Henry Lederach Clemens^[1]

1802 - 1876  (73 years)

• Name	Henry Lederach Clemens
  Born	25 Nov 1802	, Chester Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Sawyer
  Residence	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
  	farmer
  House of Industry and Refuge	1876
  		HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869edited.jpg The House of Industry and Refuge. In 1868, 141 acres was purchased on Frederick Street in Berlin (now Kitchener) and the house opened on June 15, 1869. The original building housed 100 and operated as an industrial farm, which raised crops and livestock. The residents worked for their keep if possible, those most did not. The House eventually became a strictly a residence of the aged and later relocated and renamed Sunnyside.
  Eby ID Number	00023-1863
  Died	17 Jun 1876	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 6]
  Buried	Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I17256	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob C. Clemens,   b. 1754, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1819, West Pikeland, Chester Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Lederach,   b. Abt 1754, Of, Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. West Pikeland, Chester Co., Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F4514	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Bricker,   b. 21 Nov 1802, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Apr 1846, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)
  Children	1. John Bricker Clemens,   b. 2 Apr 1822, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Nov 1879, Portsmouth Township, Frontenac Co., Ontario  (Age 57 years)   2. Wendell B. Clemens,   b. 28 Dec 1823, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Aug 1897, Lapeer Co., Michigan, USA.  (Age 73 years)   3. Jacob B. Clemens,   b. 10 Dec 1826, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Feb 1900, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   4. Elijah B. Clemens,   b. 4 Apr 1829, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Feb 1911  (Age 81 years)   5. Lydia Clemens,   b. 28 Jun 1831, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Dec 1882, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)   6. Mariah "Mary" Maria" Clemens,   b. 28 Apr 1834, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Oct 1912  (Age 78 years)   7. Nancy B. Clemens,   b. 13 Aug 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Sep 1847  (Age 11 years)   8. Noah B. Clemens,   b. 15 Dec 1838, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Hannah Clemens,   b. 10 Oct 1841, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F3452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Dodge,   b. 8 Jun 1816, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 May 1872  (Age 55 years)
  Married	Aft 1846  [5]
  Children	1. Mariah "Mary" Maria" Clemens,   b. 28 Apr 1834, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Oct 1912  (Age 78 years)   2. Samuel S. Clemens,   b. 2 Feb 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. William D. Clemens,   b. 19 May 1850, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Barbara Ann Clemens,   b. 31 Jan 1853, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elizabeth Clemens,   b. 2 Feb 1853, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Joseph Dodge Clemens,   b. 29 Nov 1858, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Oct 1893, Hasting, Michigan  (Age 34 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F4519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry L. Clemens, "was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, November 25th, 1802. He came to Canada when a young man. Here he was married to Nancy, daughter of John and Anna (Erb) Bricker. She was born at Blair November 25th, 1802, and died April 17, 1845. After her decease he was married to Elizabeth (born June 8th, 1816 and died May 5th, 1872), daughter of Sylvester Dodge and widow of Samuel Schlichter. He died at Berlin, June 17th, 1876. To him and his first wife were born nine children and with second wife there were five 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.]. _________________ "It seemed as if the luck of the Clemens's family was ruined. In spite of all his natural talents, the father [Henry] became a squanderer and fell into vice. Later, he stopped drinking, claimed conversion, and was totally poor. He came to the children of his first wife in an insane condition and was taken to the poorhouse where he went totally mad." Detweiler Meetinghouse, A History of Mennonites near Roseville, Ontario:

  
  

• 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..., 437. [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..., 313. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 3 Page 6. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Henry Clemens, d. 17 Jun 1876. House of Refuge and Industry, Berlin, age 74 b. United States, Occ: pauper, Cause: old age [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 11 Page 80. [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..., 438. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener. Page: 3 Number: 71 Inmate Number: 612 Given Name: Henry Surname: Clemens Date of Death: 17 Jun 1876 Age: 74 Cause Death: Old Age with paralysis If body claimed by friends to whom delivered: His son, Wendell Remarks: Interred at Blair

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Nov 1802 - , Chester Co., Pennsylvania Occupation - Sawyer - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1871 - Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Jun 1876 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth