John Cressman^[1]

1795 - 1840  (45 years)

• Name	John Cressman
  Born	15 May 1795	, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 115E, Waterloo County, Ontario   [6]
  Name	Johnannes Cressman
  Eby ID Number	00028-2066
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone Image
  Died	30 Jun 1840	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I22234	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	John Cressman,   b. 1755, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Anna Schowalter,   b. 4 Apr 1761, Of, Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Jul 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F5352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Wismer,   b. 12 Jan 1790, , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Sep 1881, Near New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1818  [2]
  Children	1. Samuel S. Cressman,   b. 30 Mar 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)   2. Joseph Cressman,   b. 4 Aug 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)   3. Anna Cressman,   b. 18 Nov 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jan 1908  (Age 87 years)   4. John Cressman,   b. 23 Dec 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jan 1845, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 23 years)   5. Barbara Cressman,   b. 8 Jul 1823, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 May 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   6. Henry Cressman,   b. 27 Feb 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Mar 1906, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F3935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Cressman, "the eldest son of John and Anna (Schowalter) Cressman, was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, May 15th, 1795. In 1807 he came to Canada with his parents and was raised near Freeport, Ontario. On October 3rd, 1818, he was married to Esther, daughter of Joseph and Barbara (Wismer) Wismer. She was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, January 12th, 1790, and died near New Dundee, Ontario, September 2nd, 1881. After their marriage they moved on the farm now possessed by Philip Zeller, Jr., about a mile south of Breslau. Here he died June 30th, 1840. To them 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

  [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..., 392. [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..., 477. [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..., 656. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 4 Jul 1840:11. Johannes Kressman of Waterloo Twp died at the age of 44y 1m 2w and 1d. (Details follow) last Tues. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . Hier ruhet / Johannes Cressman / geb.15 Mar.1795 / gest.30 Juni 1840 / Alt.45 Jah.1 Mo. / und 15 Tage / [verse] [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 20.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 May 1795 - , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Land - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 115E, Waterloo County, Ontario Died - 30 Jun 1840 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth