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

Clara Clemens

Female Abt 1889 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Clara Clemens was born Abt 1889, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario (daughter of Jessy C. Clemens and Robertena "Tena" Stevenson); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00023-1668.2


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jessy C. Clemens was born 14 Sep 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry M. Clemens and Lydia Schwartz); died 4 May 1942, Ravenswood Cemetery, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario; was buried , Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00023-1668

    Notes:

    Jessie C. Clemens, "is married to Tina Stevenson. They reside in Bosanquet Township, Lambton County, where he is engaged in farming. Their family consists of three 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

    Jessy married Robertena "Tena" Stevenson 27 Jun 1888, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario. Robertena (daughter of Robert G. Stevenson and Jessie MacKie) was born 19 Sep 1870, Petrolia, Enniskillen Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; died 27 Jul 1967; was buried , Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Robertena "Tena" Stevenson was born 19 Sep 1870, Petrolia, Enniskillen Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario (daughter of Robert G. Stevenson and Jessie MacKie); died 27 Jul 1967; was buried , Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Robertena "Tena" Clemens
    • Name: Tina Stevenson
    • Eby ID Number: 00023-1668.1

    Children:
    1. 1. Clara Clemens was born Abt 1889, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Oby Clemens was born Abt 1892, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Henry Carlton Clemens was born 10 Mar 1894, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Irving Gordon Clemens was born 29 Jan 1896, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Lydia Jessie Clemens was born 22 Oct 1900, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. John Fletcher Clemens was born 19 Nov 1903, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry M. Clemens was born 3 Jun 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jesse M. Clemens and Margaret Miller); died 25 Nov 1898, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario; was buried , Ravenswood Cemetery, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00023-1665

    Notes:

    Henry Clemens, "the fourth son, was born June 3rd. 1827. He is married to Lydia, daughter of Jesse and Magdalena (Bricker) Schwartz. They reside near Ravenswood P. O., Bosanquet Township, Lambton County, Ontario, where they followed farming for many years but now live retired. To them were born eight 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.].

    Henry — Lydia Schwartz. Lydia (daughter of Jesse Swartz and Magdalena Bricker) was born CALC 26 May 1833; died 18 May 1906; was buried , Ravenswood Cemetery, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Lydia Schwartz was born CALC 26 May 1833 (daughter of Jesse Swartz and Magdalena Bricker); died 18 May 1906; was buried , Ravenswood Cemetery, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario.

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    • Name: Liddy Schwartz
    • Name: Lydia Clemens
    • Eby ID Number: 00108-6470
    • Birth: 12 Jun 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Lydia Schwartz, "the eldest in the family, was born June 12th, 1833. She was married to Henry Clemens, a farmer. They reside in Bosanquet Township, Lambton County, Ontario."


    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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    Lydia Schwartz, relict of the late Henry Clemens, died at Elmwood, Bruce Co. on Friday, May 18th aged 73 years and 11 months. The remains were brought to Thedford by G.T.R. on Monday afternoon and there to Ravenswood Methodist church where the service was conducted by Rev. R.S. Lachland, interment in Ravenswood Cemetery. Deceased with her late husband moved from Waterloo Township in Waterloo County to Lambton shortly after their marriage and about 40 years ago came to Bosanquet where they resided until the death of Mr. Clemens in November, 1898, his death occurring with startling suddenness, when he was feeling unusually well. Without a moment of warning as he was going about, he suddenly fell and expired at once. Two sons are dead and she is survived by four sons and two daughters, Isaac of Marlette, Michigan; Simon of Victoria B.C.; Jesse of Ravenswood; John E. of Moosejaw, Mrs. W.D. Cassells of Pennsylvania; Mrs. Allan Hallman of Waterloo: and Sarah, unmarried who always lived with her mother.

    Children:
    1. Isaac C. Clemens was born 4 Feb 1850, , Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1911, Porter Twp., Midland Co., Michigan; was buried , Breckenbridge, Wheeler Twp., Gratiot Co., Michigan.
    2. Simon Clemens was born 1 Aug 1851, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; died 19 Sep 1925; was buried , Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada.
    3. Margaret Victoria "Maggie" Clemens was born 24 May 1857, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; died 2 May 1926, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Sarah Jane Clemens was born 21 Apr 1858; died 29 May 1907; was buried , Ravenswood Cemetery, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario.
    5. 2. Jessy C. Clemens was born 14 Sep 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 May 1942, Ravenswood Cemetery, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario; was buried , Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario.
    6. Alzamina "Mina" "Minnie" Clemens was born 6 Sep 1863, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 May 1929, Dymond, Timiskaming District, Ontario; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. John E. Clemens was born 1865, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Clemens was born 20 Mar 1868, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; died 29 May 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 1 Jun 1938, New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Lucinda Clemens was born Abt 1871, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Malinda E. Clemens was born 11 May 1872, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Robert G. Stevenson was born Abt 1840, Of, Petrolia, Lambton Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-34286

    Robert — Jessie MacKie. Jessie was born Abt 1840, Of, Petrolia, Lambton Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Jessie MacKie was born Abt 1840, Of, Petrolia, Lambton Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Jessie Stevenson
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-34287

    Children:
    1. 3. Robertena "Tena" Stevenson was born 19 Sep 1870, Petrolia, Enniskillen Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; died 27 Jul 1967; was buried , Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jesse M. Clemens was born 13 Jun 1791, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania (son of Abraham C. Clemens and Rebecca Miller); died 6 Jan 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29444043
    • Eby ID Number: 00023-1634
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Jesse Clemens, second son of Abraham and Rebecca (Miller) Clemens, was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, June 12th 1791. In 1809 he came to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, near Hespeler. He was married in 1813 to Margaret Miller, who was born in July, 1789, and died October 18th, 1861. They resided on the farm now in possession of Noah Scheirich, about three miles north-east of Preston where they commenced to farm soon after their marriage. To them were born nine 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.].

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    Clemens, - on the 6th of January, in Waterloo Co. Ont., of the infirmities of old age and dropsy, Bro Jesse Clemens, aged 90 yrs.,6 mos. and 24 days. he was born in Chester Co.Pa in 1791 and was a faithful member (sp) of the Mennonite Church. He bore his bodily afflictions with great patience, and showed an unbroken faith in Christ to the end. He was buried in Hagey's burying ground. services in English and German by J. Woolner.

    Herald of Truth - April 15, 1882 - page 125,126

    Jesse married Margaret Miller 1813. Margaret (daughter of John Miller and Hester Steiner) was born 1789, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 18 Oct 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Margaret Miller was born 1789, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of John Miller and Hester Steiner); died 18 Oct 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29445358
    • Name: Margaret Clemens
    • Eby ID Number: 00079-4779
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Margaret Miller, "daughter of John and Hester (Steiner) Miller and sister to Magdalena, was born in 1789, and was married, in 1813, to Jessie M. Clemens who was born June 12, 1791, and died January 6th, 1882. They resided north-east of Preston, on the farm now possessed by Noah Shiry. Here she died October 18th, 1861. See No. 1634. (Could not ascertain whether Magdalena and Margaret Miller were any relation to I Jacob Miller."

    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. Clemens
    2. Mary A. Clemens was born 1 Feb 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 May 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Elizabeth Clemens was born 6 Jul 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 May 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. David Miller Clemens was born 26 Jun 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jun 1887, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    5. Abraham M. "Abram" Clemens was born 26 May 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Mar 1910, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario; was buried , Ravenswood Cemetery, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario.
    6. Jesse Clemens was born 1 Jan 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jul 1824; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Sarah Clemens was born 1 Jan 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Sep 1826; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 4. Henry M. Clemens was born 3 Jun 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Nov 1898, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario; was buried , Ravenswood Cemetery, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario.
    9. Esther Clemens was born 15 Apr 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jan 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Jacob M. Clemens was born 13 Jul 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Jesse Swartz was born 12 Jul 1807, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Schwartz and Sophia Ruth); died 14 Jan 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00108-6469
    • House of Industry and Refuge: 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Jesse Schwartz, "the eldest in family, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, July 12th, 1807. He was married to Magdalena, daughter of John and Nancy (Erb) Bricker. She was born February 21st, 1812, and died in Breslau, March 20th, 1867. He died January 14th, 1886. Their family consisted of four 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.].

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    In 1851 Jesse was a waggoner living with his family in Waterloo Township.

    Jesse — Magdalena Bricker. Magdalena (daughter of John Bricker and Anna "Nancy" Erb) was born 21 Feb 1812, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1867, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Magdalena Bricker was born 21 Feb 1812, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Bricker and Anna "Nancy" Erb); died 20 Mar 1867, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Magdalena Swartz
    • Name: Martha Bricker
    • Eby ID Number: 00016-1307

    Notes:

    Magdalena Bricker,"the fourth daughter of John and Annie Bricker, was born February 21st, 1812. She was married to Jesse Schwartz who was born July 12th, 1807, and died January 14th, 1886. She died March 20th, 1807. To them were born four children, namely: V Lydia, V Sarah, V John, and V Nancy. See Jesse Schwartz's family."


    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. 5. Lydia Schwartz was born CALC 26 May 1833; died 18 May 1906; was buried , Ravenswood Cemetery, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario.
    2. Sarah Swartz was born 18 Jan 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Nov 1917, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Schwartz was born 9 Jan 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Dec 1855; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Nancy Schwartz was born 17 Apr 1840, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 1917, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.