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Female 1896 - Yes, date unknown


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  1. 1.  Maryanna Leis was born 1 Jan 1896, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Daniel K. Leis and Magdalina "Mattie" Erb); died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51929


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Daniel K. Leis was born 9 Aug 1863, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Joseph Leis and Catherina "Catherine" Kennel); died 21 Dec 1939, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51924
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lot 14 Con. 1 (Wellesley) Wellesley Township
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
    • Occupation: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer Farm
    • Residence: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Farm
    • Residence: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Daniel K. Leis (By Chronicle Correspondent)

    WELLESLEY.\emdash Ill for the past three years, Daniel K. Leis, 76, died at his home here Thursday. Deceased was born in Wellesley township in 1803. He was a member of the third line Maple View Amish Mennonite church. Surviving are his wife, four sons, Christian of Tavistock, Samuel and Peter of Kingwood, Ezra of Wellesley, one daughter, Mrs. Aaron Jantzi of Wellesley, three brothers, Menno of Wilmot, Jacob of Wellesley and Solomon of Baden, 19 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The funeral was held on Sunday.

    Waterloo Chronicle Dec 29 1939 pg 3

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    In Loving Memory Passed Away At Wellesley, on Thursday, December 21st, 1939 Daniel K. Leis Aged 76 years, 4 months and 12 days. The Funeral Will be held privately at his late residence on Sunday, Dec. 24th, at 9.30 a.m., followed by public services at Maple View A.M. Church. Interment in adjoining cemetery. We miss him, oh how sadly None but aching hearts can tell We have lost him, heaven has found him, Our dear Father doeth all things well.

    Funeral Card

    Daniel married Magdalina "Mattie" Erb 13 Feb 1888, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalina (daughter of Christian S. Erb and Anna Maria Litwiller) was born 27 Mar 1870, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Magdalina "Mattie" Erb was born 27 Mar 1870, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of Christian S. Erb and Anna Maria Litwiller); died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Magdalina "Mattie" Leis
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51925
    • Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Christian E. Leis was born 28 Sep 1889, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jan 1967, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.
    2. Rev. Samuel E. Leis was born 30 Oct 1891, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jan 1963, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Emma Leis was born Sep 1893, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Peter E. Leis was born 20 Sep 1893, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jul 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 1. Maryanna Leis was born 1 Jan 1896, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Ezra E. Leis was born 25 Oct 1897, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Apr 1966, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Sarah Leis was born 26 Mar 1900, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Oct 1991, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph Leis was born 9 Feb 1817, , Bavaria, Germany; died 6 Jul 1896, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37506257
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68691
    • Residence: 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lot 14 Con 1
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lot 14 Con. 1 (Wellesley) Wellesley Township
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    LEIS.-Joseph Leis of near Wellesley, Waterloo Co., Ont., was born in Bavaria on the 9th of February 1817 and died on the 6th of July 1896, aged 79 years, 4 months and 27 days. He came to this country in his youth. He was married to Catherine Kennel. They lived in matrimony 52 years, 3 months and 17 days. He leaves his sorrowing widow, nine sons and four daughters and forty-three grandchildren. He lived in the house which he erected in the primeval forests of "Upper Canada" fifty-two years ago and his was the first death that occurred in the house. He was a faithful member of the Old Amish branch of the church, and died of paralysis and the infirmities of old age. A large concourse of friends followed his remains to the Wellesley graveyard on the 9th. Funeral services by Christian Gascho, Christian Zehr and John Gascho.

    Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXIII, No. 15, August 1, 1896, page 236, 237, 238

    Joseph married Catherina "Catherine" Kennel 1 Mar 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherina (daughter of Christian Kennel and Magdalena "Mattie" Jantzi) was born 15 Jul 1825, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 12 Nov 1903, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Catherina "Catherine" Kennel was born 15 Jul 1825, , Alsace Lorraine, France (daughter of Christian Kennel and Magdalena "Mattie" Jantzi); died 12 Nov 1903, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37506386
    • Name: Catherina "Catherine" Leis
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68692
    • Residence: 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lot 14 Con. 1 (Wellesley) Wellesley Township
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Death of Mrs. Leis

    The death of Mrs. Leis, widow of the late Joseph Leis, occurred at the home of her son-in-law, Mr. Chr. J. Lichty, just east of Crosshill, on Thursday last, aged 76 years and four months. Deceased was one of the very earliest of residents of this section, coming here with her father, Mr. Kennel, who settled on the eastern border of Wellesley when she was a mere child. Since that time she has always lived here, and throughout her long and useful life she retained the highest respect of all. Besides a large number of descendants and relatives, Mrs. Leis leaves a family of thirteen children: Noah, John, Magdelene (Mrs. P. Jantzi), Chris., Jos., David, Daniel, Catherine (Mrs. C. J. Lichty), Menno, Barbara (Mrs. C. Gingerich), Jacob, Phronica (Mrs. N. Roth), and Solomon. These children are all living and settled in this neighborhood, and all of them attended the large funeral which occurred on Sunday last at the Mennonite Church, 3rd line.

    Wellesley Maple Leaf Nov 19 1903 pg 1

    Obituary is supplied by the Wellesley Township Heritage and Historical Society Click here to go to their website.

    Children:
    1. Noah Leis was born 5 Jan 1845, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1930; was buried , Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada.
    2. John K. Leis was born 13 Oct 1846, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Nov 1920; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Magdalena Leis was born 30 Aug 1848, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jul 1919; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Christian K. Leis was born 27 Sep 1850, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Oct 1918, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada.
    5. Joseph K. Leis, Jr. was born 12 Dec 1852, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Dec 1938, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. David Leis was born 24 Apr 1855, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Mar 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Catherine Leis was born 3 Mar 1857, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Mar 1932, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Menno K. Leis was born 24 Apr 1859, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Oct 1942, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Barbara Leis was born 17 Mar 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 May 1928; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. 2. Daniel K. Leis was born 9 Aug 1863, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Dec 1939, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Jacob Leis was born 15 Jul 1865, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Dec 1941, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Veronica Leis was born 8 Jul 1867, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Sep 1938, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Solomon Leis was born 3 Jun 1869, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Christian S. Erb was born 14 Feb 1833, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John H. Erb, Sr. and Veronica S. Schwartzentruber); died 17 Oct 1909, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44910299
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51626
    • Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lot 19 Con. 2 Wellesley Township
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Retired: 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Christian — Anna Maria Litwiller. Anna (daughter of Rev. Peter Litwiller and Elizabeth Lichti) was born 16 Aug 1833, , Ontario, Canada; died 1 Aug 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Anna Maria Litwiller was born 16 Aug 1833, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of Rev. Peter Litwiller and Elizabeth Lichti); died 1 Aug 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44910387
    • Name: Anna Maria Erb
    • Name: Maria Litwiller
    • Name: Mary Litwiller
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-51627
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lot 10 Con. 2 Wellesley Township
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Menno L. Erb was born 3 Dec 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died 25 Oct 1915, , Holt County, Nebraska; was buried , Mennonite Cemetery, O' Neill, Holt, Nebraska, United States.
    2. Veronica Erb was born 6 Jan 1860; died 26 Jan 1861.
    3. John Litwiller Erb was born 16 Mar 1862, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jul 1929, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Peter L. Erb was born 28 Feb 1864, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Poole West Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Poole, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Christian L. Erb was born 1865, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada.
    6. Elizabeth Erb was born May 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died 5 Apr 1955, RR2, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada.
    7. Martha Erb was born 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. 3. Magdalina "Mattie" Erb was born 27 Mar 1870, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Barbara Erb was born 26 Oct 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Oct 1922, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Christian Kennel was born 1798, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 12 May 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-151886
    • Occupation: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    1851 says born in "Ludzinger or Ludrunger"

    Christian — Magdalena "Mattie" Jantzi. Magdalena (daughter of Christian G. Jantzi and Anne Farny) was born 1800, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 25 Feb 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Magdalena "Mattie" Jantzi was born 1800, , Alsace Lorraine, France (daughter of Christian G. Jantzi and Anne Farny); died 25 Feb 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Magdalena "Mattie" Kennel
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-151887
    • Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Barbara Kennel was born 15 Jun 1820, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 20 Mar 1900; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 5. Catherina "Catherine" Kennel was born 15 Jul 1825, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 12 Nov 1903, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Christian E. Kennel was born 31 Mar 1827, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 16 Apr 1909, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John Kennel was born 19 Dec 1830, Ludzinger, France; died 5 Jun 1910, O' Neill, Holt, Nebraska, United States; was buried , Mennonite Cemetery, O' Neill, Holt, Nebraska, United States.
    5. Michael Kennel was born 1831, , New York State, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Ann Kennel was born 1836, , New York State, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Ann J. "Annie" Kennel was born 19 Mar 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jun 1910, Oliver, Huron, Michigan; was buried , Pigeon River Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA.
    8. Maria Magdalena "Mary" Kennel was born 27 Aug 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1906, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Joseph Kennel was born 24 Aug 1843, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1913, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Clarinda Kennel was born 1844, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Veronica "Frances" Kennel was born 24 Apr 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1914; was buried , Maple Grove Mennonite Church, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Daniel Kennel was born 12 Mar 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Apr 1912.
    13. Susanna Kennel was born 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 12.  John H. Erb, Sr. was born 15 Aug 1796, , Alsace Lorraine, France (son of Jacob Erb and Magdalena Hartig); died 23 Feb 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kropf/Baden Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59514170
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-239561
    • Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Not given
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    John — Veronica S. Schwartzentruber. Veronica (daughter of Jacob Schwartzentruber and Catherine Schmucker) was born 12 Dec 1805, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 27 Jul 1863, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kropf/Baden Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Veronica S. Schwartzentruber was born 12 Dec 1805, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Jacob Schwartzentruber and Catherine Schmucker); died 27 Jul 1863, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kropf/Baden Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59514239
    • Name: Veronica S. Erb
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-239562
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. Jacob S. Erb was born 7 Dec 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Aug 1898; was buried , East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.
    2. John S. Erb, Jr. was born 21 Oct 1829, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Nov 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Barbara Erb was born 13 Jul 1831, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Aug 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Kropf/Baden Cemetery, Baden, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Christian Erb was born 1832, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 6. Christian S. Erb was born 14 Feb 1833, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Oct 1909, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Joel Erb was born 4 Jun 1835, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Aug 1922, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Menno Erb was born 1843, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Menno S. Erb was born 29 Apr 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jan 1922, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  Rev. Peter Litwiller was born 8 Jan 1809, Illfurth, , Alsace, France (son of Jacob Litwiller and Anna Maria Maurer); died 7 Jul 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24854
    • Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Religious leader

    Notes:

    Litwiller, Peter (1809-1878)

    Peter Litwiller was born 8 January 1809, in Illfurth, Upper Alsace. His parents were Anna Maria (the name she went by) Maurer and Jacob Litwiller. Jacob died in 1814. Widow Maria, three married daughters and their families, two single daughters and Peter left France and arrived in New York on 12 July 1827.

    On their arrival in Waterloo, they selected lots in the newly-surveyed centre block in Wilmot Township and set to work. Young Peter selected Lot 7, on the north side of Erb's Road, but did little work on his own lot until after his marriage to Elizabeth Lichti in 1830. By 1835, however, he had completed his settlement duties and received his patent for the front fifty acres from the Crown.

    In 1838 Peter bought a little notebook which he called his "Notizbuch." It illustrates the settlers' system of bartering goods and services. Litwiller frequently hired persons by the day or to do certain tasks. This may have been the labourer's only way to get a little needed cash as much as Litwiller's need for assistance. Goods supplied in exchange for work might be yarn for stockings, material for a coat, a pound of "dubock" (tobacco), or postage for a letter. A study of the names appearing in Litwiller's notebook is a veritable "who's who" of new Amish-Mennonite arrivals in Canada. Litwiller also had dealings with his non-Amish neighbours, most of whom were Roman Catholic.

    Peter's compassionate business acumen won for himself the respect of his co-religionists and, at the age of 28, he was chosen for the ministry in the Wilmot Amish Mennonite congregation in 1845. That was also the year that he served as one of the trustees who purchased the school site which the Amish had established at the site of the present St. Agatha Mennonite Church.

    Peter's brother-in-law, Rudolph Roth, a gifted preacher, had been ordained minister in 1835 and bishop in 1843. Family relationships during the next few years must have been very trying for Peter and his sisters and in-laws when Rudolph Roth, his wife Maria (nee Litwiller), Jacob and Barbara (Litwiller) Gardner, and Veronica (Litwiller) Gingerich (but not her husband) joined the Reformed Mennonites . Rudolph's early demise in 1853 removed him from any conflict which Peter might have had with him.

    Rudolph's leaving the Amish-Mennonite fold and the deaths of both Bishop John Oesch in Hay and Bishop Christian Miller in Wilmot, left the aged Bishop Christian Wagler, recent immigrant from Alsace, as the only bishop for the whole Amish-Mennonite constituency. It must have been Bishop Wagler who ordained Peter Litwiller that same year, and after Wagler's death the following year, Peter was left with bishop oversight over the whole Amish-Mennonite community from Wilmot to Lake Huron.

    Joseph Ruby was ordained bishop for the South Easthope-East Zorra congregation in 1853 and John Jantzi for the North Wilmot-Wellesley congregation in 1859. The Hay congregation, however, did not ordain a bishop, and were served by those in East Zorra or Wilmot for the next 100 years.

    Peter Litwiller's farm buildings were across the street and up the road a short distance from the Catholic Church. In 1857, a dedicated young man by the name of Eugene Funcken arrived in St. Agatha to serve in the Congregation of the Resurrection. Father Funcken was full of zeal and energy. These two men might have had good reasons to ignore each other, at best, or engage in a running feud, at worst, but they did neither. According to family tradition, they met with each other regularly to discuss topics of a religious nature. They set the stage for a peaceful community, rather than one where various factions are in conflict.

    Peter Litwiller died 7 July 1878. It is said that when the funeral cortege passed the Catholic church on its way to the Amish cemetery, Father Funcken had the bells tolled. A broadside printed at the time of his death is also attributed to Father Funcken. In it he extolled the bishop's character and his ministry.1

    1Roth, Lorraine. "Litwiller, Peter (1809-1878)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. October 2004. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 13 Nov 2005

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    Herald of Truth - Volume XV, Number 8 - August 1878, pages 141, 143 and 144

    LITZWILER.-July 8th, of long suffering with rheumatism, PETER LITZWILER, bishop of the Amish Mennonite church, at the age of 69 years, 5 months and 27 days. He was beloved by all who knew him.



    Peter married Elizabeth Lichti 1830. Elizabeth (daughter of Johannes F. "John" Lichti and Magdalena Joder) was born 2 Oct 1808, , France; died 25 Feb 1882; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Elizabeth Lichti was born 2 Oct 1808, , France (daughter of Johannes F. "John" Lichti and Magdalena Joder); died 25 Feb 1882; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Litwiller
    • Name: Lizzie Lichty
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24855
    • Immigration: 9 Jul 1825, New York City, New York, USA.
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Immigration:
    Departed Le Harve, France on the passenger ship "Elizabeth" arrived New York City 9 Jul 1825"
    John Leichy, age 67, farmer, from France
    Madelina Leichty, age 52
    Joseph Leichty,, age 26
    Maria Leichty, age 18
    Elizabeth Leichty, age 16
    Nicholas Leichty, 1

    Children:
    1. Magdalena "Lena" Litwiller was born 18 Jan 1831, , Ontario, Canada; died 31 May 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 7. Anna Maria Litwiller was born 16 Aug 1833, , Ontario, Canada; died 1 Aug 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Catharina "Catherine" "Katherine" Litwiller was born 20 Dec 1833, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Jacob Litwiller was born 1835, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Barbara Litwiller was born 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Veronica "Fannie" Litwiller was born 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. John Litwiller was born 25 Sep 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Peter L. Litwiller was born 23 Nov 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Aug 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Elizabeth L. Litwiller was born 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Rev. Christian Litwiller was born 13 Sep 1848, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 1924, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Anna Litwiller was born 26 May 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jul 1915; was buried , Riverside Cem., Elkton, Huron, Michigan, United States.


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