Joseph Cressman^{[1, 2]}

1798 - 1840  (41 years)

• 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	12 May 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)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F4189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.].

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Apr 1798 - , Chester Co., Pennsylvania Assessment - 1829 - Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 10, Waterloo County, Ontario Land - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 10, Waterloo County, Ontario Died - Cause: short and grievious illness - 25 Jan 1840 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth