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

Elizabeth Brower

Female 1871 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Elizabeth Brower was born 1871, , Michigan, USA (daughter of Moses C. Brower and Susie Murray Or Moyer); died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-17916


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Moses C. Brower was born 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John G. Brower and Catharine Clemmer); died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00017-1367
    • Occupation: 1880, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA; farmer

    Notes:

    Moses Brower," is married to a Miss Murray and resides at Caledonia, Michigan, where he is engaged in farming."


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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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

    Moses — Susie Murray Or Moyer. Susie was born 1846, Ohio; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Susie Murray Or Moyer was born 1846, Ohio; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Susie Brower
    • Eby ID Number: 00017-1367.1

    Children:
    1. 1. Elizabeth Brower was born 1871, , Michigan, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Irvin Brower was born 1873, , Michigan, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Aaron Brower was born 1875, , Michigan, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Delia Brower was born 1878, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John G. Brower was born 10 Aug 1803, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Mar 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00017-1358
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

    Notes:

    John Brower,"a distant relative of Henry Brower who had settled at Preston, Ontario, in the year 1822, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, August 10th, 1803, and came to this country when a young man. He was a builder and contractor, and assisted in putting up many of our old bank barns of the northern part of the township of Waterloo. In October, 1829, he was married to Catharine, daughter of Henry H., and Magdalena (Clemens) Clemmer. She was born January 25th, 1812. After their marriage they moved to old Jacob Kolb's who then resided on the farm now owned by Joseph Kolb, near Breslau, where they resided until the following spring when they moved on their farm, now owned by Jacob Z. Kolb. After residing here for quite a few years, they sold this place and moved to near Centreville where they resided until his death (His death was caused by a limb of a tree falling on his head while engaged in making maple sugar.) which took place March 22nd, 1859. Some time after his death the widow went to Michigan and had her home with her son, Isaac, who resides at Harbor Springs, Michigan, when she died in 1885. Their family consisted of eleven 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.].

    John married Catharine Clemmer Oct 1829. Catharine (daughter of Heinrich H. "Henry" Clemmer and Magdalena Clemens) was born 25 Jan 1812, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1885, Harbor Springs, Emmet, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Catharine Clemmer was born 25 Jan 1812, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Heinrich H. "Henry" Clemmer and Magdalena Clemens); died 1885, Harbor Springs, Emmet, Michigan, USA.

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    • Name: Catharine Brower
    • Eby ID Number: 00024-1957

    Notes:

    Catharine Clemmer, "was born January 25th, 1812. She was married to John Brower who died March 22nd, 1859. She died at Harbor Springs, Michigan, in 1885. Their family consisted of eleven 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. Magdalena Brower was born 28 Jun 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jan 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Freeport Pioneer Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. William Brower was born 16 Jun 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Aft 1881, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA.
    3. Abraham Brower was born Abt 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA.
    4. John Brower was born 12 May 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA.
    5. Henry Brower was born 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Isaac Brower was born 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Daniel Brower was born 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. 2. Moses C. Brower was born 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Joseph Brower was born 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Catharine Brower was born Abt 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , , Kent Co., Michigan.
    11. Mary Ann Brower was born 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Hooker Cemetery, Wayland, Allegan, Michigan, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Heinrich H. "Henry" Clemmer was born 18 Jul 1780, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (son of Henry Clemmer and Anna Honsberger); died 30 Apr 1851, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208736678
    • Name: Henry H. Clemmer
    • Eby ID Number: 00024-1953
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 122, Waterloo County, Ontario

    Notes:

    Henry H. Clemmer, "son of Henry Clemmer, was born in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, July 18th, 1780. On November 17th, 1805, he was married to Magdalena, daugher of Abraham and Mary (Steiner) Clemens. She was born in Lower Salford, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, January 17th, 1784. After their marriage they moved to Bedminster, Bucks County, where he was rated as one of the "well-to-do" farmers, but owing to a defective title he lost nearly the whole of his money invested in the farm. After quitting the farm he moved to Philadelphia. In 1825, when his two brothers-in-law, Jacob and Abraham Clemens, moved to Canada, he accompanied them and settled near Berlin, (on the place now known as Dunke's old place, in Berlin) Waterloo County, Ontario, where he resided for a short time, then he moved to Preston, on the farm known as Henry Hagey's. Here he resided for four years, working at his trade, shoemaking. In December, 1830, they moved on the farm known as "Clemmer's Farm" two miles east of Berlin where they resided until their deaths. He died April 30th, 1851, and she died September 2nd, 1859. To them was born a family of seven 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.].

    Heinrich married Magdalena Clemens 17 Nov 1805. Magdalena (daughter of Abraham Clemens and Mary Steiner) was born 17 Jan 1784, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Sep 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Magdalena Clemens was born 17 Jan 1784, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Abraham Clemens and Mary Steiner); died 2 Sep 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42094641
    • Name: Magdalena Clemmer
    • Eby ID Number: 00023-1780

    Notes:

    Magdalena Clemens, "was born January 17th, 1784. She was married, November 17th, 1805, to Henry Clemmer who was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, July 18th, 1780. They moved to Canada in 1825 and settled two miles east of Berlin where they both died. He died in May, 1851, and she died in September, 1859"

    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 21 Jan 1807, Bedminster, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 5 Aug 1866, Nithburg, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
    2. Elizabeth Clemmer was born 8 Sep 1808, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 16 Jan 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Henry Clemmer was born 13 Jan 1810; died 24 Dec 1814.
    4. 5. Catharine Clemmer was born 25 Jan 1812, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1885, Harbor Springs, Emmet, Michigan, USA.
    5. Joshua Clemmer was born 9 Sep 1813; died 1823, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
    6. Abraham C. "Abram" Clemmer was born 17 Sep 1815, Bedminster, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 9 Jan 1893, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Anna "Nancy" Clemmer was born 30 Jul 1817, Bedminster Twp., Bucks Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Sep 1887, , Kent Co., Michigan; was buried , Gaines Cemetery, Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan.