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

Joseph Wismer

Male 1817 - 1885  (68 years)


Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Joseph Wismer 
    Born 1817  , USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Birth 25 Jan 1819  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00133-8211 
    Died 24 Mar 1885  [3
    Buried Gaines Cemetery, Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I14581  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Henry Wismer,   b. 20 Dec 1789, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1854, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Hannah Schlichter,   b. 18 Dec 1798, , Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1878, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 23 Apr 1818  [2, 5
    Family ID F960  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Joseph Wismer, "was born January 25th, 1819. He is void of hearing and speech and resides at Caledonia, Michigan."


      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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 18.

    2. [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..., 663.

    3. [S179] Cemetery - Michigan, Kent, Gaines Township - Gaines Cemetery.
      Joseph / Son of / Henry & Hannah / Wismer / Jan 25 1819 / Mar 24 1885

    4. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 12.

    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..., 261.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1817 - , USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Jan 1819 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Gaines Cemetery, Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth