/ Ruhet Vater/ Jacob Muerner/ Geb. In Der Schweitz Canton Bern/ Den 20 Oct. 1789/ Gest. 29 Dec. 1869/ Alt. 80 Jah 2 Mo./ Und 9 Tage/ [Verse] [Back/South] Hier Ruhet/ Susanna/ Eine Geb. Schluchter/ Ehefrau Von/ Jacob Muerner/ Geb. In Der Schweitz/ Im Marz 1789/ Gest. 9 Sept. 1875/ Alt 86 Jah U 6 Mo/ [Verse] [S1993] Book - Mürner, Muerner, Merner genealogy and related families, pg 15. [S740] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 - ), "Gottlieb Merner Last of Pioneer Family Called by Death," April 25, 1924. [S1840] Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, Biography of Samuel Merner. MERNER (Muerner, Mürner), SAMUEL, blacksmith, businessman, politician, and jp; b. 9 Jan. 1823 in Kien, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, son of Jakob Emanuel Muerner, a farmer, and Susanna Schluchter;

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Oct 1789 - , Switzerland Christened - 3 Nov 1789 - Reichenbach, , Canton Bern, Switzerland Immigration - 1837 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland Residence - Evangelist - 1861 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Dec 1869 - East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth