Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Amos Weber

Male 1886 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Amos Weber was born 1886, , Ontario, Canada (son of Tilman Weber and Magdalena Sitler); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00114-7207.2
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Rubber Worker
    • Residence: 1921, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Tilman Weber was born 2 Nov 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. Abraham C. Weber and Judith Martin); died 6 Nov 1940; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00127-7907
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Factory Hand
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teamster
    • Occupation: 1921, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Caretaker, School
    • Residence: 1921, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Tilman Weber," the tenth son of Abraham C. Weber, was born November 2nd, 1863. He was married to Magdalena, daughter of Jonathan and Mary (Kinzie) Sitler. She was born July 19th, 1864, and died August 3rd, 1891. He resides in Bridgeport and is driving a team for Mr. Peter Shirk. His family consists of four children, namely: VII Amos, VII Urias, VII Mary Ann, and VII Abraham (dead)."

    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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

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    Weber. - Bro. Tilman M. Weber of Bridgeport, Ont., passed away suddenly, Nov. 6, 1940 as a result of a heart attack; aged 77 y. 1 m. 4 d. He was the son of the late Abraham C. and Judith (Martin) Weber. He was born on Nov. 2, 1863 on the Weber homestead at Freeport, Ont., the farm on which the Freeport Sanitarium is now located. He leaves 2 sons (Amos of Bridgeport, and Urias of Hawkeville), also 2 sisters (Mrs. Menno Horst of St. Jacobs and Mrs. Judith Shirk of Bridgeport). He was predeceased by his wife (the late Magdelena Sitler) 49 years ago, also 1 daughter (Marian) in 1929. He was a faithful and lifelong member of the Mennonite Church. He will long be remembered for his quiet, gracious Christian demeanor. His was an example of true Christian relationships with others in Church, city, and community. Services and interment at First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont., Bro. C. F. Derstine in charge. Theme: "A Hoary Head a Crown of Glory."

    Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIII, No 38 - December 19, 1940 --- page 815

    Tilman married Magdalena Sitler Jan 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Jonathan Sitler and Maria "Mary" Kinsie) was born 19 Jul 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Magdalena Sitler was born 19 Jul 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jonathan Sitler and Maria "Mary" Kinsie); died 3 Aug 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Magdalena Weber
    • Eby ID Number: 00114-7207
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Magdalena Sitler, "was born July 19th, 1864. She was married to Tilman Weber and died in Berlin, August 3rd, 1891. They had four 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.].

    Children:
    1. Abraham Weber
    2. 1. Amos Weber was born 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Urias S. Weber was born 17 Feb 1888, , Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jan 1959; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Mary Ann S. Weber was born 18 Sep 1890, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Feb 1929; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev. Abraham C. Weber was born 14 Mar 1817, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Abraham H. Weber and Elizabeth Cressman); died 6 Jul 1874, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Abraham Weaver
    • Name: Abram Weber
    • Residence: 748 Old Zeller Dr., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: 00127-7889
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Abraham C. Weber," the youngest son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Cressman) Weber, was born in Berlin, Waterloo County, Ontario, March 14th, 1817. On October 23rd, 1838, he was married to Judith, youngest daughter of Peter and Anna (Zimmerman) Martin. She was born January 2nd, 1821, and died March 12th, 1884. After their marriage he moved on his father's farm, being composed of part of lot No. 15, German Company's Tract. Here they resided until the Grand Trunk Railway was built in 1855, when they sold their large farm and purchased that of Benjamin Shantz and Stafford's farms at Freeport. Here they resided until his death which took place July 6th, 1874. She resided until his death which took place July 6th, 1874. She resided with her son, Moses, on the west side of the Grand River, near Chicopee, where she died. He was ordained as minister of the Gospel for the Mennonite denomination, December 22nd, 1850. He preached regularly and attended frequently at funerals. His time was largely occupied in visiting the sick and giving words of consolation to such who were seeking their spiritual welfare, and his life was a busy one. So much of his time was devoted to his pastoral duties that he was almost unable to attend to his private affairs. Although sacrificing much of his time in the service of the church of his choice, he would not receive any compensation for the time devoted in behalf of the church, but looked for his reward beyond the present life where the faithful labors in His vineyard shall be spiritually rewarded for all ages of eternity. They had a numerous family, being composed of sixteen 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.].

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    First Mennonite Church

    The first church built in Waterloo County was erected in Berlin in 1813, and was known as Benjamin Eby's Meeting House.

    Benjamin Eby had come to Canada in 1807 and in 1809 was ordained preacher. Three years later, in 1812, he was ordained bishop. His "parish included sections of Waterloo, Wilmot and Woolwich" (Uttley 1937: 27). In 1818 a frame addition, which was to be used as a winter school, was built on to the church. The log meeting house was replaced in 1834 by a larger frame church, and the old building was taken to Breslau to become the first meeting house in that community. (The Breslau church was known as Cressman Meeting House, a name which was changed in 1968 to Breslau Mennonite Church.) A Sunday School was opened in the church in 1841.

    Benjamin Eby died in 1853. He was followed by Abraham C. Weber who served the congregation until his death in 1874. In that same year, a division in the church brought about the departure of a group who organized a congregation of Reforming (or Reformed) Mennonites, to become United Mennonites in 1875 and then Mennonite Brethren in Christ in 1883. Their church is the present-day Bethany Missionary Church on Lancaster Street East. Christian Eby was the next minister of the Berlin Mennonite Church, until 1879. The church was known over the years as Benjamin Eby's Church, Christian Eby's Church (from 1854-1904), and the Berlin Church (from 1904 until 1917.) The name of the church became First Mennonite Church in 1917.

    A new brick church was built in 1902. A Bible Study School was begun in 1907, and in 1928 a separate brick Bible Study School building was erected. Stirling Avenue Mennonite Church was formed by some members in 1924 as a result of a division in the church.

    Of interest: when the new church was built in 1902, the 1834 frame church was bought by D.B. Betzner who moved it to Cedar Street where it became a woodenware business and then a furniture factory. It was destroyed by fire in 1937.

    Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

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    In the 1851 Census of Waterloo Township the birthdates of the children don't agree with Eby's book.

    Residence:
    The Woolner Farmstead buildings, located at 748 Zeller Drive, are situated in the north end of the City of Kitchener on 6.47 acres off scenic Zeller drive. The original Mennonite Georgian farmhouse and outbuildings were constructed in 1830. The farmhouse addition was built circa 1858, and the barn and concrete silo were built circa 1870.

    Abraham married Judith Martin 23 Oct 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Judith (daughter of Peter Martin and Anna Zimmerman) was born 2 Jan 1821, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Judith Martin was born 2 Jan 1821, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Peter Martin and Anna Zimmerman); died 12 Mar 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Judith Weber
    • Eby ID Number: 00075-4503
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Judith Martin, "the eighth and youngest daughter of Peter and Anna (Zimmerman) Martin, was born in Waterloo County, January 2nd, 1821. On October 23rd, 1838, she was married to Rev. Abraham C. Weber."


    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.].

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    the 13 th of March, in Waterloo township, Waterloo county, Ontario, of dropsy, Sister Judith(Martin), widow of Pre. A. E. Weber, aged 63 years. Buried on the 15 th of March, at Christian Eby's burying-ground. She was the mother of 16 children of which 14 are still living.


    Herald of Truth - Volume XXI, Number 8 - APRIL 15, 1884, page 125,126

    Children:
    1. Peter M. Weber was born 1 Nov 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jun 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Isaac M. Weber was born 9 Oct 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Feb 1917; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Daniel M. Weber was born 11 Sep 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Aug 1920, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Abraham M. Weber was born 8 Oct 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Feb 1895, Near Chicopee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Elizabeth H. Weber was born 15 May 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1941; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Martin M. Weber was born 22 Sep 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Apr 1915.
    7. Levi M. Weber was born 14 Mar 1850, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Oct 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Anna Weber was born 20 Aug 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Moses M. Weber was born 29 Aug 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Judith Weber was born 4 Jul 1855, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Apr 1942, Pinehill, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Menno Weber was born 18 Jan 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. David M. Weber was born 25 Oct 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Aug 1909, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada.
    13. Maria M. "Mary" Weber was born 2 Jan 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 May 1937; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    14. 2. Tilman Weber was born 2 Nov 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Nov 1940; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    15. Lydia M. Weber was born 11 Jan 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jul 1933, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    16. Leah Weber was born 23 Jan 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Feb 1882.

  3. 6.  Jonathan Sitler was born 8 Jun 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Johann "John" Sitler and Sarah Clemmer); died 29 Jun 1880; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Birth: Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Name: Johnson Sitler
    • Eby ID Number: 00114-7204
    • Residence: 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Jonathan Sitler, "eldest son of John Sitler, was born June 8th, 1835, and was married, November 15th, 1859, to Mary, daughter of Joseph Kinzie. She was born August 11th, 1838. They resided on the old 'Huber Farm' one mile north of Waterloo, where he died June 29th, 1880."


    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.].

    Jonathan married Maria "Mary" Kinsie 15 Nov 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of Joseph Kinsie and Barbara Devitt) was born 11 Aug 1838, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1 Apr 1912; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Maria "Mary" Kinsie was born 11 Aug 1838, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Joseph Kinsie and Barbara Devitt); died 1 Apr 1912; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Birth: Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Name: Maria "Mary" Sitler
    • Eby ID Number: 00065-4080
    • Residence: 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
    • Residence: 1911, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Maria Kinzie, "was born August 11th, 1838. She was married to Jonathan Sitler. They resided about one mile north of Waterloo, on the old "John Huber Farm" where he died, leaving a large family."


    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.].

    Children:
    1. Susannah Sitler was born 10 Jul 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Sep 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Sarah Sitler was born 6 Sep 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Dec 1952; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Martha Sitler was born 1864, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 3. Magdalena Sitler was born 19 Jul 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Anna Sittler was born 3 Jul 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Oct 1953; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Joseph Sitler was born 23 Apr 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Noah Sitler was born 5 Mar 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1955; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Catharine Sitler was born 23 Apr 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Apr 1898; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Hannah Sitler was born 24 Sep 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Mary Ann Sitler was born 16 Dec 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Velina Sitler was born 26 Nov 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jan 1896; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Enoch Sitler was born 29 Oct 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jun 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Abraham H. Weber was born 2 Oct 1787, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Henry Weber and Veronica Hershey); died 19 Feb 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171204899
    • Eby ID Number: 00127-7876
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 016, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Residence: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Abraham Weber," the second son of Henry Weber, was born October 2nd, 1787. In 1807 he in company with Benjamin Eby and wife, Joseph Schneider, wife and family, Peter Erb and wife, David Eby, Samuel Eby, and others, came to Canada and arrived at what is now Berlin, Waterloo County, on June 21st. Here Abraham Weber located on lot No. 15, German Company's Tract. His buildings were located on the west side of King Street, a little to the south of the Grand Trunk Railway where now is the beautiful residence and lawn of W. H. Bowlby. Soon after his arrival he was married to Elizabeth Baumann who was born October 16th, 1788, and died June 12th, 1847. They raised a family of three 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.].

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    On the 19th of February, in Waterloo township, Waterloo Co., C. W., of , Bro. ABM. WEBER, aged 79 years, 4 mo., and 17 days. He was born in Lancaster Co., Pa., in 1787, and went to Canada in 1807. He lived and died a faithful member of the Mennonite Church. He was buried a (sic) Eby's burying ground. Funeral sermons were preached by Joseph Hege and George Schmidt, from Heb. 13;14.

    HERALD OF TRUTH - Volume IV, Number 5 - May 1867 - Page 78.

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    Back to 1807 and 20-year-old Abraham Weber. He built his farmstead in the centre of his lot, close to 2017's King and Victoria. All vestiges of Weber's buildings have disappeared but one incidental structure lingers. At some point, Abraham gave refuge and work to an ex-slave named Levi Carroll. Levi and his family are among the earliest identifiable blacks in the German Company Tract. They appear in a later, well-known photograph from the 1880s featuring their home, the original 1820 Waterloo schoolhouse. It was then located on Lot 16 near the collegiate but is now in Waterloo Park.

    Abraham left the farm in the late 1830s when son Abraham C. took over. Then, in 1855, the Grand Trunk Railway route split Lot 16 in two, so Abraham C. sold most of his land to George Grange who had the property surveyed and began selling industrial and residential lots.

    mills, r. (2017). Flash from the Past: Lot 16: From Aboriginal village to factory | TheRecord.com. TheRecord.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017, from https://www.therecord.com/living-story/7577349-flash-from-the-past-lot-16-from-aboriginal-village-to-factory/#.Wc1fDR29Ijo.facebook

    Residence:
    At the time of the Woolwich Census in 1852 Abraham and Susan were staying with Isaac and Elizbeth Weber.

    Abraham married Elizabeth Cressman 1808. Elizabeth (daughter of Daniel Cressman and Esther Bechtel) was born 16 Oct 1788, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Jun 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Cressman was born 16 Oct 1788, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Daniel Cressman and Esther Bechtel); died 12 Jun 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171205031
    • Name: Elizabeth Weber
    • Eby ID Number: 00028-2106

    Notes:

    Elizabeth Cressman, "was born October 16th, 1788. In 1806 she came to Canada with her mother and in 1808 she was married to Abraham Weber who was born October 2nd, 1787, and died February 19th, 1867. They resided on a farm where now is situated a part of the town of Berlin. Here she died June 12th, 1847. To them were born three 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.].

    Children:
    1. Anna Weber was born 14 Aug 1811, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Oct 1900; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Isaac Weber was born 30 Jan 1816, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Oct 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Rev. Abraham C. Weber was born 14 Mar 1817, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jul 1874, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Peter Martin was born 26 Feb 1769, West Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Rev. Henrich "Henry" Martin and Mary Burkhart); died 2 Mar 1831, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38400277
    • Interesting: story, pioneer, religion
    • Eby ID Number: 00075-4295
    • Residence: 1830, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 010, Waterloo County, Ontario

    Notes:

    Peter Martin, "was born in West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, February 26th, 1769. He was married to Anna Zimmerman, December 25th, 1793. She was born February 18th, 1775. He followed farming in his native state, but owing to the poor harvests for several years in succession, together with low wages and many business failures, caused him to make arrangements with his numerous family to move to Canada. Two of his daughters, Barbara, married to David Martin and Maria, married to Christian Zimmerman, remained in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, while the parents with fourteen of their children, together with Daniel Weber and others, moved to Canada in 1819. They, at their arrival here, settled first on the farm now owned by Dilman Shantz and the heirs of the late Abraham Groff, but not finding this to their taste they finally located on the farm now possessed by Menno Gingerich. Here they resided until their deaths. He died March 2nd, 1831, and she died December 12th, 1836. They had a family of seventeen children, all of whom were married."

    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.].

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    Martin Meeting House

    According to Isaac Horst, "Martins meeting house was the first of the Old Order places of worship to be built. A meeting house is reported to have been built in 1830; burial was begun in the adjoining cemetery in 1831. Martins was aptly named. The first three bishops of the area were Martins, all descended from the pioneer, Peter Martin. The land on which the house stands was formerly owned by Martins (1979: 376)." Peter Martin, Jr. purchased 220 acres of land from his brother, Henry Martin, on May 8, 1824. Apparently he set aside four acres for a meeting house and burying ground at that time. The first burial is reported to have been that of Peter Martin, Sr., who died March 2, 1831. The meeting house was enlarged in 1900.

    John Weber was the first minister, followed by Abraham W. Martin, Samuel Weber, Paul Martin, Tobias Martin and Urias Martin. At one time surrounded by countryside, the meeting house and cemetery are now completely encircled by the commercial development brought about by the rapid expansion northward of the city of Waterloo.

    Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

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    ...Martin was 62 when died in 1831, just 12 years after coming to Canada, but his important role in local history was not forgotten. His home doubled as the Martin's Church before the Martin's Meeting House on King Street North was completed.

    The meeting house still stands today, next to the Martin's cemetery that holds Peter Martin's remains. Across King Street was the Martin's School (SS21), in use until 1972. It's gone now.

    Because of his large family, 17 children in all, Martin was once described as "probably the most vigorous progenitor in the history of the region." His story is told in a booklet Thou Art Peter, published in 1983 by the Mennonite historian Isaac Horst of Mount Forest.....

    Flash from the Past: Peter Martin House once stood in Waterloo, Waterloo Region Record 4 May 2013 Jon Fear, Record Staff

    Peter married Anna Zimmerman 25 Dec 1793. Anna was born 18 Feb 1775, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 9 Dec 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Anna Zimmerman was born 18 Feb 1775, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 9 Dec 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38400457
    • Name: Anna Martin
    • Eby ID Number: 00075-4295.1

    Children:
    1. Henry Z. Martin was born 16 Feb 1794, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Jun 1853, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Barbara Martin was born 1 Feb 1795, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died , , Franklin Co., Pennsylvania.
    3. Maria Martin was born 12 May 1796, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died , East Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.
    4. Peter Martin was born 27 Jan 1797, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Nov 1831; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Christian Martin was born 16 Oct 1797, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 23 Nov 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Daniel Z. Martin was born 5 Apr 1800, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Jan 1856; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Anna Martin was born 26 May 1802, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 13 Mar 1886; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Esther Z. Martin was born 29 Aug 1803, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 31 Jul 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Samuel Z. Martin was born 18 Mar 1805, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Dec 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. John Z. Martin was born 20 Dec 1806, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Nov 1879; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Elizabeth Martin was born 27 Dec 1808, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Dec 1900; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Lydia Martin was born 24 Aug 1810, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Feb 1899; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    13. Joseph C. Martin was born 4 Dec 1811, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 21 Mar 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    14. Benjamin Z. Martin was born 4 Dec 1811, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 24 Feb 1899; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    15. Magdalena Martin was born 14 Apr 1814, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 23 Feb 1897, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    16. Deacon David Z. Martin was born 30 Aug 1815, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 23 Sep 1894; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    17. 5. Judith Martin was born 2 Jan 1821, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Johann "John" Sitler was born 2 Nov 1811, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States (son of Martin Sitler and Elizabeth Yarian); died 15 Dec 1876; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21074838
    • Name: John Sitler
    • Eby ID Number: 00114-7203
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 011, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    John Sitler, "was born in Columbus, Ohio, November 2nd, 1811. His parents, Martin and Elizabeth Sitler, had moved to Ohio, from Pennsylvania, a few years before he was born. He came to Canada when a young man and was married to Sarah Clemmer, widow of Jacob Ziegler. She was born December 21st, 1812, and died January 4th, 1877. She had one son, named Aaron, with her first husband. See Aaron Ziegler's family. They resided on the farm now possessed by Menno S. Shantz nearly three miles north of Waterloo where they had family of twelve 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.].

    Johann — Sarah Clemmer. Sarah (daughter of Henry M. Clemmer and Sarah Bergey) was born 21 Dec 1812, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died 4 Jan 1877; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Sarah Clemmer was born 21 Dec 1812, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (daughter of Henry M. Clemmer and Sarah Bergey); died 4 Jan 1877; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21075125
    • Name: Sarah Sitler
    • Name: Sarah Ziegler
    • Eby ID Number: 00024-1920
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Misfortune: 1877; accidently death - falling down steps

    Notes:

    Sarah Clemmer, "was born December 21st, 1812, and died January 4th, 1877. She was first married to Jacob, son of Dilman Ziegler, with whom she had one son named Aaron. After the decease of her first husband she was married to John Sitler with whom she had a family of twelve 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.].

    Children:
    1. 6. Jonathan Sitler was born 8 Jun 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jun 1880; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Sarah Sitler was born 2 Jan 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1913, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Leah Sitler was born 2 Sep 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Nov 1912; was buried , Conestogo Old Order Mennonite Cemetery, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Nancy Sitler was born 17 Feb 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1891; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Eliza Sittler was born 1842, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Henry C. Sitler was born 16 Feb 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Louisa Sitler was born 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Anna Elizabeth Sitler was born 8 Dec 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Samuel Sitler was born 14 Nov 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Aug 1847; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. John C. Sittler was born 29 Jul 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Oct 1904, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , South Peel Mennonite Cemetery, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.
    11. Isaac Sitler was born 10 Aug 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jun 1902, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Jacob C. Sitler was born 9 Jul 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jan 1939; was buried , Cottonwood Cemetery, Pense, Region, Saskatchewan.
    13. Susannah Sitler was born 5 Sep 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Dec 1906, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    14. Moses Sitler was born 12 Mar 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 14.  Joseph Kinsie was born 4 Mar 1811, Near Quakertown, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania (son of Abraham Kinzie); died 28 Jun 1871, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Joseph Kinzie
    • Eby ID Number: 00065-4079
    • Occupation: 1837, Glasgow Mills (Bridgeport), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; sawmiller
    • Residence: 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Joseph Kinsie, "son of Abraham Kinsie, was born seven miles from Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, March 4th, 1811. He came to this county when a young man and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario. On October 1st, 1837, he was married to Barbara Devitt who was born December 2nd, 1809, and died August 19th, 1847, leaving a family of seven children. After her decease he was again married to Magdalena Martin, September 4th, 1849. She was born July 6th, 1821. They resided on a farm in Blenheim Township, Oxford County, near the Dumfries town line, about three miles from Ayr, where he died June 28th, 1871. His family consisted of twelve 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.].

    Joseph married Barbara Devitt 1 Oct 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Dennis Devitt and Mary Martin) was born 2 Dec 1809, , New Jersey; died 19 Aug 1847, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Barbara Devitt was born 2 Dec 1809, , New Jersey (daughter of Dennis Devitt and Mary Martin); died 19 Aug 1847, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Barbara Kinsie
    • Eby ID Number: 00065-4079.1
    • Residence: 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. 7. Maria "Mary" Kinsie was born 11 Aug 1838, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1 Apr 1912; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Moses Kinsie was born 7 Mar 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jan 1913; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Abraham D. Kinsie was born 24 Sep 1842, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 26 Mar 1909; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    4. Hannah Kinzie was born 29 Jan 1843, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1920, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
    5. Jacob D. Kinzie was born 1 May 1844, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Sarah Kinsie was born 23 Aug 1845, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 Jan 1867, Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Susannah Kinsie was born 24 Apr 1847, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 21 Nov 1922, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.