Jacob Wissler^{[1, 2]}

1776 - 1853  (76 years)

• Name	Jacob Wissler
  Born	12 Nov 1776	Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Land	Bef 1836	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	00134-8259
  Died	27 Apr 1853	Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3]
  Buried	Hammar Creek Mennonite Meeting House, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I13762	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Anna Eby,   b. 9 Sep 1777, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 25 Apr 1829  (Age 51 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1800  [1, 2]
  Children	1. Magdalena Wissler,   b. Abt 1807, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ezra Wissler,   b. Abt 1809, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John Eby Wissler,   b. 31 Oct 1810, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 20 Mar 1870, , Shenandoah Co., Virginia  (Age 59 years)   4. Catharine Wissler,   b. Abt 1812, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Mary Wissler,   b. Abt 1815, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Levi Wissler,   b. Abt 1818, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Sem Wissler,   b. 21 Mar 1819, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 18 May 1865, Salem, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)   8. Christian Wissler,   b. Abt 1822, Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F3771	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Wissler, "the father to the Wisslers who had settled in this county, was born in the old "Wissler Homestead" on Mill Creek, Clay Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, November 12th, 1776. On March 25th, 1800, he was married to Anna, daughter of Christian and Catherine (Bricker) Eby. She was born September 9th, 1777, and died April 25th, 1829. They resided on the old "Wissler Homestead" until their deaths. He died April 27th, 1853. To them was born a family of ten children, namely: Andrew, Jacob, Christian, Magdalena, Ezra, John, Catherine, Mary, Levi and Sem. All the members of the named family resided in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, save John and Sem who came to Canada in 1840 and settled at Lexington, near Bridgeport, Waterloo County, Ontario, where they were engaged in the mercantile and tanning business. In 1845 Sem moved to Nichol Township, Wellington County, thus leaving his brother John sole proprietor of the Lexington business. In 1857 Mr. John Wissler disposed of his farm and business to Messrs Schneider & Stricker and moved to Virginia, U.S., where he died some years ago, leaving a family of six children, viz: Franklin, Jacob, Levi, Aaron, Hannah, and Angelia. After Mr. Sem Wissler's arrival in Nichol Township, he purchased most of the land where now the village of Salem is situated. He was a man of first-class business abilities and this, in connection with his great energy and perseverance, caused him, in a very few years after his arrival in Nichol Township, to be the proprietor of the large grist and flour mills, store and tannery, and conjointly with the said business, he was also the owner and manager of the sawmills and the large farm now possessed by his son, Levi. In 1860 he was elected Reeve for Nichol Township which position he held until his death. Mr. Wissler was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, March 21st, 1819. (All the children of Mr. Jacob Wissler were born on the old "Wissler Farm" in Clay Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania) In 1840 he came to Canada and on August 6th, 1843, he was married to Jane Robertson who was born at Insch, Scotland, October 15th, 1828, and came to Canada with her parents in 1838. They moved to Salem in 1845. Here he died May 18th, 1865. His widow is still living in Salem with one of there children. To Mr. and Mrs. Wissler was born a family of seven 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

  [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..., 671. [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..., 571. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, H., America, N., County, L., & Cemetery, H. (1776). Jacob Wissler (1776-1853) - Find A Grave Memorial. Findagrave.com. Retrieved 31 August 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29650682/jacob-wissler. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 61.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Nov 1776 - Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Land - Bef 1836 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Apr 1853 - Clay Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth