Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Jacob Yost Schneider[1, 2]

Male 1764 - 1853  (89 years)


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  • Name Jacob Yost Schneider 
    Born 24 Jan 1764  , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Land Bloomingdale Mennonite Church, Bloomingdale, Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    donated land for church 
    Land Bef 1831  Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 069, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Land Bef 1831  Waterloo Township - Wilson's Tract (Upper Block) Lot 9, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Land Bef 1831  Waterloo Township - Wilson's Tract (Upper Block) Lot 11, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Name Yoch Schneider 
    Residence 1852  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Lived with son Henry.
    Died 6 Feb 1853  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Probate 8 Mar 1853  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Eby ID Number 00106-6103 
    Grave Photograph - Find A Grave Gravestone Image 
    Buried Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I20155  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 

    Father Jacob Schneider,   b. 1727, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Maria Herschi,   b. Abt 1732, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1 Apr 1755  , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F2837  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria "Mary" Erb,   b. 2 Mar 1766, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1835, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 1790  [3
    Children 
     1. Christian J. Schneider,   b. 14 Mar 1791, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Sep 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Anna Schneider,   b. 4 Jun 1792, . Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1837, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     3. Jacob J. Snider,   b. 15 Jan 1794, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     4. Maria Snyder,   b. 8 Jan 1796, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1883, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     5. Benjamin Snyder, Sr.,   b. 15 Jan 1798, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     6. John Snyder,   b. 1 Mar 1800, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1893, North Of Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
     7. Elizabeth Schneider,   b. 5 Jun 1802, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1848, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     8. Susannah Schneider,   b. 4 Jun 1804, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1837, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     9. Magdalena Schneider,   b. 6 Dec 1806, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1895, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     10. Henry Snider,   b. 2 Feb 1811, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1877, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F637  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Jacob (Yoch) Schneider, "the seventh member of his father's family, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, January 24th, 1764. In 1790 he was married to Mary, daughter of Christian and Mary (Scherch) Erb (No. 2777). She was born March 2nd, 1766 and died in Waterloo County, Ontario, near Bloomingdale, August 27th, 1835. In 1806 he, with his wife and family, his brother Christian and family, and others, moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County. Old Yoch, as he was generally called, settled on the east bank of the Grand River, near Bloomingdale, on the farms now possessed by Benjamin S. Snyder, Josiah S. Snyder, and Rev. Menno B. Bowman where he was engaged in farming and acquiring real estate so as to be able to give a large farm to each one of his children. His family consisted of ten children and were all married save one, and resided within the same neighborhood. He died February 6th, 1853,."


      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.].

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      Jacob Snider: The Last Will and Testament of Jacob Snider, late of the Township of Waterloo.

      I, Jacob Snider, Sr. of the Township of Waterloo, Yeoman, being of sound and perfect mind and memory…I give and bequeath to all my sons and daughters, share and share alike, all my freehold and personal property of what kind and nature soever, except my farm, Levi Bechtel now living on for which I hold the deed for which is Lot No. 69 in Waterloo aforesaid, the said Levi Bechtel is to have the benefit of the said Lot during his natural life, then the said lot is to fall to his children, and all the share and shares arising out of my property after my decease which falls to my daughter Magdalene, wife of Levi Bechtel and will remain for the heirs of daughter Magdalene, except for the yearly interest, which Levi Bechtel was to have during his natural life. Should my said daughter Magdalena die, and Levi marry again, he should still have the benefit of the farm, but not the interest of any money out of the estate. .Further, I order and desire and it is my Will that the share that falls to 'my' daughter Elizabeth Snider shall remain on interest during her life, for which interest my daughter Elizabeth Snider shall be kept during her life with good and sufficient meal and drink, washing and lodging and other things necessary for her comfortable support during her life, and after her death, her share is to be divided amongst the other sons and daughters, except Magdalene, wife of Levi Bechtel, who is to have the interest or he as long as he does not marry again, and after hid decease all shall fall his children the heirs of my daughter Magdalene, the Lot No. 69, which I hold the deed will be seen by the receipts after my decease aled also notes signed by Levi Bechtel as well as by others so that all my estate will be made equally share and share alike as before mentioned, always to save her share for her and her children only the benefit of the farm during his natural life and the interest of all moneys till he married again, then that is to be stopped for his first children…And I do nominate, constitute and appoint in full power, as my own person, my son Christian J. Snider and my son Jacob J. Snider, Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.

      Will dated 24th June 1841
      Witnesses Jacob S. Shoemaker and Henry Snider.
      Proved 8th March 1853
      Died [not entered]
      Inventory given of £646/3/6


      Wills of Waterloo County Register A 1853-1871, transcribed by Frances Hoffman

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 203.

    2. [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..., 99.

    3. [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..., 308.

    4. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 87.

    5. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link.
      Jacob Schneider/ geboren/ 24 Januar 1764/ gestorben/ 6 February 1853/ Alter/ [Rest buried in cement]

    6. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 47.

    7. [S1737] Probate - Wills of Waterloo Register A 1853-1871, Will of Jacob Snider - Register A. A-1-1.

    8. [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..., 266.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Jan 1764 - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - donated land for church - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Church, Bloomingdale, Waterloo, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 069, Waterloo County, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLand - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Township - Wilson's Tract (Upper Block) Lot 11, Waterloo County, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Feb 1853 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - 8 Mar 1853 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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