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Mayor Benjamin Devitt

Mayor Benjamin Devitt

Male 1835 - 1910  (75 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mayor Benjamin DevittMayor Benjamin Devitt was born 10 Jul 1835, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Barnabas Devitt and Magdalena Shoemaker); died 4 Sep 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Benjamin married Nancy Lewis Bowman 29 Sep 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Nancy (daughter of Henry William Bowman and Amanda Melvina Lewis) was born 1 Jan 1839, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 May 1921; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Ida Priscilla Devitt was born 31 Oct 1858, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1927, Nepean, Carleton Co., Ontario; was buried , Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Emma Alvarena Devitt was born 16 Oct 1860, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Jun 1925, Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Anson Harvey Devitt was born Jan 1863, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Alvah Edison Devitt was born 4 Aug 1865, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jan 1939; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Edward Morton Devitt was born 17 Sep 1867, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Dec 1938, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Dr. Benjamin Franklin "Franklin" Devitt was born 6 Jan 1870, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Dec 1943, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried 7 Dec 1943, Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Daniel Everett Devitt was born CALC 25 May 1872, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1874, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Hannah Oliva "Olive" Devitt was born CALC 19 May 1874, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jul 1889, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Barnabas Devitt was born 25 Mar 1807, , New Jersey (son of Dennis Devitt and Mary Martin); died 20 Jan 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Barnabas married Magdalena Shoemaker 1 May 1831, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Johannes "John" Schumacher and Maria "Mary" Shantz) was born 20 Nov 1811, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Nov 1907, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Magdalena ShoemakerMagdalena Shoemaker was born 20 Nov 1811, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Johannes "John" Schumacher and Maria "Mary" Shantz); died 12 Nov 1907, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Devitt
    2. Jacob Devitt was born 13 Mar 1832, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 May 1832; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. John Devitt was born 7 Apr 1833, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Dec 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 1. Mayor Benjamin Devitt was born 10 Jul 1835, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Sep 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Isaac Devitt was born 22 Jan 1837, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1907, Nelson Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. David Devitt was born 12 Aug 1839, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Dec 1915, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Magdalena Devitt was born 4 Aug 1841, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Oct 1842, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Abraham Devitt was born 1 Dec 1841, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 May 1893, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Mary A. Devitt was born 1 Feb 1844, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Aug 1914, Lyndhurst, Augusta, Virginia, United States; was buried , Columbia Furnace Union Church Cemetery, Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.
    10. Barnabas Devitt was born 18 Aug 1846, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1913; was buried , Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
    11. Magdalena Devitt was born 13 Aug 1848, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Oct 1849.
    12. Menno Devitt was born 6 Oct 1850, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Mar 1932, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Mar 1932, Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Matthew Devitt was born 7 Oct 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jun 1856, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    14. Louisa Devitt was born 20 Sep 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1927; was buried , Zion Cemetery, Wainfleet Township, Wentworth Co., Ontario.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Dennis Devitt was born Abt 1790, , Ireland; died Yes, date unknown.

    Dennis — Mary Martin. Mary was born Abt 1790, of, Sussex Co., New Jersey; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary Martin was born Abt 1790, of, Sussex Co., New Jersey; died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. Joseph Devitt, The Dionne died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 2. Barnabas Devitt was born 25 Mar 1807, , New Jersey; died 20 Jan 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Barbara Devitt was born 2 Dec 1809, , New Jersey; died 19 Aug 1847, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
    4. James Devitt was born 18 Sep 1810, , New Jersey; died 28 Aug 1895, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Dennis Devitt was born 18 Aug 1813, , New Jersey; died 1 Jun 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Mary Devitt was born 30 Aug 1815, , Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jun 1848; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Johannes "John" Schumacher was born 12 May 1775, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Jacob Shoemaker and Mary Tyson); died 30 Jan 1828, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; was buried , Mennonite Church Cemetery, Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Johannes married Maria "Mary" Shantz 2 May 1797. Maria (daughter of Isaac Shantz and Barbara Rife) was born 13 Mar 1775, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Apr 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Maria "Mary" Shantz was born 13 Mar 1775, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Isaac Shantz and Barbara Rife); died 6 Apr 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Jacob S. Shoemaker was born 24 Apr 1798, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Mar 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Isaac Shoemaker was born 11 Jul 1800, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Apr 1805.
    3. John S. Shoemaker was born 12 Jan 1803, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 Feb 1828, , Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. Barbara Shoemaker was born 21 Mar 1805, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Nov 1877, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. Mary "Polly" Shoemaker was born 28 May 1808, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 30 Jan 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Joseph Shoemaker was born 28 Sep 1810, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Oct 1810, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.
    7. 3. Magdalena Shoemaker was born 20 Nov 1811, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Nov 1907, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Veronica Shoemaker was born 2 Feb 1815, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Jul 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. David Shantz Shoemaker was born 7 Jan 1820, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Jan 1892, Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan, USA; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, USA..


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Jacob Shoemaker was born 27 Jul 1754, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Jacob Shoemaker and Susannah Schueler); died 19 Nov 1847, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob — Mary Tyson. Mary (daughter of William Sellen Tyson and Alice Elise Godshalk Nash) was born 7 Apr 1752, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Jul 1803, Swamp Creek, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; was buried , Mennonite Church Cemetery, Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Mary Tyson was born 7 Apr 1752, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of William Sellen Tyson and Alice Elise Godshalk Nash); died 12 Jul 1803, Swamp Creek, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; was buried , Mennonite Church Cemetery, Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    Children:
    1. Jacob Shoemaker was born CA 1773, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 6. Johannes "John" Schumacher was born 12 May 1775, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 30 Jan 1828, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; was buried , Mennonite Church Cemetery, Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. George Shoemaker, Sr. was born 6 Feb 1778, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 24 Nov 1864, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elizabeth Shoemaker was born 18 May 1789, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 24 Nov 1879.
    5. Maria "Mary" Shoemaker was born 21 Jan 1793, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Feb 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

  3. 14.  Isaac Shantz was born 14 Jan 1748, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Jacob Shantz and Magdalena Erb); died 11 Oct 1802, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Isaac married Barbara Rife 4 May 1774. Barbara (daughter of Christian Rife and Veronica Reiff) was born 12 Sep 1753, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1820, South Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Barbara Rife was born 12 Sep 1753, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Christian Rife and Veronica Reiff); died 1820, South Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 7. Maria "Mary" Shantz was born 13 Mar 1775, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Apr 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Abraham Shantz was born 15 Dec 1776, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 28 Dec 1856, Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried , Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States.
    3. Christian R. Shantz was born 13 Feb 1779, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 9 Nov 1856, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jacob Shantz was born 11 Oct 1781, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 1 Jul 1867, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Isaac Shantz was born 23 Apr 1783, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Dec 1854, South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. David Shantz was born 7 Mar 1787, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Apr 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Veronica Shantz was born 14 Nov 1789, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 27 Jul 1876, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Samuel Shantz was born 7 Jul 1792, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 19 Dec 1792, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.
    9. Joseph R. Shantz was born 24 Jun 1795, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 Mar 1882; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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