Lydia Rosenberger^[1]

1860 - 1940  (80 years)

• Name	Lydia Rosenberger
  Born	4 Jun 1860	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00095-5375.2
  Died	29 Sep 1940  [2, 3]
  Buried	Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I9793	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Rosenberger,   b. 1 Jul 1838, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Nancy Shantz,   b. 11 Oct 1839, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1859	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  Family ID	F4949	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rosenberger, Lydia, daughter of Benjamin Rosenberger and Nancy Shantz, was born June 4, 1860; died Sept. 29, 1940; aged 80 y. 3 m. 25 d. She spent the greater part of her life in and around the community near New Dundee, Ont. In 1891 she accepted the Lord under the preaching of John S. Coffman and united with the Blenheim Mennonite Church, to which faith she remained true till death. The past seven years she was unable to walk, but she bore her affliction patiently. She leaves 2 sisters (Mrs. John Coleman, New Hamburg; Mrs. Jacob L. Witmer, Brown City, Mich.), 5 brothers (Menno and Eli, New Dundee; Ben, New Hamburg; Osia, Balzac, Alta.; Edwin, Balzac, Alta.). Two sisters (Nancy and Sarah) predeceased her. Funeral services were conducted at the home on Oct. 1 by Bro. Moses N. Baer and at the church by Bro. Manasseh Hallman. Text, Acts 16: 14. Interment in adjoining cemetery. "Her room is quiet, all is still, Her place is vacant, it is God's will; So long she waited for her rest, Our blessed Lord knows what is best." Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIII, No 29 - October 17, 1940 --- page 623

  
  

• 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..., 196. [S138] Cemetery - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - Blenheim Mennonite Internet Link Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery online. Lydia Rosenberger born 1860 died 1940 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 17, 1940 - Lydia Rosenberger. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 11. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 1 Page 8. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 50. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 2 Page 12. [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..., 436. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Benjamin Rosenberger, 21, res. N Dumfries, b. N Dumfries, son of Abram and Nancy, married 11 Oct 1859 Nancy Shoutz, 20, res. N Dumfries, b. N Dumfries, daughter of Henry and Lidia (Marton)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Jun 1860 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth