Elizabeth Strome

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• Name: Elizabeth Clemens
• Eby ID Number: 00120-7461
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Elizabeth Strome, "the eldest daughter, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, August 25th, 1802, and came to Canada with her parents when eight years old. She was married to Abram C. Clemens, a deacon of the Mennonite body. They resided on a farm near Fisher's Mills, a little north of Hespeler, now in possession of their son John. Their family consisted of five 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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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On the 9th of October Waterloo Township, Waterloo Co., C. W. Elizabeth Clemens, wife of Abraham C. Clemens, whose maiden name was Strohm. She suffered from Palsy for more than a year,being unable to walk or speak and sometimes, as it seemed unconscious. Her pilgrimage in this world extended itself to 62 years, 1 mo. and 13 days. Her remains were laid to rest at Wanners Meeting house on the 11th, where a funeral sermon was preached in the English language from Rom. 8: 18. "For I reckon that the sufferings" &c., and in the German from Num. 23: 10. "Let me die the death of the righteous and let my last end be like his! JOHN BEAR.


Herald of Truth Volume I, No. 11, November 1864 Page 76

Elizabeth married Deacon Abraham C. Clemens 30 Mar 1824. Abraham (son of Abraham C. Clemens and Mary "Polly" Custer) was born 7 Feb 1803, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Aug 1872. [Group Sheet]

1. Moses Clemens was born 22 Apr 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Feb 1892, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario.
2. Aaron Clemens was born 26 Feb 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Mary Clemens was born 14 May 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jul 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. John S. Clemens was born 1 Jun 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Sep 1918, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
5. Hannah Clemens was born 30 Aug 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Mar 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 Mar 1911, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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• Eby ID Number: 00120-7460
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 2 Lot 09, Waterloo County, Ontario

Notes:

Christian Strome, "son of Jacob Strohm, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, July 14th 1778. He came to Canada in 1810 and settled in Waterloo County, near Hespeler. He was married to Mary Rutt who was born April 10th, 1776, and died June 8th, 1831. After her decease he was married to Veronica Clemens, widow of Nathan Clemens. He died May 1st, 1850. His family consisted of six children, all of his first wife.


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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About the year 1822, Joseph Oberholtzer, a sawyer, and Cornelius Pannabecker, a blacksmith, both sound men, had come to the conclusion that, having regard to the fact that so many new buildings were being put up by the settlers, a saw mill in this locality would pay.

In 1823, Joseph Oberholtzer bought from Christian Strome (Strohm) 24 acres of land lying both sides of the River Speed at some distance below the present D. W. & W. Buildings and on it they erected a small saw mill building, installed sawing machinery and built a dam on the Speed to furnish power to operate it.

After it had been in operation for a time they discovered to their sorrow that their mill was not big enough to handle the huge logs the farmers were hauling in to be sawn, and so, later, when their frail dam went out in a flood it was not replaced; They salvaged what they could and wrote off the rest to profit and loss. They had made the mistake of building too small and they paid the shot.


Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954

Christian — Mary Rutt. Mary was born 8 Apr 1776, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Jun 1831; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maria Rutt
• Name: Mary Strome
• Name: Polly Rutt
• Eby ID Number: 00120-7460.2

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• Eby ID Number: 00120-7460.1

Notes:

Jacob Strohm, "Mr. Jacob Strohm's father was a native of Wurtenburg, Germany, and moved to America when Jacob was a lad of 9 years."

Jacob — Eva Seraphine Bliehm. Eva was born 6 May 1743; died 6 Apr 1829. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Eva Seraphine Strohm
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25219