1798 - 1840 (41 years)
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Name |
Joseph Cressman |
Born |
23 Apr 1798 |
, Chester Co., Pennsylvania [1, 3, 4, 5] |
Gender |
Male |
Assessment |
1829 |
Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 10, Waterloo County, Ontario [6] |
Assessment |
1829 |
Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 23, Waterloo County, Ontario [6] |
Land |
Bef 1831 |
Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 10, Waterloo County, Ontario [7] |
Eby ID Number |
00028-2084 |
Grave Photograph - Find A Grave |
Gravestone Image |
Died |
25 Jan 1840 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1, 3, 4, 5, 8] |
Cause: short and grievious illness |
Buried |
Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [4] |
Person ID |
I22306 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
3 Mar 2025 |
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 |
Barbara Biehn, b. 6 Jan 1806, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 13 Aug 1888 (Age 82 years) |
Married |
24 Sep 1822 [1, 3] |
Children |
| 1. Johannes B. "John" Cressman, b. 30 Jan 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 4 Feb 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 34 years) |
| 2. Susannah Cressman, b. 11 Mar 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 31 May 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 3 years) |
| 3. Anna Cressman, b. 7 Aug 1828, Near Freeport, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 22 Dec 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 74 years) |
| 4. Joseph Cressman, b. 24 Mar 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 23 Feb 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 1 years) |
| 5. Moses Cressman, b. 17 Dec 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 6. Daniel B. Cressman, b. 23 Jul 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 8 Feb 1924 (Age 88 years) |
| 7. Noah Cressman, b. 6 Mar 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 5 Sep 1864, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 27 years) |
| 8. Barbara Cressman, b. 22 Jul 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 8 May 1911 (Age 71 years) |
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Last Modified |
4 Mar 2025 |
Family ID |
F4189 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Joseph Cressman, "the second son of John and Anna (Schowalter) Cressman, was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, April 23rd, 1798, and came to Canada with his parents in 1807. On September 24th, 1822, he was married to Barbara Biehn who was born in Waterloo County, near Doon, January 7th, 1806, and died August 13th, 1888. They resided near Freeport, Ontario, where he died January 25th, 1840. Their family consisted of 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.].
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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..., 257.
- [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..., 77.
- [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..., 482.
- [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link .
[eroded] In memory of/ Joseph Cressman/ born April 23, 1798/ died Jan. 25, 1840/ aged 41 y'rs. 10 mo./ & 2 days
- [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 25 Jan 1840:44.
today at 12 In Waterloo Twp, after a short and grievous illness, Joseph Kressman died at about 42 yrs of age. Surviving are a deeply grieving widow & 6 small children.
- [S1319] Assessment Roll - ON, Waterloo Twp. - 1829-1830.
- [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 20.
- [S17] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Der Morgenstern (1839-1841), Death Notice of Joseph Kressman - 30 Jan 1840.
Joseph Kressman died at 12 o'clock in Waterloo Township, after a short illness and grievous illness, at the age of approximately 42 years. He is survived by a saddened widow and 6 young children to mourn his unfortunate passing. (27 Jan 1840)
death date is given as Jan 27th tombstone gives Jan 25th.
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Event Map |
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 | Born - 23 Apr 1798 - , Chester Co., Pennsylvania |
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 | Assessment - 1829 - Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 10, Waterloo County, Ontario |
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 | Land - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 10, Waterloo County, Ontario |
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 | Died - Cause: short and grievious illness - 25 Jan 1840 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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