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

Benjamin S. Wismer

Male 1857 - 1928  (70 years)


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  • Name Benjamin S. Wismer 
    Born 10 Jun 1857  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00133-8242 
    Died 18 Mar 1928  Grimsby East, Lincoln Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Cause: locomotion ataxia, senile decay 
    Buried Mount Osborne Cemetery, Beamsville, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I14715  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 

    Mother Nancy Snyder,   b. 28 Nov 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1927  (Age 90 years) 
    Family ID F3984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Benjamin S. Wismer, "was born June 10th, 1857. He is married to Catherine Kumpf, and resides at Blair, on his father's old homestead. To them were born five 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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 
    1. [S10] 668.

    2. [S86] Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 3.

    3. [S116] .
      Benjamin S Wismer Death Date: 18 Mar 1928 Death Location: Lincoln Born: abt 1858 Birth Location: Woolwich Township,Ont

    4. [S272] Div. 7 Page 16.

    5. [S1778] Div 9 Page 65.

    6. [S3231] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198255156/benjamin-snyder-wismer.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Jun 1857 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: locomotion ataxia, senile decay - 18 Mar 1928 - Grimsby East, Lincoln Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Osborne Cemetery, Beamsville, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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