Peter Schmidt

1818 - 1888  (70 years)

• Name	Peter Schmidt
  Born	17 Jan 1818	Niederlinxweiler, , Saarland, Germany   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Peter Schmitt
  Retired	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-124031P
  Died	1 May 1888	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON   [2]
  Person ID	I124031	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Catherine E. Otterman,   b. 3 Mar 1820, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 24 Nov 1894, Rainham Centre, Rainham Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Susannah Schmidt,   b. 21 Oct 1839, Rainham Centre, Rainham Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jul 1905, Wilmot Amish Mennonite Society Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   2. Daniel Smith,   b. 21 Apr 1852, Rainham Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Feb 1949, Clinton, Hullett Twp., Huron Co., Ontario  (Age 96 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F30788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Peter Schmitt was born in the German governed part of Alsace-Lorraine in 1817. He was a weaver by trade. Peter, a Mennonite, immigrated to Canada in 1838 because he did not want to join the German army. He married Catherine Otterman (b. 1820) from the French governed part of Alsace-Lorraine who was of Swiss and German descent. After arriving in Canada they settled on a 70-acre farm in Rainham Township, Haldimand County until the mid-1870s. They raised eight children there, one of whom died at the age of two years. A search of land records found that in 1851 Peter leased 1/4 acre of his northwest corner to the "Trustees of the Menonist Society for 3 barley corns per annum, as long as it was used for a meeting house, grounds and yard." A Reformed Mennonite Church was erected there. (Reformed Mennonites are very strict and very conservative) The agricultural census for 1871 shows how successful Peter & Catherine had become - the 70 acre farm had 50 acres improved, 5 in pasture, 2 in garden or orchard. One frame house, 2 barns, 4 wagons/sleds, 1 carriage, 2 ploughs/cultivators, 1 rake (horse) & 1 farming mill. Livestock - 3 horses, 2 colts, 4 cows & 3 other cattle, 3 cattle sold for slaughter in previous year, 11 sheep, 24 sheep sold for slaughter, 13 pigs, 7 pigs for slaughter. 13 acres were in wheat, 12 in hay. Yields for the previous year were 184 bushels of wheat, 190 of barley, 158 of oats, 60 peas,100 bus. apples, 18 tons of hay, 150 pounds of maple syrup, 400 lbs. butter, 60 lbs. wool, 98 yards cloth/linen. Between 1871 and 1881 Peter & Catherine, their seven children including those with spouses and children, moved to Wilmot Twp. outside of New Hamburg. The 1881 Census lists him as retired. Peter died in 1888 Biography by Doug Stapleton Cemetery, New, North America, Waterloo Municipality, New Hamburg, and New Cemetery. 1818. " Peter Schmitt (1818-1888) - Find A Grave Memorial". Findagrave.Com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49707899/peter-schmitt.

  
  

• Sources

  [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 22. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49707899/peter-schmitt.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Jan 1818 - Niederlinxweiler, , Saarland, Germany Retired - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 May 1888 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth