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

Amos S. Clemens[1]

Male 1835 - 1906  (71 years)


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  • Name Amos S. Clemens 
    Born 12 Jan 1835  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19905307 
    Residence 1855  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    W. 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Farmer 
    Residence 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Weslyan Methodist 
    Occupation 1891  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1901  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer 
    Eby ID Number 00023-1766 
    Grave Photograph - Find A Grave Amos S. Clemens 
    Died 21 Jan 1906  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10
    Buried Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10
    Person ID I16941  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Father George Clemens,   b. 17 Jul 1777, Pikeland Twp., Chester Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Esther Stauffer,   b. 18 Sep 1790, Near Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1836, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Family ID F2934  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Mickleborough,   b. 13 Sep 1835, , , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1894, Dickie Settlement, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 19 Apr 1855  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Children 
     1. Wesley Clemens,   b. 17 May 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Robert Clemens,   b. 11 May 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. George Clemens,   b. 22 Apr 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     4. Isaac Mickleborough Clemens,   b. 27 Feb 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1950, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     5. Hannah Clemens,   b. 30 Dec 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Amelia Clemens,   b. 22 Feb 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1911, Maple Valley, Sanilac Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     7. Ella Maud Clemens,   b. 14 May 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1891, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     8. Addison Clemens,   b. 1869, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Ella "Ellen" Clemens,   b. 1870, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Irvine Clemens,   b. 1871, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Addison Ervine "Erwin" Clemens,   b. 1 Jan 1871, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1930, Cobalt, Temiskaming District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     12. Alma Clemens,   b. 1872, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Alma Jane Clemens,   b. 8 Feb 1873, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1955  (Age 81 years)
     14. Margaret Isabell "Maggie" Clemens,   b. 31 Mar 1876, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1953  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F4457  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Amos Clemens, "the eighteenth and youngest son of George Clemens, was born January 12th 1835. After his marriage with Hannah Nickleburry he moved on a farm near Freeport where he resided for fifteen years. This farm he sold in 1870 and purchased the old 'Bechtel Farm' two and one-half miles south-west of Blair where he resided until 1893 when he moved to Whistlebare, near Blair, where he still resides. His wife died April 29th 1894. To them were born ten children"

      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.].

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      In Memoriam Died in Galt, on Sunday, January 21st, 1906, at 1.30 p.m. Amos Clemens Aged 71 years, 9 days. The Funeral Will take place from the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. E. Schlimme, Bond street, on Tuesday afternoon, January 23rd, at 2 o'clock, to the Union Cemetery, Preston. friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation

      Funeral Card

  • 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..., 419.

    2. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-5 Page 2.

    3. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link .
      In memory of / Amos Clemens / born / Jan. 12, 1835 / died Jan. 21, 1906 / aged 71 years 9 dys. / at rest

    4. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 19 Household Number 83.

    5. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North/Nord) B-5 Page 2.

    6. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 19.

    7. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 4 Page 26.

    8. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 27.

    9. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 31.

    10. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19905307/amos-s.-clemens.

    11. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 25 Apr 1855.
      CLEMENS, Amos married 19 Apr 1855 to Hannah MICKLEBOROUGH By Rev Geo Kennedy, Wesleyan minister, Galt. Both of Waterloo.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Jan 1835 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1855 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 19 Apr 1855 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - W. - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Weslyan Methodist - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Jan 1906 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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