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Allan Groff

Male 1869 - 1926  (56 years)


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  1. 1.  Allan Groff was born 14 Nov 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jul 1926, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00044-3359
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
    • Occupation: 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Odd Jobs
    • Residence: 1921, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Allan Groff, "was born November 14th, 1869. He is at home on the farm, assisting in doing the various labors connected with farm life. He is not married."


    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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

    Allan married Sarah Jane Heckendorn 16 Feb 1904, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Jacob M. Heckendorn and Anna Mary "Mary" Sanborn) was born 17 Mar 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1910, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Kathy Groff  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1901, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 3. Luella "Lue" Groff  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 May 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 2006.

    Allan — Gilda Ann Saltzberry. Gilda (daughter of Lovina Saltzberry) was born 30 Aug 1876, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1966; was buried , Saint Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Fred Groff  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1913, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 5. Frank "The Bridgeport General" Groff  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jan 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 6. Kenneth Groff  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 2007, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada.
    4. 7. Doris Groff  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1917, , Ontario, Canada.
    5. 8. Norman Groff  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Apr 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Feb 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Kathy Groff Descendancy chart to this point (1.Allan1) was born 1901, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-296978
    • Occupation: 1921, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoe worker, factory
    • Residence: 1921, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical


  2. 3.  Luella "Lue" Groff Descendancy chart to this point (1.Allan1) was born 22 May 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 2006.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Lue Groff
    • Name: Luella "Lue" Boyle
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-43911
    • Occupation: 1921, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic
    • Residence: 1921, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Residence: 1927, 250 Louisa St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    BOYLE, Luella - On December 23, 2006, at the age of 101. Lue was born on May 22, 1905, in Waterloo Township to Sarah Heckendorn and Allan Groff and raised by Gilda Groff, Allan Groff's second wife. She was sister to Doris Adye-White (Mississauga), Ruth Doepel (deceased), Ken Groff (Vancouver), Norman Groff (deceased), and Frank Groff (deceased). Although she and her late husband Harry Boyle loved to travel, they made their home in Kitchener on Van Camp Ave. Harry died in 1981 after a long life. Harry had spent his working life at Goodrich and had served with the South Waterloo Overseas 111th Battalion of the Western Ontario Regiment of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and was wounded at Passchendaele. Lue had been a member of the Highland Baptist Church and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church as well as a member of the Tommy Atkins Chapter I.O.D.E. She loved golf and played many rounds at the Grand River Golf Club in Bridgeport. Bridge was another of her passions and although they had no children, there was always a dog in the family. During her lifetime she did a considerable amount of volunteer work. Cremation has taken place. Expressions of sympathy may be shown by donations to a charity of one's choice.


    The Record Newspaper 28 Dec 2006

    Luella married Harry James Boyle 3 Sep 1927, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Harry was born 1896, Ballina, Mayo, Connacht, Ireland; died 1981. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Fred Groff Descendancy chart to this point (1.Allan1) was born 1913, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-296980
    • Residence: 1921, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical


  4. 5.  Frank "The Bridgeport General" GroffFrank "The Bridgeport General" Groff Descendancy chart to this point (1.Allan1) was born 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jan 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Honoured: General Dr., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Honoured: General Dr., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; General Drive in Bridgeport/Kitchener is named after him
    • Honoured: Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Grand Hotel "The General's Crossing"
    • Name: Bridgeport General
    • Residence: Corner of General Drive and Lancaster, Kitchener
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134922

    Notes:

    GROFF, Frank (The Bridgeport General) -- At K-W Hospital, on Tuesday, January 10, 1978, Frank Groff of 559 Lancaster St, W., Kitchener, where he was born and had been a lifetime resident. In his youth he was a caddy at the Grand River Golf Club, and later worked McBrine Baggage Company, and for the past 26 years was an unpaid school crossing guard in Bridgeport. Son of the late Allan Groff and the former Gilda Saltzberry. Surviving are two brothers, Norman of Elmira and Kenneth of Vancouver B.C.; two sisters, Doris (Mrs. Stewart Adye-White) of Streetsville, and Mrs. Ruth Doepel of Kitchener. Friends may call at the Grihn Funeral Home, 178 Queen St. S., Kitchener, after noon today. Funeral and committal service at the funeral home on Friday at 2 p.m. Rev William Wilkinson of Emmanuel United Church, Bridgeport, and Canon E. Ralph Adye of Weston, officiating. Interment Bridgeport Cemetery.

    The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 11 Jan 1978

    Honoured:
    Oak St., Kitchener renamed General Drive in his honour.


  5. 6.  Kenneth Groff Descendancy chart to this point (1.Allan1) was born 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 2007, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: airline captain
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-296981
    • Residence: 1921, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Notes:

    had 2 children.
    Skip K.R.Groff - Grain Farmer Regina Saskatchewan
    Geoffrey Allan Groff - Physician Houston Texas

    Kenneth — Gloria Dupuis. Gloria was born 1925; died 2010. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Doris Groff Descendancy chart to this point (1.Allan1) was born 1917, , Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-296982
    • Residence: 1921, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical


  7. 8.  Norman Groff Descendancy chart to this point (1.Allan1) was born 24 Apr 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Feb 1985, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-296983
    • Residence: 1921, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Notes:

    Groff, Norman, son of Allan and Gilda (Saltzberry) Groff, was born in Kitchener, Ont., Apr. 24, 1919; died of cancer at Kitchener, Ont., Feb. 11, 1985; aged 65 y. Surviving are one brother (Kenneth), and 2 sisters (Doris Adye-White and Luella Boyle). He was a member of Elmira Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 13, in charge of Ray Brubacher and Ken Bechtel; interment in Elmira Cemetery.



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