Christian J. Schneider^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1791 - 1870  (79 years)

• Name	Christian J. Schneider
  Born	14 Mar 1791	Franklin Co., Pennsylvania   [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44610119
  Military	1812
  	War of 1812
  Name	Christian J. Snyder
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Died	12 Sep 1870	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7, 10]
  	Cause: Dropsy
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00106-6104
  Buried	Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Person ID	I20197	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Yost Schneider,   b. 24 Jan 1764, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 6 Feb 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Erb,   b. 2 Mar 1766, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 27 Aug 1835, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	1790  [12]
  Family ID	F637	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena Schantz,   b. 15 Dec 1795, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Feb 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1814  [2, 6]
  Children	1. Hannah Snider,   b. 8 Mar 1815, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Sep 1884  (Age 69 years)   2. Abraham S. Snider,   b. 18 Aug 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Mar 1893, Harrison Twp., Elkhart Co., Indiana  (Age 76 years)   3. Joel S. Schneider,   b. 11 Sep 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jul 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 16 years)   4. Jacob S. Snider,   b. 25 Jan 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Apr 1907, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   5. David S. Snider,   b. 7 Mar 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Apr 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   6. Mary Snyder,   b. 4 Dec 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jun 1916, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   7. Henry S. Snider,   b. 1 Nov 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Oct 1903  (Age 78 years)   8. John S. Snider,   b. 12 Nov 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1877, Near Bradford P. O., Chickasaw Co., Iowa  (Age 50 years)   9. Elizabeth Snider,   b. 2 Apr 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 May 1911  (Age 82 years)   10. Rebecca S. Snider,   b. 13 Aug 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1921, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   11. Magdalena Schneider,   b. 30 Jun 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Benjamin S. Snyder,   b. 2 Oct 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Feb 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   13. Christian Snider,   b. 14 Sep 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 May 1862  (Age 24 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F4994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  "... On the 18th day of June, 1812, President Madison declared war against England. This placed the Pennsylvania people in a very trying position and as they could not be induced to take up arms, they were pressed into service as teamsters and were obliged to furnish their own horses. Ox-teams were employed when no horses were to be had. Those who were required to serve in this capacity were Christian Schneider Jr., Peter Erb, Joseph Eby, Samuel Eschelman, Benjamin Springer, Frederick Herner, Jacob Bock, Henry Pannebecker, John Scheirich, Henry Wismer, John Biehn, Adam Shupe and Wildfong. In January, 1813, General Proctor defeated the Americans near Detroit, capturing General Wilkinson with 500 men. In September General Harrison having been joined by a fierce body of riflemen from Kentucky, advanced towards Detroit in such force that General Proctor crossed the Detroit River and retreated up the Thames. On being followed by the American Army of 3500 men, he made a stand at Moraviantown with 800 British and 500 Indians under Tecumseh. This warrior was killed, and Proctor retreated in great confusion to Burlington Heights in order to join the Niagara Army. A number of the Waterloo people were up at the battle on the Thames. These Waterloo boys acting as teamsters had taken shelter in a swamp near by while the battle was being fought. An officer of the British army, seeing that all was lost, gave them warning, said 'Boys, all is lost, clear out and make the best you can,' upon which some ran, while others unhitched their horses and rode off for their lives. Christian Schneider Jr., who carried the money-safe on his wagon, cleared out on his horses, leaving the wagon with all its contents behind. In this defeat old Adam Shupe was taken prisoner by the Americans. He was taken before General Harrison who, perceiving his innocent and harmless appearance, dismissed him and granted him permission to return to his Canadian home. He lost both his horses and wagon. Christian Schneider was away the greater part of the summer. On his first trip he had a two-horse team. After being home a few weeks he had to go again, this time with a four-horse team. During this war which lasted a little more than two years, quite a number of small battles were fought in the Niagara Peninsula and in the vicinity of Detroit. Quite a few of these Pennsylvania Dutch boys were pressed to serve as teamsters and exposed to all manner of danger, but strange to say, not one lost his life through the war. On the 24th of December, 1814, peace was made between England and the United States, leaving each in exactly the same position as they had been before the war. After peace was restored the government of Canada fully compensated those teamsters for their losses during the war and for their valuable services. Christian Schneider Jr. was paid $5.00 a day for the time he served with a two-horse team, and $8.00 per day for a four-horse team, besides they were paid for horses and wagons that were lost during the time they served the government." 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..., 19. [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..., 431. [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..., 120. [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..., 89. [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..., 128. [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..., 309. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, as recorded by Eldon Weber for the Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 87. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 7 Page 43. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link. [Front/West] In memory of/ Christian J. Snyder/ Born/ March 14, 1791,/ Died/ Sept. 12, 1870: / Aged 79 Year's/ 5 Mo & 28 D's/ Why do we mourn departing friends/ Or shake at death's alarm/ Tis but the voice that Jesus sends/ To call them to his arms [Verse eroded, June 2009] [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 2 Deaths 1871. [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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Mar 1791 - Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Dropsy - 12 Sep 1870 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth