Noah S. Litwiller

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14872883
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-77020
• Occupation: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant, Farm
• Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1969, RR2, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Litwiller.- Noah, son of Peter and Elizabeth (Schwartzentruber) Litwiller, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., May 8, 1891; died at St. Mary's General Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Sept. 27, 1969; aged 78 y. 4 m. 19 d. On Feb. 10, 1914, he was married to Lydia Boshart, who survives. Also surviving are 2 sons (Oliver and Harold), one daugher (Ruth - Mrs. Mahlon Yantzi), 12 grandchildren, 2 brothers (Elmer and William), and one sister (Mrs. Henry Bechler). He was a member of the St. Agatha Church, where funeral services were held Sept. 30, with Gerald Schwartzentruber and Allen Schwartzentruber officiating.

Gospel Herald - Volume LXII, Number 45 - November 18, 1969, pages 1022,1024.

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Noah Litwiller

Noah Litwiller of RR 2, Petersburg died Saturday at St. Mary's Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 78.

Born May 8, 1891 in Wilmot Township, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Litwiller and had lived in the Twin City area all his life. He farmed near St. Agatha for many years. In 1946 he joined the Interior Hardwood Co. Ltd. and retired in 1960. He was a member of St. Agatha Mennonite Church.

Surviving are his wife, the former Lydia Boshart, whom he married in 1914 in Wilmot Township; two sons, Oliver and Harold both of Waterloo; one daughter, Mrs. Mahlon (Ruth) Yantzi, RR 2, Petersburg; two brothers, Elmer, RR 2, Petersburg, and William, Lowville, N.Y.; one sister, Mrs. Henry (Elmeda) Bechler, Elkton, Mich., and 12 grandchildren.

Funeral service was held Tuesday at St. Agatha Mennonite Church, Rev. Gerald Schwartzentruber officiating.

Burial took place in the adjoining church cemetery.

New Hamburg Independent, October 1, 1969

Noah married Lydia Boshart 10 Feb 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lydia (daughter of Daniel B. Boshart and Magdalena E. Schwartzentruber) was born 18 Jan 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Oct 1970, 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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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14865475
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-77018
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• 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
• Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1911, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Litwiller. - Peter J. Litwiller was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., April 7, 1869; died Sept. 3, 1930; aged 61 y. 4 m. 27 d. In his youth he accepted Christ as his Savior and remained faithful to the end. On Dec. 3, 1889, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Schwartzendruber, who survives him, with 3 sons, 1 daughter, 4 grandchildren, his aged mother, and 1 sister. On Jan. 11, 1925, he was ordained to the office of deacon in the Wilmot A. M. church , in which office he served diligently, being greatly concerned about the welfare of the church to the end. He was in failing health for the last few years but was about as usual until Sunday evening Aug. 31 when he suddenly took very sick and suffered greatly until Monday evening when he was operated on for a ruptured stomach. He had a great desire to once more see all his children which God granted him, and he gave each of them a parting message. His own testimony was that all was well with his soul. He then peacefully fell asleep Wednesday night, Sept. 3. His father, 2 brothers, and 2 grandchildren preceded him in death. Funeral services were conducted by Bros. Peter Nafziger, Jonas Snider, Daniel Steinman at the St. Agatha A. M. Church. Burial in the adjoining cemetery.

"However painful it may be
To know that he is gone,
The thought is sweet that we may see
Him in that heavenly home."

Gospel Herald - Vol. XXIII, No. 28 - October 9, 1930 - pages 606, 607

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Peter J. Litwlller

The death occurred at his home near Petersburg on Wednesday, September 4^th, of Mr. Peter J. Litwiller at the age of 61 years, 4 months and 27 days. He had been in ill health for some time but was only confined to bed for a few day's prior to his demise. The deceased was born at St. Agatha, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Litwiller and spent his whole life in Wilmot Township. He was a devoted adherent of the Amish Mennonite faith and was esteemed and beloved by all who knew him. For the past twenty-five years he farmed near Petersburg and retired last spring from active work. He leaves in bereavement his widow who before her marriage was Elizabeth Schwartzentruber, besides three sons and one daughter namely, Noah, of St. Agatha, Elmer, Petersburg, William, Lowville, N. Y., (Elmeda) Mrs. Henry Baechler, Pigeon. Mich. The funeral will take place Saturday at 1 p.m. to the St. Agatha A.-M. Church and cemetery.

New Hamburg Independent, September 5, 1930

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In Memoriam Died In Wilmot Township, on Wednesday, September 3rd, 1930 Peter J. Litwiller Aged: 61 years, 4 months and 27 days. Funeral Will take place from his late residence on Saturday, Sept. 6th, at 1 o'clock p.m., to the St. Agatha A.M. Church and Cemetery. All is over, hands are folded On a calm and peaceful breast; All is over, suffering ended, Now dear father is at rest. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

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Peter married Elizabeth E. Schwartzentruber 3 Dec 1889. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob Schwartzentruber and Phillipine "Bina" Erb) was born 19 Oct 1865, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jun 1939, 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: Elizabeth E. Litwiller
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-120836
• 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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Mrs. Elizabeth Litwiller

By Chronicle Correspondent

On Saturday evening June 3, the death occurred at her late residence on the Kitchener-Baden highway of Mrs. Elizabeth Litwiller, who was 73 years of age. The deceased, who was born in Petersburg, was a daughter of the late Mr. Jacob and Mrs. Magdalene Swartzentruber. She had been in failing health for some time. Her husband, Peter J. Litwiller, predeceased her some years ago. Mrs. Litwiller was a faithful member of the Wilmot Amish Mennonite Church. One daughter and three sons survive, namely: Mrs. Henry Beckter of Elkton, Michigan, Noah of St. Agatha, Elmer of Petersburg and William of Lowville, New York. There are also left to mourn her one sister, Mrs. John Litwiller, and four brothers, John of Petersburg, Jacob of St. Agatha, Christian or Kitchener, and Dania of Elkton, Michigan. Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m. from her late residence to the St. Agatha Amish Mennonite Church, with interment in the adjoining cemetery. Amos Swartzentruber of Argentine, South America, officiated at the burial services.

The Waterloo Chronicle Jun 9 1939 pg 3

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In Loving Memory Entered Into Rest In Wilmot Township, on Saturday, June 3rd 1939 Elizabeth Schwartzentruber Relict of the Late Peter J. Litwiller Aged: 73 years, 7 months amd 14 days. Interment At St. Agatha A.-M. Church and Cemetery on Wednesday, June 7th, at 2 o'clock p.m.. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth; that they may rest from their labours and their works do follow them. - Rev. 14:13.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-139239
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• 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
• Occupation: 1911, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Income
• Residence: 1911, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish

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Litwiller.--John L., son of Peter Litwiller, was born near St. Agatha, Ont. Sept. 25, 1842; died at his home near St. Agatha, Aug. 27, 1927; aged 84 y. 11 m. 2 d. He was married to Catharine Jantzi and this union was blessed with 3 sons and 1 daughter, 2 sons preceded him in death. He leaves a sorrowing widow (aged 80), 1 son (Peter J.), and 1 daughter (Mrs. Isaac Wagler, with whom he was staying ever since he retired), 20 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. In his youth he united with the Amish Mennonite Church and remained a faithful member till the end. We need not weep as those who have no hope, as he waited so long for his Savior to take him home. Funeral services were conducted at the Amish Mennonite Church near St. Agatha, Aug. 31, by Daniel Jutzi, Jonas Litwiller and Daniel Steinman. Interment in the near by cemetery.

John married Catherina Jantzie 2 Jun 1868, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherina (daughter of Michael Jantzi and Maria Boshart) was born 7 Jul 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Dec 1936; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherina Litwiller
• Name: Catherine Yantzie
• Name: Katie Jantzi
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-122160
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Residence: 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish

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Litwiller.-Katherine (Jantzi) Litwiller was born near St. Agatha, Ont., July 7, 1847; died Dec. 29, 1936; aged 89 y. 5 m. 22 d. Early in life she accepted Christ as her Savior and remained faithful to the end. Death to her was only the gateway to eternal glory. Her's truly was a life of service and devotion to her Master. She was always ready to lend a helping hand to those around her as long as health permitted. On June 2, 1868, she was united in holy matrimony to Bro. John Litwiller. To this union were born 3 sons and 1 daughter. Michael died in infancy. Her husband preceded her Aug. 27, 1927. She lived in widowhood 9 y. 4 m. 2 d. She leaves 1 daughter (Katie- Mrs. Isaac Wagler)20 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren, 2 brothers (Jacob of Atwood, Moses of Fergus), 2 sisters (Mrs. John B. Jutzi and Mrs. Jacob Gascho of Michigan); 1 sister, and 10 brothers having preceded her. Funeral services were conducted by Bro. Benjamin Gingerich from Psa. 90 at the house, by Bro. Peter Nafziger from Acts 9 :36-41, Bro. Moses 0. Jantzi from Psa. 123; also a word of testimony by Bro. Jacob H. Bender. Interment in adjoining cemetery.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-77014
• Residence: 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• 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
• Residence: 1911, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish

Jacob married Phillipine "Bina" Erb 28 Oct 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Phillipine (daughter of Christian Erb and Elisabeth Schultz) was born 15 Nov 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1911. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Bena Erb
• Name: Jacobine Erb
• Name: Phillipine "Bina" Schwartzentruber
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-77015
• Residence: 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• 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-24854
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Religious leader

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Litwiller, Peter (1809-1878)

Peter Litwiller was born 8 January 1809, in Illfurth, Upper Alsace. His parents were Anna Maria (the name she went by) Maurer and Jacob Litwiller. Jacob died in 1814. Widow Maria, three married daughters and their families, two single daughters and Peter left France and arrived in New York on 12 July 1827.

On their arrival in Waterloo, they selected lots in the newly-surveyed centre block in Wilmot Township and set to work. Young Peter selected Lot 7, on the north side of Erb's Road, but did little work on his own lot until after his marriage to Elizabeth Lichti in 1830. By 1835, however, he had completed his settlement duties and received his patent for the front fifty acres from the Crown.

In 1838 Peter bought a little notebook which he called his "Notizbuch." It illustrates the settlers' system of bartering goods and services. Litwiller frequently hired persons by the day or to do certain tasks. This may have been the labourer's only way to get a little needed cash as much as Litwiller's need for assistance. Goods supplied in exchange for work might be yarn for stockings, material for a coat, a pound of "dubock" (tobacco), or postage for a letter. A study of the names appearing in Litwiller's notebook is a veritable "who's who" of new Amish-Mennonite arrivals in Canada. Litwiller also had dealings with his non-Amish neighbours, most of whom were Roman Catholic.

Peter's compassionate business acumen won for himself the respect of his co-religionists and, at the age of 28, he was chosen for the ministry in the Wilmot Amish Mennonite congregation in 1845. That was also the year that he served as one of the trustees who purchased the school site which the Amish had established at the site of the present St. Agatha Mennonite Church.

Peter's brother-in-law, Rudolph Roth, a gifted preacher, had been ordained minister in 1835 and bishop in 1843. Family relationships during the next few years must have been very trying for Peter and his sisters and in-laws when Rudolph Roth, his wife Maria (nee Litwiller), Jacob and Barbara (Litwiller) Gardner, and Veronica (Litwiller) Gingerich (but not her husband) joined the Reformed Mennonites . Rudolph's early demise in 1853 removed him from any conflict which Peter might have had with him.

Rudolph's leaving the Amish-Mennonite fold and the deaths of both Bishop John Oesch in Hay and Bishop Christian Miller in Wilmot, left the aged Bishop Christian Wagler, recent immigrant from Alsace, as the only bishop for the whole Amish-Mennonite constituency. It must have been Bishop Wagler who ordained Peter Litwiller that same year, and after Wagler's death the following year, Peter was left with bishop oversight over the whole Amish-Mennonite community from Wilmot to Lake Huron.

Joseph Ruby was ordained bishop for the South Easthope-East Zorra congregation in 1853 and John Jantzi for the North Wilmot-Wellesley congregation in 1859. The Hay congregation, however, did not ordain a bishop, and were served by those in East Zorra or Wilmot for the next 100 years.

Peter Litwiller's farm buildings were across the street and up the road a short distance from the Catholic Church. In 1857, a dedicated young man by the name of Eugene Funcken arrived in St. Agatha to serve in the Congregation of the Resurrection. Father Funcken was full of zeal and energy. These two men might have had good reasons to ignore each other, at best, or engage in a running feud, at worst, but they did neither. According to family tradition, they met with each other regularly to discuss topics of a religious nature. They set the stage for a peaceful community, rather than one where various factions are in conflict.

Peter Litwiller died 7 July 1878. It is said that when the funeral cortege passed the Catholic church on its way to the Amish cemetery, Father Funcken had the bells tolled. A broadside printed at the time of his death is also attributed to Father Funcken. In it he extolled the bishop's character and his ministry.<sup>1

1</sup>Roth, Lorraine. "Litwiller, Peter (1809-1878)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. October 2004. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 13 Nov 2005

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Herald of Truth - Volume XV, Number 8 - August 1878, pages 141, 143 and 144

LITZWILER.-July 8th, of long suffering with rheumatism, PETER LITZWILER, bishop of the Amish Mennonite church, at the age of 69 years, 5 months and 27 days. He was beloved by all who knew him.

Peter married Elizabeth Lichti 1830. Elizabeth (daughter of Johannes F. "John" Lichti and Magdalena Joder) was born 2 Oct 1808, , France; died 25 Feb 1882; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Litwiller
• Name: Lizzie Lichty
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-24855
• Immigration: 9 Jul 1825, New York City, New York, USA.
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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Immigration:
Departed Le Harve, France on the passenger ship "Elizabeth" arrived New York City 9 Jul 1825"
John Leichy, age 67, farmer, from France
Madelina Leichty, age 52
Joseph Leichty,, age 26
Maria Leichty, age 18
Elizabeth Leichty, age 16
Nicholas Leichty, 1

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• Name: Michael Yantzi
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-80907
• Immigration: 1828, , Canada
• Residence: 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Retired: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Michael — Maria Boshart. Maria was born 1814, , , France; died Abt 1853. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Maria Jantzi
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-87089
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish

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• Name: John Schwartzentruber
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-59702
• Residence: 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Johannes married Barbara Birkley 21 Jan 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Jacob Birkley) was born Abt 1808, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Barbara Buercky
• Name: Barbara Schwartzentruber
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-59704
• Residence: 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-239546
• Occupation: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Yeoman
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

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It is reported by Christian Erb was born in Walle, Strasburg, Germany, not yet proven.

Christian — Elisabeth Schultz. Elisabeth was born 1798, , , France; died Bef 1871. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elisabeth Erb
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-239547
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Amish
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite