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Benjamin Shoemaker 1857–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1857

Birth Location: Waterloo, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1942

Death Location: Elmira, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: George Shoemaker

Mother: Magdalena Snyder

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Melissa Shoemaker

Benjamin Shoemaker was born in 1857 in Waterloo, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada, the child of George Dunbar Shoemaker And Magdalena Saltzberger Snyder. Benjamin Shoemaker had children including Melissa E Shoemaker. Benjamin Shoemaker passed away in 1942 in Elmira, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Shoemaker was born in 1857 in Waterloo, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada, the child of George Dunbar Shoemaker And Magdalena Saltzberger Snyder.
  • Benjamin Shoemaker had children including Melissa E Shoemaker.
  • Benjamin Shoemaker passed away in 1942 in Elmira, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

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Benjamin Shoemaker's Ancestors

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Benjamin Shoemaker
1857–1942
Birth Place: Waterloo, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Parents
George Dunbar Shoemaker
1834–1910
Waterloo Township, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Magdalena (Saltzberger) Snyder
1836–1922
Bloomingdale, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Benjamin Snyder
1798–1861
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Catharine Salzberger
1806–1869
Bloomingdale, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Co, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Schneider
1764–1853
Mary Erb
1766–1835
John Saltzberger
1780–1860
VERONICA Gingrich
1781–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Maria Herschi
1730–1780
John Saltzgeber
1747–1829
Catharine Weiser
1750–1783
Abraham I
1751–1814
Barbara Gingrich
1754–1788

Benjamin Shoemaker's Descendants

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Benjamin Shoemaker (1857–1942)
  1. 1. Melissa (E) Shoemaker 1885–1972
    1. 1. Clarence (E) Shoemaker 1917–2012
      1. 1. John (Allan) Shoemaker 1943–1998

Benjamin Shoemaker's Timeline

2 Records

1857
1857
Birth of Benjamin Shoemaker in Waterloo, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Waterloo, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
1942
1942
Age 85
Death of Benjamin Shoemaker in Waterloo, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Waterloo, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Waterloo, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Waterloo, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1950
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elmira, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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