Peter Zurbrigg

1843 - 1929  (86 years)

• Name	Peter Zurbrigg
  Birth	1 Jan 1843	Frutigen, Switzerland
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Feb 1929  [1]
  Person ID	I12560	All
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2006

  
  

  Father	Antoni Zurbrügg,   b. 1809   d. 15 Mar 1877, New Hamburg, Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Magdalene Trachsel,   b. Abt 1805   d. 9 Dec 1850 (Age ~ 45 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1833	Switzerland   [2]
  Family ID	F3385	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Angeline Wenzel,   b. 26 Sep 1848, Ontario d. 19 Jan 1932 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1869	Wallace Township, Ontario   [1]
  Notes	Found at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/perth69.htm on May 18, 2006 Vol 9, pg 77 - Peter ZORBRIGG, 28, farmer, Germany, Elma, s/o Anthony & Magdalena, married Angeline WENZELL, 21, Germany, Wallace twp., d/o David & Margaret, witn: Sebastien WENZELL & John BORT, both of Wallace, 21 Dec 1869 at Wallace twp.
  Children	1. David Zurbrigg,   b. 8 Dec 1870, Ontario   2. Elizebeth Zurbrigg,   b. 9 Nov 1874, Ontario   3. Ezra Zurbrigg,   b. 25 Sep 1882, Ontario
  Family ID	F3390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~onwellin/pioneers/zurbrigg.htm on May 18, 2006 ZURBRIGG, Peter R. This pioneer of Perth Co. was b. in Switzerland in 1843, and came to N. Easthorpe with his parents when only four years old, and was there raised. He m. Angelina Wenzel, and in 1878 moved to Howick, where he purchased a farm and raised his family, the members of which have always enjoyed the respect of the community. David Zurbrigg, the photographer of Palmerston, is a son of Peter R. Zurbrigg. He was b. in 1870, and learned the photography business in Listowel. In 1899 he came to Palmerston and purchased the good-will and stock of John M. George, and has since been the photographer of Palmerston. His success in this line is attributed to the artistic work that he turns out, as well as his attention to business and uniform politness to all classes. From: Historical Atlas of the County of Wellington, Ontario. Toronto: Historical Atlas Publishing Co., 1906 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more info visit publish.uwo.ca/~kdieter/zurbrigg/biog/peter.htm

  
  

• Sources

  [S083399] http://publish.uwo.ca/~kdieter/zurbrigg/peter.htm. [S083288] http://publish.uwo.ca/~kdieter/zurbrigg/oldworld.htm.