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

Absalom Jones[1, 2]

Male 1828 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Absalom Jones 
    Born 1828  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    black smith 
    Eby ID Number 00062-4012 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I15813  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John Jones,   b. 27 Dec 1794, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1859  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Martha Saltzberger,   b. 20 Oct 1808, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1885, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F362  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Veronica Honsberger,   b. 17 Feb 1829, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1894, , Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Children 
     1. Levina Jones,   b. 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Absalom Jones, "is married to Veronica Honberger. They reside in Illinois, U.S., where he is engaged in farming."


      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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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..., 837.

    2. [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..., 816.

    3. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 15.
      Absolam JONES Black Smith Canada Mennonite 23
      Fanny JONES Canada Mennonite 23
      Levina JONES Canada Mennonite 1
      Amos JONES Labourer Canada 18

    4. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 15.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1828 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - black smith - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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