Benjamin Rosenberger^[1]

1875 - 1947  (71 years)

• Name	Benjamin Rosenberger
  Born	17 Jun 1875	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Ben Rosenberger
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1940	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	00095-5375.8
  Died	4 Feb 1947	Didsbury, Alberta, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I1650	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Rosenberger,   b. 1 Jul 1838, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Nancy Shantz,   b. 11 Oct 1839, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1859	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F4949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rowannah "Rose" Snyder,   b. 12 Dec 1878,   d. 14 May 1936  (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F49335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Local relatives have received word of the death of Benjamin Rosenberger at Didsbury, Alta. on Tuesday, after an illness of more than a year. Mr. Rosenberger, who was 71 years of age, was born in this district on June 17, 1875, a s/o the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Rosenberger. His wife, Rose Snyder predeceased him a number of years ago. Mr. Rosenberger was a member of the Mennonite Church at Didsbury. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Fred (Grace) Folkman of Creston, B. C. ; four grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Leah Witmer of Brown City, Mich. and Mrs. John Coleman of New Dundee; and one brother, Eli Rosenberger of New Dundee. The funeral was held at Didsbury today. Kitchener Daily Record 7 Feb 1947

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 196. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 11. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 50. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Benjamin Rosenberger - 7 Feb 1947. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 17, 1940 - Lydia Rosenberger. [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..., 436. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Benjamin Rosenberger, 21, res. N Dumfries, b. N Dumfries, son of Abram and Nancy, married 11 Oct 1859 Nancy Shoutz, 20, res. N Dumfries, b. N Dumfries, daughter of Henry and Lidia (Marton)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Jun 1875 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1940 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Feb 1947 - Didsbury, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth