Nathaniel Bergey

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Nathaniel Bergey, was born May 12 1847. He was first married to Magdalena, daughter of Deacon Joseph E. Schneider. They resided in Brant Township, Bruce County, where she died . After the decease of his first wife he married to Leah, daughter of Joshua Shantz. At present he resides on a farm near Manheim, Ontario. His family consists of twelve children, four of which are of his first wife.

Nathaniel married Magdalena Snyder / Schneider on 12 May 1869. Magdalena was born on 31 Dec 1851; died on 10 May 1880; was buried in Mannheim Latschaw Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John H. Bergey
2. Irvine Bergey was born on 10 Sep 1871 in Bruce County, Ontario.
3. William Edwin Bergey was born on 13 Dec 1874.
4. Joseph H. Bergey

Nathaniel married Leah Shantz in 1881. Leah was born on 16 May 1852 in Ontario; died on 13 Dec 1926; was buried in Mannheim Latschaw Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joshua Elden Bergey was born on 25 Mar 1882 in Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario.
2. Luida Melecia Bergey was born on 27 Mar 1882 in Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario; died on 27 Mar 1882 in Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario.
3. Simon Alwah Bergey was born on 27 Jun 1883 in Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario.
4. Myra Elma Bergey was born on 5 Mar 1885 in Ontario.
5. Jacob Edgar Bergey was born on 18 Mar 1887 in Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario.
6. Wesley David Bergey was born on 14 Sep 1888 in Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario.
7. Sadie Elizabeth Bergey was born on 11 Jun 1890 in Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario.
8. Gordon Nathaniel Bergey was born on 10 Jun 1892 in Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario.
9. Olive Lorinda Bergey was born on 23 Jan 1894 in Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario; died in 1932; was buried in Mannheim Latschaw Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario.
10. Lydia Ann Bergey was born on 4 Jun 1897 in Waterloo County, Ontario.

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Jacob Bergey, "the second son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Wagner) Bergey, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, September 1st, 1818, and came to Canada with his parents in 1822. They settled near Preston, on the farm known as "Henry Brower's." Here young Jacob was raised. On April 11th, 1844, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Moses and Barbara (Pannabecker) Eby. She was born January 27th, 1824. On May 2nd, 1849, they moved on Lot No. 4, Bleams Road, Wilmot Township, near Mannheim, where they have resided ever since. They are quite smart for their age. Their family consisted of ten children, of whom two died in infancy.

Jacob married Elizabeth Eby on 11 Apr 1844. Elizabeth (daughter of Moses Eby and Barbara Pannebecker) was born on 17 Jan 1824 in Ontario; died on 19 May 1911 in Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth Eby, "the eldest of Moses Eby's family, was born January 17th, 1824. She was married, April 11th, 1844, to Jacob Bergey who was born September 1st, 1818.

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Joseph Bergey, "was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, about the year 1792. He was married to Elizabeth Wagner. They had a family of eight children.

Joseph married Elizabeth Wagner. Elizabeth was born in 1788 in USA; died on 18 Apr 1824. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Moses married Barbara Pannebecker. Barbara (daughter of Cornelius Pannebecker and Anna Dettweiler) was born on 24 May 1801; died on 19 Jan 1842. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Isaac Bergey, "the eldest son of old Hans Bergey, was born about the year 1740. He resided at first near Germantown, but after his marriage to Mary Hunsicker he moved to Montgomery County where quite a number of his co-religionists had already formed several small communities. Here he lived until about the year 1791 when he died. With his first wife he had three children, namely: III John, III Jacob, and Isaac. None of the descendants of the three sons reside in Canada. Their descendants are to be found in Montgomery and other counties of Pennsylvania and in some of the Western States. After the decease of his first wife he married to Veronica Hunsberger, with whom he had ten children.

Isaac married Veronica Hunsberger. Veronica died in 1806. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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(2005). "Hunsberger." Canadian Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Mennonite Historical Society of Canada. Retrieved 23 Feb 2005

Hunsberger is a Mennonite family name, evidently Swiss in origin, found in the Franconia (PA) and Ontario districts of the Mennonite Church (MC). Bishop Henry Hunsberger (1768-1854) of the Blooming Glen, PA Mennonite congregation (MC) was assistant moderator of the Franconia Conference in 1847 by virtue of being second in seniority in years of service as a bishop. Because the moderator, Bishop John Hunsicker (d. 17 November 1847), sympathized with the vision and concerns of John H. Oberholtzer and sat with the Oberholtzer party in the Franconia meetinghouse on 7 October 1847 when the final secession of the Oberholtzer group occurred, Hunsberger served as moderator of the October 1847 session of the Franconia Conference. Jacob B. Hunsberger (1836-1919) served as preacher in the Coventry and Vincent congregations of the Franconia Conference from 1877 until his death over 41 years later. Christian R. Hunsberger (1823-1906) was a preacher in the Upper Skippack congregation (MC) of the Franconia Conference from 1879 until 1906. The Ontario Mennonite (MC) preachers included Abraham K. Hunsberger (1827-1889) of the Moyer congregation, and Noah Hunsberger, who was ordained preacher in 1903 and served in Sherkston and Waterloo. Bishop Ephraim Hunsberger (1814-1904) of the Eastern District Conference of the General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM) served as preacher in the Hereford congregation (GCM) beginning in 1849. In 1852 he moved to Wadsworth, Medina Co., Ohio, where he organized a congregation which he served for 50 years.

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Samuel Eby, "(known as "Indian Sam") the second son of George Eby, was born February 20th, 1772, and died February 10th, 1840. He was married to Magdalena Erb who was born February 2nd, 1777, and died December 26th, 1864. In company with his brother, George, and a few others he left Pennsylvania in the spring of 1804 and moved to Canada. He took up north-west part of lot No. 1, German Company's Tract, in the township and county of Waterloo, Ontario. At that time there were but few white settlers in this beautiful county and the Indians were his next neighbors. He spent much of his time among the Indians and taught them many good things, in fact he was their law-giver, minister, interpreter and peace-maker. He had a family of one son.

Samuel married Magdalena Erb. Magdalena was born on 2 Feb 1777; died on 26 Dec 1864. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"The Pannebeckers (To have a complete history of the Pannebecker family, write to Mr. Samuel W. Pennypacker, Philadelphia, Pa., and get the book, "Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Pannebeckers", edited by Pennybecker. It is well worth the money and one of the most complete works of its kind in existence) were of the first settlers of German origin who settled in Pennsylvania over two hundred years ago. We find them to have been a prominent family in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania as early as 1709."

Cornelius Pannebecker, "a native of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, was born December 8th, 1770. In April, 1792, he was married to Anna Dettweiler, sister to old Rudolph Dettweiler who resided near the Wanner Meeting House at Hespeler. She was born November 16th, 1775, and died October 27th, 1855. In 1810 they, in company with Christian Shantz and family, Jacob Shantz and wife, and others, moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, near the present village of Hespeler, on the farm now occupied by Peter Wier. Here they resided until their deaths. He died June 22nd, 1855. To then was born a family of thirteen children.

Cornelius married Anna Dettweiler in Apr 1792. Anna was born on 16 Nov 1775; died on 27 Oct 1855 in Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]