Solomon Gehman^{[1, 2, 3]}

1800 - 1872  (71 years)

• Name	Solomon Gehman
  Born	2 Oct 1800	Herford Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1849	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Occupation	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00037-3022
  Died	14 Aug 1872	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 9]
  	Cause: dropsy
  Buried	17 Aug 1872	Dickie Settlement Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 9]
  Person ID	I16139	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Johannes "John" Gehman,   b. 12 Feb 1741, , Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 23 Dec 1806, , Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Anna M. Stauffer,   b. 1738, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 20 Feb 1817, , Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F2437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Katharine "Catherine" Bechtel,   b. 21 Dec 1810, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jun 1845, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)
  Children	1. Catharine Gehman,   b. 1829, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1894, Lakeview, Montcalm, Michigan, USA  (Age 65 years)   2. Lydia Gehman,   b. 14 Apr 1829, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Mar 1906  (Age 76 years)   3. Elizabeth B. Gehman,   b. 1831, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   4. John Gehman,   b. 7 Feb 1834, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jun 1841, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 7 years)   5. Nancy "Agnes" Gehman,   b. 20 Feb 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Apr 1870  (Age 34 years)   6. David Gehman,   b. 14 Mar 1838, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Dec 1917, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   7. Martha Magdalena Gehman,   b. 1840, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 May 1893, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)   8. Rev. Solomon B. Gehman,   b. 21 Jul 1841, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Nov 1912, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   9. Hannah Gehman,   b. 1844, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1904, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada  (Age 60 years)   10. Abraham Gehman,   b. 14 Jun 1845, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 1934  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F4125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Magdalena "Molly" Good,   b. 24 Jan 1813, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 24 Jul 1900, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	13 Nov 1849	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 10]
  Children	1. Mary Ann Gehman,   b. 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Samuel Gehman,   b. Abt 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Feb 1851  (Age ~ 0 years)   3. Samuel Gehman, II,   b. 3 Feb 1854, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Sep 1854  (Age 0 years)   4. Rachel Gehman,   b. 28 Oct 1856, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Sep 1920, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F2633	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Solomon Gehman, "Of the many families emigrating from Pennsylvania to Canada during the beginning of the present century, we find the name Gehman. The progenitor of the Gehmans of this county was Solomon. A native of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, was born October 2nd, 1800. In 1826 he, in company with Henry Moyer and family, Jacob and Abram Clemens with their families, John and George Shoemaker, Jacob Kolb and family, Schiedel, Clemmer, Mohr, and others, moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario. Mr Gehman settled in North Dumfries Township, two miles east of Roseville, on the farm now possessed by his son, Rev. Solomon. The old progenitor was married to Catharine, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Gabel) Bechtel. She was born December 21st, 1810, and died June 21st, 1845. After her decease Mr Gehman was married to Magdalena, daughter of John and Magdalena (Baumann) Good. She was born January 24th, 1813. Mr Gehman died August 14th, 1872." 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.]. ______________ Fell asleep in Jesus, on the 14th of August, in Dumfries township, Waterloo county, Ontario, Solomon Gehman, aged 71 years, 10 months, and 12 days. He was afflicted for over a year with dropsy, which finally settled on his heart. He was confined to his bed only three days, during which time he suffered great pain, which he bore with christian patience. He was buried on the 17th, followed to the grave by a large concourse of friends and relatives, upon which occasion Daniel High preached a discourse in German, from 2 Tim. 4: 7, 5, and John McNelly in the English language. The deceased was born in Herford township, Berks county, Pa., and his father John Gehman was a minister in the Mennonite church 38 years, in Upper Milford, Lehigh county, Pa. In his youth Solomon emigrated(sic) to Canada, in the year 1822, where his neighbors at that time were Indians. He was married to Catharine Bechtel in 1827. In 1815 (???) his first wife died and in 1849 he was married a second time to widow Magdalena Weber, whose maiden name was Good. With his first wife he had 10 children, two of whom are dead. With his last wife he had 3 children of whom also one died. He leaves a deeply afflicted widow and ten children to mourn their loss. May God grant them grace, and though it be through many tears and much tribulation, to fit and prepare themselves for the home of the blessed in his eternal kingdom. "Weep not around my bier. When I am dead. Nor drop the friendly tear Upon my head. Afar in yonder sky I'll find my home, And wait in realms of light For you to come." Herald of Truth - Volume IX, Number 10 - October, 1872, page 158, 159

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 222. [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..., 384. [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..., 710. [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..., 670. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, Volume IX, Number 10 - October, 1872, page 158, 159. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 3 Page 20. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 37. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 10 Page 75. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48505695. [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 Nov 1849:46. GEHMANN, Solomon married 13 Nov 1849 Of Dumfries. To Magdalena WEBER, Waterloo. minister Benjamin Eby

  
  

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  Born - 2 Oct 1800 - Herford Twp., Berks Co., Pennsylvania Residence - 1849 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Nov 1849 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: dropsy - 14 Aug 1872 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth