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David Shoemaker

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Birth  7 Jan 1820    [1
Sex  Male 
Eby ID  00112-7025 
Died    Three Rivers, Michigan  [2
Person ID  I13077 
Last Modified  02 May 2004 
 
Father  John Shoemaker, b. 12 May 1775, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania 
Mother  Mary Shantz, b. 13 Mar 1775, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania 
Group Sheet  F1836 
 
Family 1  Margaret W. Knickerbocker, b. 9 Oct 1819 
Married  1 Aug 1841    [3
Children 
 1. Mary Shoemaker, b. 18 Jul 1842, Bridgeport, Waterloo Co., Ontario
 2. John H. Shoemaker, b. 28 Jul 1843
 3. David C. Shoemaker, b. 13 Jan 1845
 4. Barnabas G. Shoemaker, b. 29 Jun 1846
 5. Johnson A. Shoemaker, b. 24 Dec 1847
 6. Mary A. Shoemaker, b. 18 Nov 1849
 7. Margaret A. Shoemaker, b. 20 May 1852
 8. Georgiana E. Shoemaker, b. 22 Jan 1854
 9. Charles P. Shoemaker, b. 5 May 1855
 10. Emma N. Shoemaker, b. 23 May 1857
 11. Margaret W. Shoemaker, b. 18 Mar 1860, Bridgeport, Waterloo Co., Ontario
Group Sheet  F3518 
 
Family 2  Elizabeth Louisa Knickerbocker, b. 28 Dec 1833, Niagara Co., New Yoyk 
Married  15 May 1864    [4
Children 
 1. Sarah E. Shoemaker, b. 7 Jun 1866, Bridgeport, Waterloo Co., Ontario
 2. Catharine M. Shoemaker, b. 29 Aug 1868
 3. Grace W. Shoemaker, b. 9 Sep 1872
 4. Alice A. Shoemaker, b. 5 Mar 1874
Group Sheet  F3520 
 
Notes  David Shoemaker, "the youngest child of John Shoemaker, was born January 7th, 1820, and came to Canada with his mother in 1829. His younger days were spent clerking in a store. He carried on business in Bridgeport for some time, thence he moved to Berlin from which place he moved to Three Rivers, Michigan, where he died January 6th, 1891. He was married twice, first to Margaret W. Knickerbocker, August 1st, 1841. She was born October 9th, 1819, and died at Bridgeport, March 18th, 1860. After the decease of his first wife he was married to Elizabeth Louisa Knickerbocker at Schoolcraft, Michigan May 15th, 1864. She was born in Niagara County, New York, December 28th, 1833. After their marriage they moved to Three Rivers, Michigan where he died. The widow is still residing there with her daughters. With first wife there were eleven children and with second wife four, viz:"
 
Sources  1. [S2]   Vol II 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..., Ezra Eby, 452   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
2. [S2]   Vol II 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..., Ezra Eby, 452   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
3. [S2]   Vol II 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..., Ezra Eby, 452   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
4. [S2]   Vol II 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..., Ezra Eby, 452   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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