Benjamin Schneider^{[1, 2, 3]}

1808 - 1892  (83 years)

• Name	Benjamin Schneider
  Born	4 Jul 1808	, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	farmer
  Residence	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	Mennonist
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Retired Farmer
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	00106-6088
  Died	25 May 1892	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 8, 12]
  Buried	Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada   [12]
  Person ID	I19602	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian Schneider,   b. 28 Aug 1758, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 6 Aug 1850, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Erb,   b. 23 Jan 1770, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 29 Sep 1818, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years)
  Married	1789  [14, 15]
  Family ID	F4942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Esther Miller,   b. 23 Oct 1814, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 9 Sep 1855, Near Roseville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 40 years)
  Married	26 Sep 1843  [4]
  Children	1. Mary M. Snyder,   b. 27 Jul 1844, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jun 1907  (Age 62 years)   2. Leah M. Snyder,   b. 12 Apr 1846, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 May 1930, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   3. Benjamin Miller Snyder,   b. 25 Apr 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Sep 1934, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   4. Abraham M. "Abram" Snyder,   b. 21 Jan 1850, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Catharine Schneider,   b. 13 Aug 1852, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Aug 1855  (Age 3 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Detweiler,   b. 2 Oct 1811, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 7 Sep 1840, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 28 years)
  Married	22 Feb 1831  [4, 5]
  Children	1. Susannah Snyder,   b. 28 Nov 1831, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jul 1859, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 27 years)   2. Lydia Snyder,   b. 8 May 1833, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Mar 1904, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   3. Sarah Snyder,   b. 4 Dec 1834, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jun 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 28 years)   4. Isaac Snyder,   b. 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Nancy Snyder,   b. 28 Nov 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jun 1927  (Age 90 years)   6. David D. Snyder,   b. 30 Aug 1838, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jul 1914, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   7. Elizabeth "Eliza" Snyder,   b. 19 Mar 1840, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1911  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F2378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin Schneider, "was born July 4th, 1808. On February 22nd, 1831, he was married to Eliza Detweiler (No 2288) who was born October 2nd, 1811, and died September 7th, 1840. On September 26th, 1843, he was again married to Esther, daughter of Abraham and Barbara (Shuh) Miller. She was born October 23rd, 1814, and died September 9th, 1855. He resided a little west of Roseville, Ontario, where he was the owner of one of the finest tracts of land in Ontario. Here he was engaged in farming for many years, but when well advanced in years he retired from farming and had his home with his children. He died at Roseville, May 25th, 1892. His family consisted of eleven children, of whom the eldest six were born unto his first wife." 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..., 328. [S173] Ancestry.com. [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..., 139. [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..., 306. [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..., 519. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div 3 Pg 1. Benjamin Snyder Farmer Canada Menonist 48 Esther Snyder ? Menonist 37 Sussanna Snyder Canada Menonist 21 Agness Snyder Canada Menonist 16 Isac Snyder Canada Menonist 15 Mary Snyder Canada Menonist 8 Lea Snyder Canada Menonist 6 Benjamin Snyder Canada Menonist 4 Abraham Snyder Canada Menonist 2 [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 31. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 2 Jun 1892. May 25, 1892 Benjamin Schneider died in Roseville at age of 84 years. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 9 Page 65. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 19. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 39. [S62] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries, Roseville - Roseville Mennonite [formerly Detweiler Mennonite] CC#4493 Internet Link. In memory of/ Benjamin Snyder/ who died/ May 14, 1892/ aged 83 y'rs. 10 mo's/ & 10 d's/ Father, we have laid thee In thy lowly grave/ Knowing that thou more glorious wilt arise/ That He who died from sin and death to save./ [last line buried]/ [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div 3 Pg 1. [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. [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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Jul 1808 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonist - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mennonite - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Retired Farmer - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 May 1892 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth