| Birth |
11 Nov 1839 |
Canarvon Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania [3] |
| Sex |
Male |
| Eby ID |
00101-5663 |
| Person ID |
I12884 |
| Last Modified |
03 May 2005 |
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| Father |
Christian Shirk |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Hoffman |
| Group Sheet |
F3487 |
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| Family 1 |
Magdalena Martin, b. 2 Mar 1845 |
| Married |
5 Jun 1866 |
[4,5] |
| Children |
| | 1. Anna Shirk, b. 4 Feb 1868 |
| | 2. George Shirk, b. 4 Apr 1870 |
| | 3. Emma Shirk, b. 21 Jan 1872 |
| | 4. Elizabeth Shirk, b. 15 Feb 1874 |
| | 5. Catharine Shirk, b. 20 Mar 1875 |
| | 6. Martin Shirk, b. 21 Jun 1876 |
| | 7. Magdalena Shirk, b. 3 Apr 1878 |
| | 8. John Shirk, b. 13 Mar 1880 |
| | 9. Maria Shirk, b. 10 Jun 1881 |
| | 10. Noah Shirk, b. 31 Jan 1884 |
| | 11. Lydia Shirk, b. 9 Apr 1885 |
| | 12. Veronica Shirk, b. 22 Jan 1887 |
| | 13. Barbara Shirk, b. 5 May 1889 |
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| Group Sheet |
F1730 |
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| Notes |
Peter Shirk, "son of Christian and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Shirk, is a native of Canarvon Township, Lancaster County Pa., where he was born November 11th, 1839. When a young man he left his native state and went to Canada, arriving at Berlin, Ontario, May 1st, 1862. Here he had his home with his uncle the late Jacob Hoffman in whose services he was for nearly two months, piling lumber and assisting in the saw mill. From here he went to the town of Waterloo and engaged himself as miller with D. H. Moyer & Co. who were then the proprietors of the Union Mills. After E. and S. S. Snider became proprietors of the mills he continued his services with the new firm until December 1st, 1866, when he purchased the Blair Mills. Here Mr. Shirk did a well paying business until December, 1869, when he sold the mills and, entering into partnership with Mr. S. S. Snider of Waterloo, purchased in December of the same year (1869) the Lancaster Mills of Bridgeport where he has since been engaged very extensively in manufacturing patent and high grade flour. In 1887 Mr. Snider retired from the firm, thus leaving Mr. Shirk sole proprietor of the extensive business. In connection with the Lancaster Mills, Mr. Shirk is also proprietor of the Baden Mills which he purchased from Mr. James Livingstone in 1889. Mr Shirk commenced life as a farmer's boy and being possessed with but little of this world's substance, he, by energy and perseverance and being naturally gifted with first class business qualities, besides having a good character, gradually worked his way up from one position to another and is now rated as one of our well-to-do millers (See his rating in the Mercantile Agency for the Dominion of Canada by R. G. Dun & Co.) of the province. Of late years he has been identified with public life and has held prominent positions of honour and trust, thus proving for himself a record of which no one has any need of feeling ashamed. On June 5th, 1866, he was married to Magdalena, daughter of John and Anna (Weber) Martin. She was born March 2nd, 1845. They reside in Bridgeport, Ontario. To them were born the following children, viz:"
*"See his rating in the Mercantile Agency for the Dominion of Canada by R. G. Dun & Co." |
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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, 42 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
2. [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), 452 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
3. [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, 242 [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, 243 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
5. [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, 42 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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| Documents |  | Lancaster Mills
A drawing of Lancaster Mills about 1861, printed as part of George Tremaine’s Map of Waterloo County. |
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Region of Waterloo