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

Family: Simon B. Heist / Magdalena Devitt (F3555)

m. 22 Mar 1870


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  • Father | Male
    Simon B. Heist

    Born  6 Aug 1845  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Aug 1925  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
    Married  22 Mar 1870  [1, 2, 3]  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Christof "Simon" Haist | F11730 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Eva Burkhardt | F11730 Group Sheet 

    Mother | 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
    Father  Dennis Devitt | F3544 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Magdalena Keller | F3544 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Dr. Edgar Devitt Heist

    Born  12 Jan 1871  Nine Pines, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 May 1939  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  Mary Luella Lewis | F22639 
    Married  13 Apr 1905  , Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Dr. Albert Aaron Heist

    Born  31 Jul 1872  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Jun 1955  Clifton Springs, Ontario, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Glenwood Cemetery, Geneva, Ontario, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Harvey Devitt Heist

    Born  18 Jan 1874  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Sep 1945  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Laura Manetta Heist

    Born  1876  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Apr 1953  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

    Child 5 | Female
    Maggie Elenor "Lenora" Heist

    Born  Mar 1878  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Apr 1932  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Dr. John Norman MacRae | F61849 
    Married  4 Nov 1919  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Male
    Melvin Dennis Heist

    Born  9 Aug 1882  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Dec 1950   
    Buried    Ross Cemetery, Baird, Callahan, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Corporal Claude Lorne Heist

    Born  12 Dec 1888  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1921   
    Buried    Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Simon Heist Born: Waterloo Age: 24 Father: Simon Heist Mother: Magdalena Heist Born: abt 1846 Spouse: Magdalena Devitt Age: 19 born: Waterloo Father: Dennis Devitt Mother: Magdalena married 22 Mar 1870 married: Waterloo, Berlin

    2. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 14.

    3. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 50.