Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Abraham M. "Abram" Clemens[1, 2]

Male 1820 - 1910  (89 years)


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  • Name Abraham M. "Abram" Clemens 
    Born 26 May 1820  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    farmer 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00023-1651 
    Died 2 Mar 1910  Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buried Ravenswood Cemetery, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I6628  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Jesse M. Clemens,   b. 13 Jun 1791, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Margaret Miller,   b. 1789, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 1813  [7, 8
    Family ID F735  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria "Mary" "Polly" Rosenberger,   b. 3 May 1825, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1905, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 16 Feb 1841  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    Children 
     1. Sarah Clemens,   b. 23 Aug 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1883, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
     2. Hannah Clemens,   b. 11 Sep 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1870, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
     3. Nancy Clemens,   b. 28 Nov 1845, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1927, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     4. Elizabeth Clemens,   b. 8 Jan 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1863  (Age 15 years)
     5. Mary Ann Clemens,   b. 6 Jun 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1863  (Age 13 years)
     6. Hester Clemens,   b. 3 Aug 1852, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1863  (Age 10 years)
     7. Lydia Clemens,   b. 6 Sep 1856, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1928, Chemainus, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     8. Nathan Emery Clemens,   b. 18 Jun 1859, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. John H. Clemens,   b. 10 Feb 1862, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Benjamin Clemens,   b. 17 May 1865, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1868  (Age 3 years)
     11. Julia Ellen Clemens,   b. 6 Apr 1868, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F1975  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Abraham M. Clemens, "the second son, was born May 26th, 1820. He is married to Polly, daughter of Abraham and Nancy (Strome) Rosenberger. They reside in Bosanquet Township, Lambton County, Ontario, near Forest P. O. To them was born a family of eleven 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 
    1. [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..., 401.

    2. [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..., 196.

    3. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 13.
      Abraham CLEMENS Farmer Canada Mennonite 31
      Mary CLEMENS Canada Mennonite 27
      Sarah CLEMENS Canada Mennonite 10
      Hannah CLEMENS Canada Mennonite 8
      Nancy CLEMENS Canada Mennonite 6
      Elizabeth CLEMENS Canada Mennonite 4
      Mary Ann CLEMENS Canada Mennonite 2
      Frederick SHEMEYER Labourer Germany Evangelical Lutheran 42
      George DURAND Labourer Canada Methodist 22

    4. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 58.

    5. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 13.

    6. [S2519] Cemetery - ON, Lambton, Ravenswood - Ravenswood.

    7. [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..., 94.

    8. [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..., 397.

    9. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Huettner, Jacob Rev. Minister of the Gospel of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Preston.

    10. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 16 Feb 1841.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 May 1820 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Feb 1841 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Mar 1910 - Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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