Ezra C. Snyder^{[1, 2]}

1841 - 1904  (62 years)

• Name	Ezra C. Snyder
  Born	17 Sep 1841	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Ezra Schneider
  Residence	1868	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 10]
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00106-6410
  Died	13 Jan 1904	Didsbury, Alberta, Canada   [9]
  Buried	Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I3916	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Moses E. Schneider,   b. 24 Nov 1810, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 1896  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Clemens,   b. 3 Mar 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jan 1887, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	12 Apr 1836	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F4518	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucinda B. Shantz,   b. 7 Sep 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Apr 1921  (Age 72 years)
  Married	10 Mar 1868	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 13]
  Children	1. Melissa Snyder,   b. 2 May 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1922, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA  (Age 53 years)   2. Anna Schneider,   b. 18 Nov 1870, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1940  (Age 69 years)   3. Edwin S. Snider,   b. 18 Sep 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Apr 1948, Brighton, Monroe, New York  (Age 75 years)   4. Alvin Snyder,   b. 26 Apr 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1965, Camrose, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 88 years)   5. Lillian Schneider,   b. 1879, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Esra Schneider, "was born September 17th, 1841. On March 10th, 1868, he was married to Lucinda daughter of Jacob Y. and Barbara (Biehn) Shantz. She was born September 7th, 1848. Soon after their marriage Mr. Schneider quit working at his trade, carpentering, and moved to Breslau where he followed farming until 1892, then he sold out and moved to Berlin where he is now engaged in the button factory. His family consists of four 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.]. _____________ Ezra Snyder, who died from the effects of a paralytic stroke received some time ago, was interred on Saturday in the cemetery here. The Daily Herald, Calgary, Wednesday, January 20, 1904

  
  

• 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..., 407. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012205-90. Jeremiah Shantz, 22 occ. Farmer, b. Breslau, res. Breslau, son of Elias and Susannah married Anna Schneider, 19, b. Breslau, res. Breslau, daughter of Ezra and Lucinda, Witn Amos Detweiler of Brown City Michigan U.S.A. and Sarah Shantz of Breslau, 24 February 1890 in Breslau. [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..., 351. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div Pg 23. Ezra SCHNEIDER Labourer Birthplace: Canada Age 11 Mennonite b. 17-Sep [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Bridegroom Name: Ezra Schneider Age: 26 Res: Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: Moses & Mary Schneider Bride: Name: Lozinda Schanz Age: 19 Res: Berlin Place of Birth: Berlin Names of Parents: Jacob & Barbara Schanz Witness(S): Name: Levi Schneider Res: Waterloo Tp. Name: Abraham Kinzie Res: Berlin Date of Marriage: March 10, 1868 [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 48. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 47. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117850001/ezra-clemens-snyder. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 12 Mar 1868. Mar. 10, 1868 Losinda Schantz of Berlin and Esra Schneider of Waterloo, by Rev. Tuerk [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..., 350. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 4 Apr 1836:28. 12 Apr 1836 Rev Benjamin Eby m. Moses Schneider to Magdalena Clemens, both of Waterloo. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Esra Schneider, 26, res. Waterloo, b. Waterloo, son of Moses and Mary, married 10 Mar 1868 Losinda Schang, 19, res. Berlin, b. Berlin, daughter of Jacob and Barbara

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Sep 1841 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1868 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Mar 1868 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Jan 1904 - Didsbury, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth