Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Mary Ann Shoemaker

Mary Ann Shoemaker[1, 2]

Female 1826 - 1910  (84 years)

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  • Photos
    https://images.ourontario.ca/kitchener/details.asp?r=vs&ID=41997&number=51
    https://images.ourontario.ca/kitchener/details.asp?r=vs&ID=41997&number=51
    studio portrait of Jacob S. Shoemaker's (1798-1875) sisters and daughters. They are identified as follows: back row from left to right: Aunt Barbara Huber (Mrs. Henry), Aunt Mary Ann McNally (Mrs. John), Aunt Lena (Magdalena) Clemens (Mrs. Joel); middle row from left to right: Aunt Mary Myers (Mrs. Michael), Aunt Magdalena (Mrs. Barnabas Devitt), Aunt Veronica Eby (Mrs. Isaac); and front row from left to right: Aunt Hannah Hett (Mrs. Caspar), Aunt Elizabeth Shoemaker (Miss).

  • Name Mary Ann Shoemaker 
    Born 20 Nov 1826  Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Or USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    Website Photograph 
    • Grace Schmidt Room of Local History Digital Collection


      Description: Black and white, studio portrait of Jacob S. Shoemaker's (1798-1875) sisters and daughters. They are identified as follows: back row from left to right: Aunt Barbara Huber (Mrs. Henry), Aunt Mary Ann McNally (Mrs. John), Aunt Lena (Magdalena) Clemens (Mrs. Joel); middle row from left to right: Aunt Mary Myers (Mrs. Michael), Aunt Magdalena (Mrs. Barnabas Devitt), Aunt Veronica Eby (Mrs. Isaac); and front row from left to right: Aunt Hannah Hett (Mrs. Caspar), Aunt Elizabeth Shoemaker (Miss).

      The women in the front and back rows have been identified as the daughters of Jacob S. Shoemaker. The women in the middle row have been identified as sisters of Jacob S. Shoemaker and the daughters of John Shoemaker and Mary Shantz, according to Ezra Eby's book.
    Name Mary Ann McNally 
    Residence 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00112-7009 
    Died 21 Dec 1910  [8, 9
    Buried Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Person ID I4830  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob S. Shoemaker,   b. 24 Apr 1798, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Schneider,   b. 2 Jan 1802, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Nov 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 2 Jul 1822  [10
    Family ID F977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rev. John Kinzel McNally,   b. 7 Mar 1822, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 1844  [1
    Children 
     1. Angus Henry McNally,   b. 11 Sep 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1903  (Age 57 years)
     2. Jacob McNally,   b. 20 Apr 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1916, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. Nancy McNally,   b. 15 Jan 1848, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Gidea Ann McNally,   b. 7 Mar 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1887, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     5. Isaac McNally,   b. 13 Jun 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     6. William Henry McNally,   b. 22 Jul 1855, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1935, Maple Valley, Sanilac Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     7. Sarah Ann McNally,   b. 20 Jan 1857, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1929  (Age 71 years)
     8. Elizabeth "Lizzie" McNally,   b. 19 Apr 1860, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1936  (Age 76 years)
     9. John S. McNally,   b. 19 Oct 1862, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     10. Priscilla McNally,   b. 15 Jan 1863, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1925  (Age 61 years)
     11. Elmina McNally,   b. 11 Jul 1867, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1894, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     12. Nancy (?) McNally,   b. 1872, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     13. Minnie McNally,   b. 21 May 1872, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1897, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F1530  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mary Ann Shoemaker, "was born in the town of Waterloo, November 20th, 1826. She is married to John McNally and resides on a large farm at Blair, Ontario. They have quite a numerous family."


      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 
    1. [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..., 81.

    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..., 101.

    3. [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.

    4. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-5 Page 2.

    5. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 21.

    6. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 33.

    7. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 26.

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, B., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, B. (1826). Mary Ann Shoemaker McNally (1826-1909) - Find A... Retrieved 12 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19356936/mary-ann-mcnally.

    9. [S34] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Blair CC#4501 Internet Link.

    10. [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..., 346.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Nov 1826 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Or USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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