Christian Schneider^{[1, 2]}

1758 - 1850  (91 years)

• Name	Christian Schneider
  Born	28 Aug 1758	, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Historic Building	Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Christian Schneider's homestead
  	Two story wooden house built about 1807
  		Christian Schneider's home built about 1807 Original photograph in Kitchener Public Library
  		Doon-House-Schneider,Christian-001-photoby B.Sherk1895.jpg The home of Christian Schneider, built Doon 1807. 1895 photograph by B. Sherk
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - Biehn's Tract Unnumbered Lots Doon, Waterloo County, Ontario   [5]
  Eby ID Number	00106-5816
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone Image
  Died	6 Aug 1850	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Buried	Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I19539	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Schneider,   b. 1727, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Maria Herschi,   b. Abt 1732, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1 Apr 1755	, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [6]
  Family ID	F2837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Erb,   b. 23 Jan 1770, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 29 Sep 1818, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)
  Married	1789  [1, 3]
  Children	1. Jacob C. Snider,   b. 19 Feb 1791, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Jun 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   2. John C. Snyder,   b. 1 Feb 1792, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 31 Jul 1834, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 42 years)   3. Mary Schneider,   b. 9 Jun 1794, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 May 1864, Near Strasburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   4. Joseph Schneider,   b. 12 Jan 1796, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 20 Feb 1874  (Age 78 years)   5. Daniel Schneider,   b. 21 Dec 1797, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 14 Mar 1884  (Age 86 years)   6. David Schneider,   b. 29 Mar 1799, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 2 Dec 1875, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   7. Samuel Snyder,   b. 29 Apr 1801, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 May 1887, Near Roseville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   8. Christian C. Snyder,   b. 28 May 1804, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 26 Jul 1897  (Age 93 years)   9. Elizabeth Schneider,   b. 6 Mar 1806, , Franklin Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 25 Dec 1891  (Age 85 years)   10. Benjamin Schneider,   b. 4 Jul 1808, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 May 1892, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F4942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Christian Schenider, "was born August 28th, 1758. In 1789 he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Christian and Maria (Scherch) Erb (See No. 2777). She was born in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, January 23rd, 1770, and died in Waterloo County, Ontario, September 29th, 1818. In 1806 they, in company with others, emigrated to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, near where now is the village of Doon. Here he resided for a number of years. It was his intention to construct a dam across the creek flowing through his plantation and have a grist mill erected thereon. But in order to have the desired "head of water" he found that the "back water" would flood a few acres of Mr. Biehn's swamp adjoining that of his (Mr. Schneider's) property, This, although worth nothing, or comparatively little, Mr. Biehn would not sell to Mr. Schneider and thus prevented the building of a grist mill. Mr. Schneider died August 6th, 1850, leaving a family of eleven 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..., 615. [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..., 485. [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..., 267. [S198] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Doon Presbyterian CC#4519 Cemetery Internet Link . In memory of/ Christian Schneider/ born 1788 - Aug. 6, 1850/ Also his wife/ Eizabeth Erb/ born 1770 - died Sept. 29, 1818/ They were born in Lancaster Co. Penn. U. S. A. Immigrated to Canada 1806. With their family of 7 sons and 2 daughters. Locating near Doon, Waterloo Co.. on 400 acres of primitive forest. Secured by purchase/ Both were buried on this part of original homestead./ Erected by their descendants 1922./ Schneider/ [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 46. [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..., 266.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Aug 1758 - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Historic Building - Christian Schneider's homestead - - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Aug 1850 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth