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

Jonah Steen Baer[1, 2]

Male 1858 - 1946  (87 years)


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  • Name Jonah Steen Baer 
    Born 11 Oct 1858  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21665037 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1887  Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Laborer, on Farm 
    Residence 1911  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1943  90 Blair Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00003-601.2 
    Died 6 Aug 1946  Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11
    Buried Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11
    Person ID I5878  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John Bear,   b. 30 May 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1908, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Margaret Steen,   b. 29 Dec 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1920, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Married 28 Oct 1856  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 12
    Family ID F2852  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sulinda Stauffer,   b. 28 Feb 1868, , Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1943, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 26 Oct 1887  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Children 
     1. Melvin Elma Baer,   b. 13 May 1889, Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1971, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     2. Estelle May Baer,   b. 25 Jun 1890, Minto Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1917, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     3. Sylvia Luella "Luella" Baer,   b. 21 Sep 1892, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1977, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. Eldon S. Baer,   b. 8 Aug 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1973, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     5. Myrtle Lualice Baer,   b. 14 Nov 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1983, Athens, Clark, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     6. Harvey Russell Baer,   b. 20 Nov 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1982  (Age 81 years)
     7. Grace Helen Baer,   b. 9 Jul 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F1793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • "A lifelong resident of the Galt district, Jonah S. Baer, 87, died yesterday following an illness o fthree months. Deceased was born near Hespeler and for many years farmed near Doon. The late Mr. Baer was farm manager of Langdon Hall, Blair for26 (?) years. In 1947 he retired and moved to Galt. His wife predeceased him in 1943 (?).

      Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. J.A. Brasche (SP?) of Galt, Mrs. B.Kennyon of Bronxville, N.Y. and Grace at home; three sons, Melvin of Clarkson, Eldon of Plattsville and Harvey of Galt; and three sisters,Mrs. Daniel Geiger, Mrs. Dillman Bowman and Mrs. Albert Coons of Preston....Blair Cemetery."

      KW Record obit. of Wed., Aug. 7, 1946

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 186.

    2. [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..., 303.

    3. [S34] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Blair CC#4501 Internet Link.
      Baer
      A. Jonah S. Baer / 1860-1946 B. Sulinda Stauffer / beloved wife of / Jonah S. Baer / 1868 -1943 C. Melvin E. Baer / 1889-1971 / Luanna Brubacher / 1890-1973 / infant son Robert

    4. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 1.

    5. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 33.

    6. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 43.

    7. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 2. Pg. 9.

    8. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 68.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21665037/jonah-steen-baer.

    10. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Nov 1887.
      26 Oct 1887 Jonah S. Bear of Doon and Sulinda Stauffer of Strassburg, were married by Preacher J.B. Bowman, Berlin.

    11. [S34] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Blair CC#4501 Internet Link.

    12. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Oct 1858 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., 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 MapsResidence - 1887 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Oct 1887 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer, on Farm - 1911 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Aug 1946 - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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