John Zurbrigg

1836 - 1922  (86 years)

• Name	John Zurbrigg
  Born	8 Apr 1836	, Switzerland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Rsrch. Note	Punkeydoodle's Corner is located at the precise spot where Oxford, Perth and Waterloo, ON Counties connect. (East of Tavistock and south of Highway 7 and 8) Why Punkeydoodle's Corner? One story has it that John Zurbrigg, who settled there over 100 years ago and grew fields of pumpkins, had a dispute with another settler named Hellman. During an argument, he was called an old "Punkeydoddle" by Mrs. Hellman. The name stuck, and afterwards and the land became known as Punkeydoddle's Corner. The second story is that John grew so many pumpkins and because of his short, stout stature, was nicknamed 'Punkeydoodle'. Again his land was called Punkeydoodle's Corner. The third story is the most probable version, handed down from the early settlers. It revolves around an innkeeper, John Zurbuchen, who used to lead his patrons in the singing of popular tavern songs. He was a native of Germany and had difficulties with the English language. Instead of singing 'Yankey Doodle went to town' he always sang 'Punkeydoddle went to town'. As a result, Punkeydoddle became his nickname and it became Punkeydoodle's Corner. Controversy appears to always surround this community. When you visit Punkeydoodle's Corner, you will notice that the street signs, on the main street, have a different spelling on the sign at each end of the street. The largest event to have occurred at Punkeydoodle's Corner was on June 26, 1982. Over 10.000 people assembled in the field to the south of the present homes to celebrate Canada's Birthday. Canada Post established a Post Office. Many souvenirs mark this famous Canadian community. A monument was unveiled to commemorate the occasion. _____________________________________________________________ John ZURBRIGG 8 Apr 1836 - 27 Oct 1922 RELIGION: W. Methodist (1871), Evangelical (1881-91), Evangelical Association (1901) BIRTH: 8 Apr 1836, Frutigen, Ct. Berne, Switzerland DEATH: 27 Oct 1922, Kurtzville, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario BURIAL: 29 Oct 1922, Fairview Cemetery, Listowel, Ontario EVENT: Occupations : Farmer, Labourer, Coopersmith/Cooper, Journeyman REFERENCE: 12 Father: Anthony ZURBRIGG Mother: Magdalena TRACHSEL Family 1 : Lydia GOOD MARRIAGE: 14 Oct 1867, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario MARRIAGE: 13 Oct 1868, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario EVENT: Couple Met : 3rd Concession of Wallace Twp.
  Immigration	1847  [1]
  Name	John Zürbrick
  Occupation	1901	Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	00041-3306.1
  Died	27 Oct 1922	Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: old age
  Person ID	I9107	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Anton Zurbrigg,   b. 25 Mar 1809, , Switzerland ,   d. 15 Mar 1877, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Traschel,   b. 1 Jun 1806, , Switzerland ,   d. 9 Dec 1850  (Age 44 years)
  Family ID	F7781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Good,   b. 24 Jun 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1927, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. Lovina Zurbrigg,   b. 25 Jul 1870, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Susannah Zurbrigg,   b. 16 Jun 1872, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Nov 1931, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)   3. William John Zurbrigg,   b. 25 Mar 1876, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 1933, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)   4. Henry A. Zurbrigg,   b. 30 May 1879, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Moses F. Zurbrigg,   b. 24 Mar 1882, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Veronica Lucinda Zurbrigg,   b. 27 Aug 1884, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mary Ann Zurbrigg,   b. 24 Sep 1886, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Ida Matilda Zurbrigg,   b. 31 Jan 1888, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Alvin W. Zurbrigg,   b. 8 May 1889, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Emma Zurbrigg,   b. 3 Oct 1891, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Milton Zurbrigg,   b. 1 Aug 1893, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F2647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S258] Census - ON, Perth, Wallace - 1901, l-3 Page 2. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Apr 1836 - , Switzerland  = Link to Google Earth