Researching Moses Springer
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 201 people with the Springer surname? In that year Springer was ranked number 3378 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Moses means "drawn from the water" and is of Hebrew origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Moses Springer and the Springer Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 853 people with the Springer surname in the UK? Springer is now ranked number 3239 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 33421 people with the Springer surname in the USA? Springer is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA. |
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Moses Springer
Moses Springer (August 24, 1824 – September 5, 1898) was an Ontario businessman and political figure who became the first mayor of Waterloo, Ontario. He also represented Waterloo North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1881.
Springer was born August 24, 1824 to Benjamin Springer, originally from Poughkeepsie, and Mary Rykeman, in Doon in Upper Canada. One of 11 children, he was orphaned at the age of 10 when both parents died in 1834 during a cholera epidemic. He was later adopted and raised by Mennonite bishop Joseph B. Hagey. He worked as a farm hand, taught school and served as a provincial land surveyor in Woolwich Township.
In 1854, he moved to Waterloo where he became the owner and publisher of the German language newspaper Der Canadische Bauernfreund. He opened a store there in 1856. He was the president of the Waterloo Mutual Fire Insurance Company and helped found the Ontario Mutual Life Assurance Company, later Clarica Life Assurance, in 1868. He was the first reeve of the village of Waterloo and served as reeve for a total of 12 years, served 11 years on the county council and became the first mayor when Waterloo was incorporated as a town in 1876. In 1881, Springer became sheriff for Waterloo County and served in that post until his death.
Springer died died September 5, 1898 in Berlin, Ontario (now Kitchener) and was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery. His wife Barbara Shantz, with whom he had 13 children, preceded him in death, dying October 1884. The home where the Springer family lived from the mid-1850s to later in his life at 34 Erb Street East was demolished by the city of Waterloo in 2016. His grand-daughter, Emma Ella Roos, was the first librarian at Waterloo Public Library.
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