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

Family: Johannes B. "John" Bender / Catherine "Katie" Miller (F19474)

m. 11 Jul 1841


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  • Father | Male
    Johannes B. "John" Bender

    Born  1817  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Sep 1874  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    East Zorra Amish Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  11 Jul 1841  [1, 2]  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jacob Bender | F20606 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Magdalena "Lena" Brenneman | F20606 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Catherine "Katie" Miller

    Born  25 Nov 1823  , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Jul 1874  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    East Zorra Amish Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jacob Miller | F18514 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Barbara Sommer | F18514 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Bishop Jacob M. Bender

    Born  4 Jun 1842  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Jul 1914  South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    East Zorra Amish Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Maria Ruby | F34319 
    Married     
    Spouse  Elizabeth Miller | F36014 
    Married  6 Oct 1863  , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Christian Bender

    Born  1844  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Male
    John M. Bender

    Born  25 Jun 1847  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 May 1917  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Catherine Ruby | F20410 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Male
    Nathan Bender

    Born  1848  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Female
    Magdalena Bender

    Born  1849  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Male
    Joseph M. Bender

    Born  15 Dec 1851  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried    East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth R. Ruby | F20412 
    Married  28 Sep 1875  South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Solomon M. Bender

    Born  14 Jun 1854  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Nov 1926  East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    East Zorra Amish Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Veronica "Fanny" Steinman | F36013 
    Married  12 Dec 1876   

    Child 8 | Male
    Samuel M. Bender

    Born  3 Jun 1859  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 May 1930  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Magdalena R. Lebold | F19150 
    Married  9 Jan 1883  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Female
    Mary Bender

    Born  1860  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Sep 1889   
    Buried    East Zorra Amish Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Joseph K. Yantzi | F43043 
    Married  15 Feb 1881   

    Child 10 | Male
    Daniel Bender

    Born  1863  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 11 | Male
    David M. Bender

    Born  28 Jan 1864  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Mar 1935  South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Barbara Zehr | F20287 
    Married  6 Dec 1887   

    Child 12 | Male
    Noah Bender

    Born  1865  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Annie Schwartzentruber | F62983 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852.
      By Rev'd John Oesch, Minister Of The Mennonist Society, Wilmot Township
      John Bender, To Catharine Miller, Both Of Wilmot. 11 July 1841. Wit. Rudolph Roth And Christian Kropf.

    2. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 23 Jul 1841 pg 30.
      11 Jul 1841 Pastor Johannes Oesch m. Johannes BENDER, son of Jacob Bender, to Catharina MUELLER, daughter of the late Jacob Mueller, both from Wilmot.