Joel Clemens, Esq.^{[1, 2, 3]}

1823 - 1905  (81 years)

• Name	Joel Clemens
  Suffix	Esq.
  Born	18 Dec 1823	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35281928
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lumber Man
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Methodist
  Retired	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	00023-1850
  Died	11 Aug 1905  [6]
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I17252	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Deacon Abraham L. Clemens,   b. 3 Jul 1781, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 26 Jan 1845, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Magdalena "Molly" Miller,   b. 8 Feb 1786, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1 Feb 1847, North Of Preston, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	1807  [10, 11]
  Family ID	F734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena Shoemaker,   b. 6 Jun 1828, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Feb 1924  (Age 95 years)
  Married	2 Jul 1846  [7, 8, 12]
  Children	1. Clemens,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Isabella Clemens,   b. 30 Apr 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1920, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   3. Elizabeth Clemens,   b. 20 Mar 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Aug 1853  (Age 3 years)   4. Susannah Clemens,   b. 1853, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Louanna Clemens,   b. 1 Feb 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Mar 1917, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   6. Lucena Clemens,   b. 26 Apr 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 May 1902, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States  (Age 47 years)   7. Jacob Solon Clemens,   b. 30 Mar 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Cornelia Clemens,   b. 8 Apr 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1956  (Age 95 years)   9. Nelson Byron Clemens,   b. 24 May 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Mar 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 19 years)   10. Lewis Edwin "Edwin" Clemens,   b. 4 Jan 1865, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jan 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   11. Odo Eby Clemens,   b. 5 Jun 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jun 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Joel Clemens, "was born December 18th, 1823. On July 2nd, 1846, he was married to Magdalena Shoemaker who was born June 6th, 1828. Soon after their marriage they moved on his father's old homestead where they resided for about forty years, thence they moved to Preston where they still reside. To them were born nine 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

  [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..., 435. [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..., 450. [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Obituary of Nelson Byron - 10 March 1882, Page 1. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-3 Page 7. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, ON WATERLOO (South/Sud) (#122) Subdistrict: Waterloo (South/Sud) g-3 Page 7. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . In memory of / Joel Clemens / Dec. 18, 1823-Aug. 11, 1905 / Magdalena Shoemaker / his wife / June 6, 1828-Feb. 13, 1924 [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 13. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 11 Page 80. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 42. [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..., 94. [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..., 432. [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...

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Dec 1823 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Lumber Man - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth