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

Catharine Benner[1]

Female 1832 - 1903  (70 years)


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  • Name Catharine Benner 
    Born 9 Jun 1832  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Female 
    Name Catharine Hewitt 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    United Brethren 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    United Brethren 
    Eby ID Number 00141-8462 
    Died 5 Jun 1903  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9
    Buried West Montrose United Cemetery, West Montrose, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 9
    Person ID I12295  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob Benner,   b. 25 Aug 1808, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1890, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Annie "Nancy" Bear,   b. 29 Apr 1807, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1867, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 13 Mar 1830  [10
    Family ID F3413  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elisha Hewitt, Jr.,   b. 11 Feb 1829, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Children 
     1. Hewitt,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. John Hewitt,   b. 27 Jul 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1918, Florence, Lane, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     3. Peter Hewitt,   b. 6 Jan 1852, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1936, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. Maria B. Hewitt,   b. 21 Dec 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1939, Guernsey, Saskatchewan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     5. Ellen Hewitt,   b. 20 Feb 1854, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     6. Jacob B. Hewitt,   b. 2 Apr 1855, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1926, Fresno, Fresno, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     7. Nelson Hewitt,   b. 26 Feb 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1922, Monterey Center, Allegan, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     8. Nancy "Agnes" Hewitt,   b. 21 Mar 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1936, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     9. Laura Hewitt,   b. 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F3419  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Catharine Benner, "was born June 9th, 1832. She is married to Elisha Hewitt, a farmer. They reside near West Montrose, Ontario."


      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.].

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12351-1883 Eliza Penfold & Jacob Hewitt.

    2. [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..., 705.

    3. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-6 Page 5.

    4. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 4 Page 16.

    5. [S349] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - West Montrose United CC#4596 Internet Link.
      H / In Memory of / CATHERINE BENNER / Beloved Wife of / ELISHA HEWITT / Born June 9, 1832 / Died June 5, 1903 /-- / Also ELISHA HEWITT / Born Feb. 11, 1829 / Died May 22, 1908 /

    6. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 62.

    7. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 6 Page 59.

    8. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 11.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182805319.

    10. [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..., 704.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Jun 1832 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Brethren - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Brethren - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Jun 1903 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - West Montrose United Cemetery, West Montrose, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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