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

Nancy Hilda Devitt

Female 1910 - 1998  (88 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Nancy Hilda Devitt was born 5 Apr 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Edward Morton Devitt and Hilda Edna Merner); died 22 Dec 1998, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Nancy — Frank Whitman Irvine. Frank was born 2 Aug 1913, Grantham Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1998, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Edward Morton Devitt was born 17 Sep 1867, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Mayor Benjamin Devitt and Nancy Lewis Bowman); died 18 Dec 1938, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Edward — Hilda Edna Merner. Hilda (daughter of Absalom Merner and Susanna Schaefer) was born 19 Jul 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jul 1971, Don Mills, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Hilda Edna Merner was born 19 Jul 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Absalom Merner and Susanna Schaefer); died 13 Jul 1971, Don Mills, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Edward Harvey Devitt was born 2 Jan 1908, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1998, Brampton, Peel Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 1. Nancy Hilda Devitt was born 5 Apr 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Dec 1998, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Charles Morton "Morton" Devitt was born 31 Aug 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1986; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Olive Susan Devitt was born 22 Jun 1914, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jun 2000, Neptune Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  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]


  2. 5.  Nancy Lewis BowmanNancy Lewis Bowman was born 1 Jan 1839, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry William Bowman and Amanda Melvina Lewis); died 28 May 1921; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    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. 2. 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.

  3. 6.  Absalom MernerAbsalom Merner was born 22 Mar 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Senator Samuel Merner and Mary Ann Grasser); died 7 Jan 1920, , Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.

    Absalom married Susanna Schaefer Aug 1870. Susanna (daughter of Henry Schaefer and Elizabeth Ebel) was born 27 Oct 1850, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Susanna Schaefer was born 27 Oct 1850, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Henry Schaefer and Elizabeth Ebel); died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Herbert Merner was born 28 Jun 1871, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Roland Solomon Merner was born 26 Jan 1874, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Charles Merner was born 1877, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Theodore Merner was born CA 1880; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 3. Hilda Edna Merner was born 19 Jul 1881, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jul 1971, Don Mills, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Henry Absalom "Harry" Merner was born 20 Aug 1883, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Willis Merner was born 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Edward Willis Merner was born 16 Jan 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  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. 9.  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. 4. 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.

  3. 10.  Henry William Bowman was born 25 Feb 1815, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Christian Bauman and Magdalena Weber); died 7 Feb 1883, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Henry married Amanda Melvina Lewis 12 Jun 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Amanda (daughter of Amasa Lewis and Mary Brundage) was born 22 Aug 1821, , New Jersey; died 12 Nov 1878, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Amanda Melvina Lewis was born 22 Aug 1821, , New Jersey (daughter of Amasa Lewis and Mary Brundage); died 12 Nov 1878, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 5. Nancy Lewis Bowman 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.
    2. Louisa Bowman was born 17 May 1840, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 1911; was buried , Blossom Cemetery, West Seneca, Erie, New York, United States.
    3. William L. Bowman was born 11 May 1842, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Daniel Lewis Bowman was born 6 Jul 1844, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1896, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada.
    5. Amasa Lewis Bowman was born 26 Nov 1847, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1918, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; was buried , Buffalo Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie, New York, USA.
    6. Melvina Bowman was born 5 Feb 1849, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Ezra Lewis Bowman was born 26 Apr 1851, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Rebecca Bowman was born 1 Jun 1854, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1875.
    9. Oliver L. Bowman was born 10 May 1857, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jul 1857, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Martha L. Bowman was born 31 Aug 1859, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Edgar Lewis Bowman was born 15 Jul 1862, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Hannah Elizabeth Bowman was born 19 May 1866, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 12.  Senator Samuel MernerSenator Samuel Merner was born 29 Jan 1823, Kien, Canton Bern, Switzerland (son of Jacob Emanuel Merner and Susanna Schlueter); died 11 Aug 1908; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Samuel married Mary Ann Grasser 11 Nov 1845, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Francois Joseph "Joseph" Grasser and Maria Eva "Eva" Pingenat) was born CALC 25 Dec 1827, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 1 Jul 1892, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Mary Ann GrasserMary Ann Grasser was born CALC 25 Dec 1827, , Alsace Lorraine, France (daughter of Francois Joseph "Joseph" Grasser and Maria Eva "Eva" Pingenat); died 1 Jul 1892, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Simpson Merner was born 26 May 1848, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jul 1920; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 6. Absalom Merner was born 22 Mar 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jan 1920, , Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Judith Ann Merner was born 19 Dec 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Ammon Merner was born 3 Apr 1854, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Dec 1932, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Miriam Merner was born 3 Feb 1857, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Susannah Merner was born 1858, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Maria Merner was born 1860, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Tallmay Merner was born 24 Mar 1860, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Feb 1876; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Rosamanda Merner was born 23 May 1860, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1862; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Rosemunda Merner, II was born CALC 2 Feb 1862, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Oct 1863, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Amanda Merner was born 1863, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Methuselah "Mesulam" Merner was born 1864, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1945; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Samuel Merner was born 1865, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    14. Samantha Merner was born 9 Dec 1866, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Nov 1954, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    15. Lavina Merner was born 1869, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    16. Susannah Merner was born 1870, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1898; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  Henry Schaefer was born Oct 1813, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Henry — Elizabeth Ebel. Elizabeth (daughter of Johan Conrad Ebel and Katharina "Catherine") was born Oct 1811, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Elizabeth Ebel was born Oct 1811, , Germany (daughter of Johan Conrad Ebel and Katharina "Catherine"); died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Schaefer was born 14 Jan 1842, , Germany; died 13 Oct 1930, , Los Angeles Co., California.
    2. Barbara Schaefer was born Mar 1845, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Charles Schaefer was born Apr 1847, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Maria Schaefer was born 6 Aug 1848, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 29 Oct 1848, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1851, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. John Schaefer was born 27 Oct 1850, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 7. Susanna Schaefer was born 27 Oct 1850, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.