Simon S. Cressman^[1]

1853 - 1931  (78 years)

• Name	Simon S. Cressman
  Born	29 Jan 1853	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45291297
  Residence	1876	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	1911	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Income
  Residence	1911	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Retired	1911	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	00028-2164
  Died	9 Mar 1931	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I78	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham S. Cressman,   b. 27 Nov 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jul 1911  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Susannah Schneider,   b. 17 Apr 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1875  (Age 46 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F29	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena Schmitt,   b. 10 Sep 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jan 1933  (Age 77 years)
  Married	6 Feb 1876	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Sallie Anna Cressman,   b. 19 Dec 1876,   d. 7 Jul 1882, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 5 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Simon Cressman, " the eldest, was born January 29th, 1853. On February 6th, 1876, he was married to Magdalena Schmidt who was born September 10th, 1855. They reside in Blenheim Township, several miles south of New Dundee, where he is engaged in farming. They have no family." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. _______________ Simon S. Cressman, 35 Pandora Ave., a resident of Kitchener for twelve years, passed away at his home on Monday afternoon in his 79th year, following a paralytic stroke. Deceased spent many years in Blenheim and 14 years at Baden. He is survived by a wife, one: brother, Christian, of Oxford. One daughter and a brother, Levi, predeceased him. The funeral took place today (Thursday) with services at the home and at Sterling Avenue Mennonite Church, of which deceased was a member. Interment was made in the East End Mennonite cemetery. Rev. U. K. Weber, pastor of the church, officiated. Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 12 Mar 1931, p. 5

  
  

• 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..., 265. [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..., 498. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Name: Simon Kressman Age: 23 res: Blenheim Tp. Place of Birth: Belnheim Tp. Names of Parents: Abraham Kressman & Sussanna Schneider Bride: Name: Magdal. Schmidt Age: 20 res: Wilmot Tp. Place of Birth: Wilmot Tp. Names of Parents: Georg Schmidt & Salome Becker Witness(S): Name: Ida Turk res: Berlin Name: Sussanna Rothaermel res: Berlin Date of Marriage: Feb. 6, 1876 [S1507] Census - ON, Waterloo, Baden - 1911, Baden Div. 13 Page 20. [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..., 496. [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..., 303. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852. Abraham S. KRESSMAN, to Susanna SNYDER. 18 Apr. 1852. Rev. WUNDERLICH. Wit. Moses K. SNYDER and Isaac KRESSMAN [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, 22 Apr 1852 Pg: 17. CRESSMANN, Abraham S. married 18 Apr 1852 To Susanna SCHNEIDER. Both of Waterloo. minister F.W. Bindemann

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Jan 1853 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1876 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Feb 1876 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Income - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 9 Mar 1931 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth