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Heinrich Jacob "Henry" Herber[1]

Male 1796 - 1866  (70 years)


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  • Name Heinrich Jacob "Henry" Herber 
    Born 11 Apr 1796  Schweinsberg, Kirchhain, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80927785 
    Name Henry Herber 
    Name Henry Jacob Herber 
    Occupation 1834  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    cooper 
    Occupation 1840  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    cooper 
    Residence 1848  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 10] 
    Occupation 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Yeoman 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Yeoman 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-34513 
    Died 11 May 1866  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 12, 13] 
    Buried Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7] 
    Person ID I34513  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Family 1 Catharina Nicholi,   b. CALC 20 Dec 1797, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Herber,   b. 6 Jan 1830, Schweinsberg, Kirchhain, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 1918, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     2. Wilhelm "William" Herber,   b. 1832, Schweinsberg, Kirchhain, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1868  (Age 36 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F8859  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Louisa Scheifele,   b. 15 Dec 1812, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Children 
     1. Katharina "Catherine" Herber,   b. 19 Jan 1836, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1867, Neustadt, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
     2. Carl Jacob "Jacob" Herber,   b. 14 Feb 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1870  (Age 33 years)
     3. Rosina Herber,   b. 12 Oct 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1909  (Age 69 years)
     4. Dorothea "Dora" Herber,   b. 28 Aug 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1920, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     5. Mathias Herber,   b. 10 Jan 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
     6. Anna Maria "Mary" Herber,   b. 28 Apr 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1933  (Age 89 years)
     7. Christian Herber,   b. 16 Feb 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     8. Peter Paulus "Paulus" Herber,   b. 29 Jun 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1915  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F9163  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Margaret Schafer,   b. 3 Jan 1816, , Hessia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1890, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 4 Jan 1852  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 14] 
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F24842  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • She [Elizabeth Herber] came to Canada at the age of 3 years with her parents, Heinrich Jacob Herber (1796-1866) & Catherina Nicholi ( 1797-1834) and her brother, William. Elizabeth's mother Catherine, died shortly after arriving in Canada -25 February 1834 at the age of 36 years , 2 months and 5 days. She was buried in the then named Berlin graveyard 26 February, 1834.

      Elizabeth's father, Heinrich, was born 11 April, 1796 in Schweinsberg/Kurfurstenthum Hesson, Germany. He died 11 May May 1866 at the age of 70 years 1 month.

      Elizabeth's father went looking for someone to help raise his children. He asked a local farmer for one of his daughters to help. Heinrich married the farmer's daughter, Louise Schaeffer and I was told they had 8 children together.

      Email Dianne Wittig 2019

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Jacob Harber Birth Place: Waterloo RESIDENCE: Wilmot Age: 29 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837 Father Name: Henry Harber Mother Name: Louise Harber Spouse Name: Ernestina Shafer Spouse's Age: 26 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo County Ontario Canada Spouse Residence: Wilmot Spouse Father Name: Mathew Shafer Spouse Mother Name: Maria Shafer Marriage Date: 27 Nov 1866 Marriage County: Waterloo

    2. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 4 Pg 5.
      Coor Hessiah

    3. [S524] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Zion Evangelical Lutheran St. Agatha CC#4576 Internet Link.
      Hier ruhet/ Heinrich Herber/ aus Schweinsberg/ Kurfurstenthum Hessen/ geb. den 11 April 1796/ gest. den 11 Mai 1866/ im Alter von 70 Jahre/ 1 Monat/ Sanft ruhe seine Asche

    4. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Henry Herber, 55 yrs, yeoman of Wilmot married 4 Jan 1852 in Greenbush by banns to Margareth Paul (widow) of near Linden, 37 yrs of North East Hope, wit: Dorothea Gaukel of Waterloo & Caroline Bindeman

    5. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 4 Page 5.

    6. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 14 Page 87.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80927785/heinrich-jacob-herber.

    8. [S211] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church Register of H. W. Peterson 1833-1835.
      Died, February 25th 1834, Catharina Herber wife of Henry Jacob Herber (cooper). She was aged 36 years 2 months & 5 days. Buried in the Berlin Graveyard, Feb 26. Discourse delivered by Revd H W Peterson in German.

    9. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd F. W. Bindemann, Minister of the German Evangelical Protestant Church at Greenbush Village, Waterloo Township, Halton County, Wellington District, 31 Aug. 1840 to 31 Aug. 1841.
      John Fleischrauer, Cartwright, To Maria Yungblut, Both Of Waterloo. Rev. Bindemann. Wit. Henry Herber, Cooper, Of Wilmot And Ludwig Peppler, Of Waterloo.

    10. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library, #2 pg 160.
      Christian Herber son of Henry, yeoman of Wilmot and Louisa Schaufle, died 5 Sep 1848, buried 7 Sep 1848, aged 2 y 6 m 20d, Cause: Dysentery

    11. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 4 Pg 5.

    12. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 24 May 1866.
      Henry Herber died 11 May 1866 in Wilmot, 71 yrs.

    13. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 23 May 1866.
      Herber, Henry died 12 May 1866 Of Wilmot, about 72 years old.

    14. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev’d Fredereck W. Bindemann, Minister Of The United Lutheran And German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226.
      Henry Herber, Yeoman, Of Wilmot. To Widow Margaret Paul, Of North East Hope. Rev. Bindemann. Wit. Dorothea Gaukel, Of Berlin And Carolina Bindemann, Of Greenbush

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Apr 1796 - Schweinsberg, Kirchhain, Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - cooper - 1834 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - cooper - 1840 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1848 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Yeoman - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Jan 1852 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Yeoman - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 May 1866 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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