Moses Reist^{[1, 2]}

1834 - 1911  (77 years)

• Name	Moses Reist
  Born	18 Jan 1834	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1854	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1869	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 104, Waterloo County, Ontario   [14]
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	C. Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Retired	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Eby ID Number	00090-5216
  Died	12 Feb 1911  [7, 8]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Person ID	I11847	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	David Reist,   b. 21 Jan 1805, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 26 Nov 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Mary Mosser,   b. 9 Nov 1812, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 3 Sep 1866, Near Kossuth, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 53 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1830  [15, 16]
  Family ID	F1259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Catharine "Catherine" Shantz,   b. 7 Apr 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Mar 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 36 years)
  Married	5 Sep 1854	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 13]
  Children	1. Mary Ann Reist,   b. 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alexander Reist,   b. 4 Nov 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jun 1866  (Age 9 years)   3. Esther Reist,   b. 20 Jan 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Mar 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   4. Leah Reist,   b. 8 Sep 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1923  (Age 62 years)   5. Sarah S. Reist,   b. 23 Jul 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jul 1941, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   6. Moses Reist,   b. 4 Jun 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Apr 1871  (Age 6 years)   7. Isaac Reist,   b. 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 6 years)   8. David S. Reist,   b. 8 Mar 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Sep 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 23 years)   9. Catharine Reist,   b. 11 Dec 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1925  (Age 55 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F3324	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Moses Reist, "the third son of David and Mary (Mosser) Reist, was born January 18th, 1834. He is a farmer and owns a beautiful farm a little south-west of Shantz Station. He is married to Catharine Shantz, a sister to his brother's (Peter) wife. She was born April 7th, 1838, and died March 22nd, 1875. They have had a family of eight children, namely: Mary Ann, married to Alexander Stauffer, Alexander (dead), Esther, married to Josiah Nahrgang, Leah, married to David Gimble, Isaac (dead), Sarah, married to Levi Snyder, David (dead), and Catharine, married to Morris May." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. _______________ Reist.--Moses Reist was born Jan. 18, 1834, in Waterloo Co., Ont.; died Feb. 12, 1911; aged 77 y. 24 d. His wife preceded him 36 years ago; also 3 sons. Leaves to mourn their loss, 5 daughters, 38 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, 3 brothers and a sister. Within the last 24 hours of his life he professed to have made peace with his God, and desired to be baptized. Bro. I A. Wambold administered the rite on the afternoon of Feb. 11, and the spirit took its flight early next morning. A wasted life. A God of mercy. He was buried on Feb. 14, at the Cresman cemetery near Breslau, Ont., services conducted by I. A. Wambold. Gospel Herald - Volume III, Number 50 - March 16, 1911 - page 803, 804

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 396. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1 Apr 1875. Died 22 Mar 1875 In Waterloo Township, Catharina, nee Schantz, wife of Moses Reist, died at the age of 36 years, 11 months, 15 days. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 171. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 9. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. gives age and country of birth [S276] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1881, Waterloo South, Waterloo South, Ontario Film 1375900 District 161 Sub-district C Division 1 Page Number 15 Household Number 67. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . In / memory of / Moses Reist / born Jan.18,1834 / died Feb.12,1911 / aged / 77 yrs 24 dys [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 16, 1911 - Obituary Moses Reist. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 28. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 15. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 30. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 58. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Moses Reist, farmer of Waterloo Twp. married 5 Sep 1854 in Berlin by banns to Catherine Schantz of Waterlooo Twp. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Catharine Keist Event Type: Birth Event Date: 11 Dec 1869 Event Place: Waterloo TwpWaterloo, Ontario, Canada Gender: Female Father's Name: Moses Keist Lot 104 tp. of Waterloo Mother's Name: Catharine Shontz [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 170. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 116.

  
  

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  Born - 18 Jan 1834 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1854 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Sep 1854 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth