Our Waterloo Kin - Waterloo Region Branch, OGS

Our Our Waterloo Waterloo Kin 

Kin 

Waterloo Region Branch Web Site 

http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/~marj/genealogy/ww.html 

Waterloo Region Branch 

Ontario Genealogical Society 

Sheave Tower at Blair 

Waterloo Region Branch OGS 

c/o Kitchener Public Library 

85 Queen St., N. 

Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2H 2H1 

Volume 1 No. 2 

Summer 2001

Officers 

Officers 

Chair 

Gordon Ambrose 

Vice - Chair 

Sharon Downey 

Secretary 

Laurie Strome 

Treasurer 

Susan Seabrook 

Membership Secretary 

Cynthia Stapells 

Newsletter Editor 

Darryl Bonk 

Darryl.Bonk@bigfoot.com 

Newsletter Mailing 

Sharon Downey 

Enquiries 

Rosemary Ambrose 

Librarian 

Thelma Barnes 

Cemetery Co-ordinator 

Erie Matthews 

Publications 

Tom Shoniker 

Programmes 

Donna Wall 

Church Records 

Rosemary Ambrose 

Pedigree Chart Keeper 

Marilyn Baron 

Exhibits 

Frances Hoffman 

Strays 

Dona Madill 

Office Administrator 

Jennifer Baker 

Office Administrator 

David Bombay 

Waterloo Regional Heritage 

Foundation 

Gordon Ambrose 

Member at Large 

Gary Baker 

Contact by internet: 

watogs@home.com 

Greetings: 

In the Waterloo Region, summer is finally here. Hardly any Spring to speak 

of. By the time you read this newsletter, Seminar 2001 will be history. Seminar 

has been the culmination of over two years of planning and preparation. The 

University of Waterloo site was booked some four years ago. It was important 

to the former Waterloo-Wellington Branch to host Seminar 2001, as 2001 is 

the fortieth anniversary of the Ontario Genealogical Society. Seminar 2001 is 

a joint production of the two new branches, the Waterloo Region Branch and 

the Wellington County Branch. 

The Houston Lecturer this year was Wendy Cameron, researcher and lecturer, 

speaking on the Petworth Project, 1832-1837. The research of this early 

emigration project has resulted in two recently published books, Assisting 

Emigration To Upper Canada, by Wendy Cameron and Mary McDougall 

Maude and English Immigrant Voices, Labourers’ Letters from Upper 

Canada in the 1830, edited by Wendy Cameron, Sheila Haines and Mary 

McDougall Maude. A presentation of research documents was presented to 

Susan Bellingham, Head, Special Collections, University of Waterloo for 

deposit at the University, by Reverend Edward John Rowell Jackman, sponsor 

and patron of the volumes. 

We also had a book launch of a new Waterloo Region Branch publication, 

Family Research in Ontario’s Waterloo County, by Ryan Taylor. This is an 

update of Ryan’s 1986 publication, Family Research in Waterloo and 

Wellington Counties. The new publication covers only Waterloo County, now 

Waterloo Region. The book is 136 pages with index and is priced at $12.95 

Cdn. plus postage. The book was published with the assistance of a grant from 

the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation. It should be noted that Ryan 

donated the manuscript to the Branch. 

I wish to publicly thank the many volunteers, the Branch executive, the 

Seminar 2001 committee and many, many others who gave of their time and 

energy to make Seminar 2001 a success. I am deeply grateful and very proud 

to have been part of this experience. 

Charter Night for the Waterloo Region Branch was celebrated on May 14th, 

2001, when O.G.S. president Ken Bird presented our branch with a framed 

O.G.S. Branch Charter confirming our status as the Waterloo Region Branch 

of the Ontario Genealogical Society. We became a new branch on January 1st 

this year, one of two new branches formed when the Waterloo-Wellington 

Branch was divided. 

I wish all of you including our hard-working executive and volunteers a most 

pleasant and enjoyable summer. My wife Rosemary and I have planned a 

camping trip to P.E.I and Nova Scotia in June. We are looking forward to revisiting 

that part of Canada. 

Gordon V. Ambrose 

Chair, Waterloo Region Branch. 

Page 20

Upcoming 

Meetings 

The Waterloo Region Branch meets 

at the Kitchener Public Library 

(Hamblin Room) 85 Queen St., 

Kitchener 

the 2 nd Monday of each month 

except June, July and August at 7.00 

pm. October will be the 3 rd Monday 

due to Thanksgiving. 

Sept. 10, 2001 

Larry Devine - Researcher 

# Route of the Conestoga Wagons 

and the Mennonites 

# The Shade Family trek from 

New Jersey to Pennsylvania 

# Absalom Shade's trek to the 

Grand River. 

Oct. 15 th , 2001 

To Be Announced 

Nov. 12 th , 2001 

Brian Gilchrist 

Dec. 10 th , 2001 

Show and Tell 

# Bring your stories, successes or 

failures. 

At our meetings there are 

always, publications to purchase 

and questions to ask during our 

“Question and Answer” segment. 

The Cover: Sheave Tower 

Barely visible through the trees along the Old Mill Road in Blair the 

Sheave Tower stands about 100 metres downstream from the site of a 

larger mill which was built by Samuel Bowman in 1846. It takes its name 

from the sheave wheel which is described as “a wheel with a grooved rim, 

especially one used as a pulley." 

A recent restoration put new timbers in its frame and a fresh coat of 

oxblood paint on its board and batten walls. The tower looks as it did 

when built 124 years ago. During the 1800s, creek water created power 

for the larger mill by churning through its turbine. The water then 

wastefully trickled downstream. So Bowman built the tower and installed 

a turbine to harness the water-power a second time before it flowed 

toward the Grand River. As water twisted the turbine under the tower, a 

series of gears and shafts spun a large steel wheel (sheave) near the 

peaked roof. Like a giant laundry line with a cable looped around two 

wheels, water power was transferred from the small tower to the main 

mill. It's one of the only surviving examples of auxiliary water power still 

standing. 

Page 21 

Our latest publication 

The Waterloo Region Branch is 

proud to announce its latest guide 

to research in Waterloo County. 

This book is the most 

comprehensive “how to” book on 

any County in Ontario that we 

are aware. 

Packed full of tips and 

information specific to 

researching your Waterloo 

County Ancestors. 

There are numerous maps, 

listings of cemeteries, churches, 

libraries, archives and societies. 

Perfect for beginners and 

advanced family historians, 

researching Waterloo Region 

families. 

To quote from the book “When the first edition of this guide was published 

in 1986, it would have been impossible to foresee how genealogy would 

change ... This handbook is meant to assist genealogical researchers working 

in Waterloo, whether they are resident there or living far away. “

Queries 

Queries 

I am looking for a William WEBER who died about 1915 in a industrial 

accident at the Hahn Brass Company in New Hamburg. William may 

have a sister Livona ? William left a son Paul WEBER born in 1911 at 

the time of his death. Family story has William owning a share in the 

company. Any help or assistance would be greatly welcomed. John 

Garven "john garven" 

Does anyone recognize this COOPER marriage.. Looking for a 

connection to Victoria Cooper buried in a Waterloo cemetery. Margaret 

Cooper-RIDSDALE former Guelphite COOPER 

m@ca.on.wellington.minto WELSH John Richard Corporal and 

COOPER Marilyn Jean married 1956 finnigan@aol.com 

I am searching for this family. This is all the info I have: *William Henry 

JOHNSON b. Nov. 30, 1820, England, died August 1902, Wahoo, 

Nebraska, USA. Married (1) Charlotte HENRY in 1841 in Ontario. 

(2)Catherine ROGERS Feb. 1864 in Ontario. Catherine was b. about 

1840 and had at least 2 brothers - William & Jack Rogers. Children: 

*Eliza Ann Johnson, b. 1842; d. 1918. married John HARLEY of 

Georgetown, Ontario. * Mary Jane Johnson b. 1844 married David 

BURBEE . *Lewisa Johnson b. 1854; d. 1946; married Christopher 

BARNES. *William Henry Johnson II, b. abt 1855; died 1893; married 

Eliza Jane KINSOMN in Galt, Ontario; *Matilda D. Johnson b. Dec. 29, 

1852, near Galt, Ontario. died March 5, 1919, Corvallis, Oregon, married 

Alfred N. HARLAN October 20, 1873 near Lincoln, Nebraska. *Eleanor 

E. Johnson, b. 1867, Stratford?, Canada married Edward MICHELE 

1890 *Minnie Johnson, b. 1870 *James William Johnson, b. 1873. The 

last 3 children are from 2nd wife. Any information on this family is 

appreciated. 

Bev Bird "John E. bird" 

Do you have any knowledge of this last name KREISH as to when and 

where they arrived from to get to Canada, and if there are any relatives 

still living there? 

I looked up some information and found my surname listed in Canada. I 

know my grandparents located themselves in Johnsonburg Pennsylvania, 

USA in the late 1800's, however I noticed a listing for the following 

names. Can you help me identify or do you have any additional 

information on these names? Joseph KREISH - International 

Genealogical Index Male b: Abt. 1853 of Preston, Waterloo, Ontario. 2. 

Joseph KREISH - International Genealogical Index m. Jan 1884 Preston, 

Waterloo, Ontario. 3. Wilford KREISH - International Genealogical 

Index b. Jul 1889 of Preston, Waterloo, Ontario 

Dennis Kreish deniskreish@att.net 

Home Children Database 

Between 1869 and the early 1930s, over 100,000 

children were sent to Canada from Great Britain 

during the child emigration movement. Members 

of the British Isles Family History Society of 

Greater Ottawa are locating and indexing the 

names of these Home Children found in 

passenger lists in the custody of the National 

Archives of Canada. This database can be 

searched at: 

www.archives.ca/02/02011002_e.html 

The following years are currently available: 

1869-70, 1873, 1875-77, 1882, 1884, 1887, 

1889-94, 1897-1900, 1902-03, 1905-07, 

1909-1910, 1912, 1914 and 1916. More years 

are being added. 

Details reported can be: Age, Sex, Year of 

Arrival, Source, Ship, Port of departure and 

arrival , Departure Date, Arrival Date, Party, 

Comments. 

Urban Legends and Myths 

For those on the internet, I am sure many of you 

are getting notices about computer viruses and 

the like. Many false notices about them are 

spread by well-meaning people like ourselves. 

This site is well-worth looking at as it dispels 

many of the hoaxes and myths concerning some 

of these, saving a lot of worry, trouble and 

expense. Can be found at: 

urbanlegends.about.com/science/urbanlegends/ 

Waterloo Region Branch OGS Page 22 

Our Waterloo Kin Volume 1

Genealogy Research 

Made Easier 

Thanks to New Partnership 

Toronto, April 30, 2001 - The 

Archives of Ontario and the Ontario 

Genealogical Society are making it 

easier to research family history. As 

of April 30, 2001 microfilm copies 

of historical Ontario birth, marriage 

and death registrations and their 

indexes will be available through the 

Ontario Genealogical Society. 

This partnership responds to an 

increased demand for vital statistics 

microfilm by libraries, universities, 

local genealogy associations and 

heritage organizations across the 

province, Canada and the United 

States. 

This venture will provide better 

service to customers who need 

access to historical vital statistics 

through their libraries or local 

genealogy associations," says the 

Chair of Management Board of 

Cabinet David Tsubouchi. "This is 

an innovative way for the 

government to provide a service and 

respond to an increased demand." 

"We are excited to provide this 

service," says Ken Bird, president of 

the Ontario Genealogical Society, a 

non-profit corporation representing 

the largest organized group of 

genealogists in Ontario. "These 

statistics are of special interest to 

genealogical groups and we look 

forward to working with the 

government."... 

Details on purchasing copies of 

the microfilm can be found at the 

Ontario Genealogical Society’s 

website: 

http://www.ogs.on.ca/ 

Queries Queries (continued) 

(continued) 

I am searching for any descendants of David REINHARDT and Katherine 

SHUPE(SHUPP) from Waterloo. He worked on Benjamin MARTINS land in 

1860-1870's. David and Katherine had 16 children: 1. Charles- b 18 aug 1858- 

Waterloo, 2. John-b. 5 April 1860-Waterloo, 3. Jacobina-b. 25 jul 1862 Waterloo, 

4. Katherina-b. 28 Aug 1865-Waterloo, 5. Anna-b. 16 sep 1866- Waterloo, 6. 

Mary Ann- b. 12 Oct 1868-Waterloo, married Fahnlander, GAFFNEY, 7. 

Elisabeth- b. 9 May 1874-Waterloo, 8. David Phillip-b. 6 Feb 1873- 

Waterloo-never married, 9. Carolina -b. 30 Jul 1870-Waterloo, 10. Louisa Lena-b. 

16 Jul 1876-Waterloo (my ggrandmother) married, Peter SCHWARTZ of 

Mildmay, Bruce, Ontario, 11. Julianna-b. 21 sep 1878- Waterloo, 12. Susanna-b. 

6 Oct 1879- Waterloo, 13. Emelia-b. 6 Oct 1879-Waterloo, 14. Tillie- b. 18 Feb 

1882-Georgetown, MN, 15. Ida-b. Mar 1884-Georgetown, MN, 16. Lilly-b. Nov 

1886-Georgetown, MN. If anyone has any information, I would love to hear from 

you. I do have some more information on this lineage. 

Michelle Horton Michelle Horton 

I am researching William MITCHELL b 1808 Aberdeenshire m Isabelle 

GERRIE 1840. The family lived in Winterbourne. Love to hear from anyone 

researching these names. 

"Barb Ranshaw" 

Have recently discovered the maiden name of our gg-grandmother, Barbara 

BREM, b. abt 1821 in Bavaria. We believe Barbara lived in the Wilmot area 

before marrying Joseph SCHALLER and settled in Berlin (Greenbusch area). If 

anyone is researching or has information on the family name Brem please contact 

me. 

Jane Gillard Bird-Gillard 

A group of ANDERSONS settled in the Ayr area in early 1800's, from Caledonia 

New York area. Some of them later (ca. 1850) moved to Vergennes Twp, Kent 

County, Michigan. Am seeking anyone with similar lineage. Associated names: 

CHRISTIE, VAN DUSEN, MCPHERSON. 

Boyd Anderson a5anderson@aol.com, 616-452-4706. 

I am searching for any information on the CARSCADDEN family in Waterloo, 

specifically in Galt. Dr. Thomas Carscadden was a teacher and also a principal at 

Galt Collegiate. He married Nellie E. ELLIS and they had the following children, 

Frances, J. Ellis, Helen and Kathleen. Thomas was born in 1848 in Durham 

County, Ontario and died in 1934 in Galt. I would very much like to find where 

he and his family are buried and also any information that may have been 

published on them in any Galt Histories. 

Stephanie "Familytree23" 

George Charles LOCKIE was born in 1881 in I believe Ayr or Galt. His parents 

were William and Dolinda MYERS. I 'think' he had a brother David (wife Bessie) 

and David had a son David. I do not know anything more about this family. I have 

a couple old pictures that include Dolinda MYERS Lockie. If anyone on this list 

knows about this family or has any suggestion of where I should look I would 

appreciate anything. 

Donna, Bonnyville, Alberta dshanks@cablerocket.com 



Happenings 

UEL - 2001 Loyalist Mohawk Valley Bus Tour Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, 2001 

Departures from Hamilton, Niagara Falls, Ottawa, Morrisburg, Brockville (poss. 

