| Birth |
11 Jan 1835 |
Near Wilmot Centre, Waterloo Co., Ontario [1] |
| Sex |
Male |
| Eby ID |
00038-3062 |
| Person ID |
I19605 |
| Last Modified |
27 Jun 2004 |
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| Father |
David Geiger, b. 17 Mar 1796, Germany |
| Mother |
Barbara Steinacker |
| Group Sheet |
F4634 |
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| Family 1 |
Mary Ann Wilson, b. 19 Feb 1840 |
| Married |
1 Jan 1858 |
[2] |
| Children |
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| Group Sheet |
F4647 |
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| Family 2 |
Annie Byer |
| Married |
6 Oct 1874 |
[3] |
| Group Sheet |
F4648 |
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| Notes |
Peter Geiger, "(Second Peter was born after the decease of the first one)the seventh child of David and Barbara (Steinacker) Geiger, was born near Wilmot Centre, January 11th, 1835. On January 1st, 1858, he was married to Mary Ann Wilson who was born February 19th 1840, and died November 25th, 1873. After the decease of his first wife he was married to Annie Byer, widow of the late J. Lemon Connor, October 6th, 1874. At present they reside in Breslau, Ontario. Soon after the Mennonite Brethren in Christ were fully organized in 1874, he entered the ministry of that body and was a diligent laborer for Christ and His kingdom. He did good work on every field where he was stationed. Of late years he had to retire from active service owing to failing in health. His family consisted of six children, viz:" |
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| Sources |
1. [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), 675 [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), 675 [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), 675 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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Region of Waterloo