Nathan Clemens^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1790 - 1832  (42 years)

• Name	Nathan Clemens
  Born	25 Feb 1790	, Chester Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	accident
  Misfortune	killed by lightning
  Eby ID Number	00023-1620
  Died	11 Nov 1832	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5, 6, 7]
  	Cause: lightning
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I22184	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham C. Clemens,   b. 1764, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Sep 1819, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Miller,   b. 15 Feb 1763, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Veronica "Fanny" Bechtel,   b. 17 Feb 1794, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Dec 1879, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth Clemens,   b. Sep 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Samuel B. Clemens,   b. 13 May 1819, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 May 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   3. Mary "Polly" Clemens,   b. 27 Jul 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 1917, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   4. Hannah Clemens,   b. 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1856, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 30 years)   5. Joseph Clemens,   b. 4 Jul 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Nov 1890, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F3329	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Nathan Clemens, "eldest son of Abraham and Rebecca (Miller) Clemens, was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, March 5th, 1790. He came to Canada with his parents when 19 years old. He was married to Veronica, daughter of Rev. Joseph and Magdalena (Allenbach) Bechtel. She was born February 17th, 1794, and died December 19th, 1879. They resided on the farm now in possession of David Rife, north-east of Hespeler. He was killed by lightning November 11th, 1832. After his decease the widow was married to Christian Strohm, and after his decease the widow married the third time. Her third husband was William Copplen. No issue of last two marriages. To Mr. and Mrs. Clemens were born five 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..., 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..., 528. [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..., 571. [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..., 200. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). (stone broken) Erected / in memory of / Nathan Clemens / born Feb.25,1790 / died Nov.1,1832 (Dates added by relative) [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Clemens Bible. Nathan Clemmens was born the 25th Febrary 1790 and died on the first of November 1832 aged 42. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 2 Page 20.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Feb 1790 - , Chester Co., Pennsylvania Died - Cause: lightning - 11 Nov 1832 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth