Joseph Devitt^{[1, 2, 3]}

1839 - 1878  (39 years)

• Name	Joseph Devitt
  Born	19 Aug 1839	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Business	Brown & Erb
  	In 1867 C. F. Brown began the manufacture of furniture in West King Street, next to Simpson & Co.'s warehouse. Afterward he bought Paul Schmidt's house, 200 feet east of Gaukel Street, on the south side of King Street. Up to 1880 Joseph Devitt was his partner; then Menno Erb. Brown & Erb made also mattresses and gloves.1a 1aHistory of Kitchener
  		Berlin-Brown&Erb-building-1897-drawing.jpg
  Occupation	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Cabinet Maker
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	EA
  Residence	1864	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Evang. Assoc.
  Eby ID Number	00030-2345
  Died	29 Dec 1878  [4]
  Person ID	I12826	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Dennis Devitt,   b. 18 Aug 1813, , New Jersey ,   d. 1 Jun 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Keller,   b. 29 Jan 1819, , York Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 9 May 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	2 May 1837	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F3544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Hoffman,   b. 10 Feb 1845, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jul 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)
  Married	2 Feb 1864	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Martha Rebecca Devitt,   b. 1867, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Sarah Emmaretta Devitt,   b. Jun 1870, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 1933, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 63 years)   3. Mary Ann Devitt,   b. 1873, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Angeline Matilda Devitt,   b. 20 Apr 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jun 1901, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 28 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph Devitt, "was born August 19th, 1839, and died December 29th, 1878, aged 39 years, 4 months, and 10 days. He was married to Mary Ann Hoffman who died in June, 1874. They resided in Berlin. He was a builder and manufacturer. They had a family of four daughters, namely: Martha Rebecca, Sarah Emmaretta, Angeline Matilda, and Mary Ann. They all reside in Berlin and are doing well." 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

  [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..., 804. [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..., 840. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Jul 1874. Died 1 Jul 1874 In Berlin, Mary Ann, nee Hoffmann, wife of Joseph Devitt, died at the age of 29 years, 4 months, 18 days. [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..., 531. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 28. Joseph DAVITT Labourer Birthplace: Canada Age 13 Evangelical b. 19-Aug [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 27. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Joseph Devitt aged 24 res Waterloo born Canada son of Dennis and Magdalene married 2 Feb 1864 to Maria Hoffman aged 18 res. Berlin born Canada daughter of Jacob and Fredericka. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 3 Page 26. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 4 May 1837:21. 2 May 1837 Benjamin Eby m. Dennis Devitt to Magdalena Keller, both of Waterloo Township. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 3 Page 17.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Aug 1839 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Cabinet Maker - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - EA - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1864 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 2 Feb 1864 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evang. Assoc. - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth