John Wideman

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• Eby ID Number: 00129-8026

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John Wideman, "son of Sebastian Wideman, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, about the year 1734. After attaining the age of maturity he was married and moved to Bucks County, same state, where he followed the agricultural life until he was well advanced in years. It could not be ascertained to whom he was married, neither were we informed of the names of his children save that of one son named Henry."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

John — . [Group Sheet]

1. Rev. Henry Wideman was born 1757, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 24 Jun 1810, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario; was buried , Dickson Hill Cemetery, Markham, York, Ontario.

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• Eby ID Number: 00129-8025

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Sebastian Wideman, "the youngest son of old Martin Wideman, was married and resided in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he raised a family of several children, but unfortunately the names of none were received save that of John. When and where old Sebastian died is not known. Tradition has it that he died a middle-aged man."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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• Eby ID Number: 00129-8025.1

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Martin Wideman, "The ancestry of the Wideman Family of Lancaster, Lebanon and Berks Counties, Pennsylvania, and of York and Waterloo Counties, Ontario, Canada, can be traced back to the year 1733 when the old progenitor, Martin Wideman, came to America and settled in Clay Township, Lancaster County Pennsylvania. He received a patent from William Penn and his associates for 385 acres of land situated in said Clay Township. The date of the conveyance is October 6th, 1733, and the consideration named for the said land is Ð59 19s 6d. This was the common ancestor of the family now found in Pennsylvania and Canada. The old progenitor was born in Durlach, near Carlsruhe, Baden, Germany, about the year 1700. His family consisted of three sons, Christopher, Jacob and Sebastian, and a daughter who was married to John Weachter. Christopher was married and settled at New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and was the ancestor of the Widemans in that section of the county. Jacob settled in Clay Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he was married to Barbara Hoover (Huber) and had a large family, namely: George, Christopher, Martin, John, Jacob, Samuel, Peter, Catharine, married to a Mr. Leis, Elizabeth, married to George Yundt, Susannah, married to George Elser and Barbara married to a Mr. Ziegler. Jacob, the fifth son of the last named family, resided in Clay Township, near his father's home where he was engaged in farming. His family consisted of ten children, namely: William, Catharine, married to John Mentzer, Elizabeth, married to John Shenk, Susannah, married to Henry Roneig, Jacob who died, leaving two children, Sallie, married to a Mr. Fisher, Polly, married to a Mr. Nye, George, Fannie, married to a Mr. Hecker, and Martin, married to Lydia Yundt."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Martin — Marie Catherine. Marie was born Abt 1700; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Marie Catherine Wideman
• Eby ID Number: 00129-8025.44