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

Joseph Bretz

Male 1850 - 1938  (87 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joseph Bretz was born 5 Nov 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Bretz and Susannah Fischer); died 4 Aug 1938, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Aug 1938, Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

    Joseph married Mary Gable 6 May 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Cornelius Gabel and Lydia Gehman) was born 10 Sep 1852, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jun 1938, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 Jun 1938, Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Ellenore Bretz was born 1876, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Ellmore Bretz was born 20 Sep 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Adah Bretz was born 11 Oct 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Milton Bretz was born 14 Mar 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Ida Bretz was born 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jacob Bretz was born 24 Apr 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John Bretz and Christina Detweiler); died Yes, date unknown.

    Jacob married Susannah Fischer 24 Oct 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susannah (daughter of Fischer and Susan Holley) was born 15 Feb 1823, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 12 Mar 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Susannah Fischer was born 15 Feb 1823, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario (daughter of Fischer and Susan Holley); died 12 Mar 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Noah Bretz was born 10 Aug 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1863.
    2. Daniel Bretz was born 21 Jun 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 1. Joseph Bretz was born 5 Nov 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Aug 1938, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Aug 1938, Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    4. Mary Bretz was born 4 Apr 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Benjamin Bretz was born 25 Nov 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Matilda Bretz was born 13 Aug 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Nancy Bretz was born 7 Nov 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1864.
    8. John Bretz was born 15 Feb 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Sarah Bretz was born 24 May 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Enoch Bretz was born 7 Dec 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Bretz was born Abt 1800, , Pennsylvania, USA (son of Jacob Bretz and Maria Strickler); died Yes, date unknown.

    John — Christina Detweiler. Christina (daughter of Rudolph Detweiler and Anna M. Wanner) was born Abt 1800, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Christina Detweiler was born Abt 1800, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Rudolph Detweiler and Anna M. Wanner); died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. Nancy Bretz was born 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 2. Jacob Bretz was born 24 Apr 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Fischer was born CA 1791; died Bef 1861.

    Susan Holley. Susan was born 1790, , USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Susan Holley was born 1790, , USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. 3. Susannah Fischer was born 15 Feb 1823, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 12 Mar 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jacob Bretz was born 1 Nov 1766, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 11 Jul 1843, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob — Maria Strickler. Maria was born 4 Sep 1766, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 19 Jul 1853, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Maria Strickler was born 4 Sep 1766, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 19 Jul 1853, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 4. John Bretz was born Abt 1800, , Pennsylvania, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Rev. Jacob Bretz was born 11 Jan 1800, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 17 Aug 1879, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    3. Elizabeth Bretz was born Abt 1804, , Pennsylvania, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Catharine Bretz was born 7 Nov 1805, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 26 Jan 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Rudolph Detweiler was born 13 Feb 1771, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Mar 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Rudolph — Anna M. Wanner. Anna (daughter of Henry Wanner and Anna Mosser) was born 9 Nov 1776, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Jan 1814, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Anna M. Wanner was born 9 Nov 1776, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Henry Wanner and Anna Mosser); died 2 Jan 1814, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Nancy Detweiler was born 17 Feb 1793, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Mar 1842.
    2. 5. Christina Detweiler was born Abt 1800, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. John W. Detweiler was born 26 Aug 1802, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Jun 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Henry W, Detweiler was born 8 Jan 1804, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 29 Jul 1878; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Elizabeth Detweiler was born 1 Nov 1805, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jul 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Rudolph W. Dettweiler was born 9 Aug 1807, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Dec 1889, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Susannah Detweiler was born 14 Jan 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Dec 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Christian W. Detweiler was born Abt 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Marys RC Cemetery, St. Marys, Perth Co., Ontario.