Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Rachel Clemmer

Female 1866 - 1912  (45 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rachel Clemmer was born 26 Nov 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob B. Clemmer and Barbara Shirk); died 13 Apr 1912; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Rachel Martin
    • Eby ID Number: 00024-1940
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Rachel Clemmer, "was born November 26th, 1866. She is married to Jacob Martin. Their family consists of one son named Nathan. They reside in Woolwich Township, on the old "Daniel Good Farm" near the Martin Meeting House."


    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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

    Rachel — Jacob S. Martin. Jacob (son of Elias Martin and Susannah Shantz) was born 10 Sep 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Nov 1942, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Nathan C. Martin was born 15 Nov 1893, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Dec 1919; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Edwin C. Martin was born 1 Mar 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jul 1959, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Alfred C. Martin was born 4 Aug 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Apr 1965; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Almeda Martin was born 1914, , Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jan 2001, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jacob B. Clemmer was born 22 Feb 1821, , Pennsylvania, USA (son of Henry M. Clemmer and Sarah Bergey); died 10 Apr 1892; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00024-1932
    • Occupation: 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; wagon maker
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Jacob Clemmer, "was born February 22nd, 1821. On February 1st, 1848, he was married to Anna Lichty who was born January 6th, 1827, and died August 2nd, 1861. He resided on the old "Clemmer Homestead" two miles north of the town of Waterloo. Their family consisted of six children...

    After the decease of his first wife he was married to Barbara, daughter of Christian and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Shirk of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She was born November 30th, 1827, and came to Canada with her brother, Peter Shirk of Bridgeport, Ontario, miller, in May 1862. On June 30th, 1863, they were married. The second union was blessed with a family of five children, viz:

    The mother, together with the last three named children, reside on the old farm where their father died, April 10th, 1892."


    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.].

    Jacob married Barbara Shirk 30 Jun 1863, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Christian Shirk and Elizabeth Hoffman) was born 30 Nov 1827, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Apr 1905; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Barbara Shirk was born 30 Nov 1827, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Christian Shirk and Elizabeth Hoffman); died 7 Apr 1905; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Barbara Clemmer
    • Eby ID Number: 00024-1932.2
    • Immigration: 1862, , Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Mary Clemmer was born 1850, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Nancy Clemmer was born 1855, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Leah Clemmer was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Anna Clemmer was born 18 Apr 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Apr 1864; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Isaac Clemmer was born 13 May 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1930; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 1. Rachel Clemmer was born 26 Nov 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 1912; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Licy Clemmer was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Elizabeth Clemmer was born 10 Mar 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 May 1940, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 20 May 1940, Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Nathan Clemmer was born 11 Apr 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jul 1958; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Jacob S. Clemmer was born 23 Feb 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Apr 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry M. Clemmer was born Apr 1783, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (son of Abraham Clemmer and Maria Mosser); died 13 Aug 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20746045
    • Eby ID Number: 00024-1917
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of Henry M. Clemmer
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 111, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 1 Lot 04, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; yeoman
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Henry M. Clemmer, "son of Abraham, was born in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in April, 1783, and died August 13th, 1866. In 1806 he was married to Sarah Bergey who was born in March, 1786, and died April 7th, 1867. They, in company with others, moved to Canada and arrived at old Christian Shantz's, one mile south-east of Berlin, in May, 1822. During the summer he purchased from H. Lamb, a farm situated near Preston. On this place he resided until 1837 when he made a deal with Christian Erb, exchanging this place for one of over two hundred acres, situated two miles north of the town of Waterloo. Here they resided until their deaths. They had a family of eight children, all of which were born in Franconia Township except John, the youngest, who was born in Canada."


    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.].

    Henry married Sarah Bergey 1806. Sarah (daughter of Isaac Bergey and Veronica Hunsberger) was born Mar 1786, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Apr 1867, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Sarah Bergey was born Mar 1786, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Isaac Bergey and Veronica Hunsberger); died 7 Apr 1867, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21078264
    • Name: Sallie Bergey
    • Name: Saloma Bergey
    • Name: Sarah Clemmer
    • Eby ID Number: 00004-851
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Sallie Bergey," was married to Henry M. Clemmer. Her descendants are all in Canada."


    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.].

    Children:
    1. Maria Clemmer was born 20 Dec 1807, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Susanna Clemmer was born 29 Dec 1810, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died 15 Feb 1854; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    3. Sarah Clemmer was born 21 Dec 1812, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died 4 Jan 1877; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Leah Clemmer was born 14 Oct 1814, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died Abt 1850, , Medina Co., Ohio.
    5. Rachel Clemmer was born 15 Dec 1816, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died 24 Apr 1895; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Abraham B. Clemmer was born 2 Mar 1819, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died 15 Jul 1908, Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 2. Jacob B. Clemmer was born 22 Feb 1821, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 10 Apr 1892; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. John Bergey Clemmer was born 16 Dec 1822, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jan 1901, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Christian Shirk was born 9 Aug 1796, Of, Canarvon Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 May 1870.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00055-3787.1

    Christian — Elizabeth Hoffman. Elizabeth (daughter of Peter Hoffman) was born 8 May 1805, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 9 Apr 1862, near, Churchtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Hoffman was born 8 May 1805, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Peter Hoffman); died 9 Apr 1862, near, Churchtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Judder
    • Name: Elizabeth Shirk
    • Eby ID Number: 00055-3787

    Notes:

    Barbara Hoffman, "was married to Christian Shirk. They resided in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and had a family of several children, three of whom, namely Peter (see Peter Shirk's family), Barbara, .. and Magdalena (see John Shuh's family), and also Lehman (see Lehman Shirk's family), a son of Thomas (Thomas was also a son of Barbara but never resided in Canada), reside in this county. The others are all in the United States."


    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.].
    Elizabeth Hoffman, "was married to Michael Judder, a farmer. They resided in Juniata County, Pennsylvania."


    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.].

    Children:
    1. 3. Barbara Shirk was born 30 Nov 1827, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Apr 1905; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Magdalena Shirk was born Abt 1830, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Thomas Shirk was born 22 Oct 1834, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 26 Jan 1868.
    4. Peter Shirk was born 11 Nov 1839, Canarvon Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 1 Oct 1919; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Abraham Clemmer was born Abt 1750, Of, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (son of Rev. Valentine Clemmer); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00024-1916.1

    Abraham — Maria Mosser. Maria was born Abt 1750, Of, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Maria Mosser was born Abt 1750, Of, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maria Clemmer
    • Eby ID Number: 00024-1916.3

    Children:
    1. John Clemmer died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 4. Henry M. Clemmer was born Apr 1783, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died 13 Aug 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Isaac Bergey was born 1734, , Pennsylvania, USA (son of Hans Bergey); died 1805, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; was buried , Franconia Mennonite Church Cemetery, Telford, Montgomery, PA, USA.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42900223
    • Eby ID Number: 00004-822

    Notes:

    Isaac Bergey, "the eldest son of old Hans Bergey, was born about the year 1740. He resided at first near Germantown, but after his marriage to Mary Hunsicker he moved to Montgomery County where quite a number of his co-religionists had already formed several small communities. Here he lived until about the year 1791 when he died. With his first wife he had three children, namely: III John, III Jacob, and Isaac. None of the descendants of the three sons reside in Canada. Their descendants are to be found in Montgomery and other counties of Pennsylvania and in some of the Western States. After the decease of his first wife he married to Veronica Hunsberger, with whom he had ten children".


    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.].

    Isaac — Veronica Hunsberger. Veronica was born Abt 1740; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Veronica Hunsberger was born Abt 1740; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Veronica Bergey
    • Eby ID Number: 00004-822.5

    Children:
    1. Abraham Bergey was born Abt 1772, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Christian Bergey was born Abt 1776, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Magdalena Bergey was born Abt 1780, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Henry Bergey was born 12 Feb 1782, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Apr 1828.
    5. Elizabeth Bergey was born 26 Feb 1784, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 16 Sep 1854, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Samuel Bergey was born Abt 1785, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. 5. Sarah Bergey was born Mar 1786, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Apr 1867, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Joseph Bergey was born 3 Jan 1788, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 3 Mar 1875, Near, Mannheim, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Mary Bergey was born Abt 1790, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Michael Bergey was born CALC 11 Dec 1792, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Dec 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  Peter Hoffman was born 27 Sep 1776, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of George Hoffman and Elizabeth Zimmerman); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00055-3784

    Notes:

    Peter Hoffman, "the fourth son of old George Hoffman, was born September 27th, 1776. He resided in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His family consisted of five (there may have been more but the names of only five were received) children"


    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.].

    Children:
    1. George Hoffman was born Abt 1802, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 7. Elizabeth Hoffman was born 8 May 1805, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 9 Apr 1862, near, Churchtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.
    3. Mayor John Hoffman was born 17 Jan 1808, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 1 Feb 1878, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jacob Hoffman was born 18 Sep 1809, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Nov 1864, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.