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George Shoemaker

Male 1778 - 1864  (86 years)


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  • Name George Shoemaker  [1
    Born 6 Feb 1778  Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 24 Nov 1864  Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I14308  All
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2006 

    Father Jacob Shoemaker,   b. 27 Jul 1754, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1847, Bridgeport, Waterloo Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Mother Mary Nash Tyson,   b. 7 Apr 1752,   d. 12 Jul 1803  (Age 51 years) 
    Family ID F1036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Detweiler,   b. 10 May 1775, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1850  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 19 Mar 1799  [1
    Children 
     1. Jacob D. Shoemaker,   b. 24 Nov 1799, Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1902, near Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 102 years)
     2. John Shoemaker,   b. 26 Dec 1800, Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Mary Shoemaker,   b. 30 Jul 1802,   d. 2 Sep 1885, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     4. George D. Shoemaker,   b. 5 Oct 1803, Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Dec 1897  (Age 94 years)
     5. Elizabeth Shoemaker,   b. 5 Mar 1805, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1846  (Age 41 years)
     6. Joseph Shoemaker,   b. 12 Jan 1807
     7. Abraham D. Shoemaker,   b. 16 Feb 1809, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1888, West of Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     8. Daniel D. Shoemaker,   b. 15 Jun 1811,   d. 23 Aug 1892, Filion, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     9. Joshua Shoemaker,   b. 20 Apr 1813,   d. 15 May 1840  (Age 27 years)
     10. Catherine Shoemaker,   b. 12 Feb 1815
    Family ID F3827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Notes 
    • From Ezra Eby Book

      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:"

  • Sources 
    1. [S065344] Ezra Eby Book.




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