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John B. Schmitt

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John B. Schmitt

Birth
Wilmot Township, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death
17 Mar 1911 (aged 74)
Burial
Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
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Southeast section, Row 2, #29
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John Schmidt "was born June 30th, 1835 [the gravestone shows 1836]. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Hallman, and after her decease to Magdalena, daughter of John Hallman. The first union was blessed with eight children, three of whom are dead, and with the second wife there were five children. In 1893 he sold his farm in Wilmot Township and purchased the old homestead of the late Isaac Eby, two miles east of Berlin."
From: Eby, Ezra E. A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and Other Townships of the County. 1895.∼John Schmitt was killed in an accident on March 17, 1911, when a train struck his buggy as he crossed the railway tracks to approach his home, just east of Berlin (now Kitchener).
John Schmidt "was born June 30th, 1835 [the gravestone shows 1836]. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Hallman, and after her decease to Magdalena, daughter of John Hallman. The first union was blessed with eight children, three of whom are dead, and with the second wife there were five children. In 1893 he sold his farm in Wilmot Township and purchased the old homestead of the late Isaac Eby, two miles east of Berlin."
From: Eby, Ezra E. A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and Other Townships of the County. 1895.∼John Schmitt was killed in an accident on March 17, 1911, when a train struck his buggy as he crossed the railway tracks to approach his home, just east of Berlin (now Kitchener).

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Mother/ Magdalena Schmitt/ born/ Dec. 13, 1839/ died/ May 27, 1893/ father/ John B. Schmitt/ born/ June 30, 1836/ died/ Mar. 17, 1911/ Sleep parents dear, and take your rest/ God called you home/ He thought it best/ Schmitt

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  • Created by: Cay Bauman
  • Added: Aug 10, 2019
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202006541/john_b-schmitt: accessed ), memorial page for John B. Schmitt (30 Jun 1836–17 Mar 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 202006541, citing First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Cay Bauman (contributor 49821024).