Catherine Witmer

Other Events:

• Name: Catherine Geary
• Eby ID Number: 00135-8350
• Residence: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

Catherine Witmer, "was born May 23rd, 1850. She resides at Albany, New York, and is married to James Geary, a mechanist. They have five children, namely: Wilfrid, Annie, Horace, Alvin and Homer."


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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

Catherine — Roche James Geary. Roche was born 1850, , England; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

1. Annie Geary
2. Alvin Geary
3. Homer Geary
4. Wilfred Lloyd Geary was born 2 Jun 1877, York Township, York Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Horace Geary was born 1878, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00135-8340
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 2 Lot 13, Waterloo County, Ontario

Notes:

Martin Witmer, "son of David Witmer,(David was an elder brother to Abraham who settled near Hespeler in 1804) was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, April 22nd, 1800. He came to Canada when a young man and settled at Hespeler. After being here for several years he and his cousin, Jacob Witmer, went to Pennsylvania on a visit. After spending several months with their Pennsylvania friends, they returned to their Canadian home where Mr. M. Witmer was (soon after his return) married to Catherine Rittinger. She was born January 7th, 1812, and died May 5th, 1877. After their marriage they moved on the farm now possessed by John Clemens, near "Fisher's Mills", where they resided many years. When well advanced in years they moved to Hespeler where they resided until their deaths. He died March 7th, 1853. To them were born twelve 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

Martin — Catherine Redinger. Catherine was born 7 Jan 1812, , Germany; died 5 May 1877, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Catherine Rittinger
• Name: Catherine Witmer
• Eby ID Number: 00135-8340.1
• Residence: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Residence: 1871, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: 00135-8267.2

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.].