Susannah Musselman^{[1, 2]}

1866 - 1918  (51 years)

• Name	Susannah Musselman
  Born	28 Sep 1866	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Susannah McArthur
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	United Brethren
  Residence	1896	Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States
  Occupation	1902	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Factory Hand
  Residence	Cupar, , Saskatchewan, Canada
  Residence	1912	129 Elgin St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	00083-4932
  Died	18 Jan 1918	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I13853	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	David M. Musselman,   b. 26 May 1832, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jan 1905, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Magdalena "Polly" Brubacher,   b. 10 Mar 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Dec 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	7 Dec 1852	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilbert James McArthur,   b. 1869, , Canada ,   d. 14 Oct 1961, Langford, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1895	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F6521	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Susannah Musselman, "was born September 28th, 1866. She is engaged in The Williams, Green & Rome shirt factory, in Berlin." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. _______________ Death of Mrs. W. J. McArthur on Friday Susannah B. Musselman, wife of Wilbert J. McArthur, passed away Friday afternoon at two p.m., after a protracted illness at her home, 129 Elgin St., Mrs. McArthur had been in poor health for a number of years, and with her husband she spent nearly a year in California in an effort to regain her health but in spite of the most tender care and expert medical treatment she succumbed on Friday. The funeral will take place from the residence, 129 Elgin St., on Sunday at two o'clock p.m., to the East End Mennonite Church for service and burial. Deceased who was a daughter of the late David M. Musselman was born in the Township of Woolwich near Elmira, on the 28th Sept., 1866. She was married to Wilbert J. McArthur on Dec. 31st, 1896, and lived in Buffalo until 1905, when she removed to Cupar, Sask., where she remained until 1912. After a sojourn in California, she and her husband returned to Kitchener and took up residence at 129 Elgin St., in 1912, where they have lived ever since. Mrs. McArthur was of a generous and unselfish disposition, and her life was marked by her devotion to the interests of her husband, family and friends. She was a member of the Trinity Methodist church, and her five years' illness was borne with cheerfulness and Christian fortitude. She is survived by her husband Wilbert J. McArthur, three sisters and three brothers: Mrs. Jno S. Lowe, Cupar, Sask., Lydia and Mrs. W. H. Woods, both of Kitchener, S. B. Musselman, Loreburn, Sask., D. B. Musselman, of Lockwood, Sask., and J. B. of Regina, Sask. Berlin Daily Telegraph, January 19, 1918

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 122. [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..., 354. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Susannah B / Musselman / wife of / Wilbert J. McArthur / 1867-1918 [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2 Page 8. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 25. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 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..., 121. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Benjamin Eby, Minister of the Mennonist Society of Berlin, returns 223 and 224. David M. Musselmann of Woolwich married 7 Dec 1852 to Magdalena Brubacher of Waterloo. Wit: John Brubacher and Christian Eby. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose. BRUBACHER, Magdalena married 7 Dec 1852 Berlin. To Daniel M. MUSSELMANN, Woolwich. minister Joseph Hegy newspaper date 16 Dec 1852 Pg: 51

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Sep 1866 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethren - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 31 Dec 1895 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1896 - Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States Occupation - Factory Hand - 1902 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Cupar, , Saskatchewan, Canada Died - 18 Jan 1918 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth