Barbara Bender

1837 - 1927  (90 years)

• Name	Barbara Bender
  Born	16 Nov 1837	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27519743
  Name	Barbara Schlegel
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-85025
  Died	16 Dec 1927
  Buried	East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I85025	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Bender,   b. 1791, , Germany ,   d. 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Magdalena "Lena" Brenneman,   b. CALC 29 Oct 1797, , Germany ,   d. 7 Apr 1877, , Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	30 Mar 1816	, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany   [2]
  Family ID	F20606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nicholas Schlegel,   b. 30 Jul 1833, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 12 Nov 1896, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Children	1. Katherine Schlegel,   b. 28 Jun 1874, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Apr 1956, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   2. Christian B. Schlegel,   b. 12 May 1872, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1908  (Age 36 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F55944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Barbarea Schlegel, daughter of Jacob and Magdalena (Brenneman) Bender, was born near New Hamburg, Ont., on Nov. 16,1837. She was joined in holy wedlock to Nicolas Schegel of PerthCo., Ont., Feb. 2, 1858, and moved on the homestead in South Easthope where she resided till her death for nearly 70 years. This union was blest with 5 sons and 4 daughters (Magdalena, Nicholaus, Barbara, Jacobina, Jacob, Christian, Catherine, Joseph and Aaron - of whom Barbara and Jacobina preceded the mother in infancy, and Christian died in 1908. They lived in matrimony 38y. 9 m. 10 d., when her husband died, and in widowhood she lived 31 y. 1 m. 4 d., till Dec. 16, 1927; aged 90 y. 1 m. She was called to the heavenly home, which was her great desire. She leaves 4 sons, 2 daughters, 16 grandchildren, and 4 great™grandchildren. She accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior in her young years and was a faithful sister in the East Zorra Amish Mennonite congregation near Tavistock, Ont., of which she was a life-long member. She was of a cheerful, kind and loving disposition, always had a kind word for every one, and was beloved by every one. Grandma Schlegel, as she was called by every one, is the last of above named family, and relatives are scattered all over the United States and Canada. Pre. John Warye of Ohio and Christ Warye of Iowa were her first cousins. She was laid to rest by the side of her husband in the East Zorra A.M. Cemetery, adjoining the church, Dec. 20, 1927, when services wereconducted by Brethren D.S. Jutzi (I Pet. 1) Peter Boshart (Rev. 14: 13) and Jacob R. Bender (John 14: 6) where a large number of friends were gathered together to pay their last tribute to the departed. Jac. R. Bender Gospel Herald - Volume XX, Number 41 - January 12, 1928 - pp 894, 895, 896

  
  

• Sources

  [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 5 Dec 1837:50. few weeks ago The family of Jakob Bender in Wilmot was blessed with a daughter. [S1252] Bible - Bender, Jacob. "1816 the 30th of March, I married a born Brenneman and is named Magdalena. May the Lord be willing to help us and be our support in our marriage, that we may live together in holiness and unity to a blessed end. 30th March 1816 in the Principality of Hesse in Germany."

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Nov 1837 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth