Rachel Cress

Other Events:

• Name: Rachel Hewitt
• Eby ID Number: 00027-2015

Notes:

Rachel Cress, "the third member of old Simon Cress' family, was married to Elijah Hewitt. They resided on the old 'Hewitt Farm', half way between Winterbourne and Conestogo, in the township of Woolwich, where they both died. To them was born a family of seven children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Rachel married Elisha Hewitt 1823, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elisha (son of Elisha Hewitt and Elizabeth Champlain) was born 8 Jan 1800, Cayuga, Cayuga, New York, United States; died 8 Oct 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Ephraim Hewitt was born 15 Feb 1819, , Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1914, Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States.
2. Elizabeth "Eliza" Hewitt was born 13 Dec 1826, , Ontario, Canada; died 29 May 1907, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Elisha Hewitt, Jr. was born 11 Feb 1829, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , West Montrose United Cemetery, West Montrose, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Elizabeth Hewitt was born 1830, , Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jul 1882, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA; was buried , Greenwood Cemetery, Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, United States.
5. Mary Hewitt was born 1834, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
6. Peter Hewitt was born 21 Jan 1835, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Mar 1916.
7. Rachel Hewitt was born 5 Jul 1839, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Dec 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
8. George Hewitt was born 20 Nov 1839, , Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jul 1917, Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodlawn Pioneer Cemetery, Listowel, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00027-2012

Notes:

Simon Cress, "the progenitor of this family was a native of Pennsylvania, U. S., where he was born about the year 1764. In 1806 he and his wife and family moved to Canada and located temporarily near Preston, Ontario. A few months later they moved to where they resided for some years. In 1819 he purchased the lot now forming the farms of the late Absalom Martin, Peter Cress, Levi Cress, and others near St. Jacobs, Ontario. Here the old progenitor resided until his death. His family consisted of five children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

__________________________

So far those mentioned have, of with the exception of Capt. Smith, been situated along the road which follows the general course of the river northward. There was only one other spot, so far as can be learned, where a settlement had been made up to the year 1825. Simon Cress and his wife, Rachel, with their two sons and two daughters, came to Waterloo along with Mr. Erb, in 1806. They settled on land upon part of which the village of St. Jacob's stands now. In doing this they followed the rule by going up the Conestogo river. Simon Cress died in October, 1863, and his wife twenty years before him. Those in their family were : Ephraim, the oldest ; Polly, who married John Beatty ; Jacob, died at Port Elgin, and Rachel, the wife of Elisha Hewitt. In the family of Ephraim Cress were: Simon ; Levi, now living retired in St. Jacob's ; John, also in St. Jacob's ; Elizabeth,,. Mrs. Bricker ; Polly, Mrs. John Whiteman ; Rachel, Mrs. Bernard Meyer.

A son of Jacob Cress, who died at, Port Elgin, is Peter Cress, living in St. Jacob's, and a daughter is Mrs. David Puttock, living at Blair, near Preston. Henry, son of Levi, is now on the old Cress farm at St. Jacob's.

The Early History of Elora, Ontario, and Vicinity by John R. Connon

Simon — Catharine. Catharine was born Abt 1764, Of, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Catharine Cress
• Name: Rachel
• Eby ID Number: 00027-2012.8