Amos Cressman^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1805 - 1881  (75 years)

• Name	Amos Cressman
  Born	22 Sep 1805	, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1851	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1851	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Other Methodist
  Occupation	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Mennonite
  Retired	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	00028-2048
  Died	28 Jul 1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 11]
  Buried	Pioneer Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 11]
  Person ID	I22185	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Cressman,   b. 6 Mar 1774, , Limerick Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Jul 1833, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Longennecker,   b. 10 Aug 1778, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 3 May 1858, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F5347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria "Mary" Eby,   b. 12 Oct 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Nov 1884, Near Hawksville, Wellesley Twp., Ontario  (Age 72 years)
  Children	1. Magdalena Cressman,   b. 16 Aug 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jun 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 27 years)   2. Isaac Cressman,   b. 4 Mar 1837, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jun 1921, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   3. Elizabeth "Eliza" Cressman,   b. 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Veronica "Fanny" Cressman,   b. 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elias Cressman,   b. Jan 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Enoch Cressman,   b. 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Mary Cressman,   b. 1853, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Aug 1901, Amulree, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  (Age 48 years)   8. Susannah Cressman,   b. 1857, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1933, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Amos Cressman, "was married to Mary, daughter of David and Elizabeth (Bechtel) Eby. She was born October 12th, 1812, and died November 8th, 1884. They resided in Wellesley Township, near Hawksville, Ontario, where he was engaged in farming. He died many years ago. 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.].

  
  

• 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..., 474. [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..., 539. [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..., 92. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Mathias Gresse Birth Place: Germany RESIDENCE: Normanby Township Age: 28 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835 Father Name: John Mother Name: An Barb Steinhard Spouse Name: Elizabeth Cressman Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1839 Spouse Birth Place: Wilmot Township Spouse Residence: Wilmot Township Spouse Father Name: Amos Spouse Mother Name: Maria Erb Marriage Date: 8 Feb 1863 Marriage County: Waterloo [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 19 Household Number 83. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page 19. [S170] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Pioneer Mennonite Internet Link. In memory of CRESSMAN, Amos d 28 Jul 1881; ae 75 yrs 10 mos & (6) dys [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 46. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Sect. 5 Page 187. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 15 Page 97. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145321557. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Div 2 Pg 19. Peter GREYERBIEHL M M 29 German Ontario Farmer Roman Catholic Margaretha GREYERBIEHL F M 24 German Ontario Roman Catholic

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Sep 1805 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Other Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Jul 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth