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

Family: Benjamin Stauffer / Maria "Mary" Betzner (F2810)

m. 23 May 1865


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  • Father | Male
    Benjamin Stauffer

    Born  1841  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef 1911   
    Buried     
    Married  23 May 1865  [1, 2, 3]  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John Stauffer | F957 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Hannah Schlichter | F957 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Maria "Mary" Betzner

    Born  4 Aug 1843  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Jun 1924   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jacob B. Betzner | F2773 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Magdalena Scheirich | F2773 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Isaac Stauffer

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

    Child 2 | Female
    Lena Stauffer

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

    Child 3 | Female
    Zalinda Stauffer

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

    Child 4 | Female
    Magdalena Stauffer

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

    Child 5 | Female
    Ellen Stauffer

    Born  25 Jul 1866  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 May 1927  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
    Spouse  Abraham B. Clemmer | F2698 
    Married  26 Mar 1890  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Noah S. Weber | F5408 
    Married  14 May 1902   

    Child 6 | Female
    Sulinda Stauffer

    Born  28 Feb 1868  , Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Jan 1943  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jonah Steen Baer | F1793 
    Married  26 Oct 1887  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Rev. Norman B. StaufferChild 7 | Male
    Rev. Norman B. Stauffer

    Born  30 Dec 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Sep 1927  Aldersyde, Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount View Mennonite Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Malinda Snider | F6305 
    Married  1 Aug 1917   
    Spouse  Elizabeth "Lizzie" Otterbein | F26917 
    Married  17 Oct 1894  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    John J. Stauffer

    Born  21 Aug 1872  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Nov 1907   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Lieutenant Joseph Emmett StaufferChild 9 | Male
    Lieutenant Joseph Emmett Stauffer

    Born  29 Oct 1874  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Apr 1917  , France Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Vimy Memorial, , Pas De Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Emma Ernst | F51900 
    Married     

    Child 10 | Female
    Mary Magdalena "Lena" Stauffer

    Born  3 Dec 1876  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Dec 1938  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
    Spouse  Henry M. Brubacher | F39565 
    Married     
    Spouse  Abraham Lincoln Shantz | F951 
    Married  24 May 1922   

    Child 11 | Male
    Frederick Stauffer

    Born  1879  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 10, 1924.
      Obituary of Mary Betzner

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 8 Jun 1865.
      Married 23 May 1865 By Rev. Wurster, Benjamin Staufer was married to Maria Betzner, both of Waterloo.

    3. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Benjamin Staufer, 24, res. Waterloo, b. Wilmot, son of John and Hanna (Schlichter), married 23 May 1865 Mart Betzner, 22, res.Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of Jacob and Mathi