John Unger

Notes:

From Ezra Eby Book

John Unger, "was born in North Dumfries Township, September 10th, 1825. He is married to Polly, daughter of Wendel Bowman of Blair. At present they reside in the town of Waterloo where he is engaged in farming. Their family consists of eight children.

Family/Spouse: Polly Bowman. Polly (daughter of Wendel Baumann and Susannah Bricker) was born on 29 Mar 1829; died before 1901. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Maranda Unger was born about 1855 in North Dumfries, Waterloo County, Ontario; died after 1901.
2. Julia Ann Unger was born on 2 Jun 1857 in Ontario; died after 1911.
3. Magdelena Unger was born on 15 Aug 1859.
4. Irvine Unger was born about 1864 in Ontario.
5. Hannah Unger was born on 22 Oct 1864 in Waterloo County, Ontario; died on 13 May 1933 in 27 Aberdeen Road, Galt, Ontario; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo County, Ontario.
6. Susan Unger
7. Maggie Unger was born about 1871 in Waterloo County, Ontario.
8. Austin Unger

Notes:

Found at http://www.waterlooogs.ca/cemeterypics/Hallmancemetery.html on October 8, 2006

Hallman Cemetery, CC#6073

North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario
2849 Roseville Rd., Concession 11 Lot 31,

On June 1, 1847 Adam Unger deeded a once acre plot on the northwest corner of lot 31, concession 11 in trust to Jacob Detweiler for a meetinghouse and burying ground for use by the members of Mennonite Society of British North America.

In the thiry-ninth volume of the Waterloo Historical Society, 1951, p. 43, Mr. Ira Kinzie states that a brick building was constructed in 1856 across the road from the cemetery which replaced the log building on the same land as the burying ground. Services were conducted there until 1886.

Information from Our Todays and Yesterdays, by Andrew W. Taylor, 1970



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From Ezra Eby Book

Adam Unger, "son of Adam and Elizabeth (Koehner) Unger, was born in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, February 6th, 1801, came to Canada when eleven years of age and was raised in Waterloo Township. On October 31st, 1824, he was married to Margaret, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Detweiler) Hallman. She was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, August 31st, 1805, and came to Canada with her parents in 1824. In February, 1825, they moved to North Dumfries Township, on lot No. 32, one mile east of Roseville. Here they resided until their death. He died August 17th, 1889, and she died March 18th, 1884. They had a family of seven children.



Federal Census of 1871 (Ontario Index)
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UNGER , ADAM
Sex: Male
Age: 70
Birthplace: US
Religion: Mennonite
Origin: GERMAN
Occupation: FARMER
District: WATERLOO SOUTH ( 031 )
Sub-district: Dumfries North ( C )
Division: 3
Page: 38
Microfilm reel: C-9943
Reference: RG31 — Statistics Canada

Adam married Margaret Hallman on 31 Oct 1824. Margaret (daughter of Benjamin Hallman and Elizabeth Detweiler) was born on 31 Aug 1805 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died on 18 Mar 1884 in North Dumfries Township, Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Article found on Feb 28, 2005 at http://douglas.boddy.com/genealogy/hallman/canada/children.htm

Margaret Hallman was born August 31st, 1805 and died March 18th, 1884. She was married to Adam Unger (born in Lancaster County, Pa.) October 31st, 1824. In February, 1825, they moved to North Dumfries Township, on lot No. 32, one mile east of Roseville, on a farm of about 150 acres, where they resided until their death. It was not the privilege of the writer (Rev. H.S. Hallman) to be as well acquainted with his beloved aunt, as he was with some of the others. But, like the others in the family, she was firm in her principles and righteousness. They had a family of seven children.

Update, 1991, Joan Hallman:
In February, 1825, they moved to North Dumfries Township, on Lot 31, Con. 12 (three miles east of Roseville) on a farm of about 150 acres, where they resided until their death.

Adam married Elizabeth Koehner. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Ezra E. Eby Book

Benjamin was born Sept. 18, 1783 in Montgomery Co., Pa where he followed farming. During the great financial depression of 1816-1827 many farmers failed financially and, in order to pay their debts, they sold their farms at great sacrifice. With whatever money they had left, they winded their way to Canada where land could be had cheap and thus made another attempt to gain a free home. As a rule, all these parties in a very few years were the posessors of valuable farms. Benjamin moved to Canada with his family in 1825.

They left Montgomery on May 6, and with two double horse teams and one single horse, crossed the Niagara River from Lewiston to Queenston on a large flat boat and winded their way up to Dundas and through the Beverly Swamp to Waterloo County arriving at Jacob Rosenburger's near Preston where they made a stay of 3 days. Then they moved on a farm 2 miles west of Waterloo. Here he resided until the spring of 1826 when he moved to N. Dumfries Twp. about 1 mile east of Roseville where he had purchased a most beautiful farm of about 200 acres, then nearly all forest. Here Banjamin died Sept. 10, 1879.

He was a member of the mennonite church and lived a strictly moral life. Principles of Christianity were always foremost in his dealings with his fellow men. His advice to his grandchildren was always good. "My earliest recollection of him was when he held us on his knee and instructed us to be a good boy. Three of his sons and a number of gradsons and great grand sons entered the ministry.

On Sept. 2, 1802 he married Elizabeth Dettweiller, daughter of Jacob and Margaret (Harley) Dettweiller.

Benjamin married Elizabeth Detweiler on 2 Sep 1802. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob Detweiler and Mary Margaret Harley) was born on 8 Aug 1784; died on 9 Aug 1856; was buried in on farm 1 mile east of Roseville / Hallman Mennonite Cemetery, North Dumfries Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Anna Fronica Gottwaltz. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jacob married Mary Margaret Harley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]