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

Jacob Bachert Martin

Male 1873 - 1943  (69 years)


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  • Name Jacob Bachert Martin 
    Born 31 Dec 1873  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Bank Clerk 
    Business 1909  Valentine & Martin Shoe Company, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Valentine & Martin Shoe Company 
    Valentine & Martin Letter Opener
    Valentine & Martin Letter Opener
    Valentine & Martin Letter Opener
    Valentine & Martin Letter Opener
    Valentine & Martin Letter Opener
    Valentine & Martin Letter Opener
    Name Jacob B. Martin 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Manufacturer, Shoe Factory 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-71127 
    Died 11 Jul 1943  [4
    Buried Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I71127  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob V. Martin,   b. 23 Apr 1830, Kleineicholzheim, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Catherine Bachert,   b. 3 Dec 1837, Sranko , Mecklenburg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1900, Rummelhardt (Waterloo City), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 12 Sep 1858  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Family ID F23417  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Flash from the Past: Bridgeport Lofts site was a shoe factory

      Some old buildings come down. Others are reinvented and put to ever more uses.

      Last week's "mystery" photo isn't so old. It was snapped just over 10 years ago and shows the former Valentine and Martin Ltd. shoe plant at Bridgeport and Regina streets in Waterloo - today the Bridgeport Lofts apartments. ....Research by the late Ellis Little (for whom the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Waterloo Public Library is named) indicates construction of the building began in 1903 for a shoe factory a man named G.C. Raehr was to run.

      But when that didn't happen, the site was sold to James Valentine, who had learned the shoemaking trade in his native Scotland. He started producing shoes in 1904 and in 1908 acquired a partner, Jacob B. Martin, previously the bookkeeper for a shirtmaker. ....The shoe business prospered and Martin became sole owner after Valentine's death in 1929. In 1938, he sold the firm to Greb Shoe of Kitchener, which until then was primarily a boot maker....1a


      Waterloo Region Record 23 Nov 2012 Jon Fear

  • Sources 
    1. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 6.

    2. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 36.

    3. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 44 Pg. 7.

    4. [S155] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Erb Street Mennonite CC#4512 Internet Link.
      MARTIN/ Jacob Bachert MARTIN/ Born Dec. 31, 1873/ Died July 11, 1943/ In silence we remember

    5. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 25197 (1874), Jacob Martin.
      Jacob Martin, b. 31 Dec 1872 (believe in error as other registration are 1873 and 1874 surrounding record) s/o Jacob Martin (painter) & Catharine Bachard

    6. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Jacob Martin Born: Baden, Germany Res: Wilmot Township Age: 28 Born: abt 1830 Father: Bernard Mother: Cath Vogel Spouse: Catherine Bacherd Age: 20 Born: abt 1838 born: Germany Res: Wilmot Township Father: Martin Mother: Cath Martin married 12 Sep 1858 county: Waterloo

    7. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Jacob Martin, 28, res. Wilmot, b. Kleinuchenheimer Baden, s/o Bernard & Catherine (Vogel), married 12 Sept 1858 Catherine Racherd, 21, res. Wilmot, b. Sranko Mecklinburg, d/o Martin Catherine (Martin)

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Dec 1873 - 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 MapsOccupation - Bank Clerk - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Valentine & Martin Shoe Company - 1909 - Valentine & Martin Shoe Company, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manufacturer, Shoe Factory - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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