Elizabeth Zimmerman^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1778 - 1840  (61 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Zimmerman
  Born	21 Nov 1778	Of, Pennsylvania   [5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Name	Elizabeth Wenger
  Eby ID Number	00128-7967.1
  Died	23 Mar 1840	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7]
  Buried	Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I14215	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Joseph Wenger,   b. Abt 1775, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1824, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Children	1. Joseph Wenger,   b. Abt 1802, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. DIED IN INFANCY   2. Christian Wenger,   b. 1802, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 4 Feb 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)   3. Barbara Wenger,   b. 14 Dec 1804, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 21 Sep 1882  (Age 77 years)   4. Elizabeth Wenger,   b. 11 Feb 1805, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 12 Jun 1884, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   5. Zimmerman Wenger,   b. 25 Nov 1807, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 25 Mar 1831  (Age 23 years)   6. Susannah Wenger,   b. 1810, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. , Michigan, USA   7. Isaac Z. Wenger,   b. 18 Feb 1812, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 6 Mar 1890, Ayton, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   8. Mary Wenger,   b. 28 Apr 1814, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Mar 1868, Near Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)   9. Jonas Z. Wenger,   b. 6 May 1815, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 16 Jan 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   10. Magdalena Wenger,   b. Abt 1816, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Esther Wenger,   b. 23 Jul 1819, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Aug 1850, Near Conestogo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F3866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  OUR FAMILY BARNS \endash by Grayden SLOWINS: The oldest barn still in existence in our family is that of my Mennonite relatives at Martindale, Lancaster County, PA. A stone barn built by Joseph & Elizabeth ZiMMERMAN WENGER in 1797, it has been well maintained and added to, and cows are still milked there every night & morning. Also teams of horses call it home, along with a black buggy, a John DEERE tractor with steel lugs, and a spring wagon painted John DEERE green & yellow. The "new" house, also of stone, was built in 1800 to replace the old structure Joseph was born in, in 1769. They were my great-great-great-great-grandparents. His sister Elizabeth ZIMMERMAN WENGER married his wife's brother Christian ZIMMERMAN, and when Elizabeth ZIMMERMAN WENGER was widowed, she sold he farm to Christian & Elizabeth WENGER ZIMMERMAN, so the current owners are doubly cousins to us. The second oldest barn, on the nearby farm at Groffdale, PA, of our five times great-grandfather, Christian WENGER, who emigrated from Switzerland in 1727, was replaced "new" in 1811. It is also largely built of stone. The foundations of the old barn are nearby. The third oldest barn is a little unpainted wood barn built for widow Elizabeth ZIMMERMAN WENGER when she moved with her family from Martindale, PA, to Martin's Corners, Waterloo Township, Ontario, in 1825. The stone house and white wood church are also still standing.

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 86. [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..., 100. [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..., 575. [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..., 25. [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..., 622. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 4 Apr 1840:52. In Woolwich Twp, Widow Elisabeth Wenger died at about 71y 4m 2d of age. 23 Mar 1840 [S17] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Der Morgenstern (1839-1841), Death Notice of Elizabeth Zimmerman - 26 Mar 1840. Elizabeth Wenger, widow, died at age 61 years, 4 months and 2 days (23 Mar 1840) [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 60. [S64] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Martin's Mennonite CC#4521 Internet Link.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Nov 1778 - Of, Pennsylvania Land - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Mar 1840 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth