Angelina Shoemaker

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Alexander Shoemaker, "was born February 21st, 1836. On October 13th, 1861, he was married to Susannah Weber. Soon after his marriage they moved home on his father's farm where he has been a successful farmer ever since. He has held the office of school trustee and councillor for several years.

Alexander married Susannah Weber on 13 Oct 1861. Susannah (daughter of David B. Weber and Mary (Polly) Lyons) was born on 2 Feb 1840 in Ontario; died on 14 Dec 1921; was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Susannah Weber, was born February 2nd, 1840. On October 13th, 1861, she was married to Alexander Shoemaker a farmer. They reside near Berlin, Ontario. See Alexander Shoemaker's family."

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Alexander SHOEMAKER, 25, Waterloo, Waterloo, s/o Jacob SHOEMAKER & Jane DUNBAR married Susan WEBER, 20, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo, d/o David WEBER & Polly LEWIS (?), witn: Catherine WAHL of Berlin, 13 October 1861.

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Jacob D. Shoemaker, "the eldest son of George Shoemaker, was born on his grandfather's place near the old mills on Swamp Creek, Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, November 24th, 1799. His boyhood days were spent in assisting his father in the woollen mills, carding and dying wool and yarns. From his fifteenth to his eighteenth year he was engaged in the grist and oil mills and during the wool season he assisted his father in the carding mills. When eighteen years of age he hired himself to John Funk who during that time had the misfortune of having his dwelling destroyed by fire, Shoemaker losing all his earthly possessions except the clothing he wore at the time. After quitting at John Funk's in the fall of 1818, he obtained work for a short time in a tannery near Pottsgrove. In spring of 1819 he attended school for six weeks in Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County. During the summer he labored for six months with David Allebach, in Skippack Township, at $12 per month. He paid out his wages $50 annually to his parents until he became of age. After having served his six months he attended school another six weeks in Lower Salford Township. His teacher's name was Mr. Borsch. This then finished his school days. In 1820 he engaged himself to Abraham Clemens where he remained for two years, receiving $80 for the first year's wages and $72 for the second year. During the year 1822 he worked for George Reiff of Skippack Township, for $80 per year. The following year he spent in working by the day among the farmers. On November 18th, 1823, he was married to Jane, daughter of Alexander Dunbar. She was raised by Jacob Merkley who resided on the Perkiomen Creek, Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. In spring of 1824 he, in company with his wife moved to Joseph Lowery in Skippack whose farm he managed for five years. He received one-third of the product of the farm as wages for his labor and management. The annual income thus derived generally amounted to about $80. In 1829 they with their family of two children, his parents, and two of his brothers and one sister, namely, Daniel, Joshua and Catharine, moved to Canada and came to what is now Bridgeport. Here he was engaged with Jacob S. Shoemaker who had come to Canada in 1820. During the fall of 1829 he worked on the sawmills erected the same year. While engaged here he purchased pine logs from Henry Erb who resided on lot No. 58, German Company's Tract, and had them sawed during the winter and drawn on his farm where he had a small shanty put up. Into this shanty they moved in April, 1830. The year previously he had purchased his farm, being south-west half of lot No. 19, Germam Company's Tract. containing 224 acres. During his first year on this extensive farm large clearings were made and a two-story log dwelling, 24x28 feet, erected. The log barn was erected the year following. In 1851 he erected the stone dwelling now occupied by his son, Alexander, and in 1842, he put up the large frame barn still standing. He is still living and enjoying good health and has his home with his son, Alexander who resides on the old homestead. His family consisted of ten children, of whom two died in infancy.

Jacob married Jane Dunbar on 18 Nov 1823. Jane (daughter of Alexander Dunbar and Martha Mathias) was born on 8 Feb 1798; died on 9 Aug 1880; was buried in First Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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David R. Weber," was born November 2nd, 1800, and emigrated to Canada when quite a young man while the others of the family remained in Pennsylvania. Here he was married to Mary Lyons who was born May 19th, 1803, and died July 10th, 1871. They resided on a farm near Strasburg, now in possession of their son Noah. Their family consisted of fifteen children.

David married Mary (Polly) Lyons. Mary (daughter of Abrham Lyons and Mary Biehn) was born on 19 May 1803; died on 10 Jul 1871. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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George Shoemaker, "was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, February 6th, 1778. On March 19th, 1799, he was married to Mary Detweiler who was born May 10th, 1775, and died September 22nd, 1850. After he was married he moved in the house situated on the west side of the Swamp Creek, towards the old school house, while his father's residence and the mill were on the east side. Here he was engaged in the woollen mills, carding, fulling and dying wool and yarns. He was a woollen manufacturer by trade. Here he resided until 1804, thence he moved to Pottstown, on old Isaac Shantz's farm, from there he, with his small family, in 1806 moved to a place where he remained for one year, thence he moved to Skippack where he remained five years. In 1812 he moved to Benjamin Reiff in Lower Salford Township, and after-wards to John Reiff where they resided until spring, 1825, when he with his wife and three sons and a daughter, namely: Jacob and wife, Daniel, Joshua, and Catharine, moved to Canada. They resided for a short time after their arrival here in this county, on old Christian Schneider's farm one mile south of Breslau. In fall of the same year they moved on the farm (lot No. 119, G.C.T.) now possessed by his son, George D. Shoemaker. Here they resided until their death. He died November 24th, 1864. They had a family of ten children, viz:"

George married Mary Detweiler on 19 Mar 1799. Mary (daughter of Jacob Detweiler and Mary Funk) was born on 10 May 1775 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died on 22 Sep 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alexander married Martha Mathias. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joseph Weber," seventh son of Christian and Magdalena (Ruth) Weber, was born in Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was married to Anna Burkholder. They had a numerous family but names of children have not been handed to the writer. We know that one son was named IV David R."

( Joseph's mother Magdalena (Ruth) Weber, was Magdalena Rutt who married Christian Weber.)

Joseph married Anna Burkholder. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Abrham married Mary Biehn in 1799. Mary (daughter of John Biehn and Barbara Fried) was born in 1766 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]