Moses Clemens^{[1, 2]}

1825 - 1892  (66 years)

• Name	Moses Clemens
  Born	22 Apr 1825	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101051987
  Residence	1846	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	00023-1684
  Died	11 Feb 1892	Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario   [1, 5]
  Buried	Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I16910	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Deacon Abraham C. Clemens,   b. 7 Feb 1803, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Aug 1872  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Strome,   b. 25 Aug 1802, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Oct 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (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 ,   d. 2 Jan 1910, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario  (Age 82 years)
  Married	27 Oct 1846	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5]
  Children	1. Nancey Clemens,   b. 10 Jul 1848, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Nov 1932  (Age 84 years)   2. Hannah Clemens,   b. 18 Dec 1849, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Mar 1930, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, USA  (Age 80 years)   3. Catharine Clemens,   b. 7 Apr 1851, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jul 1929, Leamington, Mersea Twp., Essex Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   4. Angeline Clemens,   b. 17 Dec 1852, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1912, St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)   5. Albert Clemens,   b. 2 Sep 1854, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Mary Elizabeth Clemens,   b. 25 May 1856, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Feb 1936, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   7. Moses Clemens,   b. 31 Mar 1858, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Dec 1939, Camden, Kent, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   8. Lydia Jane Clemens,   b. 22 Jan 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 May 1950, Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   9. Sara Ann Clemens,   b. 17 Oct 1861, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Feb 1935, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario  (Age 73 years)   10. Rebecca Clemens,   b. 6 Apr 1863, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 May 1883, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario  (Age 20 years)   11. Joseph Ogden "Ogden" Clemens,   b. 13 May 1865, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1946, Merritt, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 81 years)   12. Calvin Emery Clemens,   b. 23 Aug 1868, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jun 1935, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  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

  [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. [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. [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. [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 [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. [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

  Born - 22 Apr 1825 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1846 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Oct 1846 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Feb 1892 - Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth