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Susannah Witmer

Female Cal 1829 - 1847  (~ 17 years)


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  1. 1.  Susannah Witmer was born CALC 3 May 1829 (daughter of Jacob Witmer and Anna "Nancy" Reist); died 2 May 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00135-8278
    • Birth: 3 Jun 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jacob Witmer was born 27 Dec 1801, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Rev Abraham Witmer and Anna Eversole); died 17 Apr 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00135-8277
    • 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; Gentleman
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Jacob Witmer, "was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, December 27th, 1801. On September 14th, 1828, he was married to Anna Reist who was born April 24th, 1807, and died March 4th, 1888. After their marriage they moved on his father's old place near Preston where he died April 17th, 1888. To them were born ten 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

    Jacob married Anna "Nancy" Reist 14 Sep 1828, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of John Reist and Susannah Huber) was born 24 Apr 1807, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Mar 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Anna "Nancy" Reist was born 24 Apr 1807, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of John Reist and Susannah Huber); died 4 Mar 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna "Nancy" Witmer
    • Eby ID Number: 00090-5229
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Anna Reist, "the ninth member of John and Susannah (Huber) Reist's family, was born April 24th, 1807. On September 14th, 1828, she was married to Jacob Witmer. They resided on a farm near Preston, Ontario, where she died March 4th, 1888."


    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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    WITMER. - On the 4th of March, in Waterloo Co., Ont., of infirmities of old age, Anna Reist, wife of Jacob Witmer, aged 80 years, 10 months and 9 days.

    Funeral services by Jacob Woolner, at the house of mourning, in German, and Bishop Daniel Wismer at Wanner's meeting-house, in both languages from Isa. 38:1.

    She was born in Lancaster Co., Pa., in 1807, and was married to Jacob Witmer in 1828, two years after coming to this country with her parents.

    Herald of Truth, Vol. XXV, Number 7 April 1, 1888, Pages 108, 109

    Children:
    1. 1. Susannah Witmer was born CALC 3 May 1829; died 2 May 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Anna Witmer was born 27 Aug 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jun 1878.
    3. Abraham R. "Abram" Witmer was born 3 Oct 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Dec 1913, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John R. Witmer was born 30 Nov 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Oct 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Henry Witmer was born 11 Oct 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Apr 1888, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA.
    6. Jacob Witmer was born 30 Jun 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jan 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Levi R. Witmer was born 23 May 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 May 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Elizabeth Witmer was born 26 Apr 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Apr 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Noah Witmer was born 23 Oct 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Nov 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. David Witmer was born 23 Nov 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jun 1902, Burnside Township, Lapeer Co., Michigan; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Burnside Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev Abraham Witmer was born 1767, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Witmer); died 28 Jan 1837, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00135-8267
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 1 Lot 06W, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 25NE, Waterloo County, Ontario

    Notes:

    Abraham Witmer, "Could not obtain any dates in regard to Abraham's birth or death) was married to Anna Eversole. In 1804 he, with his wife and family of three children, moved to Canada and settled on the farm now possessed by their grandson, Mr. Levi Witmer. This farm is situated about one and one-half miles north-east of Preston. Here they resided until their deaths. Their family consisted of nine 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.].

    Abraham — Anna Eversole. Anna was born 7 Apr 1777, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 7 Mar 1858; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Anna Eversole was born 7 Apr 1777, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 7 Mar 1858; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Witmer
    • Eby ID Number: 00135-8267.5

    Notes:

    In 1851 Anna lived with her son Jacob in Waterloo Township.

    Children:
    1. Christian Witmer was born 10 Feb 1793, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Mar 1840, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    2. Rev. David Witmer was born 1799, , USA; died 26 Jun 1874; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 2. Jacob Witmer was born 27 Dec 1801, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 17 Apr 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elizabeth Witmer was born Abt 1803, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 12 Jul 1871; was buried , Riverside Cem, Charles City, Floyd, Iowa, USA.
    5. Abraham E. Witmer was born CALC 27 Feb 1808, Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Nov 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Joseph Witmer was born 11 Jul 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Nov 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Henry Witmer was born 29 Sep 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Sep 1893, Near Kossuth, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 20 Sep 1893, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Veronica "Fanny" Witmer was born 28 Nov 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Nov 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Elias Witmer was born 19 Feb 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1910, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  John Reist was born 18 Jul 1763, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Abraham Reist); died 2 Dec 1843, Near Kossuth, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44907265
    • Eby ID Number: 00090-5164
    • Residence: 1830, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 102, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 102E, Waterloo County, Ontario

    Notes:

    John Reist, "was born July 18th, 1763. On December 28th, 1790, he was married to Susannah Huber who was born May 21st, 1771, and died September 15th, 1850. In May, 1826, they with their large family moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, near the village of Bridgeport, on the farm now possessed by John Stroh. Here they resided for nearly one year when they purchased the farm now possessed by his grandson Isaac Reist, near Kossuth, Ontario, where he died December 2nd, 1843. To them were born twelve children, all of whom settled in this county save Abraham who remained in Penn Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where his descendants still reside."


    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 Susannah Huber 28 Dec 1790. Susannah was born 21 May 1771, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Sep 1850; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Susannah Huber was born 21 May 1771, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Sep 1850; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44907280
    • Name: Susannah Reist
    • Eby ID Number: 00090-5164.1

    Children:
    1. Abraham Reist was born 17 Sep 1791, Penn Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. John Reist was born 7 Feb 1793, Penn Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 29 Mar 1822; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Samuel Reist was born 1 Jan 1795, Penn Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Jan 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Christian Reist was born CALC 12 Nov 1796; died 20 Feb 1875, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Susannah Reist was born 4 Jan 1799, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 3 Mar 1873.
    6. Barbara Reist was born 15 Nov 1801, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 Aug 1890; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Elizabeth Reist was born 12 Feb 1803, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Jul 1876; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. David Reist was born 21 Jan 1805, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 26 Nov 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. 3. Anna "Nancy" Reist was born 24 Apr 1807, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Mar 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Joseph Reist was born 12 Jul 1809, Near Lititz, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Apr 1900, Near Kossuth, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Maria "Polly" Reist was born 17 Dec 1812, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 3 May 1894, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Daniel Reist was born 9 Aug 1816, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 27 Jun 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Christian Witmer was born Abt 1740, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00135-8267.1

    Notes:

    Christian Witmer, "The progenitor of the Witmers of Canada was a native of Switzerland where he was born probably as early as 1735. He emigrated to America and settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, about the year 1760. All the information that could be obtained in regard to this old progenitor was that his name was Christian and that his family consisted of nine children. The names of four were David, (One of David's sons (Martin) settled in this county at an early date) Henry, Abraham, and Joseph. (These four sons were of the younger members of the progenitor's 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. David Witmer was born Abt 1762, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Henry Witmer was born Abt 1764, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 4. Rev Abraham Witmer was born 1767, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Jan 1837, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Joseph Witmer was born Abt 1770, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.

  2. 12.  Abraham Reist was born 1737, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Peter Reist and Anna Clara Boyer); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00090-5163

    Notes:

    Abraham Reist, "the youngest son of Peter and Anna Reist, was born in 1737. His family consists of three sons, namely: John, Abraham, and Christian. The descendants of the two younger sons are residents of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, while those of John are nearly all to be found in Canada."


    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. John Reist was born 18 Jul 1763, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Dec 1843, Near Kossuth, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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