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John Michael Hess

Male Abt 1805 - 1883  (~ 78 years)


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  • Name John Michael Hess 
    Born ABT. 1805  Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Oct 1883  South Cayuga Township, Haldimand County Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I08699  Jacob and Barbara (Schenk) Hoover
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2014 

    Family Eva Elizabeth Dellard,   b. ABT. 1825, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1916, South Cayuga Township, Haldimand County Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 91 years) 
    Married 1843  Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Charles Hess  [Natural]
     2. Eva Elizabeth Hess  [Natural]
     3. Margaret Hess,   b. ABT. 1847, South Cayuga Township, Haldimand County Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1920, Rainham Township, Haldimand County Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 73 years)  [Natural]
     4. Joseph Michael Hess,   b. 20 Sep 1854, South Cayuga Township, Haldimand County Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1919, Selkirk, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)  [Natural]
     5. Magdelena Pauline Hess,   b. ABT. 1857, South Cayuga Township, Haldimand County Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1921, Dunnville, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years)  [Natural]
     6. Elizabeth Hess,   b. 28 Jun 1858, South Cayuga Township, Haldimand County Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1935  (Age 76 years)  [Natural]
     7. Mary Ann Hess,   b. 31 Jul 1861, South Cayuga Township, Haldimand County Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     8. Victoria Rosanna Hess,   b. 24 May 1866, South Cayuga Township, Haldimand County Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1934, Rainham Township, Haldimand County Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  [Natural]
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2014 
    Family ID F3456  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 

    • From - Sweet's Corners Union Church and Cemetery 1983:
      HESS - John M. Hess #108 and his wife Eva Elizabeth (Dellard) #107, were married in 1843. They came to Canada the following year from Bavaria, Germany and located at Waterloo, later moving to Lot 25, Concession 2, South Cayuga. They were German Mennonites and John was a farmer, They had two sons and six daughters. Margaret (Mrs. Andrew Bider) #32, Elizabeth (Mrs. Simeon Hoover) #95, Pauline (Mrs. Wm. Frederick Yager, Rosanna (Mrs. Jacob Moerschfelder) #49, Mary Ann (Mrs. Henry Moerschfelder) #4, Joseph Michael married Phoebe Hurst, Charles and Eva Elizabeth. (Eva Elizabeth buried with parents, Charles buried at Selkirk)

      On the 1852 Census of Cayuga, Haldimand, Ontario are:
      Michael Hess, Farmer, Born Germany, Roman Catholic, Married, Aged 47, Male
      Eve Hess, Born Germany, Roman Catholic, Married, Aged 27, Female
      Margaret Hess, Born South Cayuga, No Religion, Single, Aged 5, Female
      Michael Hess, Born South Cayuga, No Religion, Single, Aged 1, Male

      On the 1881 Census of South Cayuga, Haldimand, Ontario are;
      Michael Hess, Married, Male, German, Aged 77 Years, Born Germany, Farmer, Catholic
      Elizabeth Hess, Married, Female, German, Aged 55 Born Germany, Catholic
      Mary A Hess, Female, German, Aged 19, Born Ontario, Catholic
      Rose Hess, Female, German, Aged 15, Born Ontario, Catholic

      Haldimand Deaths, South Cayuga - John Michael Hess, October 4th 1883, Male, Aged 78 Years 7 Months, Farmer, Born Germany, No Certificate, Said to have been Heart Disease, Home Employed, Informant Simeon Hoover, Farmer, South Cayuga, Registered October 11th 1883, Roman Catholic, Isaac Fry Division Registrar of South Cayuga

      On the 1891 Census of Rainham, Haldimand, Ontario are:
      Yager Pauline, Female, Aged 34, Widowed, Head, Born Ontario, Father Born Germany, Mother Born Germany, Disciple, Seamstress
      Yager Alborn, Male, Aged 9, Single, Son, Born Ontario, Father Born Ontario, Mother Born Ontario, Disciple
      Hess Elizabeth, Female, Aged 64, Widowed, Mother, Born Germany, Father Born Germany, Mother Born Germany, Roman Catholic

      Haldimand Deaths, South Cayuga - Hess Eva Elizabeth, Female, Aged 92 Years 2 Months, Date of Death March 13th 1916, Born Germany, Place of Death South Cayuga, House Keeper, Widow, Cause of Death Peritonitis, Duration 3 Days, Physician Dr. D. Rigg, Dunnville, Informant Simeon Hoover, South Cayuga, C. D. Sutor Division Regsitrar of South Cayuga