Jacob Weber^{[1, 2]}

1816 - 1905  (89 years)

• Name	Jacob Weber
  Born	24 Aug 1816	Dietrichhingen, Zweibruecken, Rhein Bayren, Germany   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18366615
  Immigration	1834	, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00127-7955
  Died	7 Dec 1905	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I54505	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian Weber,   b. Abt 1780, Of, Dietrichhingen, Zweibruecken, Rhein Bayren, Germany ,   d. Bef 1881  (Age ~ 100 years)
  Mother	Catherine Bruck,   b. 1785, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Lehman,   b. 10 Jun 1816, Canton Seltz, Alsace, France ,   d. 2 May 1892, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	1 Jan 1841	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 9, 10, 11]
  Children	1. Catherine Weber,   b. 1842, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jacob Lincoln Weber,   b. 31 Aug 1842, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 May 1915, Lodi, San Joaquin, California, United States  (Age 72 years)   3. Elizabeth L. Weber,   b. 1 Dec 1842, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John Lehman Weber,   b. 12 Jun 1844, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jul 1915, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   5. Catherine L. Weber,   b. 18 Jan 1845, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 May 1925  (Age 80 years)   6. Christian L. Weber,   b. 10 Sep 1847, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Dec 1909, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 62 years)   7. Daniel L. Weber,   b. 1 Apr 1849, Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 May 1924, Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   8. Joseph L. Weber,   b. 14 Feb 1851, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Dec 1880, Marion Center, Marion Co., Kansas  (Age 29 years)   9. Samuel Weber,   b. 1853, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Maria Ann L. "Mary" Weber,   b. 29 Mar 1853, Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   11. Louis Lehman Weber,   b. 27 Feb 1855, Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Aug 1913, Collingwood, Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario  (Age 58 years)   12. Samuel L. Weber,   b. 16 Nov 1856, Near St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Menno Lehman Weber,   b. 29 Mar 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Apr 1943, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F14079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Weber," son of Christian and Catherine (Bruck) Weber, was born in the village of Dietrichhingen, district of Zweibruecken, Rhein Bayern, Germany, August 24th, 1816. In 1833 he emigrated to America and settled temporarily at Rochester, New York, where he remained one year, thence on the strength of report, he in 1834, left Rochester, New York, and moved to Waterloo County, Ontario, and settled in Wilmot Township, where he met with many of his co-religionists. Here he resided until 1841 when he moved to Elice Township, Perth County, about one and one-half miles west of Sebringville, where he resided until 1855, then sold out and moved back to Waterloo County and settled near St. Jacobs, on the farm now occupied by Christian Sheifley. In 1860 he purchased the old "Yost Farm," adjoining that of his on the east. In 1867 he moved a little to the west of St. Jacobs, on the farm formerly possessed by Valentine Ratz and now by Daniel Good. In 1873 he again left this place and moved one mile north of St. Jacobs, on the farm now possessed by his youngest son, Menno L. In 1887 he moved to St. Jacobs where he purchased a property opposite that of Dr. Robertson's place. Here he lives retired and intends to spend the evening of his life in peace and comfort. On January 1st, 1841, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob and Magdalena (Schowalter) Lehman. She was born in Canton Seltz, Alsace, France, now Germany, June 10th, 1817, came to America in 1837, and died at St. Jacobs, Ontario, May 2nd, 1892. To them was born a family of eleven 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.]. _________________ Weber - On the 7th of Dec., 1905, near St. Jacobs, Waterloo Co., Ont., Jacob Weber. Funeral services conducted by Jonas B. Snider and Enoch Baumann at St. Jacobs. M. L. W. Herald of Truth 1 Feb 1906 _______________________ The funeral of the late Jacob Weber, whose death was announced in three columns last Saturday, was held on Saturday afternoon, the remains were interred in the Evangelical cemetery. A large number of relatives and friends paid a last tribute of respect to the deceased. A family of ten children survives him, 7 sons and 3 daughters, one other son, Joseph, having died in Kansas in 1890. The surviving children are: Jacob, State of Idaho, U.S.; Christian, Vancouver, B.C.; Louis, Collingwood; Samuel, St. Jacobs; Daniel, near Breslau; John, on the old Yost farm near St. Jacobs; Menno on the home stead; Mrs. J. Fischer, Benmiller, Ont.; Mrs. J. A. Shelly, Hawkesville and Mrs. N. W. Gingrich, St. Jacobs. Elmira Signet

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 691. [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..., 443. [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..., 619. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 5. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 4. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, Obituary of Jacob Weber - 1 Feb 1906. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 5. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 34. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 8 Page 75. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Benjamin Eby, Mennonist Society. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 8 Jan 1841 Pg 2. 1 Jan 1841 Pastor F W Bindemann m. Jacob WEBER to Elisabeth LEHMANN, both of Huron Street.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Aug 1816 - Dietrichhingen, Zweibruecken, Rhein Bayren, Germany Immigration - 1834 - , Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Jan 1841 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Dec 1905 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth