| Birth |
24 Nov 1799 |
Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania [2] |
| Sex |
Male |
| Eby ID |
00112-7042 |
| Person ID |
I13169 |
| Last Modified |
31 Jul 2004 |
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| Father |
George Shoemaker, b. 6 Feb 1778, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania |
| Mother |
Mary Detweiler, b. 10 May 1775 |
| Group Sheet |
F3524 |
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| Family 1 |
Jane Dunbar |
| Married |
18 Nov 1823 |
[3] |
| Children |
| | 1. Mary Ann Shoemaker, b. 7 Nov 1824, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania |
| | 2. David Shoemaker, b. 31 Jan 1827 |
| | 3. Elizabeth Shoemaker, b. 2 Oct 1828 |
| | 4. Martha Shoemaker, b. 9 Jun 1831 |
| | 5. George D. Shoemaker, b. 11 Feb 1834 |
| | 6. Alexander Shoemaker, b. 21 Feb 1836 |
| | 7. Naomi Shoemaker, b. 2 Jun 1838 |
| | 8. Jane Shoemaker, b. 30 Dec 1840 |
| | 9. Magdalena Shoemaker, b. 16 Jan 1844 |
| | 10. Jacob Shoemaker, b. 16 Jan 1844 |
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| Group Sheet |
F3515 |
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| Notes |
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. Their names are as follows:" |
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| Sources |
1. [S1] Vol I 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 E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 323 [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, 455 [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, 456 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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