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

Hannah Snyder[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1831 - 1907  (76 years)

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  • Name Hannah Snyder 
    Born 12 Jul 1831  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
    Gender Female 
    Artifact Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Doll 
    • According to a descendant, this doll belonged to Hannah Schneider (Snider) Thomas (1831-1907). She was the granddaughter of "Yoch" Schneider, a pioneer from Pennsylvania. The donor, Altie Witmer, was a niece of one of Hannah's sons, John S. Thomas.
    Hannah Snyder's Doll
    Hannah Snyder's Doll
    According to a descendant, this doll belonged to Hannah Schneider (Snider) Thomas (1831-1907). She was the granddaughter of "Yoch" Schneider, a pioneer from Pennsylvania. The donor, Altie Witmer, was a niece of one of Hannah's sons, John S. Thomas.
    Name Hannah Thomas 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00106-6289 
    Died 29 Aug 1907  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    Buried Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Person ID I1556  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father John Snyder,   b. 1 Mar 1800, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1893, North Of Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Judith Bingeman,   b. 8 Dec 1807, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 14 May 1826  [1, 13, 14
    Family ID F436  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William B. Thomas,   b. 7 Feb 1825, Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1895, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 10 Jun 1851  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 15
    Children 
     1. John Snyder Thomas,   b. 21 May 1852, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Magdalena Thomas,   b. 2 Jan 1854, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Ezra Snyder Thomas,   b. 18 Apr 1857, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1940, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     4. Eliza Thomas,   b. 1861, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Elijah Snyder Thomas,   b. 8 Oct 1861, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1957, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
     6. Lydia Ann Thomas,   b. 15 Oct 1865, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1947  (Age 81 years)
     7. Jona S. Thomas,   b. CALC 8 Oct 1867,   d. 13 Jan 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 4 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F506  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Hannah Snyder, "was born July 12th, 1831. On June 10th, 1851, she was married to William B. Thomas, a teacher"


      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. [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..., 267.

    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..., 535.

    3. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9721-74.
      John Snyder Thomas, 23, occ. Teacher, b. Waterloo Twp., res. Same, son of William B. and Hannah, Married Catherine Fischer, 19, b. Berlin, res. Waterloo Twp., daughter of George and Elizabeth, Witn: Esra Thomas and William Rappe, both of Waterloo Twp., 22 Dec 1874 at Preston

    4. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012371-94.
      Ezra S. Thomas, 35, occ. Laborer, b. Canada, res. Bloomingdale, son of William and Hannah married Angeline Rudolph, 20, b. Germany, res. Preston, daughter of John and Mary, Witn: Elija and Lydia Jane Thomas of Bloomingdale, 20 December 1894 in Berlin

    5. [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..., 333.

    6. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 1 Pg 15.

    7. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-2 Page 5.

    8. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div 2, Page 54.

    9. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Waterloo N. Twp. 1881 Page 12.

    10. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Section 1 page 36.

    11. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link.
      Hannah Snyder/ Wife of/ Wm. B. Thomas/ Born July 12, 1831/ Died Aug. 29, 1907/ Aged/ 76 Yrs. 1 Mo. 17 Ds./ Farewell dear mother, sweet thy rest

    12. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:Hannah Thomas
      Gender:Female
      Age:76
      Birth Date:abt 1831
      Birth Place:Waterloo twp, Ontario
      Death Date:29 Aug 1907
      Death Place:Victoria St., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Religion:Mennonite
      Cause of Death:Typhoid Fever

    13. [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..., 332.

    14. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 5 Feb 1880.
      Died 28 Jan 1880 Judith Schneider, née Bingemann, died in Waterloo Township at age of 73 years, 1 months & 20 days. She was born in Montgomery County, Pa., came to Canada in 1825 & married John Schneider on May 14, 1826, to whom she was married for 53 years. She had 11 children, of whom 9 survive her.

    15. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Wilhelm B. Thomas aged 26, farmer of Waterloo married 10 Jun 1851 at Greenbush by banns to Hanna Schneider aged 19 of Waterloo.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Jul 1831 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArtifact - Doll - - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 10 Jun 1851 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Aug 1907 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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