Jacob Bretz^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1822 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Jacob Bretz
  Born	24 Apr 1822	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1843	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Dunkard
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Tunker
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Tunker
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Retired	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Eby ID Number	00015-1192
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I16220	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	John Bretz,   b. Abt 1800, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Christina Detweiler,   b. Abt 1800, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susannah Fischer,   b. 15 Feb 1823, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario ,   d. 12 Mar 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)
  Married	24 Oct 1843	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Children	1. Noah Bretz,   b. 10 Aug 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1863  (Age 16 years)   2. Daniel Bretz,   b. 21 Jun 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Joseph Bretz,   b. 5 Nov 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Aug 1938, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   4. Mary Bretz,   b. 4 Apr 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Benjamin Bretz,   b. 25 Nov 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Matilda Bretz,   b. 13 Aug 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Nancy Bretz,   b. 7 Nov 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1864  (Age 3 years)   8. John Bretz,   b. 15 Feb 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Sarah Bretz,   b. 24 May 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Enoch Bretz,   b. 7 Dec 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F4311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Voltz,   b. 6 Dec 1821, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Mar 1870  [9]
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F4312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Bretz, "son of John and Christina (Detweiler) Bretz, was born April 24th, 1822. He was first married to Susannah Fisher who was born February 15th, 1823, and died March 12th, 1870. After his wife's decease he married again. His second wife is Margaret Voltz. She was born December 6th, 1821. At present they reside in the village of Breslau. He had a family of ten children with his first wife" 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..., 298. [S173] Ancestry.com. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). Erected in the memory of/ Susanna/ wife of/ Jacob Bretz Jr./ died Mar. 12, 1870/ aged 47 yrs. 27 days/ There/ in relation lie/ sweetly sleep, lie and/ slumber/ rest thy bodies in/ the tomb/ days, weeks, and years/ with number On tombstone it states Jacob Bretz is Jacob Bretz Jr., but Eby states son of John. [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..., 515. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 9. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. gives age and country of birth [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 17. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 5. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 10. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 9 Page 65. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huether, Preston report 30. Jacob Bretz, to Susanna Fisher, both of Wateloo. 24 Oct. 1843

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Apr 1822 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1843 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Oct 1843 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Dunkard - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Tunker - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Tunker - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth