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

Moses Clemens[1, 2]

Male 1825 - 1892  (66 years)


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  • Name Moses Clemens 
    Born 22 Apr 1825  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101051987 
    Residence 1846  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Eby ID Number 00023-1684 
    Died 11 Feb 1892  Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5
    Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I16910  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Deacon Abraham C. Clemens,   b. 7 Feb 1803, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1872  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Strome,   b. 25 Aug 1802, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 30 Mar 1824  [6
    Family ID F4445  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Snyder,   b. 4 Mar 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1910, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 27 Oct 1846  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5
    Children 
     1. Nancey Clemens,   b. 10 Jul 1848, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1932  (Age 84 years)
     2. Hannah Clemens,   b. 18 Dec 1849, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1930, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Catharine Clemens,   b. 7 Apr 1851, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1929, Leamington, Mersea Twp., Essex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     4. Angeline Clemens,   b. 17 Dec 1852, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1912, St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     5. Albert Clemens,   b. 2 Sep 1854, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Mary Elizabeth Clemens,   b. 25 May 1856, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1936, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     7. Moses Clemens,   b. 31 Mar 1858, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1939, Camden, Kent, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     8. Lydia Jane Clemens,   b. 22 Jan 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1950, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     9. Sara Ann Clemens,   b. 17 Oct 1861, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1935, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     10. Rebecca Clemens,   b. 6 Apr 1863, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1883, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     11. Joseph Ogden "Ogden" Clemens,   b. 13 May 1865, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1946, Merritt, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     12. Calvin Emery Clemens,   b. 23 Aug 1868, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1935, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F4390  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Moses Clemens, "eldest son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Strohm) Clemens, was born April 22, 1825. On October 27, 1846, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of John and Catharine (Shantz) Snyder. They resided in Waterloo County for many years, then moved to Blenheim P. O., Kent County, Where he died. To him were born twelve children, namely:"


      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..., 406.

    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..., 528.

    3. [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Clemens Bible.
      Abraham Clemens, born February 7, 1803 Elisabeth Strome, born August 25, 1802. Moses Clemens, born April 22, 1825. Aaron Clemens, born February 26, 1828. Maria Clemens, born May 14, 1830. John Clemens, born June 1 1833. Hannah Clemens, born August 30, 1836.

    4. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Jacob Huttner - Minister of The Lutheran Evangelical Church In The Village of Preston report 65.
      Moses Clemens, married Elisabeth Schneider, both of Waterloo. 27 Oct. 1846

    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..., 288.

    6. [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Clemens Bible.
      Abraham Clemens married Miss Elizabeth Strome March 30, 1824. I.Z.H. I, Abraham Clemens, was elected deacon in the Mennonite Congregation in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ, December 2, 1838. Written in the year 1866 A.D. by J.Z. Hunsicker

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Apr 1825 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1846 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Oct 1846 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Feb 1892 - Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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