Jacob Frey
ID # 5504, (1852-1929)
| Father | Christian Frey (1822-1902) |
| Mother | Anna Musselman (1826-1910) |
| Birth | Jacob Frey was born on 13 May 1852 at Waterloo Township, Waterloo Co., Ontario. |
| Death | He died on 3 January 1929 at Stratford, Perth County, Ontario, at age 76. |
| Burial | He was buried on 5 January 1929. |
| Note | Death reg. 028596-29 Stratford, Perth County Jacob Frey died at 100 Centre Street on 3 January, 1929. Age 76 yrs., 8 mos. Born Waterloo Township on 8 May 1852. Pedlar agent - spices. Residence at place of death 40 years. Parents Christian Frey, born Germany, and Annie Musselman, born born Waterloo Township. Physician H. B. Kenner of Stratford. Informant A. H. Wheel, 100 Centre Street, son-in-law, Stratford. Place of burial Stratford. It would be tempting to believe that Jacob is the Jacob Frey buried with parents Christian Frey and Annie Musselman in the Woolwich-Elmira Mennonite Cemetery. It seems safe to say that this is not the case. Jacob Frey who died in Stratford, as shown in the death registration above, died in 1929. He is said, according to the death registration, to be buried in Stratford, though a gravestone record for him has not been found. The Jacob Frey buried in Woolwich-Elmira Mennonite with Christian and Anna is recorded on the gravestone transcription as having died on 20 October, 1927. A death registration exists for this Jacob, but his parents are shown as John Frey and Fray Mosegman, both born Switzerland. The whole record resonates with the counter-intuitive, but this seems to be the case. Certainly, the above death registration filed at Stratford is clear enough. Jacob Frey, son of Christian Frey and Annie Musselman, died in 1929. Ezra Eby, in volume 2 of his history of Waterloo Township (see page 134), tells that he was born on May 13, 1852, and that he resided in Stratford. |
| Last Edited | 21 Oct 2017 |