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

Family: Benjamin Detweiler / Elizabeth Kennedy (F5482)

m. 10 Oct 1837


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  • Father | Male
    Benjamin Detweiler

    Born  23 Nov 1813  , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1900   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  10 Oct 1837  [1, 2]   
    Father  Rev. Jacob Detweiler | F5427 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susannah Rosenberger | F5427 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Elizabeth Kennedy

    Born  7 Jun 1820  , Inverness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1900   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother   

    Child 1 | Male
    Rev. Noah Detweiler

    Born  23 Mar 1839  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Dec 1914  Toronto, York Co., 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  Veronica "Fanny" Busch | F5483 
    Married  4 Sep 1860  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Menno K. Detweiler

    Born  6 Sep 1840  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Jul 1891  Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Margaret Ruppel | F5484 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Male
    Isaac Detweiler

    Born  11 Dec 1841  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Catharine Busch | F5485 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Male
    Daniel K. Detweiler

    Born  26 Apr 1843  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried    6th Line Evangelical United Brethern Cemetery, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth Schneider | F5486 
    Married  30 Oct 1866  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    John K. Detweiler

    Born  15 Feb 1845  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Margaret Dodds | F5487 
    Married  14 Oct 1869  Paisley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Susan Detweiler

    Born  1846  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Female
    Sarah Ann Detweiler

    Born  15 Feb 1847  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Aug 1912  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  Jacob Frederick Welz | F5488 
    Married  28 Jan 1873  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Phoebe Detweiler

    Born  23 Jan 1849  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Nov 1907   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Michael Haug | F5490 
    Married     

    Child 9 | Female
    Rebecca Detweiler

    Born  15 Jun 1851  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Feb 1914   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Isaac Kolb | F3861 
    Married     

    Child 10 | Male
    Samuel K. Detweiler

    Born  25 May 1853  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 May 1912   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Williams | F5492 
    Married     

    Child 11 | Male
    Benjamin Detweiler

    Born  7 Apr 1855  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Bef 1899  Centreville (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 12 | Female
    Magdalena "Lena" Detweiler

    Born  23 Jan 1857  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 May 1896  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Benjamin L. Eby | F5271 
    Married  2 Mar 1879  Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 13 | Female
    Lovina K. Detweiler

    Born  13 Dec 1859  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Sep 1941  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  27 Sep 1941  First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Charles Hamel | F6510 
    Married  11 May 1904  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 14 | Female
    Priscilla Detwiler

    Born  CALC 17 Oct 1873   
    Died  17 Jan 1882  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

  • 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..., 519.

    2. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 26.