Benjamin Rosenberger^{[1, 2]}

1838 - 1906  (67 years)

• Name	Benjamin Rosenberger
  Born	1 Jul 1838	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1859	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Occupation	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00095-5375
  Died	16 Mar 1906	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 11]
  Buried	Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario   [3, 11]
  Person ID	I19672	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Abraham Rosenberger, Sr.,   b. 15 Nov 1799, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Jan 1883, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Nancy Strome,   b. 1 Jan 1807, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 10 Sep 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F4162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Shantz,   b. 11 Oct 1839, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1859	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 9]
  Children	1. Lydia Rosenberger,   b. 4 Jun 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Sep 1940  (Age 80 years)   2. Menno Rosenberger,   b. 28 Sep 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Rosenberger,   b. 12 Apr 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Feb 1947  (Age 81 years)   4. Leah Rosenberger,   b. 2 Nov 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1950, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA  (Age 82 years)   5. Eli S. Rosenberger,   b. 7 May 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1961  (Age 90 years)   6. Nancy Rosenberger,   b. 21 Feb 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1917, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)   7. Benjamin Rosenberger,   b. 17 Jun 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1947, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada  (Age 71 years)   8. Sarah Ann Rosenberger,   b. 10 Sep 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1921  (Age 43 years)   9. Isaiah Rosenberger,   b. 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Oziah "Osia" "Osiah" Rosenberger,   b. 18 Aug 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Sep 1955, Balzac, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 75 years)   11. Edwin Rosenberger,   b. 13 Aug 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Nov 1950, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F4949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin Rosenberger, "the third member of Abraham Rosenberger's family, resides in Wilmot Township, about three miles west of New Dundee, where he is engaged in farming. He is married to Nancy Shantz. They have 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.]. _________________ Rosenberger. - In Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Co., Ont., on March 16, 1906, of pneumonia, Bro. Benjamin S. Rosenberger. He was born July 1, 1838, and was thus aged 67 y., 8 m., 15 d. His wife preceded him about eight years. He leaves a family of five sons and five daughters to mourn their loss. He was buried in the Blenheim Mennonite cemetery on the 19th. Funeral services were conducted by Bro. N. Stauffer in English, from Rom. 14:7,8, and Bro. S. Gehman in German from Rom. 8:17, before a large audience. The Gospel Witness - Volume 2, Number 1 - April 4, 1906 - pages 14,15 ________________ Rosenberger - Bro. Benjamin S. Rosenberger of Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Co., Ont., of pneumonia, after an illness of a little over a week. He was born July 1, 1838, and died March 16, 1906; aged 67 Y., 8 M., 15 D. The funeral, which was largely attended, was held at the Blenheim Mennonite M. H. on the 19th. Bro. N. Stauffer preached from Rom. 14:7, 8, in the English language, and Bro. S. Gehman in German from Rom, 8:17. D. B. Herald of Truth, March 29, 1906, Vol. XLIII, No. 13, Pg.110

  
  

• 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..., 196. [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..., 436. [S138] Cemetery - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - Blenheim Mennonite Internet Link Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery online. In memoyr of Benjamin S. Rosenberger born July 1, 1838 died Mar 16, 1906 aged 67 years 3 mos & 15 d's [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 13. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 11. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 1 Page 8. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 18. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 50. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Benjamin Rosenberger, 21, res. N Dumfries, b. N Dumfries, son of Abram and Nancy, married 11 Oct 1859 Nancy Shoutz, 20, res. N Dumfries, b. N Dumfries, daughter of Henry and Lidia (Marton) [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 2 Page 12. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89572643/benjamin-rosenberger.

  
  

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  Born - 1 Jul 1838 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1859 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Oct 1859 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Mar 1906 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth