Eli Clemens^{[1, 2, 3]}

1815 - 1879  (63 years)

• Name	Eli Clemens
  Born	21 Jun 1815	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1840	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Residence	1843	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00023-1834
  Died	8 Feb 1879  [5]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Person ID	I17245	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Deacon Abraham L. Clemens,   b. 3 Jul 1781, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 26 Jan 1845, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	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  [12, 13]
  Family ID	F734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sallie Hagey,   b. Abt 1815, of, Waterloo Twp., Region of Waterloo, Ontario ,   d. Abt 1842  (Age ~ 27 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F4516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Catharine Hagey,   b. 1805,   d. 13 May 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)
  Married	1 Dec 1840	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 14]
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F29243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Leah W. Bauman,   b. 4 Dec 1813, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Oct 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Married	30 May 1843	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5]
  Children	1. Levi Clemens,   b. 8 Apr 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1848  (Age 4 years)   2. Menno B. Clemens,   b. 18 Apr 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jul 1885, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 40 years)   3. Moses B. Clemens,   b. 1 Aug 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Dec 1919, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   4. Isaac Clemens,   b. 19 Aug 1843,   d. 12 Aug 1848  (Age 4 years)   5. Christian Clemens,   b. 22 Feb 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jul 1903  (Age 54 years)   6. John B. Clemens,   b. 17 Mar 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Mar 1919  (Age 69 years)   7. Magdalena Clemens,   b. 19 Mar 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Aug 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 8 years)   8. Hannah B. Clemens,   b. 21 May 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1932, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F2050	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Eli Clemens, "was born June 21st, 1815. He resided for a number of years on a part of lot No. 49, German Company's Tract, about three miles south-west of Berlin. He was first married to Sallie Hagey who came from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, single. She was second-cousin to Bishop Hagey. She died about the year 1842. After her decease he was married to Leah Bowman, May 30th, 1843. She was born December 4th, 1813, and died October 4th, 1871. To them were born eight 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.].

  
  

• 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..., 741. [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..., 433. [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..., 72. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 15. [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..., 145. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 29. Eli CLEMENS Farmer Birthplace: Canada Age 37 Mennonite b. 21-Jul Lea CLEMENTS Birthplace: Canada Age 39 Mennonite b. 3-Dec Meno CLEMENS Birthplace: Canada Age 7 Mennonite b. 15-Apr Moses CLEMENS Birthplace: Canada Age 6 Mennonite b. 1-Aug Christian CLEMENS Birthplace: Canada Age 3 Mennonite b. 22-Feb John CLEMENS Birthplace: Canada Age 2 Mennonite b. 17-Mar Peter BOYER Labourer Birthplace: Germany Age 17 Lutheran b. 28-Jul Elisabetha BOYER Birthplace: Germany Age 22 Lutheran b. 8-Feb Anna BOWMAN Birthplace: USA Age 55 Mennonite b. 8-Mar [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 11 Page 82. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Benjamin Eby, Mennonist Society. Eli CLEMENS, to Catharine HAGEY, both of Waterloo Twp. 1 Dec. 1840. Rev. EBY. Wit. Abraham CLEMENS and Jacob HAGEY. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Benjamin Eby, Minister of The Mennonist Society report 27. Eli Clemens, to Leah Nahrgang, both of Waterloo. 30 May 1843. Wit. Abraham Clemens and Conrad Nahrgang. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 29. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [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..., 432. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 11 Dec 1840:25. 1 Dec 1840 Benjamin Eby, teacher, m. Eli Clemens to Catharina Hege, both of Waterloo Tp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Jun 1815 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1840 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Dec 1840 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1843 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 May 1843 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth