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

Family: Abraham B. Clemmer / Lydia Shantz (F2689)

m. 28 Oct 1845


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  • Father | Male
    Abraham B. Clemmer

    Born  2 Mar 1819  Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Jul 1908  Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  28 Oct 1845  [1, 2, 3, 4]  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3, 4] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Henry M. Clemmer | F1550 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah Bergey | F1550 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Lydia Shantz

    Born  1 Mar 1825  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Feb 1887  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jacob Shantz | F575 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susannah Schneider | F575 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Susannah Clemmer

    Born  23 Jul 1847  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Jul 1849  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Sarah Clemmer

    Born  18 Oct 1848  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Mar 1921  Near Stanton, Montcalm, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    McBride Cemetery, McBride, Montcalm, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rev. Josiah Martin | F2690 
    Married  29 Nov 1868  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Amos S. Clemmer

    Born  15 Sep 1850  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Apr 1867  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  28 Apr 1867  Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Menno S. Clemmer

    Born  5 Sep 1852  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Apr 1867  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  28 Apr 1867  Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Rebecca Clemmer

    Born  22 Jan 1855  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Apr 1889  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Moses M. Weber | F2691 
    Married  13 Feb 1877  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Hannah Clemmer

    Born  24 Feb 1857  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 Aug 1931  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John S. Woolner | F2697 
    Married  24 Feb 1878   

    Child 7 | Male
    Abraham B. Clemmer

    Born  10 Jul 1859  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Dec 1900  Brandon, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ellen Stauffer | F2698 
    Married  26 Mar 1890  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Magdalena H. "Lena" Kraft | F2699 
    Married  25 Jan 1882  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    David Clemmer

    Born  17 Sep 1865  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Sep 1865  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 449.

    2. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 431.

    3. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Benjamin Eby, Minister of The Mennonist Society, Berlin report 50.
      Abraham B. Clemmer, to Lydia Shantz, both of Waterloo. 28 Oct. 1845. Wit. Jacob Shantz and John Bergy.

    4. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 20 Oct 1845 Pg: 44.
      CLEMMER, Abraham B. married 28 Oct 1845 To Lydia SHANTZ, daughter of Jacob Shantz. minister Benjamin Eby