Abraham D. Shoemaker^{[1, 2, 3]}

1809 - 1888  (78 years)

• Name	Abraham D. Shoemaker
  Born	16 Feb 1809	Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 019, Waterloo County, Ontario   [10]
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 048, Waterloo County, Ontario   [10]
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	sawmiller
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Laborer & Saw Miller
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Swedenborgan
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Miller
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	[Member of New Jersulem Religion]
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	[Member of New Jersulem Religion]
  Eby ID Number	00112-7144
  Died	13 Jan 1888	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 8, 12]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I5120	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	George Shoemaker, Sr.,   b. 6 Feb 1778, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 24 Nov 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary Detweiler,   b. 10 May 1775, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania ,   d. 22 Sep 1850  (Age 75 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1799  [13]
  Family ID	F1494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maria "Mary" Miller,   b. 20 Nov 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Married	15 Apr 1834  [14]
  Children	1. Esther Shoemaker,   b. 17 Apr 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jan 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   2. Mary Shoemaker,   b. 1 Jan 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1838, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   3. David Miller Shoemaker,   b. 28 Sep 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Sep 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   4. Janes Shoemaker,   b. 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sarah Shoemaker,   b. 9 May 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jan 1911, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   6. Susannah Shoemaker,   b. 18 Jan 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Oct 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)   7. Menno M. Shoemaker,   b. 8 Mar 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Aug 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   8. Lydia Ann Shoemaker,   b. 6 Oct 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1905  (Age 59 years)   9. Abraham Shoemaker,   b. 1 Aug 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. ? Shoemaker,   b. 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Isaac Shoemaker,   b. 3 May 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 May 1850, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   12. Simon Shoemaker,   b. 20 Sep 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 1852, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Miller,   b. 1814, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. David Miller Shoemaker,   b. 28 Sep 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Sep 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   2. Abraham Shoemaker,   b. 1848, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F273948	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham D. Shoemaker, "was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, February 16th, 1809. In May, 1829, he came to Canada with his grandfather, Jacob Shoemaker, George Bechtel and family, and his brother John's widow, old "Maricha," and her three youngest children, Magdalena, Veronica, and David. On April 15th, 1834, he was married to Mary Miller who was born November 20th, 1814, and died September 11th, 1874. He died January 13th, 1888. Some time after their marriage he moved on the farm now occupied by his son, David M., where he constructed a dam and erected sawmills. An extensive business in lumber was carried on at these mills for a number of years. Recently the Berlin Water Works Company purchased the water privilege together with several acres of land. This caused the removal of the sawmills. Here he had a family of nine 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

  [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..., 95. [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..., 330. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 17 Sep 1874. Died 11 Sep 1874 In Waterloo Township, Maria, wife of Abraham D. Schumacher, died at the age of 59 years, 9 months, 19 days. She leaves behind a husband, 3 sons, 4 daughters and 23 grandchildren. [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..., 472. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 29. Abraham SHOEMAKER Sawmiller Birthplace: USA Age 43 Sweborgian b. 16-Feb Maria SHOEMAKER Birthplace: Canada Age 38 Sweborgian b. 20-Nov Esther SHOEMAKER Birthplace: Canada Age 16 Sweborgian b. 17-Apr Sarah SHOEMAKER Birthplace: Canada Age 12 Sweborgian b. 9-May Susana SHOEMAKER Birthplace: Canada Age 10 Sweborgian b. 28-Jan Lydia SHOEMAKER Birthplace: Canada Age 6 Sweborgian b. 6-Oct David SHOEMAKER Labourer Birthplace: Canada Age 13 Sweborgian b. 28-Sep Meno SHOEMAKER Birthplace: Canada Age 7 Sweborgian b. 9-Mar Abraham SHOEMAKER Birthplace: Canada Age 4 Sweborgian b. 1-Aug [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 17. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 11 Page 83. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 19 Jan 1888. Died 13 Jan 1888 Abraham D. Schumacher died in Waterloo T'p. at age of 78 years, 10 months & 27 days. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 47. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 50. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 29. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, Obituary of Abram D. Shoemaker - February 15, 1888 - Pages 61-63. SHOEMAKER. - On the 13th of January, in Waterloo Co., Ont., Abram D. Shoemaker aged 78 years and some months. He was buried in the Mount Hope cemetery, on the 16th. Services by F. W. Tuerk from Isa. 6: 5, 6. [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..., 454. [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..., 473.

  
  

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  Born - 16 Feb 1809 - Skippack Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Land - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 048, Waterloo County, Ontario Occupation - sawmiller - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer & Saw Miller - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Swedenborgan - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Miller - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - [Member of New Jersulem Religion] - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 13 Jan 1888 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth