Abraham Bauman

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• Interesting: pioneer, story
• Eby ID Number: 00002-326
• Occupation: 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1865, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 078, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Residence: 1867, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 071, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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"Abraham Baumann, "the third son of Benjamin W. Baumann, was born in Bloomingdale, February 11th, 1821. On September 5th, 1865, he was married to Hannah, widow of the late Abraham Buehler, and daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Hembling) Woolner. She was born in Suffolkshire, England, July 22nd, 1825, and came to Canada in 1832. They reside about a mile east of Bloomingdale, and are both well and enjoying life. They have no 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

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ABRAHAM BAUMANN - was the son of Beniamin V. Baumann, and a grandson of the pioneer Jacob (Yoch) Schneider. He was born in Bloomingdale Feb. 11, 1821, on the place now known as the Rellinger farm. He attended the Public School S.S.#12 at Bloomingdale and helped his father on the farm. he was a bachelor 44 years old when he realized it was not good for man to live alone. He married Hannah Woolner, widow of the late John Buehler, Sept. 5, 1865. The ceremony was performed by Bishop Joseph Hagey of the Mennonite church. They settled on a 50 acre farm, Lot #78 (Rowlett property) purchased Dec. 27, 1865 and sold to Daniel Shantz, Feb. 12, 1867.

ABRAHAM BAUMANN purchased the Rosendale property Oct. 12, 1867. He was a carpenter by trade, and from information received from Oris Hembling of British Columbia, Mr. Baumann had a workshop in an old log building beside the brick house where he manufactured grain cradles and axe handles which were made with a drwwing knife. The brick house was built by Abraham Baumann. Mr. and Mrs. Bauman raised two children, Maria Buehler born 1854 and Oris Hembling born 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Bauman lived here for 28 years until his death on Dec. 20, 1895. lie is buried in the Mennonite Cemetery at Bloomingdale.

Women's Institute - Tweedsmuir History Rosendale Vol. 2

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From the Diary of Ben Moyer, Bloomingdlae, Nov. 16, 1922 - "Today when I was going through Rosendale, Henry Shantz was tearing down the old log shop where Abraham Baumann manufactured grain cradles"

Abraham married Hannah Woolner 5 Sep 1865, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Hannah (daughter of William Woolner and Phyllis Grey) was born 22 Jul 1825, Ringsfield, , Suffolk, England; died 8 Nov 1915, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-144145

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-144146