Kingston), Ontario, Canada This bus tour to the Mohawk Valley of New York is 

sponsored by the Sir Guy Carleton, St. Lawrence, Colonel John Butler, Grand 

River, and Hamilton Branches of the United Empire Loyalists Assoc. of Canada. 

The purpose of the tour is to acquaint Loyalist descendants and their friends with 

historical sites in the Valley. The tour will tentatively visit the Stone Arabia 

Churches, Oriskany Battlefield, Old Fort Herkimer Church, Indian Castle Church, 

Old Palatine Church, Johnson Hall and historic Johnstown, Herkimer Home, Fort 

Johnson, Fort Klock, St. John Reformed Church in St. Johnsville, and the Old 

Stone Fort Museum (including a revolutionary war encampment and battle reenactment). 

For more information including cost contact: 

http://www.magma.ca/~ekipp/2001fall.htm 

Email contacts: George Anderson - andrew1@magma.ca 

Edward Kipp - ekipp@magma.ca 

Michigan Genealogical Seminar 

Michigan Genealogical Council (MGC) October 18-20, 2001 Northfield Hilton 

Hotel Troy, Michigan, USA "Inkwells to the Internet: A Genealogical Conference 

of the Old Northwest Territory" will be co-hosted by the Farmington Genealogical 

Society, Oakland County Genealogical Society and Western Wayne County 

Genealogical Society. Over forty sessions, Ethnic/Locality, Historical, 

Methodology, Computers. Many vendors, Pre-Conference Workshops, Friday 

evening Banquet. MGC, 24462 Broadview, Farmington Hills, MI 48336-1810. 

Information is available at: 

http://www.rootsweb.com/~mimgc/ E-mail: gfree@voyager.net 

. 

Founding Families Reunion Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario 

Friday, August 31 - Monday, September 3, 2001 After checking into your 

accommodations, sign in & attend a Welcome Reception in the Burtch Room of 

the Quality Inn to greet old friends, meet new cousins and enjoy informative 

displays. Our two day tour schedule includes the Burgessville museum, the 

Otterville Mill once owned by the Lossing family, the GTR Station Museum 

housing Otterville's local history, Woodlawn (an octagonal house built in 1861), 

St John's Anglican Church, the famous Herb Gardens, the town of Norwich where 

the Archives and Museum will be open for us to visit, a stroll down main street to 

see old established homes, and stops at the town cemetery and old Quaker 

cemeteries. All Saturday & Sunday meals are included in this package. Breakfast 

will be provided both mornings at the motel. Saturday's lunch will be served at 

Woodlawn (air conditioned) and a chicken dinner has been arranged at the 

Norwich Museum. hosted by the Lions Club with all proceeds going to the 

Norwich Historical Society Museum and the Archives. Our guest speaker will be 

Our guest speaker will be Donna Ewins, who is a Lossing Swarthout descendant. 

She will be speaking about `Norwich Founding Families'. This event will be held 

immediately following Saturday's dinner. 

Contact: kathyhoeldke@sympatico.ca 

1880 Census of United States 

Available 

The Church of Jesus Christ of 

Latter-day Saints has just published 

the complete transcription of the 

original 1880 United States census. 

Includes the enumeration of 

individuals within households and 

institutions. This allows you to view 

those who were neighbors of your 

ancestor's. Approximately 50 million 

names and contained on 56 CDs, 

divided into seven regions and 

accompanied with a National Index. 

Can be ordered from the 

FamiySearch web site for $49.00. 

The local Family History Centre 

in Kitchener has a copy of this 

software for use. 

The Canadian 1881 Census is in 

the process of being produced and 

is slated for later this year. 

www.familysearch.org 



Ellis Island Database 

16 April 2001 

A Labour Intensive Gift 

From The Church of Jesus Christ 

of Latter-day Saints, is the 

computerized Ellis Island passenger 

records database were recently 

contributed by the Church to the 

National Park Service, for use by 

The Statue of Liberty_Ellis Island 

Foundation, Inc. 

The Ellis Island database 

provides easy access to the passenger 

arrival records of approximately 22 

million individuals whose names 

appear in the original ships' 

passenger manifests for the Port of 

New York from 1892 to 1924. 

"It represents the culmination of 

a cooperative project of The Church 

of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 

the National Park Service, and The 

Statue of Liberty_Ellis Island 

Foundation..." 

"This was a fairly sizeable 

project, accounting for approx. 71 

percent of all United States 

immigration records." If stacked flat, 

the 3,678 boxes of microfilms 

examined by Latter-day Saint 

volunteers would exceed three times 

the height of the Statue of Liberty. 

The database is free to the public on 

the Ellis Island web site at 

www.ellisislandrecords.org Web site 

visitors can locate an ancestor, then 

order a printed copy of the passenger 

manifest and a picture of the ship. 

Quite of few Waterloo County 

people travelled through Ellis Island 

in during this time period. 

Corrections to email addresses in previous 

“Our Waterloo Kin” 

Due to an electronic printing error many Internet and Email addresses in the 

previous issue of Our Waterloo Kin were missing letters. It was our first attempt 

to publish using Adobe Acrobat, the proof was perfect, the final result not: this 

will not reoccur. Below are a list of email & web addresses from the last issue. 

Branch email watogs@home.com 

OGS CATALOGUE: http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi/welcome.htm#welcome 

OGS Provincial Index: http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi/welcome.htm#welcome 

Greg White 

Karen Thomas KRTHOMAS@mindspring.com 

Karen Tober 

(Ms.) Del Templin, Burlington, Ontario, Canada dtemplin@sprint.ca 

Carol E. Taggart, Windsor, Ontario tagg@sprint.ca 

Carol Freya905@aol.com 

Marilynne 

Gail Faibish Newmarket, ON 

Roger Miller 

"Barb Ranshaw" 

English Origins http://www.englishorigins.com 

Genealogical Death Indexing System, Michigan GENDIS 

http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/PHA/OSR/gendis/index.htm 

Public Libraries of Saginaw http://www.tricitynet.com/pls/obit.nsf 

Michigan 1870 Census Index 

http://envoy.libofmich.lib.mi.us/1870_census/Default.asp?MenuItem=Home 

Funeral Cards Found Christol Oldfield 

Canada GenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/ 

FreeBMD http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ 

1871 Census Index http://www.archives.ca 

Honourable Brian Tobin, tobin.b@parl.gc.ca 

Dr. Ivan Fellegi, Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada, fellegi@statcan 

National Archives http://www.archives.ca/ 

FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org 

rootsCENTRAL http://www.rootscentral.com and 

http://www.funeralcentral.com 

Archives of Ontario Interloan 

http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/interloan/index.html 

New Immigration papers 

http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/interloan/hawkes.htm 

The Irish Family History Foundation http://www.irishroots.net/ 

Diseases www.rootsweb.com/~ote/disease.htm or 

www.gpiag-asthm.orgsmith/amt1.htm 



Doersams of Waterloo Website 

This website presents the genealogy of six brothers who immigrated to Waterloo 

County, Ontario, Canada from Beerfelden, in the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt. 

Other Waterloo County surnames include: ALLEMANG, BERSCHT, BLOHM, 

FINK, GRITTMANN, HOEFLER, LOSCH, MUELLER, POMMER, REIBER, 

RUTHIG, TILK, WILES, WITMER and ZIEGLER. 

Origin of the Doersam Surname 

DOERSAM is the anglicized spelling of DÖRSAM. The origin of the Dörsam 

surname is unknown. Although the name appears in records back to the 16th 

century in the Odenwald region of Germany, it is apparently not German nor has 

an English translation. H. Bahlow's Deutsches Namenlexikon has been consulted 

with negative results. Any additional information about the Doersam surname 

would be appreciated. 

Background 

In the 1840's, six brothers emigrated to Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada from 

Beerfelden, in the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt. (Beerfelden is located 

approximately 35 kilometers or 22 miles northeast of Heidelberg, Germany.) The 

brothers' names were: Johann Jacob, Johann Peter, Johann Georg, Johann Adam, 

Valentine and Georg Wihelm. Their parents were Johann Jacob Doersam and 

Anna Maria VOLK. Their father who was a master weaver, was born in 

Grasellenbach on 25 October 1794. He married Anna Maria ARRAS nee Volk, 

a widow, on 1 August 1816 in Beerfelden. Anna Maria was the daughter of 

Englebert Volk and Anna Margarete SAUER. She was born on 25 February 1790 

in Beerfelden and died on 3 December 1833. Johann Jacob died on 13 March 1871 

in Beerfelden. 

Three of the brothers settled in Wellesley, one in St. Agatha, one in Heidelberg 

and one in Berlin. Subsequent generations moved to the counties of Perth, 

Wellington, Grey, Simcoe and Bruce as well as to the western provinces. Some 

descendants emigrated to Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and New York in the 

United States. 

The site has been generated by a program called GED2HTML and the family 

database contains1503 individuals and includes photographs of a number of 

people. 

Found at http://users.sisna.com/doersam/ 

Send any questions/suggestions/corrections to Rebecca Doersam at 

doersam@mail.sisna.com 

Gazetteer of 

British Place 

Names 

The Gazetteer of 

British Place 

Names is a unique 

source of 

geographical information. It has 

three main functions: it provides the 

most exhaustive place name index to 

Britain currently available, 

containing over 50,000 entries 

including commonly accepted 

alternative spellings and Welsh and 

Gaelic versions. It lists the ancient 

or geographical County in which 

each place lies and the name of the 

most important administrative areas 

(i.e. of local government, police, 

health authority, region and 

lieutenancy) in which each place lies. 

It can be found at: 

http://www.gazetteer.co.uk/ 

England & 

Wales 1891 

Census 

Database 

A database 

containing the names of places 

encountered in the 1891 census. It 

has a fairly wide coverage of places, 

but does not contain the smaller 

ones. You can use it to help locate 

places, or to find out the film on 

which the 1891 census records can 

be found. 

Coverage for England, Wales and 

the Isle of Man. Therefore there will 

be no match for places in Scotland, 

and the Channel Islands. The Irish 

census no longer exists, and so Irish 

places could not be provided in this 

database.Found at: 

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/cens 

us_place.html 



Alberta Heritage Digitization 

Project 

The University of Calgary in 

Alberta, Canada has recently 

launched a new Web site that 

features scanned images of old 

newspapers and community history 

books. The site had about 107,139 

images in the Newspaper collection 

and several hundred books as well. 

The site contains two different 

collections: one for newspapers and 

another for books. Once completed, 

the Alberta Newspaper collection 

will contain all Alberta newspapers, 

whether daily, weekly or monthly, 

including all special and 

supplementary editions from 1880 to 

1950. The majority of the collection 

is being digitized from microfilm. 

For the researcher, this means that 

you will have the same access to the 

materials as you would if you walked 

into a library and used a microfilm 

reader to view the newspapers. The 

collection is organized by year and 

by location. You cannot search for 

individual words within the 

newspaper collection, only by date or 

location of the publisher. 

The Local and Alberta Histories 

collection consists primarily of paper 

books and books on microfiche. 

Both general province-wide histories 

and histories of specific regions and 

communities are available. In all 

cases, the text of the volumes has 

been processed through optical 

character recognition for searching. 

Every book has an electronic table of 

contents that you can use to jump to 

specific chapters and sections of the 

book. 

The Alberta Heritage Digitization 

Project is an excellent on-line 

resource for genealogists as well as 

for historians. You can access it at 

ahdp.lib.ucalgary.ca/home.htm 

Rosemary Ambrose’s Latest 

Newspaper Publication 

Rosemary like Frances Hoffman 

is doing a great service to 

Waterloo Region genealogy in 

publishing newspaper 

publication. Rosemary’s latest 

in her series is the “Dumfries 

Reformer notices of Births, 

Marriages, Deaths 1866-1870" 

The Dumfries Reformer was a 

weekly produced newspaper and 

went through many changes of 

names. Rosemary again has 

done a great job extracting 

genealogical information from 

this important paper. Her 

publication is divided into 

sections including, Births, 

Deaths, Marriages. 

It is a must have for any one 

searching in North Dumfries and surrounding areas. 



Return of the Number of Tavern Licenses issued in each 

County, City, Town, or Incorporated Village 

transcription by Marj Koli 

In the Ontario Sessional Papers of 32 Victoria 1868-69 (31) there is a report on the 

"Return of the Number of Tavern Licenses issued in each County, City, Town, or 

Incorporated Village, in detail. Also, the name of the party to whom issued, and 

the name of the Issuer for each County, with the amount received from such 

Licenses to date." The report is dated January 6, 1869. Below you will find the 

name of the license holder and the cost of the license but not the running total, as 

given in the Sessional Papers (listed in same order in the index at top but presented 

in alphabetical order by county). Names are given as they appeared in the 

Sessional Papers. All were charges were $5.00 except for those in the town of Galt 

which was $10.00 

Township of Woolwich 

Martin Schweitzer, 

Valentine Heres, 

William Ellis, 

John Kressler, 

Geo. Hollinger, 

Township of Wellesley 

Johnson C. Kidd, 

Jacob B. Oswald, 

William Woodman, 

Joseph Dietrich, 

Decolias J. Watson, 

Casper Rechberg, 

Michael Reidel, 

Township of North 

Dumfries 

George Ward, 

Township of Waterloo 

John Stephens, 

Louis Frank, 

Ferdinand Rombach, 

Michael Huhn, 

Conrad Smith, 

John Andrich, 

John Schmitt, 

Township of Wilmot 

Chris. Krauss, 

John C. Gerleig, 

John Ernst, 

Adam Kaufman, 

Jacob Gabel, 

John Bennet, 

WATERLOO - James Colquhoun Issuer 

Nicholas Miller, 

Gabriel Vogel, 

Mathias Keefer, 

B.B. Bemis, 

Henry Wendling, 

Jacob Weaver Sen, 

Joseph Daub, 

Adam Steis, 

Thomas W. Freeborn, 

Henry Geiger, 

Joseph Grierhill, 

Henry Simmer, 

Joseph Freyburgher, 

Andrew Little, 

William Wilkins, 

Jacob Clemens, 

William McGarvey, 

James Taggart, 

Charles Geisler, 

Charles Shafler, 

Christopher Weirsclututt, 

Philip Glick, 

Henry Walder, 

John G. Moyer, 

John Conrad, 

Adam Beam, 

John Anton Kaiser, 

Peter Studor, 

John Sauer, 

Christian Guyhill, 

John Zurbucker, 

Simon Ordel, 

Philip Oswald, 

Christian Steuernagel, 

John Malone, 

Conrad Rau, 

Jacob Rider, 

Anton Heiter, 

Sarah Cleghorn, 

George Oakley, 

William Doersam, 

Louis Schmitt, 

Peter Berdux, 

John Zoegler, 

Thomas Wood, 

Henry Hilborn, 

Charles Quirinbach, 

George Jager, 

William Mitchell, 

Noah Schiedel, 

Antony Frank, 

John Becker, 

Michael Stoltz, 

George Holzmann, 

Joseph E. Grimm, 

Adam Doersam, 

Peter Tschirhart, 

William R. Plum, 

Valentine Bertel, 

Jacob Schneider, 

John Hays, 

The Ontario Cemetery Finding Aid is a 

pointer database consisting of the 

surnames, cemetery name and location of 

over 2 Million interments from several 

thousand cemeteries, cairns, memorials, 

and cenotaphs in Ontario Canada. 

Version '98 of The Ontario Cemetery 

Finding Aid offers a database of over two 

million Ontario cemetery listings. 

Version '98 consists of the data from both 

OCFA version 5 and OCFA version 6. 

This site has just been upgraded to allow 

the searching of all current entries. Prior 

to upgraded version only version 5 was 

searchable, leaving version 6 as a 

download text file. This upgrade means 

both versions are searchable with an 

approximate 1,000,000 additional names 

added. 

In the fall of 2001 it is expected to have 

an additional 30 percent increase.. 

OCFA is always looking for volunteers to 

assist in indexing even more Ontario 

cemeteries. If you would like to volunteer 

to help this massive database grow please 

contact: Ron DeMaray at 

ocfa@islandnet.com 

The web site contains many Waterloo 

Region Branch cemetery entries. Our 

branch was one of the first supporters of 

this project and over 120,000 Waterloo 

County names are searchable. 

http://www.islandnet.com/ocfa 

For those not on the internet, the 

Kitchener Public Library has both 

versions on the computer in the Grace 

Schmidt Room as well as the Kitchener 

Family History Centre. 



Loyalist Lists 

Transcribed by E. Keith Fitzgerald, 

(1984) Editor Mary Beacock Fryer 

Ontario Genealogical Society, 

Toronto, 2000. 

The original publication of the 

Loyalist Lists was a transcription of 

the “Haldimand Papers” by E. Keith 

Fitzgerald, M.D.,Governor Frederick 

Haldimand was governor of Quebec 

(including what is now Ontario) 

from 1777-1784, covering virtually 

the entire period of the 

Revolutionary War. The Papers 

included the returns and roll of the 

service men under Haldimand’s 

command for this period; General 

Return of Refugee Loyalists in the 

Province of Quebec, exclusive of 

those quartered and residing at the 

Upper Posts; Roll of King’s Rangers, 

believed to be more commonly 

called Roger’s Rangers; Return of 

the First Battalion of the King’s 

Royal Regiment of New York 

(1KRRNY); also known as the 

Royal Yorkers; Return of Loyal 

Rangers – Company of Pensioners 

(more commonly called Jessup’s 

Rangers). 

The lists are followed by an 

alphabetized index by return/roll 

number. The publication is 

introduced by its own preface as well 

as the preface and author’s 

introduction of the initial 

transcription. These inclusions add 

greatly to the reader’s understanding 

of the political circumstances of the 

times. For those primarily concerned 

with the Loyalists who came directly 

to central Canada and for all research 

and reference collections, this is a 

valuable resource restored. 

C. G. Rand (reviewer) 

Town of Berlin 

Jacob S. Weaver, 

Casper Heller, 

Fred. Limprecht, 

Town of Galt 

Francis Lowell, 

Henry Stoddard, 

Thomas Aikins, 

Village of Waterloo 

Charles Moecker, 

Village of Preston 

Otto Klotz, 

George M. Roos, 

John Roat, 

B. Brauer, 

Andrew Nicholas, 

George Dopp, 

James Deary, 

James Heatherington, 

Benjamin Carter, 

William Bernhard, 

Elizabeth Turnbull, 

Alan Hoffman, 

Hartmann Schuarr, 

Valentine Frohlich, 

George Roos, 

Sylvanus Cornell, 

Conrad Evers, 

Village of New Hamburg Ernest Garting, 

Jacob Schyler, 

Village of Hespeler Christian Palest, 

William Baker, 

Frances Hoffman’s Latest Newspaper Publication 

Conrad Scheunker, 

William Kayser, 

Caspar Shafer, 

John Kimmell, 

Peter Laven, 

Amos Adams, 

David Connell, 

Elizabeth Benn, 

John Clark, 

George Doerbecker, 

Philip Fischer, 

Christopher Heuther, 

Cornelius Hecker, 

Jacob Bernhart, 

George Bernhard, 

Charles Baechler, 

Jacob Wagner, 

John Olhmann, 

Catherine Glick, 

Continuing her long held love of abstracting information from Waterloo Region 

newspapers Frances has just published “The Berlin Telegraph and Waterloo County 

General Intelligencer, Notices of Births, Marriages and Deaths 1853-1864" 

The first issue of the Berlin 

Telegraph and Waterloo County 

General Intelligencer appeared on 

January 7 th , 1853, the same year in 

which Waterloo County came into 

being. The proprietor, Peter Eby, 

simultaneously published the Berlin 

German language newspaper Der 

Deutsche Canadier.. The 

Telegraph’s mandate was to capture 

the interest of English speaking 

people, providing local and British 

news, in addition to items pertenant 

to the British Colonies. 

The Telegraph was a weekly, 

appearing each Friday. Frances’ 

publication is broken into sections: 

Ministers, Pastors and Priest; Births; 

Marriages and Deaths. The text of 

the of each notice is given, and the 

date of the newspaper. A great addition to our ever growing newspaper publications. 

Waterloo Region Branch OGS Page 29 Our Waterloo Kin Volume 1

Sometimes the best things come of misunderstandings. Waterloo Township 1851 Census 

Instructions aren’t always followed to the letter. In 1852 

when the 1851 Census was taken, one column was “Age 

Next Birthday.” Only the age was to be placed in this 

column, but in the 4 th division of Waterloo Township 

the census takers misunderstood the intent and placed 

not only the age, but the month and day of birth age 

well. The resulting information created by this 

misunderstanding is printed below. This is the first in 

a series of installments of birth dates. In total 1432 

people’s births were recorded in this manner. Other 

letters of the alphabet will follow in future newsletters. 

The information is in the following order: 

Name, day and month of birth, Age, Division, Page, and Line number. 

Alfried AHRENS...........9-Jan, age:2 > 4,206,6 

Carolina AHRENS.........24-Jan, age:8 > 4,206,4 

Charles H. Esq. AHRENS . 14-Mar, age:49 > 4,206,1 

Elisabeth AHRENS ...... January, age:35 > 4,206,2 

Herrman AHRENS ...... 27-Sep, age:15 > 4,206,3 

John AHRENS ............28-Oct, age:4 > 4,206,5 

Emos? ALISON ......... 22-Aug, age:6 > 4,230,35 

James ALISON ......... 13-Jul, age:32 > 4,230,33 

Maria ALISON .......... 8-Mar, age:5 > 4,230,36 

Nancy ALISON .........13-Jun, age:24 > 4,230,34 

Sarah An ALISON........16-Jan, age:2 > 4,230,37 

Barbara AMON ..........13-Jun, age:1 > 4,204,23 

George AMON ......... 7-Aug, age:43 > 4,204,18 

Margareth AMON ...... 20-Feb, age:14 > 4,204,20 

Maria AMON........... 13-Mar, age:6 > 4,204,21 

Theresia AMON..........30-Oct, age:3 > 4,204,22 

Thorethia AMON....... 15-Sep, age:43 > 4,204,19 

Cunigunda ANDREAS . . 10-Apr, age:33 > 4,218,47 

David ANDREAS ...... 27-May, age:12 > 4,218,48 

Katharina ANDREAS .....21-Jan, age:3 > 4,218,49 

Michael ANDREAS .... 10-Apr, age:26 > 4,218,46 

Rosina ARMSTRONG . . 24? July, age:1 > 4,230,50 

Rosina ARMSTRONG . . . 13-Oct, age:23 > 4,230,49 

William ARMSTRONG . 13-Aug, age:30 > 4,230,48 

Adam ARNOLD .......... 8-Apr, age:9 > 4,238,5 

George ARNOLD ....... 24-Dec, age:12 > 4,238,4 

George ARNOLD .........7-Oct, age:44 > 4,238,1 

Julyana ARNOLD ........ 2-Aug, age:14 > 4,238,3 

Maria ARNOLD ........ 12-Sep, age:38 > 4,238,2 

Agnes BACHART ......... 9-Nov, age:9 > 4,184,3 

Elisabeth BAEKER ..... 12-Nov, age:17 > 4,194,37 

John BAEKER ......... 24-Feb, age:25 > 4,194,36 

William BAEKER ........1-Jan, age:24 > 4,204,29 

Caroline BALCHART ...... 5-Sep, age:4 > 4,184,5 

Ellen BALCHART....... 12-Apr, age:29 > 4,184,2 

James BALCHART ...... 30-Nov, age:35 > 4,184,1 

Jane BALCHART ........ 26-Apr, age:7 > 4,184,4 

Aron BALDROW ........ 5-Nov, age:23 > 4,226,9 

Jacob BANGRATZ ...... 16-Jul, age:39 > 4,179,27 

Elisa BARBER ......... 23-Jul, age:29 > 4,182,50 

Francis BARBER.........6-Jan, age:21 > 4,182,49 

Hozias BARBER ....... 25-Dec, age:31 > 4,182,48 

Jane BEBEOCK.......... 6-Jul, age:15 > 4,208,37 

Elisabetha BECHTEL . September, age:18 > 4,230,26 

Frederick BELL .......... 10-Jul, age:4 > 4,206,15 

Jane Ann BELL ......... 27-Dec, age:1 > 4,206,17 

John BELL ............... 9-Jul, age:2 > 4,206,16 

Marion BELL........... 5-May, age:30 > 4,206,14 

Thomas BELL ......... 15-Apr, age:30 > 4,206,13 

William BENDEN ...... 16-Mar, age:52 > 4,188,32 

Angeline BENDLER ..... 16-Aug, age:4 > 4,188,24 

Herman BENDLER ...... 5-Dec, age:31 > 4,188,22 

Lidia BENDLER ....... 24-Nov, age:36 > 4,188,23 

William BENDLER .......19-Jan, age:2 > 4,188,25 

Maria BENNER........ 24-Dec, age:21 > 4,214,44 

Anton BERGES ........ 19-Dec, age:31 > 4,186,37 

Maria BERGES ......... 2-Feb, age:26 > 4,186,38 

Charles BETZEL ......... 23-Sep, age:5 > 4,194,3 

George BETZEL ........... 4-Jul, age:2 > 4,194,5 

Heriata BETZEL ........ 29-Nov, age:31 > 4,194,2 

John BETZEL .......... 17-Feb, age:38 > 4,194,1 

Sarah BETZEL......... 31 April?, age:4 > 4,194,4 

Maria BETZEN .......... 8-Jul, age:26 > 4,192,31 

William BETZEN ....... 8-Apr, age:28 > 4,192,30 

Elias BINGEMAN........ 29-Apr, age:2 > 4,218,5 

Elisabetha BINGEMAN . . 13-Dec, age:32 > 4,218,2 

John BINGEMAN ........ 18-Sep, age:9 > 4,218,3 

Jonas BINGEMAN ....... 8-Apr, age:34 > 4,218,1 

Joseph BINGEMAN ....... 9-Nov, age:5 > 4,218,4 

Agnes E. BLANCHARD.... 8-Feb, age:1 > 4,228,4 

Elisabeth BLANCHARD . . . 1-Dec, age:22 > 4,228,2 

John BLANCHARD .......8-Oct, age:27 > 4,228,1 

Marian BLANCHARD .....11-Oct, age:4 > 4,228,3 

George BLASCH........ 20-Dec, age:6 > 4,180,20 

Joseph BLASCH ......... 8-Mar, age:4 > 4,180,21 

Elisabeth BLOCH ....... 1-May, age:13 > 4,196,15 

Christina BLOCH?...... 17-Mar, age:42 > 4,196,13 

Henry BLOCH? ......... 7-May, age:16 > 4,196,14 

Elisabeth BOCKLER ..... 26-Feb, age:29 > 4,198,9 

Maria BOCKLER ........ 4-Nov, age:1 > 4,198,10 

William BOCKLER .......25-Jan, age:33 > 4,198,8 

Chrstian BOEHMER .... 26-Aug, age:44 > 4,208,50 

Valentine BOEHMER . . . 22-May, age:10 > 4,214,32 

Valentine BOEHMER ....19-Jan, age:74 > 4,208,49 

August BOHMER ....... 26-Dec, age:4 > 4,212,11 

Charles BOHMER ....... 23-Apr, age:8 > 4,212,10 

Elisabetha BOHMER.... 14-Nov, age:14 > 4,212,13 

Henry BOHMER ........ 17-Dec, age:16 > 4,212,9 

Henry BOHMER ........ 10-Mar, age:40 > 4,212,7 

John BOHMER ..........8-Jan, age:13 > 4,212,18 

Magdalena BOHMER .....20-Jan, age:36 > 4,212,8 

Magdalena BOHMER ....12-Oct, age:12 > 4,212,14 

Philip BOHMER ..........1-Jan, age:2 > 4,212,12 

Adelida BOWERS ........ 17-Nov, age:5 > 4,228,7 



Angelina BOWERS ....... 1-Sep, age:3 > 4,228,39 

Benjamin F. BOWERS . . . 19-Feb, age:1 > 4,228,40 

Cyrus BOWERS ....... 27-Sep, age:36 > 4,228,25 

Elisabetha BOWERS .... 28-Feb, age:31 > 4,228,26 

Hanah BOWERS ..........24-Jan, age:1 > 4,228,9 

Isaac W. BOWERS ...... 15-Nov, age:29 > 4,228,5 

Jacob BOWERS........ 28-Dec, age:23 > 4,228,42 

Jacob E. BOWERS ......10-Oct, age:11 > 4,228,28 

Jane BOWERS........... 17-Sep, age:3 > 4,228,8 

Jane BOWERS.......... 10-Mar, age:25 > 4,228,6 

John E. BOWERS .......18-Oct, age:13 > 4,228,27 

Joseph C. BOWERS ..... 24-Mar, age:6 > 4,228,29 

Levi BOWERS......... 27-Nov, age:18 > 4,228,34 

Lydia BOWERS..........9-Oct, age:55 > 4,228,33 

Maria BOWERS ......... 4-Mar, age:4 > 4,228,31 

Marian BOWERS .......17-Jun, age:20 > 4,228,38 

Matilda BOWERS ........ 1-Apr, age:8 > 4,228,30 

Norman BOWERS....... 19-Mar, age:2 > 4,228,44 

Samuel BOWERS ...... 26-Feb, age:60 > 4,228,32 

Samuel BOWERS ....... 4-Dec, age:16 > 4,228,35 

William BOWERS .......15-Jan, age:25 > 4,228,37 

Albert BOWMAN ........ 5-Mar, age:5 > 4,180,31 

Alexandor BOWMAN ..... 8-Mar, age:3 > 4,184,15 

Anna BOWMAN ........ 8-Mar, age:55 > 4,234,38 

Benjamin BOWMAN . . . 15-Feb, age:64 > 4,230,27 

Elisabeth BOWMAN......8-Oct, age:21 > 4,220,24 

Elisabetha BOWMAN ....29-Oct, age:17 > 4,230,31 

Frahney BOWMAN.......28-Jan, age:2 > 4,216,39 

Franklin BOWMAN .......3-Oct, age:2 > 4,180,33 

Gabriel BOWMAN ...... 1-Mar, age:34 > 4,180,29 

Gabriel BOWMAN .......9-Jan, age:15 > 4,228,20 

Hanah BOWMAN ....... 29-Aug, age:3 > 4,202,25 

Henrieta BOWMAN ..... 17-Sep, age:3 > 4,180,32 

Henry B. BOWMAN .......7-Oct, age:47 > 4,184,8 

Heriata BOWMAN ...... 9-Mar, age:18 > 4,228,36 

Isaac BOWMAN ....... 30-Aug, age:31 > 4,216,37 

Isaac BOWMAN ........ 8-Aug, age:33 > 4,214,19 

Isaac BOWMAN ......... May, age:22 > 4,220,29 

Israel BOWMAN ....... 28-Mar, age:22 > 4,184,10 

Jacob BOWMAN....... 15-Dec, age:25 > 4,220,23 

Jacob BOWMAN....... 10-Feb, age:41 > 4,228,18 

John BOWMAN ........ 18-Dec, age:1 > 4,216,40 

Joseph BOWMAN....... 29-Sep, age:6 > 4,184,14 

Joseph BOWMAN........ May, age:32 > 4,202,23 

Judith BOWMAN ........ 1-Apr, age:44 > 4,184,9 

Lea BOWMAN .......... May, age:27 > 4,202,24 

Louisa BOWMAN ....... 7-Sep, age:31 > 4,180,30 

Louisa BOWMAN ........8-Jan, age:11 > 4,228,22 

Lydia BOWMAN........29-Jan, age:13 > 4,228,21 

Magdalena BOWMAN . . . 7-Dec, age:24 > 4,214,18 

Magdelena BOWMAN . . . 5-Sep, age:18 > 4,184,12 

Marian BOWMAN ......17-Oct, age:34 > 4,228,19 

Nancy BOWMAN ....... 9-Aug, age:42 > 4,220,28 

Nilson BOWMAN ........ 23-Jul, age:6 > 4,228,23 

Rocinda BOWMAN ..... 11-Mar, age:1 > 4,220,27 

Samuel BOWMAN ......26-Jun, age:18 > 4,230,30 

Susana BOWMAN ......16-Jun, age:54 > 4,230,28 

Tobias BOWMAN....... 15-Jul, age:23 > 4,230,29 

Veronica BOWMAN .... 12-Mar, age:19 > 4,184,11 

Washington BOWMAN.... 2-Feb, age:2 > 4,228,24 

William BOWMAN ..... 23-Sep, age:10 > 4,184,13 

Elisabetha BOYER ...... 8-Feb, age:22 > 4,234,37 

Peter BOYER........... 28-Jul, age:17 > 4,234,36 

Jacob BRAILER ........ 1-Nov, age:21 > 4,186,46 

John BRAILER ..........1-Jun, age:18 > 4,186,47 

Fracis BRANDRIDGE .... 9-Mar, age:27 > 4,196,29 

John BRANDRIDGE .......1-Jun, age:4 > 4,196,31 

Margareth BRANDRIDGE . 6-Oct, age:28 > 4,196,30 

Sarah BRANDRIDGE ..... 8-Aug, age:2 > 4,196,32 

John BRAUER ......... 12-May, age:16 > 4,208,34 

Kathrine BRAUN....... 30-Nov, age:19 > 4,202,45 

Philip BRAUN ...........1-Jun, age:15 > 4,202,47 

William BRAUN ........26-Jun, age:24 > 4,202,44 

Barbara BRICKER......... 1-Nov, age:8 > 4,226,7 

Charlote BRICKER ....... 15-Aug, age:5 > 4,226,8 

Katharina BRICKER ..... 14-Dec, age:39 > 4,226,2 

Rebeca BRICKER ........28-Oct, age:15 > 4,226,6 

Salomon BRICKER ...... 15-Mar, age:16 > 4,226,3 

Samuel BRICKER .........19-Oct, age:3 > 4,226,5 

Samuel BRICKER ....... 30-May, age:42 > 4,226,1 

Tilman BRICKER ....... 14-Dec, age:12 > 4,226,4 

Elisabetha BRINK ........12-Oct, age:6 > 4,210,19 

George BRINK ..........8-Jan, age:33 > 4,210,15 

Mandy BRINK.......... 19-Jul, age:11 > 4,210,17 

Nacy BRINK .............8-Oct, age:7 > 4,210,18 

Gerhart BRITZ......... 20-Apr, age:21 > 4,186,49 

Agnes BROCK.......... 8-Aug, age:13 > 4,230,41 

John BRODHAKER ..... 15-Mar, age:21 > 4,188,9 

Jacob BRODRECHT .... 14-May, age:18 > 4,188,10 

Elisabeth BROM ......... 4-Mar, age:6 > 4,196,10 

Elisabeth BROM ........ 10-Sep, age:33 > 4,196,9 

Henry BROM............. 6-Jul, age:3 > 4,196,11 

John BROM ..............5-Oct, age:34 > 4,196,8 

John BROM ............. 1-Dec, age:1 > 4,196,12 

William BROWER .......16-Jun, age:21 > 4,224,6 

Maria Elliner BROWN8? November, age:2 > 4,202,46 

Benjamin BRUBACHER . 9-Apr, age:10 > 4,218,41 

Christian BRUBACHER . . 20-May, age:2 > 4,218,10 

Henry BRUBACHER .... 20-Jul, age:27 > 4,218,39 

Jacob BRUBACHER...... 9-Apr, age:34 > 4,218,6 

John BRUBACHER ..... 4-Sep, age:59 > 4,218,37 

Katharina BRUBACHER . 10-Oct, age:54 > 4,218,38 

Katharina BRUBACHER 16-Mar, age:13 > 4,218,44 

Magdalena BRUBACHER 24-Apr, age:17 > 4,218,42 

Maria BRUBACHER .... 10-Dec, age:37 > 4,218,7 

Maria BRUBACHER . . . 18-Mar, age:15 > 4,218,43 

Moses BRUBACHER ...... 5-Aug, age:5 > 4,218,9 

Samuel BRUBACHER . . 30-Aug, age:23 > 4,218,40 

Susana BRUBACHER..... 1-Feb, age:11 > 4,218,8 

Veronica BRUBACHER . . 29-Aug, age:8 > 4,218,45 

Daniel BRUNDAGE ..... 16-Feb, age:40 > 4,222,1 

Jacob BRUNDAGE ....... 3-Dec, age:15 > 4,222,3 

Joseph BRUNDAGE ....... 5-Feb, age:7 > 4,220,4 

Elisabetha BRUNDRAGE . . . April, age:10 > 4,222,6 

John BRUNDRAGE ....November, age:6 > 4,222,5 

Maria BRUNDRAGE ...... 27-Jul, age:3 > 4,220,7 



Captain Thomas Smith & Mary Weaver 

First Generation 

Jonathan SMITH was born 14 Feb 1715 in Middleborough, Massachusetts. Jonathan married Experience CUSHMAN, 

daughter of Ichabod CUSHMAN and Patience HOLMES, on 6 Sep 1737 in Middleborough, , Massachusetts. Experience 

was born 12 Jul 1719. They had Thomas SMITH born 17 Apr 1740. 

Second Generation 

Thomas SMITH (Jonathan) was born 17 Apr 1740 in Middleborough, , Massachusetts. Thomas married Elisheba JONES. 

Elisheba was born 12 Jul 1719. They had Captain Thomas SMITH who was born 14 Nov 1765/1767 and died 15 Apr 1850. 

Third Generation 

Captain Thomas SMITH (Thomas, Jonathan) was born 14 Nov 1765/1767 in Surrey, Vermont. He died 15 Apr 1850 in 

Woolwich Township, Waterloo Co., Ontario and was buried in Old Methodist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo 

co., Ontario. 

Thomas was one of the pioneers of Woolwich Township, arriving there about 1806 or 1807, with his wife and children. he 

is described as well built, stout, five feet ten inches tall, an interesting character who had had many wonderful experiences, 

and who like to tell stories. He was the first squatter on the Crooks estates. He had entered Ontario in 1798 and settled in 

Jerseyville. 

The Smith family log house was located on the east side of the Grand River opposite the mouth of the Conestogo which here 

flows into the Grand from the west. The house was a half mile east of the town of Conestogo, and it stood less than a 

hundred feet from the present (1995) Stroh brick farm home. The pioneers hand-hewn log house (with fireplace) was built 

28 feet long, 26 feet wide, and two stories high. The ceilings were 6 to 7 feet high, the kitchen was 12 by 24 feet with a large 

fireplace; a winding stairway led to the four rooms above. During the long winter evenings the warm cheery fireplace was 

the centre of family social life and comfort.... 

It was here near Conestogo that the Smith's fourth child - Priscilla - was born on 3 January 1808. She is reported as having 

the distinction of being the first white child to be born in Woolwich Township however, the records are in disagreement for 

it is also reported that a son - Cushman - was born at Conestogo on 11 November 1806. 

Thomas Smith fought in the War of 1812. His horse shot out from underneath him, he also shot and afterwards mustered 

out as a Captain. Thomas Smith's injury as Lundy's Lane brough him an annual disability pension of 22 pounds 2 shillings, 

8 pence and 1farthing about $65 per year. 

The Smiths turned their home open to travellers staying in the area. The family lost their title to the land and house due to 

irregularities in the land records and after thirty years, took up a new homestead 1/2 mile north of Winterbourne and was 

named "The Holmwood Farm". In 1835 Thomas Smith inaugurated a stage coach service from Winterbourne through 

Kitchener to Cambridge (Preston) which he operated until his death in 1850. 

Thomas married Mary WEAVER. Mary died 1845 in Woolwich Township, Waterloo Co., Ontario and was buried in Old 

Methodist Cemetery, Woolwich Township, Waterloo co., Ontario. They had the following children: 

i. Alpheus SMITH was born 1802 and died 10 Jan 1842. 

ii. Alexander SMITH was born 25 Jan 1804 in , Waterloo Co., Ontario. He died 23 Jul 1865 in Courtland Township, Kent 

Co., Michigan. 

In 1838 Alexander and Louisa were living on their farm near West Montrose, Ontario. An unnamed source quotes 

Louisa "Waterloo, Upper Canada, Feb 22, 1838 Started (via wagon) for the states with David Clemons (brother of 

Willard) and wife who brought me to the river (Niagara) by the way of St. Catharines from whence I crossed over to 

Lewiston and too the stage to Hartland, Genesee County, New York" She went there to visit her mother Lucinda Morse. 

Alexander and Louisa in West Montrose lived in a two story log house and farmed 90 acres fo the Crooks Tract. 

In the spring of 1857 Alexander sold his farm and on 10 March, 1858 left for Michigan. With him were his sons Heman, 

Oscar, Evander, Ezra, Nathaniel and Freeman. At that time Jasper and Otis were working and away from home. 

Henrietta was pregnant. In April Alexander returned to West Montrose to get his wife and daughters Henrietta and Anna 

J. He was anxious to get back to Michigan in order to get started with the spring plowing and therefore did not want to 



wait until Henrietta had her baby. Otis soon joined. Jasper did not leave Winterbourne until 21 years later when in 1879 

he moved to Petoskey, Michigan with his family. 

Alexander married Louisa Crosby MORSE, daughter of William G. MORSE and Lucinda STOW, on 26 Sep 1830 

in Winterbourne, Waterloo Co., Ontario. Louisa was born 13 Feb 1809 in Hillsboro, , New Hampshire. She died 27 Apr 

1879 in Courtland Township, Kent Co., Michigan. 

iii. Cushman SMITH was born 11 Nov 1806 in Conestogo, Waterloo Co., Ontario. He died 28 Sep 1891 in near Port 

Elgin, , Ontario and was buried in Port Elgin Cemetery, Port Elgin, , Ontario. Cushman Smith was named after an uncle 

by the same name who reputedly lived at Lewiston, New York. Cushman lived on several farms in the vicinity of 

Winterbourne. In 1874 the family moved to the vicinity of Port Elgin, Ontario. Cushman died at the farm home of his 

son Henry near Port Elgin, his wife died at the same place. It is said that Cushman Smith's ancestor came over on the 

Mayflower and settled in Vermont (proof can't be found). Cushman married Mary Asia (Marcy Ann) WILBEE, 

daughter of Henry WILBEE and Sarah SANDERS, about 1839. Mary was born 11 Jun 1821on Atlantic Ocean. She 

died 23 Mar 1899 in near Port Elgin, Ontario and was buried in Port Elgin Cemetery, Port Elgin, Ontario. 

iv. Priscilla SMITH was born 3 Jan 1808 in Conestogo, Waterloo Co., Ontario. She died 23 Sep 1890 in Ada, , Michigan. 

Priscilla was married to William Sexton a shoemaker. in 1851 they lived in South Dumfries Township, Brant County, 

Ontario probably living near Harrisburg. Later they moved to Ada, Michigan.Priscilla married William SEXTON. 

William was born 1806 in Leeds Co., Ontario. He died 17 Aug 1872 in Ada, , Michigan. 

v. Thomas SMITH was born 1810 in Conestogo, Waterloo Co., Ontario. He died 12 Apr 1843 in Beverly Township, 

Wentworth Co., Ontario. 

Thomas was a pioneer farmer near Winterbourne. He cleared a plot of land on a farm, about 1 1/2 miles north of 

Winterbourne, west of the river road opposite the farm that had long been known as the Millard farm. Thomas sold 

(about 1840) his clearing to his brother-in-law Emanual GAUKEL, and with his family went to live in the township 

of Beverly. Evidently, at the time of his death his remains were returned to Winterbourne and interred in the nearby 

Presbyterian Cemetery. Beside his headstone is a marker for his brother Alpheus who had died a year earlier. Also 

adjacent to these headstones is the marker for Willard Cm. Smith. After his death Sarah Ann Hartwell married John 

Beverly and had six more children and lived in Woolwich Township, Ontario. Thomas married Sarah Ann 

HARTWELL on 23 Oct 1834 in Winterbourne, Waterloo Co., Ontario. 

vi. Azubah SMITH was born 1812 in Conestogo, Waterloo Co., Ontario. She died 1871. Azubah married (1) Willard 

CLEMONS, son of Jabez CLEMONS and Elizabeth BROOKS. Willard was born 1804. He died 1850 in St. George, 

, Ontario. Willard was a farmer. Azubah also married (2) Stephen WASHBURN after 1850. Stephen was a farmer near 

St. George, Ontario. 

vii. Roxy L. SMITH was born 1821 in Winterbourne, Waterloo Co., Ontario. She died after 1871. Roxy lived in 

Woolwich township, Waterloo co., Ontario in 1871, her sister Elishiba was living with her. Their farm was north 

of West Montrose. Roxy married John Milton WOODWARD, son of Luman WOODWARD. John was born Jun 

1819 in , , Vermont. He died 10 Jan 1878 in Winterbourne, Waterloo Co., Ontario. 

viii Samuel H. SMITH was born 1824 in Winterbourne, Waterloo Co., Ontario. Samuel and his family lived in 

Woolwich Township prior to 1871 they were Methodists and lived in a farm near Winterbourne and their single 

story house was located on the farm known as Holmwood Farm, afterwards moving to the vicinity of Mount Forest, 

Arthur Township, Wellington Co., Ontario. Samuel married Mary Jane HANNA. Mary was born 1830 in , , 

Ireland. 

ix. Elishiba SMITH. 

Taken from “Captain Thomas Smith (born 1767, died 1850) and descendants” by Raymond W. Kalbfleisch, 

Petoskey, Michigan, 1995. 174 pgs, illustrated, with index. Located at the Grace Schmidt Room, Kitchener Public 

Library, 929.2 Smith-K 1995 

i

Our Waterloo Kin - Waterloo Region Branch, OGS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?