Jacob Zurbrigg

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• Occupation: harness maker
• Eby ID Number: 000132-8136.1
• Immigration: 1846, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1850, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Harnessmaker
• Occupation: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Harness Maker
• Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Harness Maker
• Occupation: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Saddler
• Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association

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Death of Jacob Zurbrigg

There passed away at his home here on Friday, December 31st, a highly esteemed resident in the person of Mr. Jacob Zurbrigg, after a short illness, in his 81st year. Deceased was born at Frutigan, Switzerland, on May 17th, 1846, and came with his parents to Canada at the age of about one year and spent the greater part of his life in Waterloo County. He followed the trade of harness-maker at New Dundee for some years, but for the past thirty-five years resided in New Hamburg, where he engaged in the grocery business, milling business and harness-making at different times. He was married in 1869 to Barbara Wing, who survives him, besides two daughters, Rebecca, (Mrs. Mussleman), of Kitchener, Thursday, at home, and three sons, Daniel, of Philadelphia, Mahlon, of New Hamburg, and Charles, of Lucan, also seven grandchildren, one brother and two sisters. The funeral was held on Sunday afternoon from his late home to Riverside Cemetery, and was conducted by Rev. S.R. Knechtel, pastor of the Evangelical Church. A large circle of relatives and friends were in attendance.

New Hamburg Independent Jan 7 1927 pg 5

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Flour Mill Badly Damaged.

New Hamburg, On., Aug 9 - Fire in the New Hamburg flour mill last night did $20,000 damage. The was owned by Jacobd Zurbrigg and occupied by J. Clelens & Co., both losing heavily. There is insurance for $6,000.

Free Press Prairie Farmer, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 13 Aug 1902 pg 9

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The Mill Fire

Early on the warm August 8 evening in 1902, while local residents were enjoying a variety program staged by a Chautauqua group at the local school yard, cries of "fire" and the sounding of the town bell could be heard to signal for help to fight a blaze.

Little Elena Betzer, whose father, Isaac, had been head miller at the local flour mill, had been taken to the evening program to mark her ninth birthday day.

Soon a column of thick smoke arose over the downtown area. This was a spectacular fire, for it was at the local flour and grist mill in the heart of the village. The large three-storey frame building was soon engulfed in flames and in a short time was razed to the ground. This was the mill built by William Scott in 1848, a half century before. It had a colourful history, having passed through the hands of a succession of owners and operators, and had been extensively damaged in the 1889 boiler explosion.

The economic loss was to affect not only the owners and employees but also the community as well, for it drew farmers and their families for miles around who shopped and transacted business in town as well as at the mill.

Mrs. Edward Pfaff, bride of New Hamburg's newest barber, who had recently moved to town, stood at the window of the couple's temporary home in the Queen's Hotel, (now 73-77 Peel Street) just a hundred meters from the mill. She watched with a mixture of apprehension and awe at the scene as flames and smoke billowed into the air, carrying sparks and embers over the buildings nearby.

Embers and burning shingles settled on nearby roofs, some of which began to smoulder. Residents
and building occupants busily carried pails of water to douse flames. New Hamburg's steam-powered fire engine Chugged valiantly, but to little avail. The frame building was doomed, and it burned to the foundation. The loss of the mill would have a definite impact on its patrons and the economy of the village as well.

From: New Hamburg as it really was…. By Ernst E. Ritz

Jacob married Barbara Wing 28 Sep 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Daniel Wing and Mary Luckebiehl) was born 10 Dec 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1952; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Rebecca Musselman
• Eby ID Number: 000132-8136.2
• Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association

Rebecca — Amos Bauman Musselman. Amos (son of Joseph S. Musselman and Mary Bauman) was born 30 Apr 1872, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Feb 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Eda Letta Zurbrigg
• Name: Idelette Zurbrigg
• Eby ID Number: 000132-8136.4

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• Eby ID Number: 000132-8136.3

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• Occupation: dental surgeon
• Eby ID Number: 000132-8136.5
• Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Residence: 1930, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Daniel — Melinda Ida Merner. Melinda (daughter of Christian Merner and Elisabeth Young) was born 5 Jun 1879, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , Havertown, , Delaware; was buried , Upper Darby, , Delaware. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mahlon Zurbrigg
• Eby ID Number: 000132-8136.6
• Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
• Occupation: 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Apprentice Harness Maker
• Residence: 1930, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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J. MAHLON ZURBRIGG

A former resident of New Hamburg and London, J. Mahlon Zurbrigg, 86, passed away March 27 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Samuel (Hope) Sivertz, New Haven, Connecticut.

Prior to 1929 when he operated a hospital supply firm in London, the late Mr. Zurbrigg taught modern languages in secondary schools at Galt, Parkhill, Glencoe and Winchester.

Surviving besides his daughter, Hope, a son, C. Marton of London; a sister. Miss M. Tusle Zurbrigg, New Hamburg; and one brother, Dr. D. Anton Zurbrigg of Philadelphia, Pa.; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Mr. Zurbrigg was predeceased by his wife, the former Sadie Lacey in 1947; a son, D'arcy, a pilot with the RCAF in 1943, and a daughter, Mrs. Lorne (Jean) Roth of Exeter, in 1964.

The funeral service was held Saturday at Logan Funeral Home, London, with Rev. Dr. Water officiating. Burial was in Mount Pleasant cemetery, London.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-359856
• Residence: 1891, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Eby ID Number: 000132-8136.7
• Residence: 1930, Lucan, Biddulph Township, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada

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• Name: Mildred Zurbrigg
• Name: Thurnelda Zurbrigg
• Name: Thusnelda Zurbrigg
• Name: Tusie Zurbrigg
• Eby ID Number: 000132-8136.8
• Occupation: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Typewriter - at home
• Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical Association
• Residence: 1930, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada