Caroline Schweitzer^[1]

1844 - 1925  (80 years)

• Name	Caroline Schweitzer
  Born	10 Nov 1844	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	14 Nov 1844	, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Name	Caroline Devitt
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	O M
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Evangelical
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	C. Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00030-2348.1
  Died	14 Aug 1925	Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3, 9]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 9]
  Person ID	I12844	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Schweitzer,   b. 25 Jul 1814, , Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 4 Aug 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Catharina Weber,   b. CALC 8 May 1819, , Bavaria, Germany ,   d. 6 Dec 1888, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Family ID	F30112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dennis K. Devitt,   b. 27 Nov 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 May 1934  (Age 89 years)
  Married	Mar 1870  [8]
  Children	1. Ezra S. Devitt,   b. 9 Aug 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ephraim Joseph Devitt,   b. 11 Aug 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   3. Emanuel Devitt,   b. 1877, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1928  (Age 51 years)   4. Priscilla Devitt,   b. 1 Nov 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jun 1971, Watrous, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F3551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Dennis K. Devitt The death occurred nt Hamilton Friday afternoon at 12: 30 o'clock of Caroline Schweitzer, beloved wife of Dennis K. Devitt, in her 81st year. The funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon at two o'clock from the family residence, Mannheim; to Latchar's Mennonite church for service and cemetery for interment, Kitchener Daily Record Aug 15 1925 pg 11 __________________ Large Funeral The funeral of the late Caroline beloved wife Schweitzer beloved wife of Mr. Dennis K. Devitt, who was buried on Saturday afternoon last, was largely attended. Mrs. Devitt who was in her 81st year was laid away in Latchars Mennonite cemetery. She died in Hamilton in the early morning of Friday, August 14th, the body being taken to their home here for burial. The service at the house was conducted by the Rev. Brubacher of New Dundee while the funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Jacob Detweiller of Kitchener. He read from 1 Cor.: 15. He delivered a most impressive and heart searching discourse to a church filled to capacity. Deniss her aged part ner in life, E. J. and Mrs. Devitt and a host of relatives and friends have the sympathy of the whole neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Devitt and daughter Mrs. Baker from Novar, Muskoka, attended the funeral of the former's mother. Mr. Moses Devitt and Mrs. Simon feist brother and sister of Dennis .evitt attended the funeral on Sunday. Waterloo Chronicle 20 Aug 1925, p. 1

  
  

• 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..., 532. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-3 Page 3. [S49] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Latschaw Mennonite CC#4560 [now Mannheim Mennonite] Internet Link. In loving memory of/ Dennis K. Devitt/ born Nov. 27, 1844/ died May 15, 1934/ aged 89 yrs 6 mos/ Caroline Schweitzer/ wife of/ Dennis K. Devitt/ died Aug. 14, 1925/ aged 80 yrs 9 mos/ we shall meet again/ Devitt [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 6. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 9. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 75. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 48. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 47. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20721642.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Nov 1844 - , Ontario, Canada Birth - 14 Nov 1844 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - O M - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Aug 1925 - Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth