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Family: Johann Heinrich "Henry" Wurm / Elisabetha (Elizabeth) Lein (F0086)

m. 26 May 1835


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  • Father | Male
    Johann Heinrich "Henry" Wurm

    Born  20 Nov 1809  Bleidenrod, Homberg (Ohm), Vogelsbergkreis, Hessen, Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  21 Nov 1809   
    Died  16 May 1907  Zurich, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    St Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Zurich, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  26 May 1835  [1]  Bleidenrod, Homberg (Ohm), Vogelsbergkreis, Hessen, Deutschland  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Nicolaus Wurm | F3382 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Anna Barbara Lauer | F3382 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Elisabetha (Elizabeth) Lein

    Born  15 Oct 1801  Bleidenrod, Homberg (Ohm), Vogelsbergkreis, Hessen, Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Sep 1891  Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Lutheran Church Cemetery, Zurich, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Johann Henrich Becker | F3146 
    Married    Not married Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Johannes Lein | F3981 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Anna Maria Diegel | F3981 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Matthies Wurm

    Born  29 Dec 1834  Bleidenrod, Homberg (Ohm), Vogelsbergkreis, Hessen, Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Nov 1917  Lot 19, Conc. 11, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    St Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Zurich, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Margaret Ellenberger | F1799 (Performed by Rev. F. W. Bindemann) 
    Married  31 Jul 1853  Greenbush, (Kitchener), Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Henry Wurm

    Born  18 Dec 1836  Bleidenrod, Homberg (Ohm), Vogelsbergkreis, Hessen, Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Jul 1897  Zurich, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  27 Jul 1897  St Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Zurich, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Catherine Zeller | F0042 
    Married  10 Mar 1863  Zurich, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Elizabeth Wurm

    Born  16 Apr 1840  Berlin, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Dec 1922  Zurich, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  26 Dec 1922   
    Spouse  Casper Weber | F3005 
    Married     

  • Documents
    Map of Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario 1862
    Map of Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario 1862
    The farms of Daniel Zeller, Henry Wurm Sr. and J. Block are highlighted in yellow.

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    By 1879 Henry Wurm had sold the south half of his property to son Henry and the north half to son Mathias.

  • Notes 
    • Henry Wurm and Elizabeth Wurm emigrated to Canada in 1837 with their two sons. Henry was a carpenter. The family settled first in Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario where their daughter, Elizabeth was born.

      The family moved to Zurich, Huron County, Ontario in 1856, leasing Lot 19, Con. 11, Hay Township which they bought in 1859 from the Canada Company. This lot is at the south edge of Zurich.

    Married:
    • From Church Records, Parish of Bleidenrod, Heiraten 1808-1875 FHL INTL Film #1195713

      Bleidenrod Parish 1835 Marriage Record #5, page 124. View marriage record. (408 KB)

      Johann Heinrich Wurm and Elisabetha Lein, both of the parish of Bleidenrod, married on May 26, 1838. The groom was the son of carpenter Nicolaus Wurm, also of the same parish. Groom's mother was Barbara. Her surname is difficult to decipher but appears to be possibly Lemer or Lemmer. Johann Heinrich Wurm, age 25, was also a carpenter.

      Elisabetha Lein (pronounced Lien) was the daughter of Johannes Lein and Anna Maria Diegel. She was age 33. Witnesses were Nicolaus Wurm, father of the groom and Johannes Lein, father of the bride.


  • Sources 
    1. [S118758] Church Records, Parish of Bleidenrod, Heiraten 1808-1875 FHL INTL Film #1195713, p. 124.




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