| Title |
Rev. |
| Birth |
15 May 1804 |
Near Preston, Waterloo Co., Ontario [4] |
| Sex |
Male |
| Eby ID |
00003-597 |
| Died |
24 Dec 1894 |
Near Doon, Waterloo Co., Ontario [5] |
| Person ID |
I9179 |
| Last Modified |
06 May 2005 |
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| Father |
Martin Bear, b. 1774, , York Co., Pennsylvania |
| Mother |
Catharine Gingerich |
| Group Sheet |
F717 |
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| Family 1 |
Anna Pannebecker, b. 23 Apr 1812, Near Hespeler, Waterloo Co., Ontario |
| Married |
11 Feb 1827 |
[6] |
| Children |
| | 1. Magdalena Bear, b. 7 Dec 1827 |
| | 2. David Bear, b. 5 Dec 1828 |
| | 3. Moses Bear, b. 8 Feb 1831 |
| | 4. John Bear, b. 30 May 1832 |
| | 5. Aaron Bear, b. 30 Mar 1834 |
| | 6. Rebecca Bear, b. 22 Feb 1836 |
| | 7. Samuel Bear, b. 9 Dec 1837 |
| | 8. Leah Bear, b. 2 Sep 1839 |
| | 9. Martin Bear, b. 25 Sep 1841 |
| | 10. Cornelius Bear, b. 11 Nov 1843 |
| | 11. Abraham Bear, b. 23 Aug 1845 |
| | 12. Benjamin Bear, b. 2 Mar 1847 |
| | 13. Joseph Bear, b. 23 Apr 1853 |
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| Group Sheet |
F352 |
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| Notes |
John Bear, "was born near Preston, Ontario, May 15th, 1804. His boyhood days were spent on his father's farm. When eighteen years of age he commenced life as a builder and contractor. Many a house and barn still standing in this and adjoining counties. were erected by him between the years 1823 and 1835. He was also the possessor of a beautiful farm lying between Preston and Hespeler, now owned by Anson Groh. Here he resided until the death of his wife in 1875. Then he had his home with his youngest son, Joseph, for five years. In 1880 he went to live with his son John, who resides a little west of Doon, where he died happy in the Lord, December 24th, 1894. He was converted unto the Lord when a young man, and in 1833 he joined the Mennonite Church. On December 2nd, 1838, he was ordained as Minister of the Gospel by the late Bishop Benjamin Eby. His field of labor was to be at 'Wanners', for which locality he was ordained. In 1870-71 when the first glimmerings of dissatisfaction were observable among the Mennonites, Mr. Bear was an active worker to keep up the union (The writer heard him advocate strongly in favor of union in 1870-71-72) but the spirit of disunion was carried so far (1873-4), which ultimately caused a division into the old and new communions. Mr. Bear joined himself with the new party and was one of their first ministers. We might add in conclusion that his educational attainments were very limited. Besides the acquisition of the simple elementary branches of reading, writing, and arithmetic, he in his youth was not favored, as the country was new and the schools in their primeval state. Being possessed of a very retentive memory, he exhibited a great taste for reading and was remarkably fond of investigation. He seldom accepted anything without first giving it due consideration and careful study. What little spare time he was able to snatch from the labors of the farm, he studiously devoted to the reading of such works as came within his reach. His library was composed of books pertaining to religious and devotional works. He was well versed in the Bible and works of a religious character. On February 11th, 1827, he was married to Anna, daughter of Cornelius and Anna (Detweiler) Pannabecker. She was born near Hespeler, Waterloo County, Ontario, April 23rd, 1812, and died February 16th, 1875. They had a family of thirteen 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, 154 [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), 237 [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, 571 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
4. [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), 184 [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), 184 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
6. [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), 185 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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