Lydia Boshart

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• Name: Lydia Litwiller
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76990
• Occupation: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic, on Farm
• Residence: 1969, RR2, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Litwiller, Lydia, daughter of Daniel and Magdelena (Schwartzentruber) Boshart, was born in Wilmot Twp., Jan. 18, 1893; died at St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Oct. 8, 1970; aged 77 y. 9 m. 10 d. On Feb. 10, 1914, she was married to Noah Litwiller, who died Sept. 27, 1969. Surviving are 2 sons (Oliver and Harold), one daughter (Ruth - Mrs. Mahlon Yantzi), 12 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Noah and Milton), and 2 sisters (Edith - Mrs. Moses Schwartzentruber and Irene - Mrs. Joel Jantzi). She was a member of the St. Agatha Church, where funeral services were held Oct. 11, with Gerald Schwartzentruber and Allen Schwartzentruber officiating.

Gospel Herald - Volume LXIII, Number 45 - November 17, 1970, p. 983, 984.

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Mrs. Noah

Mrs. Noah Litwiller of RR 2, Petersburg, died Thursday at St. Mary's Hospital after a lengthy illness. She was 77. Born in Wilmot Township, she was the former Lydia Boshart, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Boshart. She lived in the Twin City area all her life, and was a member of the St. Agatha Mennonite Church. Her husband predeceased her on Sept. 27, 1969. Surviving are two sons, Harold and Oliver, both of Waterloo; one daughter, Mrs. Mahlon (Ruth) Yantzi of RR 2, Petersburg; two brothers, Noah of Batavia, N.Y., and Milton of St. Agatha; two sisters, Mrs. Moses (Edith) Schwartzentruber and Mrs. Joel (Irene) Jantzi, both of Baden; and 12 grandchildren. The body will be at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until Sunday noon when removal will be made to the St. Agatha Mennonite Church where Rev. Gerald Schwartzentruber will conduct a service at 3 p.m. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Donations to the Ontario Mennonite Mission Board will be accepted as expressions of sympathy.

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Lydia married Noah S. Litwiller 10 Feb 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Noah (son of Peter J. Litwiller and Elizabeth E. Schwartzentruber) was born 8 May 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Sep 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Oliver Litwiller was born 25 Sep 1917; died 16 Oct 2004; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
2. Harold Litwiller was born 18 Sep 1919; died 14 Apr 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. Ruth Ilene Litwiller was born 14 Mar 1926; died 5 Aug 2003; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76988
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1892, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer, Railroad
• Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Daniel married Magdalena E. Schwartzentruber 14 Feb 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Michael O. Schwartzentruber and Barbara M. Erb) was born 30 Jan 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jun 1947; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Magdalena E. Boshart
• Name: Matty Schwartzentruber
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76989
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25293
• Occupation: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Peter married Magdalena Buerge 4 Jul 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Jacob Buerge and Elizabeth Grieser) was born 16 Nov 1827, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 May 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Magdalena Bergey
• Name: Magdalena Boshart
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-25292
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Magdalena Boshart (nee Burge) was born Nov. 16, 1827; died at the home of her son Jonas near St. Agatha, Ont., May 4, 1914; aged 86 y. 5 m. 19 d. Her husband, Peter Boshart, departed this life July 21, 1893. They lived in matrimony 41 y. 9 d. To this union were born 4 sons and 6 daughters. She leaves to mourn her departure 4 sons, 4 daughters, 39 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren. She united with the A. M. Church in her youth, and was faithful to the end. Funeral services at the St. Agatha A. M. Church by C. S. Zehr (text, II Tim. 4: 7,8), and C. B. Zehr (text, I Pet. 1: 22-25).

"Mother, thou art sweetly resting,
Here your trials and cares are o'er;
Pain and sickness, death and sorrow,
Never can distress thee more."
P.B.

Gospel Herald - Volume VII, Number 9 - May 28, 1914 - p. 143, 144

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76955P
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Michael — Barbara M. Erb. Barbara (daughter of Christian H. Erb and Maria "Polly" Miller) was born 3 Jun 1832, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Dec 1910; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Barbara M. Schwartzentruber
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-76956P
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-278054
• Occupation: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Joseph — Catharine Conrad. Catharine was born 1797, , France; died 1869, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catharine Boshart
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-278055
• Residence: 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114511

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A-2-141 Jacob Buerge The Last Will and Testament of Jacob Buerge, late of the Township of Wilmot, Yeoman, who died on or about the first day of April 1862 at the Township of Wilmot, and who at the time of his death [had] a fixed place of abode at the Township of Wilmot, was proved and registered in the Surrogate Court, a true copy of which said Last Will and Testament is hereunder written and that the Administration of all and singular the personal estate and effects, rights and credits of the said deceased, and any way concerning his Will was granted to[sic] [by] the aforesaid Court to Elizabeth Buerge of the Township of Wilmot, widow, the Executrix and Christian Eisher Boshart, and Nicolaus Lichti, both of the Township of Wilmot, Yeomen, the Executors named in the said Will…

…I the undersigned Jacob Buerge, resident in Wilmot Township…Although I am old and weak in body, but have my good senses,, as also power of recollection, memory and discernment, which I yet enjoy and possess as long as it is the will of god for which I heartily thank the Almighty, but because I am a mortal person, and do not know how soon I must leave this world, therefore I do hereby make and declare these presents my Last Will and Testament as follows (Firstly) That my children left might at all times walk in the fear of God and first seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and he to whom all belongs will grant what is necessary for the present. (Secondly) My son Christian Buerge has received his entire inheritance in land, which he has purchased of me for which I have notes in hand, when he has paid them all, then my Executors shall give him a Deed for his land. (Thirdly) My brother, Peter Buerge shall be maintained by my children of the whole estate, but should one alone maintain him then the others shall be helpful to him. (Fourthly) Shall and will my son Daniel Buerge leased my land or place and pay over the one third part as long as she[sic] can agree with my Executors if it is considered advisable to sell the land, then my Executors shall have full power to will the same and to give a deed. (Fifthly) I nominate and appoint as my Executors my wife Elizabeth Buerge, as also Christian E. Boshart and Nicolaus Lichti to take care of my estate and faithfully to divide the same among my children in equal portions and in a Christianly and just manner but my oldest son has his portion. (Sixthly) Should the place be sold and my son Daniel Beurge is willing and can purchase the place then he shall have the first right under the condition that he gets married and that in our congrations, by which he has been baptized, and also remains therein, and if my Executors should see that he cannot do it without to the injury of the other children and does not do as abover said, then he cannot purchase the place. (Seventhly) My wife shall have the third part of my estate for her support. (Eighthly) My Executors shall first commence paying to these children which, have received the least until they are equal to the others namely, first to my daughter Elizabeth, my son Daniel and my daughter Lena?. (Ninethly) And after my death all implements and household furniture, which my wife does not receive shall be sold among my children and the money paid to my relict as soon as they can.

[Note in margin: "Document empowering Executor to sell filed with original Will."]

Witnessed by Johannes Lüngus[?] and Christian E. Boshart
Will dated 5^th February 1859
Proved 22^nd April 1862
Died 1^st April 1862

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Jacob Buerge was born in Bern, Switzerland (probably the canton of Bern, rather than the city) on Feb. 14, 1785. He and two of his brothers were orphaned. One brother remained in Switzerland. Jacob and his brother Peter came to America. On the trip Jacob met Elizabeth Grieser (or Greaser) from Alsace-Lorraine and married her about 1825. Jacob had lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for some time but must have joined the migration of Amish Mennonites who went to Canada in 1824 and the years following. Their oldest daughter Catherine was born in Canada in 1826. She was among the first white children to be born in the area. Jacob and Elizabeth settled on Lot 21 North Bleams Rd. This farm is now on the eastern side of the town of New Hamburg.

Lorraine Roth Family Histories - originals at Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario. www.mhso.org

Jacob — Elizabeth Grieser. Elizabeth was born 1796, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Buerge
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-114594
• Residence: 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-263441
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Michael — Barbara Oswald. Barbara was born Abt 1796, , Germany; died Bef 1852. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Barbara Schwartzentruber
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-99127

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-122073
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Christian — Maria "Polly" Miller. Maria was born CALC 15 Oct 1800, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 30 Mar 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maria "Polly" Erb
• Name: Polly Miller
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-122074P
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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ERB - On the 30th of March 1896, near St. Agatha, Waterloo Co., Ont., Maria Erb, maiden name Miller, aged 95 years, 5 months, 15 days. She lived in matrimony 61 years, and in widowhood for 13 years, 3 months and 13 days. Of her 12 children 5 preceded her. Her posterity numbers 42 grandchildren, 13 dead; 103 great-grandchildren, 16 dead. She was for many years afflicted with a cancer, but she suffered patiently, and looked forward in faith to the time of her redemption. She was confined to her bed about 5 months. Buried on the second of April in Lichty's graveyard. Funeral services by C. Zehr, from John 11:25, 26 and J. Gascho, from Rev. 7:9.

Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXIII, No. 9, May 1, 1896