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

Elizabeth Zimmerman[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1778 - 1840  (61 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Zimmerman 
    Born 21 Nov 1778  Of, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Land Bef 1831  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Name Elizabeth Wenger 
    Eby ID Number 00128-7967.1 
    Died 23 Mar 1840  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Buried Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I14215  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

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

    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..., 100.

    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..., 575.

    4. [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.

    5. [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.

    6. [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

    7. [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)

    8. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 60.

    9. [S64] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Martin's Mennonite CC#4521 Internet Link.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Nov 1778 - Of, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Mar 1840 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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