Mary Anne Fordney

Other Events:

• Name: Mary Anne Diebel
• Eby ID Number: 00035-3007.4

Mary married Martin Diebel 26 Nov 1878, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Martin (son of Lorenz Diebold and Walburga "Barbara" Schimer) was born 1 Jun 1852, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jul 1928, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Johann Fordny
• Eby ID Number: 00035-3007
• Residence: 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

Notes:

John B. Fordney, "was married to Mary Diemer. They reside in Carrick Township, Bruce County, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming. They had a 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

John married Anna Maria "Mary" Diemert 20 Sep 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna was born 24 May 1815, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France; died 24 Jun 1875, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Ignatius Roman Catholic Cemetery, Deemerton, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Anna Maria "Mary" Fortney
• Name: Mary Diemert
• Eby ID Number: 00035-3007.1
• Residence: 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic

Other Events:

• Name: Jacob Fordney
• Name: Jacob Fortney
• Name: Jacob Furtney
• Eby ID Number: 00035-3003
• Land: Bef 1831, Bechtel Tract, Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Residence: 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Jacob Fordney, "son of Michael Fordney, was born in Virginia, May 18th, 1781. When a young boy his parents moved to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he was raised. At about the close of the last century he was married to Catharine Baker and after her decease to Elizabeth Muma who was born December 12th, 1794, and died December 15th, 1840. Some time during the beginning of the present century they, with others, moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, on the west bank of the Grand River, (Their old farm is now in possession of Robert Bricknell) a little below the 'Toll Bridge' where he died May 14th, 1852. His family consisted of nine children, of whom the eldest two were born unto his first wife."


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.].

Residence:
Lived with Conrad and Elisabeth Gates.

Jacob — Elizabeth Muma. Elizabeth was born CALC 4 Apr 1789; died 15 Dec 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Betsy Muma
• Name: Elizabeth Fordney
• Eby ID Number: 00035-3003.2
• Birth: 12 Dec 1794, of, Waterloo Twp., Region of Waterloo, Ontario
• Death: 10 Dec 1841

Notes:

According to several informants, Betsy weighed over 300 pounds. When she died it was necessary to remove the door jam so the casket could be carried out. Michael was said to have been the smallest of the family and he weighed 250 pounds.^1
1 doug@mumma.org 2007

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00035-3002

Notes:

Michael Fordney, "a native of France and a descendant of the old Hugenots or French Protestants, was born probably as early as 1745. In 1768 he, with others moved to America and settled in Virginia while others of his father's family settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Not finding the new settlement altogether to his wishes, besides being far removed from his co-religionists, he, in later years, moved to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where he died a middle aged man. Not much information pertaining to his family could be obtained. We know of two children who in later years came to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario. Their names were Jacob and Elizabeth."


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.].