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Mennonite Archives of OntarioConrad Grebel University College
140 Westmount Road North
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G6
Phone: 519-885-0220 x24238
Dates of creation: 1922-1957
Physical description: 5 cm of textual records
Biographical sketch: Jacob R. Bender (Aug. 8, 1875-Apr. 23, 1947) was the son of Jacob M. Bender and Maria Ruby. On Sept. 29, 1910 he married Veronica Swartzentruber; they had five children. On Oct. 21, 1914 he was ordained as a minister in the Ontario Amish Mennonite Conference. In 1932 he helped to start the first winter Bible school in the Ontario A.M. Conference. He also served on the Non-Resistant Relief Organization and the Military Problems Committee.
Scope and content: The fonds consists of misc. papers from Jacob R. Bender's files.
Custodial history: Donated by Annie Leis to the Mennonite Archives of Ontario in 1982.
Note: For more information see Daniel S. Iutzi, Jacob R. Bender : servants of God and the church by Hugh Laurence and Lorraine Roth (Waterloo, Ont. : Historical Committee of the Western Ontario Mennonite Conference, 1984).
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Generally 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Monday to Friday. An appointment in advance is recommended.
Phone: 519-885-0220 x24238
Conrad Grebel University College
140 Westmount Road North
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G6
519-885-0220
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