1856 - 1941 (84 years)
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Name |
Hannah Cober |
Born |
4 Dec 1856 |
Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada [2, 3] |
Gender |
Female |
FindAGrave |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/282278277 |
Name |
Hannah Witmer |
Eby ID Number |
00025-1986 |
Died |
23 Mar 1941 |
Esquimalt, , British Columbia, Canada [3] |
Buried |
Hatley Memorial Gardens, Colwood, British Columbia |
Person ID |
I12811 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
9 Jun 2025 |
Father |
Nicolaus Cober, b. 4 Mar 1811, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario , d. 22 Jun 1887, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years) |
Mother |
Nancy Holm, b. 4 Nov 1813, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario , d. 5 Apr 1878, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 64 years) |
Married |
3 Apr 1832 [1, 4] |
Family ID |
F2292 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Abraham Miller Witmer, b. 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 22 Apr 1949, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada (Age 98 years) |
Married |
6 Jun 1876 |
Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada [5] |
Children |
| 1. Mabel Amanda Witmer, b. 4 Feb 1880, Amaranth Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario , d. 7 Oct 1956, Victoria, British Columbia (Age 76 years) |
| 2. Private Orwell Bruce Witmer, b. 23 Jan 1883, Amaranth Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario , d. 1 Feb 1949 (Age 66 years) |
| 3. Private Goldie Lewis Witmer, b. 23 Oct 1888, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 16 Oct 1957, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada (Age 68 years) |
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Last Modified |
10 Jun 2025 |
Family ID |
F3367 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Hannah Cober, "was born December 4th, 1856. She is married to Abraham Witmer, a millwright. They reside in British Columbia, Canada. Their family consists of three children"
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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].
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Mrs. Hannah Witmer
VICTORIA, March 24.-(CP)Mrs. Hannah Witmer, 84, died here Saturday. She was born in Puslinch, Ont., and had been a resident of Victoria for 51 years. Besides her husband, Abraham Witmer, she leaves two sons, O. B. Witmer of Namer, B.C., and G. L. Witmer of Victoria; one daughter, Mabel A. Witmer, Victoria; one brother, Rev. Peter Cober, Kitchener, Ont., and two grandchildren.
The Province, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Mon, Mar 24, 1941 Page 9
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WITMER - Funeral of Mrs. Hannah Witmer, wife of Abraham M. Witmer of 931 Craigflower Road, who passed away at the family residence on Friday, aged 84 years, will be held morrow at 2 in Sands Mortuary Chapel. Rev. C. D. Clarke will conduct services; interment, Colwood. Mrs. Witmer was born Puslinch, Ontario, and had been a resident of this city for 51 years.
Times Colonist, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Mon, Mar 24, 1941 Page 11
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WITMER - On Saturday evening, March 22, at the family residence, 931 Craigflower Road, there passed away Mrs. Hannah Witmer, beloved wife of Mr. Abraham M. Witmer, aged 84 years, born in Puslinch, Ont., and a resident of this city for the past 51 years. There remain to mourn her passing, besides her husband, two sons, O. B. Witmer of Namu, B.C., and G. L. Witmer of Victoria; one daughter, Mabel A. Witmer, at home; two grandchildren, Betty and Harry Witmer; also one brother, Rev. Peter Cober of Kitchener, Ont. The funeral will take place on Tuesday, March 25, at 2, in the chapel of the Sands Mortuary Ltd. Rev. C. D. Clarke will officiate and the remains will be laid at rest in the Colwood Burial Park.
Times Colonist, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Mon, Mar 24, 1941 Page 12
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Sources |
- [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..., 810.
- [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..., 463.
- [S3186] Canada, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
NameHannah Witmer
GenderFemale
Death Age84
Birth Dateabt 1857
Birth PlacePuslinch, Ont.
Death Date22 Mar 1941
Death Place931 Craig-Flower Road
Burial Date25 Mar
Obituary Date24 Mar 1941
Obituary PlaceVictoria, British Columbia, Canada
Newspaper TitleTimes Colonist
SpouseAbraham M. Witmer
ChildO. B. Witmer; G. L. Witmer; Mabel A. Witmer
SiblingsPeter Cober
- [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..., 461.
- [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
Hannah Cober Born: Canada Age: 19 Father: Nicholas Cober Mother: Nancy Cober Born: abt 1857 Spouse: Abraham Miller Witmer Age: 24 born: Canada Father: Elias Witmer Mother: Elizabeth Witmer married 6 Jun 1876 married: Wellington, Puslinch
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 | Born - 4 Dec 1856 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada |
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 | Married - 6 Jun 1876 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada |
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 | Died - 23 Mar 1941 - Esquimalt, , British Columbia, Canada |
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 | Buried - - Hatley Memorial Gardens, Colwood, British Columbia |
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