Joshua Shoemaker^{[1, 2]}

1813 - 1840  (27 years)

• Name	Joshua Shoemaker
  Occupation	1810	Fisher Mills, (Cambridge) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	sawmill operator
  Born	20 Apr 1813	Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	00112-7166
  Died	15 May 1840	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6]
  	Cause: drowned
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 7]
  Person ID	I5183	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 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  [8]
  Family ID	F1494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catharine Scheirich,   b. 20 May 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 May 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 23 years)
  Children	1. Mary Shoemaker,   b. 10 Apr 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Apr 1837, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F1630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Susannah Catherine Wildfong,   b. 17 Jun 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. John S. Shoemaker,   b. 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Apr 1902, Cheboygan, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA  (Age 70 years)   2. Shoemaker,   b. Abt 1839, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario ,   d. 12 Jun 1840, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario  (Age ~ 1 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F1631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Joshua Shoemaker, "was born April 20th, 1813, and came to Canada in 1829. He was married to Catherine Scheirich and lived in Wilmot Township, on the tract of land now owned by John and Moses K. Schneider. His father-in-law wanted him to purchase his farm, now owned by George Hiestand. He sold his farm in Wilmot Township and moved to John Scheirich's. After his wife's death he was married to Catherine Wildfong. After his second marriage he left the Scheirich farm and purchased the farm now owned by Peter Reist. Here he constructed a dam and erected a sawmill. On the evening of May 15th, 1840, while engaged in fishing at the dam, he fell off the raft and was drowned. He left a family of three children, one of whom was named John." 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..., 226. [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..., 645. [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..., 476. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. Joshua SHOEMAKER/ Died/ May 1840 [sic]/ aged 28 yrs. [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..., 477. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 19 May 1840:5. 8 May 1840 Very suddenly, Josua Schumacher died at about 27 years of age. He was from Waterloo Twp, and the son of Georg Schumacher. He leaves a young widow and 2 small children, also numerous family and relatives to mourn his early death. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). Joshua Shoemaker / died / May 1840 (sic) / aged 28 yrs. [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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - Cause: drowned - 15 May 1840 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth