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  1. 1.  John Littwiller was born 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John Litwiller and Catherina Jantzie); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-122195
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Litwiller was born 25 Sep 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. Peter Litwiller and Elizabeth Lichti, son of Rev. Peter Litwiller and Elizabeth Lichti); died 27 Aug 1927, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-139239
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1911, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
    • Residence: 1911, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish

    Notes:

    Litwiller.--John L., son of Peter Litwiller, was born near St. Agatha, Ont. Sept. 25, 1842; died at his home near St. Agatha, Aug. 27, 1927; aged 84 y. 11 m. 2 d. He was married to Catharine Jantzi and this union was blessed with 3 sons and 1 daughter, 2 sons preceded him in death. He leaves a sorrowing widow (aged 80), 1 son (Peter J.), and 1 daughter (Mrs. Isaac Wagler, with whom he was staying ever since he retired), 20 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. In his youth he united with the Amish Mennonite Church and remained a faithful member till the end. We need not weep as those who have no hope, as he waited so long for his Savior to take him home. Funeral services were conducted at the Amish Mennonite Church near St. Agatha, Aug. 31, by Daniel Jutzi, Jonas Litwiller and Daniel Steinman. Interment in the near by cemetery.

    John married Catherina Jantzie 2 Jun 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherina (daughter of Michael Jantzi and Maria Boshart) was born 7 Jul 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1936; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Catherina Jantzie was born 7 Jul 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Michael Jantzi and Maria Boshart); died 29 Dec 1936; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catherina Litwiller
    • Name: Catherine Yantzie
    • Name: Katie Jantzi
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-122160
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Residence: 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish

    Notes:

    Litwiller.-Katherine (Jantzi) Litwiller was born near St. Agatha, Ont., July 7, 1847; died Dec. 29, 1936; aged 89 y. 5 m. 22 d. Early in life she accepted Christ as her Savior and remained faithful to the end. Death to her was only the gateway to eternal glory. Her's truly was a life of service and devotion to her Master. She was always ready to lend a helping hand to those around her as long as health permitted. On June 2, 1868, she was united in holy matrimony to Bro. John Litwiller. To this union were born 3 sons and 1 daughter. Michael died in infancy. Her husband preceded her Aug. 27, 1927. She lived in widowhood 9 y. 4 m. 2 d. She leaves 1 daughter (Katie- Mrs. Isaac Wagler)20 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers (Jacob of Atwood, Moses of Fergus), 2 sisters (Mrs. John B. Jutzi and Mrs. Jacob Gascho of Michigan); 1 sister, and 10 brothers having preceded her. Funeral services were conducted by Bro. Benjamin Gingerich from Psa. 90 at the house, by Bro. Peter Nafziger from Acts 9 :36-41, Bro. Moses 0. Jantzi from Psa. 123; also a word of testimony by Bro. Jacob H. Bender. Interment in adjoining cemetery.

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Litwiller was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Peter J. Litwiller was born 7 Apr 1869, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Sep 1930, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Catherine Littwiller was born 11 Jun 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1959; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 1. John Littwiller was born 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  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.

    Other Events:

    • 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]


  2. 5.  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: 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. Anna Maria Litwiller was born 16 Aug 1833, , Ontario, Canada; died 1 Aug 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maple View Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Township, 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. 2. 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.

  3. 6.  Michael Jantzi was born 10 Apr 1810, , France; died 29 Mar 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Michael Yantzi
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80907
    • Immigration: 1828, , Canada
    • Residence: 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
    • Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Retired: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Michael — Maria Boshart. Maria was born 1814, , , France; died Abt 1853. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Maria Boshart was born 1814, , , France; died Abt 1853.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maria Jantzi
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-87089
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish

    Children:
    1. Christian Jantzi was born CALC 7 Jul 1835, , Ontario, Canada; died 31 Dec 1911, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John B. Jantzi was born 23 Apr 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Michael B. Jantzi was born 8 Mar 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Joseph B. S. Jantzi was born 19 Mar 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jan 1925; was buried , East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.
    5. Peter B. Jantzi was born 16 Jun 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jul 1916; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 3. Catherina Jantzie was born 7 Jul 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1936; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Daniel B. Jantzi was born 30 Oct 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1932, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Rudolph B. Jantzi was born 16 Oct 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Oct 1935, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jacob Litwiller was born Abt 1780, Of, Illfurth, , Alsace, France; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24856

    Jacob — Anna Maria Maurer. Anna was born 3 May 1767, Of, Illfurth, , Alsace, France; died 22 Sep 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Anna Maria Maurer was born 3 May 1767, Of, Illfurth, , Alsace, France; died 22 Sep 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Maria Litwiller
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-29656

    Children:
    1. Maria Litwiller was born 1797, Illfurth, , Alsace, France; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Veronica "Fanny" Litwiller was born 6 Dec 1801, Illfurth, , Alsace, France; died 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 4. Rev. Peter Litwiller was born 8 Jan 1809, Illfurth, , Alsace, France; died 7 Jul 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Barbara Litwiller was born Abt 1813, Illfurth, , Alsace, France; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Johannes F. "John" Lichti was born 9 Jul 1756, Saint Marie Aux Mines, Upper Alsace, France; died 9 Nov 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-35484
    • Immigration: 9 Jul 1825, New York City, New York, USA.
    • Land: 1830, Wilmot Township - Concession South of Bleam's Road Lot 08, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Johannes and his wife Magdalena were probably buried at the north-west corner of the family which is now part of the St. Agatha Mennonite Cemetery.

    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

    Johannes — Magdalena Joder. Magdalena was born 1772, Morvillars, Morvillars, , Franche-Comté, France; died 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Magdalena Joder was born 1772, Morvillars, Morvillars, , Franche-Comté, France; died 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Magdalena Lichti
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-111796
    • Immigration: 9 Jul 1825, New York City, New York, USA.
    • Land: 1830, Wilmot Township - Concession South of Bleam's Road Lot 08, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish

    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. Christian Lichti was born 1791, , France; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Magdalena Lichti was born 1794, , Germany; died 20 Jul 1888, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. Joseph Lichti was born 1803, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 2 Jul 1895, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Mary Lichti was born 1807, Flanders, , Belgium; died 20 Dec 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 5. Elizabeth Lichti was born 2 Oct 1808, , France; died 25 Feb 1882; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Nicholas Lichti was born 5 Jun 1811, , , France; died Yes, date unknown.


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