Salome "Sally" Becker^{[1, 2]}

1811 - 1887  (76 years)

• Name	Salome "Sally" Becker
  Born	28 Feb 1811	, Alsace Lorraine, France   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41213092
  Name	Salome "Sally" Schmitt
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00127-7890.3
  Died	21 Nov 1887	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 7]
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I18430	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Rev. Dr. George R. Schmitt,   b. 23 Nov 1809, Muhlhausen, , Alsace, France ,   d. 12 Sep 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	14 Aug 1831	Welland Co., Ontario   [7]
  Children	1. Katherine Schmitt,   b. 8 Nov 1832, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1898  (Age 65 years)   2. Elias Schmitt,   b. 3 Mar 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Aug 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   3. John Becker Schmitt,   b. 30 Jun 1835, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   4. Maria "Mary" Schmidt,   b. 6 Feb 1837, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1905, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)   5. Salome Schmitt,   b. 27 Apr 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jul 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   6. George B. Schmitt,   b. 30 Jan 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Nov 1904, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   7. Leah Schmitt,   b. 24 Oct 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Oct 1914  (Age 72 years)   8. Benjamin Schmitt,   b. 3 Dec 1843,   d. 7 Mar 1854  (Age 10 years)   9. Jacob B. Schmitt,   b. 28 Nov 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1925  (Age 80 years)   10. David B. Schmitt,   b. 13 Oct 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Dec 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)   11. Samuel Schmidt,   b. 13 Feb 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Apr 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 4 years)   12. Lydia Schmitt,   b. 19 Feb 1853, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Mar 1854  (Age 1 years)   13. Joseph Schmitt,   b. 1855, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   14. Magdalena Schmitt,   b. 10 Sep 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jan 1933  (Age 77 years)   15. Esther Schmidt,   b. Jun 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F1637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SCHMIDT.-On the 21st of Nov., in Wilmot Twp., Waterloo county, Ont., of infirmities of old age, Sister Salome, wife of the late Pre. George Schmidt, aged 76 years, 8 months and 21 days. Buried on the 24th at Shantz's Meeting-house. She was a beloved mother, a devoted Christian and a faithful member of the Mennonite church. Services were held from her own chosen text, Phil. 1: 21, by N. Stauffer and M. Bowman. HERALD OF TRUTH , Vol. XXIV, Number 24, December 15, 1887 - pp 381, 382

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 606. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, #014766-1898 (Waterloo Co):. John B. SCHMITT, 62, widower, farmer, Wilmot Tp, Waterloo Tp, s/o George R. & Saloma, married Catherine WEBER, 53, widow, waterloo Tp, same, d/o Noah C. & Hannah.witn: M. B. SNYDER, Waterloo Tp, Jacob B SHRUB, Wilmot Tp. 9 Oct 1898 at Waterloo Tp. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 4 Page 14. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1 Dec 1887. 21 Nov 1887 Salome Schmitt, nee Becker, widow of Preacher Georg Schmitt, died in Wilmot at age of 76 years, 8 months and 21 days. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, Obituary of Salome Schmidt - December 15, 1887 - pp 381, 382. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 15 Page 96. [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..., 263.

  
  

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  Born - 28 Feb 1811 - , Alsace Lorraine, France Married - 14 Aug 1831 - Welland Co., Ontario Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Nov 1887 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth