Susannah Schwendimann

1845 - 1897  (51 years)

• Name	Susannah Schwendimann
  Born	8 Jun 1845	, Switzerland   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57718995
  Interesting	story, suicide
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Calvinist
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Reformed C.
  Misfortune	May 1897
  	drowned - suicide
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-27415
  Died	14 May 1897	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6]
  	Cause: drowned
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I27415	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian Schwendimann,   b. 15 Oct 1812, , Switzerland ,   d. 2 May 1889, Near Fisher's Mills, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Anna Künzig,   b. 2 Sep 1817, , Switzerland ,   d. 2 Mar 1897, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F3441	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SCHWENDIMANN- (Hespeler, Ont.) May 14 - A most lamentable case of suicide occurred here sometime during last night, when Miss Susan Schwendimann drowned herself in the Brodie milldam. She was missed from her room this morning, and search being made, her body was found floating in the water. She was a most estimable person, in the prime of her life and in circumstances above the average. Her aged mother, who had been tenderly cared for by the deceased for years, died recently, and since that event Miss Schwendimann had been in failing health, doubtless due to grief to her mother's death. No reason other than this can be assigned for the rash act. She left a note saying that she had gone along the river side, and that it was all her own fault. Hamilton Spectator - Saturday, May 15, 1897

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 1 Pg 39. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 225348-1897 Susannah Swindeman. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 18. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. In memory of/ Susan/ Dau. of/ Christian & Anna/ SCHWENDIMANN/ Died May 14, 1897/ Aged 51 years/ 11 mos. & 6 dys./ She sleeps in the valley so sweet/ Not a sound disturbs her repose./ In the stillness of this calm retreat/ She rests secure form life's woes./ [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 9 Page 61. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 025348 (1897). Name:Susan Schwendiman Gender:Female Age:52 Birth Date:abt 1845 Birth Place:Switzerland Death Date:May 1897 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Jun 1845 - , Switzerland Residence - Calvinist - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Reformed C. - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: drowned - 14 May 1897 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth