Deacon Joseph E. Schneider^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1810 - 1880  (69 years)

• Name	Joseph E. Schneider
  Prefix	Deacon
  Born	23 Nov 1810	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Historic Building	466 Queen st., S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Joseph Schneider's house is the oldest surviving in Kitchener dating from 1820 and has been made into the Schneider Haus Muesum.
  		Joseph Schneider Haus Museum Joseph Schneider Haus \ Plan Your Visit. (2016). Josephschneiderhaus.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016, from https://josephschneiderhaus.com/plan-your-visit/
  Possesions	466 Queen st., S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Betty Lamp
  		Joseph Schneider's Betty Lamp in possession of Schneider Haus Museum
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00106-6385
  Died	16 Feb 1880	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 10, 13]
  	Cause: dropsy
  Buried	19 Feb 1880	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 14]
  Person ID	I3124	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Schneider,   b. 24 May 1772, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 27 Oct 1843, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Barbara Eby,   b. 29 Apr 1774, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 13 Mar 1843, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1798	, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 15]
  Family ID	F798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah "Sallie" Shantz,   b. 21 Jan 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1834  [3, 5]
  Children	1. Isaac Schneider,   b. 5 Dec 1834, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jul 1835  (Age 0 years)   2. Barbara Schneider,   b. 26 Feb 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Feb 1923, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   3. David Bechtel Schneider,   b. 1 Mar 1840, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Nov 1928, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States  (Age 88 years)   4. Samuel B. Schneider,   b. 9 Oct 1842, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Dec 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   5. Maria "Mary" Schneider,   b. 26 Dec 1844, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Apr 1925  (Age 80 years)   6. Louisa Snyder,   b. 16 Aug 1847, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 1932  (Age 84 years)   7. Lydia S. Schneider,   b. 23 Dec 1849, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Magdalena Snyder,   b. 31 Dec 1851, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 May 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 28 years)   9. Sarah Schneider,   b. 27 Jul 1854, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Dec 1887, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 33 years)   10. Hannah Schneider,   b. 29 Jan 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Nov 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph E. Schneider, "was born at Berlin, Ontario, November 23rd, 1810. On January 28th, 1834, he was married to Sarah, daughter of Isaac and Esther (Bechtel) Shantz. She was born January 21st, 1816, and died October 18th, 1881. Soon after their marriage they moved on his father's old homestead, now in possession of Samuel B. Schneider. When Mr. Schneider was a young man he joined the church of his choice, the Mennonite, of which body he was ordained deacon, a position he held for many years. His old days were much beclouded with troubles in the church, and owing to the different views held by the two parties in regard to the teaching of the Bible a division was made and the one party organized themselves into a distinct body, now known as the Mennonite Brethren in Christ. Mr. Schneider joined himself with the new body. He died happy in the Lord, February 16th, 1880" 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.]. _______________________ Feb. 16th, in Berlin, Ont., of dropsy, JOSEPH E. SCHNEIDER. For several months he was obliged to sit in a chair. He bore his sufferings with christian fortitude Herald of Truth - Volume XVII, Number 4 - April, 1880, page 76, 77, 78 _____________________ Church of the Good Shepherd The congregation began meeting in various locations as early as 1833, with Christian Enslin as leader. A small frame church was built on Frederick Street in 1842, and was called The Free Church; the congregations of four denominations held services in it. The seating space in the Free Church became insufficient for the growing Swedenborgian congregation with the result that land on the northwest corner of Church and Benton Streets was purchased in 1847 from Joseph E. Schneider. A frame church with a seating capacity of 150 was built in the same year; the church was called the New Church (Uttley 1937: 64). Several decades later a larger church was again needed. Land was purchased on the northeast corner of King and Water Streets where a new stone church was built and completed in 1870. The old church was sold to the congregation of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Serious differences resulted in a formal split in the Berlin Swedenborgian congregation on September 18, 1891. One group, the predecessor of this congregation, whose pastor was Rev. F.W. Tuerk (June 1857-July 3, 1901), continued to worship in the stone church. The other group, eventually to be known as the Carmel Church of the New Jerusalem, built their church in 1892 at 820 King Street West; their pastor was Rev. F.E. Waelchli. In 1935 the congregation purchased land on the corner of Queen Street North and Margaret Avenue as the site for a new church. The Church of the Good Shepherd is a Convention Church of the New Jerusalem. Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

  
  

• 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..., 235. [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..., 549. [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..., 418. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 20 Oct 1881. 18 Oct 1881 Sarah Schneider, née Schantz, widow of Joseph E. Schneider, died in Berlin at age of 65 years, 8 months and 5 days. The burial takes place today (Thurs.) at 9 a.m. [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..., 346. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. In memory of / Joseph E. Schneider / born Nov.23, 1810 / died Feb.16, 1880 / aged 69 yrs. 2 mo. 23 days / (verse) [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 20. Joseph E. SCHNEIDER Farmer Birthplace: Canada Age 42 Mennonite b. 23-Nov Sarah SCHNEIDER Birthplace: Canada Age 36 Mennonite b. 18-Feb Barbara SCHNEIDER Birthplace: Canada Age 15 Mennonite b. 26-Feb David SCHNEIDER Birthplace: Canada Age 12 Mennonite b. 1-Mar Samuel SCHNEIDER Birthplace: Canada Age 10 Mennonite b. 6-Oct Maria SCHNEIDER Birthplace: Canada Age 7 Mennonite b. 26-Dec Louisa SCHNEIDER Birthplace: Canada Age 5 Mennonite b. 9-Aug Lydia SCHNEIDER Birthplace: Canada Age 3 Mennonite b. 23-Dec Magdalena SCHNEIDER Birthplace: Canada Age 1 Mennonite b. 31-Dec Leonhard VEEK Labourer Birthplace: Germany Age 27 Lutheran [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 68. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 3 Page 29. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1? Feb 1880. Feb. 16, 1880 Joseph E. Schneider died in Berlin at age of 69 years and some months. The burial takes place on Thurs. morning at 9 a.m. [S872] Book - Historic Building Inventory - Kitchener. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 20. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, April, 1880 - death notice of Joseph E. Schneider. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [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..., 341.

  
  

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  Born - 23 Nov 1810 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Historic Building - - 466 Queen st., S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Possesions - Betty Lamp - - 466 Queen st., S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: dropsy - 16 Feb 1880 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 19 Feb 1880 - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth