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

Family: Barnabas Devitt / Magdalena Shoemaker (F1513)

m. 1 May 1831


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  • Father | Male
    Barnabas Devitt

    Born  25 Mar 1807  , New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Jan 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  1 May 1831  [1, 2]  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Dennis Devitt | F1028 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Martin | F1028 Group Sheet 

    Magdalena ShoemakerMother | Female
    Magdalena Shoemaker

    Born  20 Nov 1811  Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Nov 1907  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Johannes "John" Schumacher | F1505 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Maria "Mary" Shantz | F1505 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Devitt

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    Child 2 | Male
    Jacob Devitt

    Born  13 Mar 1832  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 May 1832   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    John DevittChild 3 | Male
    John Devitt

    Born  7 Apr 1833  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Dec 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Mayor Benjamin DevittChild 4 | Male
    Mayor Benjamin Devitt

    Born  10 Jul 1835  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Sep 1910  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nancy Lewis Bowman | F2410 
    Married  29 Sep 1857  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Isaac DevittChild 5 | Male
    Isaac Devitt

    Born  22 Jan 1837  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Sep 1907  Nelson Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Ann Quickfall | F3480 
    Married  18 Mar 1862  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Male
    David Devitt

    Born  12 Aug 1839  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Dec 1915  Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Louisa Krause | F284 
    Married  22 Sep 1868  Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Theresa Weigel | F285 
    Married  25 Mar 1879  Raleigh Township, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Female
    Magdalena Devitt

    Born  4 Aug 1841  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Oct 1842  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    Abraham Devitt

    Born  1 Dec 1841  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 May 1893  Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Mary Mann | F4411 
    Married     
    Spouse  ? | F37932 
    Married     

    Child 9 | Female
    Mary A. Devitt

    Born  1 Feb 1844  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Aug 1914  Lyndhurst, Augusta, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Columbia Furnace Union Church Cemetery, Columbia Furnace, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jacob Heiser Wissler | F705 
    Married  27 Sep 1865  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Male
    Barnabas Devitt

    Born  18 Aug 1846  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1913   
    Buried    Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Emma Mayberry | F1346 
    Married     

    Child 11 | Female
    Magdalena Devitt

    Born  13 Aug 1848  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Oct 1849   
    Buried     

    Child 12 | Male
    Menno Devitt

    Born  6 Oct 1850  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Mar 1932  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  19 Mar 1932  Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Ann Sauder | F252046 
    Married  22 Sep 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 13 | Male
    Matthew Devitt

    Born  7 Oct 1852  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Jun 1856  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 14 | Female
    Louisa Devitt

    Born  20 Sep 1856  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1927   
    Buried    Zion Cemetery, Wainfleet Township, Wentworth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jacob Smith | F3543 
    Married  25 Sep 1883  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 452.

    2. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 528.