Rachel Dierstein^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1791 - 1864  (73 years)

• Name	Rachel Dierstein
  Born	15 Nov 1791	, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Rachel Clemens
  Eby ID Number	00023-1795.1
  Died	3 Dec 1864	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 6, 7]
  Buried	6 Dec 1864	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Person ID	I17108	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham Derstein,   b. Abt 1745, Of, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine Sellers,   b. Abt 1749, Of, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	23 Aug 1769	, Pennsylvania, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F3208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Deacon Abraham S. Clemens,   b. 7 Mar 1790, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 25 Dec 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	19 May 1812  [1]
  Children	1. Abraham D. Clemens,   b. 17 Apr 1813, Doylestown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 15 Apr 1877, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)   2. Mary Clemens,   b. 6 Mar 1815, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 24 Aug 1901, , Whatcom, Washington, United States  (Age 86 years)   3. Jacob Clemens,   b. 22 Apr 1817, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 12 Mar 1818  (Age 0 years)   4. Amos M. Clemens,   b. 13 Feb 1819, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Aug 1887, , Kent Co., Michigan  (Age 68 years)   5. Susannah Clemens,   b. 23 Aug 1821, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 19 Feb 1874, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)   6. Veronica Clemens,   b. 7 Feb 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Aug 1825  (Age 0 years)   7. Lydia Ann Clemens,   b. 26 Aug 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Oct 1904  (Age 77 years)   8. George H. Clemens,   b. 25 Jul 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jun 1892, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F4489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  On the 3d of December 1864, in Waterloo Co., C. W., after suffering several days with Colic, Rachel Clemens, wife of Abm. S. Clemens,(Deacon,) aged 73 years and 18 days. Her maiden name was Derstein. She was buried on the 6th at Cressman's grave yard, when in the meeting house at the same place, funeral discourses were delivered from Jn. 5: 24, 25, and Rev. 14: 13. Herald of Truth March 1865 - Vol. II, No.3 Page 23, 24

  
  

• 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..., 425. [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..., 100. [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..., 103. [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..., 537. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. gives age and country of birth [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . Zum Andenken an / Rahel [sic] Clemens / geborne Diersteinen Ehegattin / von Abraham S.Clemens / geboren den / 15ten Nov.1791 / gestorben den / 3ten Dec.1864 / im Alter von / 73 Jahren und 18 Tagen / [verse] [S32] News - Herald of Truth, March 1865 - Vol. II, No.3 Page 23, 24. [S1852] Vit - PA - PA Marriages, pg 220. 1769 Aug 23 Sellar, Cath + Abraham Tustine

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Nov 1791 - , Pennsylvania, USA Died - 3 Dec 1864 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 6 Dec 1864 - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth