Deacon Abraham L. Clemens^{[1, 2, 3]}

1781 - 1845  (63 years)

• Name	Abraham L. Clemens
  Prefix	Deacon
  Born	3 Jul 1781	, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19903938
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 21, Waterloo County, Ontario   [6]
  Eby ID Number	00023-1830
  Died	26 Jan 1845	Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I17235	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob C. Clemens,   b. 1754, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1819, West Pikeland, Chester Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Lederach,   b. Abt 1754, Of, Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. West Pikeland, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F4514	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena "Molly" Miller,   b. 8 Feb 1786, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1 Feb 1847, North Of Preston, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	1807  [1, 2]
  Children	1. John Clemens,   b. 18 Sep 1807, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 10 Jan 1819  (Age 11 years)   2. Elizabeth Clemens,   b. 8 Feb 1810, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 May 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   3. Jacob M. Clemens,   b. 6 Feb 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jun 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)   4. Eli Clemens,   b. 21 Jun 1815, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Feb 1879  (Age 63 years)   5. Levi B. Clemens,   b. 15 Jul 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jan 1891, , Allegan Co., Michigan  (Age 73 years)   6. Magdalena Clemens,   b. 3 Mar 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jan 1887, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   7. Menno Clemens,   b. 23 Apr 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 1823  (Age 1 years)   8. Joel Clemens, Esq.,   b. 18 Dec 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Aug 1905  (Age 81 years)   9. Noah Clemens,   b. 25 Nov 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Apr 1835  (Age 8 years)   10. Christian Clemens,   b. 18 Oct 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Feb 1902, , Kent Co., Michigan  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Clemens L., "the eldest son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Lederach) Clemens, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, July 3rd, 1781, and when four years of age his parents moved to Chester County where he was raised. In 1807 he was married to Magdalena, daughter of John and Hester (Steiner ) Miller. She was born February 8th, 1786, and died February 1st, 1847. In 1809 they moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, a little north of Preston on the farm owned until recently by their son Joel Here they both died. His death took place January 26th, 1845. In 1815 he was ordained deacon of the Mennonite Church for the Hagey field of labor. This position he held until his death. To him and his wife 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.]. __________________ Mennonite families suffered misfortunes, such as childbirth deaths of women, accidental work deaths of men, frequent deaths of infants and young children, and the scourges of cholera, typhoid and tuberculosis. Cholera epidemics of the 1830s especially in July-August 1834 - could be devastating. Funerals were usually arranged by neighbours and friends, but the community was so demoralized in 1834 that, as Deacon Abraham L. Clemens wrote to his brother in Chester County in 1836, "the neighbours did not go out to assist one another as in any other disease so that there was no funeral held." BUILDING COMMUNITY ON THE FRONTIER: the Mennonite contribution to shaping the Waterloo settlement to 1861 by Elizabeth Bloomfield

  
  

• 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..., 432. [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..., 94. [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..., 342. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . In memory of/ Molly/ wife of/ Abraham Clemens/ died/ Feby. 1, 1847/ aged/ 60 yr's. 11 mo. 20 d's./ in memory of/ Abraham Clemens/ died Jan. 26, 1845/ aged/ 63 yr's. 6 mo. 5 d's./ He served as Deacon in the Mennonite Society; for many years/ Two faithful friends and parents dear/ and tender companions lieth here/ great is the loss that we sustain/ but gone in heaven to meet again [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 30 Jan 1845 Page 3. Abraham Clemens Died 26 Jan 1845 63y, 6s, 23d. Widow. 5 sons, 2 daughters. Was an elder of the Mennonite community. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 18.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Jul 1781 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Land - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 21, Waterloo County, Ontario Died - 26 Jan 1845 - Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth