Abraham Shantz Clemens^{[1, 2]}

1853 - 1927  (73 years)

• Name	Abraham Shantz Clemens
  Born	13 Jun 1853	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Business	1245 King St. E., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Clemens Bakery
  		Clemens Bakery 1245 King Street East, Cambridge, Ontario
  Name	A. S. Clemens
  Name	Abram S. Clemens
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1876	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Lime Kiln Propieter
  Occupation	1901	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Baker
  Occupation	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Baker, Bake Shop
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00023-1804
  Died	13 Jan 1927
  Person ID	I17119	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	Veronica "Fanny" Shantz,   b. 23 May 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Aug 1887, Near Williamsburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1833  [9, 10]
  Family ID	F4490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Kesselring,   b. 1 Jun 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1921  (Age 64 years)
  Married	29 Feb 1876	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4]
  Children	1. Irvin Allison "Ivan" Clemens,   b. 6 Aug 1878, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 May 1947, Dryden, Van Horne Twp., Kenora District, Ontario  (Age 68 years)   2. Edgar Hugo Clemens,   b. 2 Dec 1883, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Aug 1945, Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)   3. Nelson Clemens,   b. 29 May 1887, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jun 1951, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   4. Clara Clemens,   b. 18 Nov 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1965  (Age 76 years)   5. Ernest Clemens,   b. 1890, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ralph Clemens,   b. 6 Dec 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 May 1921, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 30 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F4497	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham S. Clemens, "was born June 13th, 1853. He resides in the town of Galt where he is engaged in some agency. On February 29th, 1876, he was married to Mary Kesselring. To them are born five children, namely: VIII Ivan, VIII Edgar, VIII Nelson, VIII Clara, and VIII Ralph." 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..., 427. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 2 Mar 1876. 29 Feb 1876 By Pastor Wurster in Preston, Abraham S. Clemens was married to Maria Kesselring, both of Waterloo. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 10. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Abraham Stantz Clemens Born: Waterloo Age: 23 Father: Abraham D Clemens Mother: Veronica Clemens Born: abt 1853 Spouse: Mary Kesselring Age: 20 born: Waterloo Father: Christiane Kesselring Mother: Philippine Kesselring married 29 Feb 1876 [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 23 Page 15. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 55. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 5 Page 36. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 158. [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..., 401. [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..., 426.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Jun 1853 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1876 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 29 Feb 1876 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Lime Kiln Propieter - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Baker - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Baker, Bake Shop - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth