Abraham C. Clemens^{[1, 2, 3]}

1764 - 1819  (55 years)

• Name	Abraham C. Clemens
  Born	1764	, Chester Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39091890
  Died	8 Sep 1819	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 3 Lot 09, Waterloo County, Ontario   [6]
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 3 Lot 10, Waterloo County, Ontario   [6]
  Eby ID Number	00023-1619
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I20457	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	George Clemens,   b. 1732, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Sep 1813, , Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Carlisle,   b. Abt 1732, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rebecca Miller,   b. 15 Feb 1763, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Children	1. Nathan Clemens,   b. 25 Feb 1790, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 Nov 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 42 years)   2. Jesse M. Clemens,   b. 13 Jun 1791, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 6 Jan 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   3. Mary Clemens,   b. 27 Jul 1793, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 May 1870, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   4. Nancy Clemens,   b. 12 Sep 1795, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 25 Apr 1815  (Age 19 years)   5. Hannah Clemens,   b. 19 Mar 1798, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 5 Jan 1868  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary "Polly" Custer,   b. 15 Feb 1763, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Sep 1819, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	18 Oct 1785	Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Jacob Clemens,   b. 11 Jan 1800, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 21 Nov 1813  (Age 13 years)   2. Deacon Abraham C. Clemens,   b. 7 Feb 1803, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Aug 1872  (Age 69 years)   3. Sarah Ann "Sally" Clemens,   b. 5 Jan 1805, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 25 May 1885, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F21565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Clemens, " was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, in 1764. He was married to Rebecca Miller who was born in 1763 and died in 1819. They moved to Canada in 1809 and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario. near Hespeler, where he died in 1819. 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.]. ______________________________________________ WARNING: In my view (Jim McKane), the preponderance of the evidence suggests that at least the first 5 of Abraham's children were born to Rebecca Miller and the last one, two, or three of his children to Mary Custer. Hannah and Elizabeth could have been the last children of Rebecca (and I have listed them this way) or the first two children of Mary. Apparently all the children were born in Chester Co., PA before Abraham and his second wife moved to Canada. But I have no primary sources to confirm the dates of the two marriages or which wife was the mother of each child.

  
  

• 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..., 395. [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. [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..., 72. [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Clemens Bible. Abraham Clemens was born 1764 aged 55 years. Mary Clemens was born 15th of February 1763 aged 56 year both died the 8th September 1819 at Hespeler, Waterloo. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). In memory of / Abraham Clemens / who was born 1764 / and died 1819 aged / 55 years / also of Mary his / wife who was born / 1763 and died 1819 aged 56 years [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 18.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1764 - , Chester Co., Pennsylvania Married - 18 Oct 1785 - Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Died - 8 Sep 1819 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Land - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 3 Lot 10, Waterloo County, Ontario Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth