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

Esther Stauffer[1, 2]

Female 1790 - 1836  (45 years)


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  • Name Esther Stauffer 
    Born 18 Sep 1790  Near Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Name Esther Clemens 
    Eby ID Number 00117-7372 
    Grave Photograph - Find A Grave Esther Stauffer 
    Died 17 Aug 1836  Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5
    Buried Limerick-Cornell Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I10188  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Abraham Stauffer,   b. Nov 1748, Of Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth Zug,   b. Abt 1750, Of Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1780  [6
    Family ID F279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Clemens,   b. 17 Jul 1777, Pikeland Twp., Chester Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Clemens,   b. 3 Aug 1806, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
     2. Levi Clemens,   b. 5 Apr 1808, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     3. Mary Clemens,   b. 10 May 1809, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     4. Harriet Clemens,   b. 14 Jun 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     5. George S. Clemens,   b. 20 Sep 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     6. Isaac S. Clemens, MPP,   b. 21 Jan 1815, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     7. Mary Ann Clemens,   b. 16 Aug 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     8. Wilhelmine Clemens,   b. 27 Oct 1817, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1881, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     9. Stauffer Clemens,   b. 1 Jan 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     10. Maria C. Clemens,   b. 26 Mar 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1901  (Age 80 years)
     11. Nancy Clemens,   b. 16 Jun 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1861, Near Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     12. John Clemens,   b. 7 May 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     13. William Clemens,   b. 26 May 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     14. Daniel Clemens,   b. 27 Feb 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)
     15. Oliver Clemens,   b. 20 Apr 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1904, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     16. Rachel Clemens,   b. 14 Oct 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1902  (Age 71 years)
     17. Lewis Clemens,   b. 29 Jun 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     18. Amos S. Clemens,   b. 12 Jan 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1906, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F2934  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Esther Stauffer, "was born September 18th, 1790. She was married to George Clemens. They resided near Preston where she died August 17th, 1836, leaving a numerous 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.].

  • 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..., 413.

    2. [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..., 637.

    3. [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..., 511.

    4. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 1 Sep 1836:46.
      Esther Clemens, wife of Georg Clemens of Waterloo, died at the age of 44y 8m. She leaves a grieving widower and 11 children.

    5. [S287] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Limerick-Cornell CC#5417 Internet Link.
      In / memory of / Esther Stouffer / wife of / George Clemens / born Dec. 18' 1790 / died Aug. 17, 1836 / aged 45 years 7 m. 30 d's / Did we but trust our heavenly friend / And on his faithful word depend / Then would we fearless view the grave / And death itself no sting would have

    6. [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..., 502.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Sep 1790 - Near Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Aug 1836 - Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Limerick-Cornell Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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