Nancy Groff^{[1, 2, 3]}

1822 - 1897  (75 years)

Wife of Susan's 2nd cousin 5 times removed

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• Name	Nancy Groff  [4]
  Birth	5 Oct 1822  [5]
  Gender	Female
  Cemetery Notes	It was first called the First Mennonite Church in 1917. Prior to this it had been called Eby's. Benjamin Eby's, Christian Eby's Berlin and East End. Worship was held in a log school house on the South East corner of the adjoining cemetery as early as 1811. In 1834 a substantial frame meeting house was built on the site of the present day church and the log school house was moved to Breslau where it was used as a school and meeting house. The frame meeting house was replaced with a brick edifice in 1902 which was enlarged in 1902, 1950 and 1985.
  Death	8 Nov 1897  [5]
  Burial	Berlin/Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Address: First Mennonite Cemetery King St. Kitchener, ON Canada
  	South: Susannah Groff/ beloved wife of Moses Bricker/ born/ July 13, 1820/ died/ April 3, 1887/ aged/ 66 year 8 mo./ & 21. da./ dearest mother thou hast left us/ and thy loss we deeply feel/ but tis God that hast bereft us/ He can all our sorrows heal East: Moses Bricker/ born/ Apr11 29, 1817- / Nancy Groff/ born Oct. 5, 1822/ died/ Nov. 8, 1897/ aged 75 yrs, 1 mo./ & 3 ds./ am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me/ though he were dead, yet/ shall he life. John
  Person ID	I10007	Ancestors of Susan and Barry Reynolds
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2009

  
  

  Father	Andrew Groff,   b. 18 Apr 1793, , Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 May 1877, , Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Annie Huber,   b. 15 Oct 1795, Lititz, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA d. 19 Sep 1865, , Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F5633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John B. Clemens,   b. 2 Apr 1822   d. 14 Aug 1879, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	31 Jan 1843	Galt/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	From the will of Mary Cressman: First, Will and devise the sum of Five Hundred Dollars, of lawful money of Canada, unto Nancy Clemens the Wife of John B. Clemens, her heirs and assigns forever, the said John B. Clemens having long since deserted his said Wife, this bequest is made to said Nancy Clemens, free from any control whatever of her said Husband. To be paid to her or her heirs or assigns as soon after my decease as conveniently can be. [6]
  Status	Bef 14 Nov 1866
  	Deserted
  Children	+ 1. Andrew Jackson Clemens,   b. 15 Nov 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Feb 1924, , Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years) + 2. Mary Ann Clemens,   b. 23 May 1845, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Jul 1926 (Age 81 years)   3. Cyrus Clemens,   b. 19 Apr 1846   d. 14 Sep 1846 (Age 0 years) + 4. Sarah Ann Clemens,   b. 22 Sep 1847   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Nancy Ann Clemens,   b. 10 Oct 1849   d. Yes, date unknown   6. John Henry Clemens,   b. 6 May 1851   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Susanna Clemens,   b. 16 Jul 1853   d. 17 Aug 1853 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F5886	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2020

  
  

  Family 2	John Eby,   b. 7 Aug 1814, , , , Canada d. 6 Mar 1889 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1880	Berlin/Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Family ID	F5887	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2020

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Marriage - 31 Jan 1843 - Galt/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 29 Jan 1880 - Berlin/Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: First Mennonite Cemetery King St. Kitchener, ON Canada - - Berlin/Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Groff, Nancy (1822 - 1897) South: Susannah Groff/ beloved wife of Moses Bricker/ born/ July 13, 1820/ died/ April 3, 1887/ aged/ 66 year 8 mo./ & 21. da./ dearest mother thou hast left us/ and thy loss we deeply feel/ but tis God that hast bereft us/ He can all our sorrows heal East: Moses Bricker/ born/ Apr11 29, 1817- / Nancy Groff/ born Oct. 5, 1822/ died/ Nov. 8, 1897/ aged 75 yrs, 1 mo./ & 3 ds./ I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me/ though he were dead, yet/ shall he life. John

  
  

• Notes

  Nancy Groff, "the third daughter of old Andrew Groff, was born October 5th, 1822. On January 31st, 1843, she was married to John B. Clemens who was born April 2nd, 1822, and died in the Toronto Asylum in 1879. After his decease the widow was married to John Eby, January 29th, 1880. They reside on Frederick Street, Berlin. See John Clemens' and John Eby's families."- Ezra E. Eby [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S411] Darren Arndt, Web Site - Arndt, Darren, (Gedcom File). [S195] Dettweiler, Allan, Web Site - Ezra Eby Revived!, (http://www.ezraeby.com/index.php : 28 July 2008), ). [S369] Karen Tober, Web Site - Tober, Karen, ((7 Jun 2001), http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=kayteelee). [S2611] Ezra E. Eby, Book - Biographical History of Early Settlers and their Descendants in Waterloo Township, (1895 & 1896, Supplement by Joseph B. Snyder 1931,IndexesMaps and other Documents by Eldon D. Weber, 1971.), 29 Oct 2005. [S2612] Waterloo Wellington Branch OGS, Cemetery - Can., ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite, (Cemetery Transcription(Kitchener, Ontario, Canada,WaterlooWellington Branch OGS, March 1996) , Book in 4Volumes), C 17.16. [S570] Mary Cressman, Will - Cressman, Mary - 1867, (Will probated in the Surrogate Court, 4 May 1867)), 19 May 2002. [S2611] Ezra E. Eby, Book - Biographical History of Early Settlers and their Descendants in Waterloo Township, (1895 & 1896, Supplement by Joseph B. Snyder 1931,IndexesMaps and other Documents by Eldon D. Weber, 1971.), 2 Apr 2001, p. 179.