David Lott Wismer (1768 - 1856)

Born 1768 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Everett) Wismer — married 1793 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died 11 Aug 1856 at about age 88 in Markham, York, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

When David Wismer and his twin sister Susan were born in 1768 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, their father, Mark, was 31, and their mother, Elizabeth, was 28. He married Lydia Everett in 1793 in his hometown. They had nine children in 26 years. He died on August 11, 1856, in Markham, Ontario, Canada, having lived a long life of 88 years, and was buried there.

From a Brief History of Jacob Wismer (1893)

III. David Wismer, bn. in Bucks Co., Pa., — ; died — . Mrd. Lydia Everett, — . Farmer. Menn's. Immi- grated from Bucks Co., to Canada in 1806. Settled in Markham Twp. , Ont., where he purchased a tract of 500 acres of land. Children: Moses, Asa, Jacob, Henry, Naney, Lydia, David, Samuel.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYT-88X : 8 September 2017), David Wismer, Tinicum Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 137, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 446; FHL microfilm 20,539.
• "Canada Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWT2-R7Q : 3 August 2016), David Wismer, Markham, York County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada; citing p. 195, line 30; Library and Archives Canada film number C_11759, Public Archives, Ontario.
• "Canada Census, 1851," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWT2-1XG : 3 August 2016), David L Wismer, Markham, York County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada; citing p. 349, line 33; Library and Archives Canada film number C_11759, Public Archives, Ontario.
• "Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWX-J8D : 5 September 2017), David L Wismer, All Places (Agricultural), York, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 30, line 36; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1090, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,950.
• https://archive.org/details/briefhistoryofja00fret
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=114719327&ref=acom