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Josiah C. Clemmer,  (born 1 May 1827, died 28 June 1905), a prominent bishop of the [[Franconia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Franconia Mennonite Conference]], a fourth-generation descendant of immigrant Henry Clemmer of 1738, lived and died on the original Clemmer homestead farm in Franconia Township, [[Montgomery County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Montgomery County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]], near the village of [[Franconia (Pennsylvania, USA)|Franconia]]. He was ordained preacher of the [[Franconia Mennonite Church (Telford, Pennsylvania, USA)|Franconia congregation]] on 9 November 1860, and bishop in December 1867. He was an able preacher and effective leader of the moderate conservative type. He married Sarah Kulp 9 November 1851 (8 children), and Lydia Derstine, 24 December 1884.
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