Jacob Wismer^[1]

1797 - 1875  (77 years)

• Name	Jacob Wismer
  Born	1 Jun 1797	, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	farmer
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00133-8230
  Died	3 Feb 1875	, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 5]
  Buried	Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I14620	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Wismer,   b. 1 Apr 1765, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 29 Nov 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Hannah Fried,   b. 1 Nov 1760, of, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jun 1830, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F3957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Detweiler,   b. 22 Jun 1810 OR 20 Aug 1809, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 2 Jul 1874  (Age 64 years)
  Married	1825  [2, 3]
  Children	1. Catharine Wismer,   b. 5 Jan 1839, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Levi Wismer,   b. 10 Aug 1840, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. David Wismer,   b. 1842, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1844, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F5479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Wismer, "was born in Pennsylvania, in June, 1797. He was married, in 1825, to Susannah Detweiler who was born June 22nd, 1810, and died July 2nd, 1874. He died in Huron County, Ontario, in February, 1875, leaving a family of three children" 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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

  [S173] Ancestry.com. [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..., 666. [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..., 519. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852. [S62] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries, Roseville - Roseville Mennonite [formerly Detweiler Mennonite] CC#4493 Internet Link. Jacob Wismer / born June 1,1797 / died Feb.3,1875 / aged 77 yrs 8 mo 2 d / Remember friends as y o u pass by / As you are now so once was I / As I am now soon shall you be / Prepare for death and follow me [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 45.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Jun 1797 - , Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - farmer - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Feb 1875 - , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth