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

Maria "Mary" Miller[1]

Female 1851 - 1921  (69 years)


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  • Name Maria "Mary" Miller 
    Born 13 Dec 1851  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14865206 
    Name Maria "Mary" Litwiller 
    Name Mary Miller 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Amish 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-124984 
    Died 30 Aug 1921  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 9
    Buried Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I124984  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Christian S. Miller,   b. 22 Feb 1830, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1916, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Maria Roth,   b. 1826, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1891  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 2 Feb 1851  [10
    Family ID F30191  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rev. Christian Litwiller,   b. 13 Sep 1848, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1924, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 27 Sep 1870  [4
    Children 
     1. Barbara Litwiller,   b. 5 Oct 1872, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1936  (Age 63 years)
     2. Jacob Litwiller,   b. 7 Mar 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1928  (Age 54 years)
     3. Moses Litwiller,   b. 1 Jul 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1916, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     4. Annie Litwiller,   b. 3 Aug 1878, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1968, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     5. Samuel Litwiller,   b. 16 Jan 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1955, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     6. Mary Litwiller,   b. 20 Dec 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     7. Veronica "Frances" Litwiller,   b. 18 Jul 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1920, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
     8. Lydia Litwiller,   b. 7 Jun 1889,   d. 16 Mar 1932  (Age 42 years)
     9. David Litwiller,   b. 4 Mar 1895, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1959, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F30996  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Litwiller.-Maria Litwiller, nee Miller, was born in Wilmot, Ont., Dec. 13, 1851; died Aug. 30, 1921; aged 69 y. 8 m. 17 d. Sept. 27, 1870, she was married to Pre. Chr. Litwiller. To this union were born 9 children-4 sons and 5 daughters. One son and 1 daughter preceded her. She leaves husband, 7 children, 30 grandchildren and one great-grandchild, 1 brother, 3 sisters, and many friends and acquaintances. Mother was sick for nearly two years when the last 3 months she suffered much pain but was very patient during her afflictions. She united with the A. M. Church in her teens and remained faithful to the end. Funeral services were conducted at the home by Bro. P. Boshart and at the church by Bros. C. Z. Yoder in English and Jonas Snyder in German. Texts, Isa. 35: 8-10; Phil. 1: 21. Buried in adjoining cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume XIV, Number 27 - October 6, 1921 - p. 527

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12853-96.
      Jacob Litwiller, 22, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp., res. same, son of Christian and Maria, married Rachel Jantzi, 18, b. Wellesley Twp., res. same, daughter of Christian and Anna, Witness(es): Moses Litwiller and Jacob Jantzi, Both of Wilmot, 22 Sept 1896 At Wellesley

    2. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-5 Page 13.

    3. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 8.

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 6, 1921 - Obituary of Maria Miller.

    5. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Mary Litwiller b. 13 Dec 1851 Baden, d. 30 Aug 1921 Wilmot d/o Christian Miller (b. Baden) & Maria Roth (b. Baden) cause: permious anaemia (2 years) & dropsy

    6. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 9 Page 4.

    7. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 7.

    8. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 12 Page 76.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1851). Maria Miller Litwiller (1851-1921) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 12 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14865206/maria-litwiller.

    10. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Christian S. Miller - March 16, 1916.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Dec 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Amish - 1911 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 Aug 1921 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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