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

Family: Dennis Devitt / Magdalena Keller (F3544)

m. 2 May 1837


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  • Father | Male
    Dennis Devitt

    Born  18 Aug 1813  , New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Jun 1880  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
    Married  2 May 1837  [1, 2, 3, 4]  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3, 4] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Dennis Devitt | F1028 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Martin | F1028 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Magdalena Keller

    Born  29 Jan 1819  , York Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 May 1896  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Other Spouse  Devitt | F245038 
    Married     
    Father  John Keller | F3567 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Magdalena Shuh | F3567 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    David Devitt

    Born  7 Jan 1838  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef 1901   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Nancy Hallman | F1870 
    Married     
    Spouse  Barbara Shantz | F3545 
    Married  18 Sep 1860  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Susannah Shantz | F3546 
    Married     

    Joseph DevittChild 2 | Male
    Joseph Devitt

    Born  19 Aug 1839  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Dec 1878   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Mary Ann Hoffman | F671 
    Married  2 Feb 1864  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Moses Devitt

    Born  16 Jun 1841  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Jan 1931   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Weber | F3548 
    Married  1 Mar 1864  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Elizabeth "Betsy" Devitt

    Born  17 Feb 1843  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Henry Carr | F3550 
    Married  18 Oct 1868  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    Dennis K. Devitt

    Born  27 Nov 1844  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 May 1934   
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Caroline Schweitzer | F3551 
    Married  Mar 1870   

    Child 6 | Male
    William Devitt

    Born  9 Oct 1846  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Apr 1872  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  Isabella Stevenson | F3552 
    Married  1 Mar 1870  Seaforth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Female
    Barbara Devitt

    Born  20 Oct 1848  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1921   
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John S. Heist | F3554 
    Married  7 Jun 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Magdalena Devitt

    Born  12 Aug 1850  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Jul 1936  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Simon B. Heist | F3555 
    Married  22 Mar 1870  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Male
    John K. Devitt

    Born  9 Jun 1852  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Jan 1935  Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    West Zion Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Susannah Cressman | F3556 
    Married  2 Mar 1875  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Male
    Rev. Isaac K. Devitt

    Born  26 Sep 1854  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1926   
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Anna Staebler | F3557 
    Married  2 May 1882   

    Aaron K. DevittChild 11 | Male
    Aaron K. Devitt

    Born  17 Nov 1856  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Aug 1947  Whitby, Whitby Twp., Ontario Co., 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  Mary Schwartz | F1686 
    Married     

    Child 12 | Female
    Sarah Devitt

    Born  25 Sep 1858  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Carl "Charles" Siebert | F3559 
    Married  11 May 1875  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 13 | Female
    Emily Devitt

    Born  3 Feb 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Rev. Menno Louis Wing | F8428 
    Married  8 Nov 1900  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 840.

    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..., 531.

    3. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 4 May 1837:21.
      2 May 1837 Benjamin Eby m. Dennis Devitt to Magdalena Keller, both of Waterloo Township.

    4. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 3 Page 17.