Waterloo Region Generations
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Jacob Wismer

Male 1721 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Jacob Wismer 
    Born 1721  , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number 00133-8150 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I14455  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 

    Father Jacob Wismer,   b. CA 1684, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1787, Bedminster Twp., Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 103 years) 
    Mother Nanny Souder,   b. Abt 1684, Of, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Abt 1720  [1
    Family ID F3926  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Wismer,   b. 1 Sep 1753,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F3927  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Jacob Wismer, "has a few descendants in this county, namely, Mary Moyer, a great-great-grandchild, who is married to Tobias Shantz. She is a daughter of Mary Nash and her husband, Abraham B. Moyer. Her grandfather was Abraham Nash who was married to Mary Gross. Her great-grandmother was Elizabeth, the fifth child of Jacob Wismer, who was married to Joseph Nash. (See "Wismer History"). Mary Moyer was born July 1st, 1840. On August 6th, 1863, she was married to Tobias, son of Benjamin and Lydia (Kolb) Shantz. They reside in the town of Berlin. He is a book agent. Their family consists of seven children, namely: Orpha Moyer, born May 27th, 1864, Lydia Mary Etta, born October 9th, 1866, Sophia Emma, born May 4th, 1869, Austin Tobias, born October 5th, 1871, Arthur Benjamin, born November 22nd, 1876, Florence Annie Catherine, born December 28th, 1879, and Herbert Cecil Palmer, born May 3rd, 1883."


      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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].


      Jacob's wife may be Margaret Schwartz.

  • 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..., 654.

  • Event Map
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