Maria W. "Polly" Horst^{[1, 2]}

1826 - 1895  (68 years)

• Name	Maria W. "Polly" Horst
  Born	30 Sep 1826	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Maria W. "Polly" Esch
  Name	Maria W. "Polly" Koenig
  Name	Polly Horst
  Residence	1846	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonist
  Eby ID Number	00058-3909
  Died	26 Sep 1895  [3]
  Buried	Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I1102	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian Horst,   b. 4 Jul 1803, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 23 Nov 1879, East Of Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Eva M. Wanner,   b. 24 Sep 1809, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Apr 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Michael Esch,   b. 3 Mar 1821, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 24 May 1877  (Age 56 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1846	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Daniel Esch,   b. 9 Nov 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Oct 1865  (Age 16 years)   2. Christian Heinrich Esch,   b. 1 Aug 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Mar 1922, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   3. Menno Esch,   b. 5 Jul 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jul 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   4. Mary Magdalene "Magdelene" Esch,   b. 9 Nov 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jul 1913, Moorefield, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)   5. Mary Esch,   b. 1855, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Susanah Esch,   b. 30 Dec 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 1866  (Age 6 years)   7. Peter Esch,   b. 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Esch,   b. 2 Jul 1864, Salem, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1930  (Age 65 years)   9. Hannah Esch,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Amos Horst Esch,   b. 15 Apr 1867, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. 24 Nov 1946, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   11. Joseph Esch,   b. 1869, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Alexander Esch,   b. 1871, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	George Koenig,   b. 1833, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	6 Feb 1883	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Polly Horst, "was first married to Michael Esch and after his decease she was married to George Koenig. They reside in Peel Township, Wellington County, near Yatton P.O., where he is engaged in farming. She has a large family but names of children were not received" 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.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 820. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 557. [S154] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Mennonite CC#4584 Internet Link. Zum Andenken an/ Maria/ Ehefrau von/ Georg Koenig/ gest Sept. 26,1895/ Alter 68 Jahr 11/ Monat 26 Tage/ [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Polly Esh Born: Dumfries Tp Ont Age: 56 Father: Christian Horst Mother: Eva Horst Born: abt 1827 Spouse: George King Age: 49 born: Germany Father: Jacob King Mother: Elisabeth King married 6 Feb 1883 Koenig is mispelled as King. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 21. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 12. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Jacob Huttner - Minister of The Lutheran Evangelical Church In The Village of Preston report 65. Michael Esch, married Maria Horst, both of Woolwich. 22 Dec. 1846

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Sep 1826 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1846 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Dec 1846 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Feb 1883 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth