| Birth |
19 Apr 1792 |
Franklin Co., Pennsylvania [1] |
| Sex |
Male |
| Eby ID |
00101-5598 |
| Died |
17 Sep 1874 |
, Kent Co., Michigan [2,3] |
| Person ID |
I12683 |
| Last Modified |
23 May 2004 |
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| Father |
John Schrg, b. Apr 1761 |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Betzner, b. Abt 1773 |
| Group Sheet |
F652 |
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| Family 1 |
Magdalena Break, b. 3 Apr 1796, , Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania |
| Married |
20 Aug 1815 |
[4,5] |
| Children |
| | 1. Elizabeth Sherk, b. 15 May 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario |
| | 2. Eli Sherk, b. 20 Oct 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario |
| | 3. Levi Sherk, b. 23 Nov 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario |
| | 4. Samuel Sherk, b. 3 Nov 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario |
| | 5. Adam Sherk, b. 4 Feb 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario |
| | 6. John Sherk, b. 1 May 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario |
| | 7. Amos Sherk, b. 19 Jun 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario |
| | 8. David B. Sherk, b. 29 Nov 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario |
| | 9. Christian Sherk, b. 1 Sep 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario |
| | 10. Abraham Sherk, b. 6 May 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario |
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| Group Sheet |
F1166 |
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| Notes |
Samuel Sherk, "was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, April 19th, 1792. On August 20th, 1815, he was married to Magdalena Break (No. 1169) who was born April 3rd, 1796, and died September 8th, 1862. After their marriage they settled on the east side of the Grand River about two miles south of Breslau. In 1866 Mr. Sherk left his old home and moved to near Caledonia, Kent County, Michigan, where he spent the evening of his life. During his whole life he was a true follower of His Master and a worthy member of the River Brethren Church, so that he may be classed with the good and remembered with the just. He departed his well spent life September 17th, 1874. His family consisted of ten children, viz:" |
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| Sources |
1. [S2] Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 231 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
2. [S2] Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 232 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
3. [S1] Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 295 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
4. [S2] Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra Eby, 231 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
5. [S1] Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 295 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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Region of Waterloo