Simon Beaty^{[1, 2, 3]}

1828 - 1897  (69 years)

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• Name	Simon Beaty
  Born	28 May 1828	, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1897	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	farmer
  Residence	Mennonite  [7]
  Eby ID Number	00027-2013.4
  Died	2 Jul 1897	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 9, 10]
  	Cause: cancer of the stomach
  Buried	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 10]
  Person ID	I16712	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Sergt John B. Beaty,   b. 27 Dec 1779, , , Ireland ,   d. 27 Apr 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Maria "Polly" "Mary" Cress,   b. 29 Apr 1790, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Mar 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F4408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Julia Ann Bascomb,   b. 27 Sep 1835, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Mar 1916, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. John Silas Beaty,   b. 12 Aug 1853, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jul 1931, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   2. Catharine Beaty,   b. 10 Mar 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Oct 1898  (Age 44 years)   3. Solomon N. Beatty,   b. 6 Mar 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 May 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   4. Urias W. Beatty,   b. 18 May 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Oct 1935, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   5. Mary Anne Beaty,   b. 1863, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Angeline Beaty,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Adeline Beaty,   b. 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Ida R. Beaty,   b. 26 May 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1946  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F31542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Simon Beaty, "is married and resides in Woolwich Township, opposite the Wellesley and Peel Townline, where he owns a beautiful farm." 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.]. ___________________ THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE An interesting meeting took place the Saturday before last in the old log cabin in Waterloo Park. This house was, of course, the first schoolhouse in this area and stood originally on the school-house square at the corner of King and Church Streets in Waterloo. It was built in 1820 and served its purpose until 1842, when it was torn down and a 1-storey stone house was constructed on the site. The dismantled log house was erected again in Greenbush and served as a residence for a long time for the coloured man, Mr. Carroll and his family. In the course of this year, the Waterloo Park Commissioners purchased the house, moved it to their park and furnished it again as it was when it was a school-house. At this gathering, in addition to many other ladies and gentlemen, the following (male and female) former pupils attended, took their places on the benches, and were called to order by the 82-year-old teacher, Benjamin Burkholder, who held the scepter, or rather, the switch, from 1831 to 1842 in the old log-house: Joel Guth, 80 years old; Abraham Scherk, Blair, 79; Jakob Bricker, Waterloo, 77; Sarah Burkholder, nee Erb, Bridgeport, 75; Amos Weber, Berlin, 73; John C, Bricker, Hawksville, 71; Maria Erb, nee Quickfall, Norwich 69; David B. Eby, Waterloo, 69; Wendel Baumann, Woolwich, 68; Henry Stauffer, Erbsville, 67; Simon Beatty, Elmira, 67; Jakob Ratz, New Hamburg, 67; Israel Baumann, Berlin, 65; George Elbert, Moorefield, 63; George H. Baumann, Elmira, 63; John Devitt, Waterloo, 62; Richard Quickfall, Bridgeport, 62; Isaak Hoffmann, Waterloo, 61; Robert Barkwell, Peel, 60; Diana McMahon, nee Dekay, Berlin, 60; Thomas Quickfall, Floradale, 60; Benjamin Devitt, Waterloo, 60; Isaak Devitt, Floradale, 58; John Longmann, Peel, 57. In addition, to these, the teacher read the names of 25 pupils from the roll; they were, however, absent. Mr. Burkholder gave an interesting talk about the history of the old school-house, and after him, Rev. J.A. MacLachlan, Rev. J. McNair, Mr. J.E. Baumann, M.P., and Mr. Jakob Ratz spoke about the old days which brought many things out of the past to mind again. School was, as a rule, only in session in winter and the costs were borne by the parents of the children. There were few subjects taught, namely: Reading, Writing and Sums. The children heard little about language, and geography; no child had more than 2 or 3 books. The predominant language was German. The pupils learned to read and write English, but didn't understand a word of it. Among the teachers in the old school-house from 1820-1842, with the exception of Mr. Burkholder, were the following whose names are still recognized: Jephtha DeKay, Joseph Guth, John Herringer, Peter Otto, John Dobbin, Elias Eby, Robert Barber, & Joseph Eby. After those present, on hearing the various speeches felt themselves transported back to the past, the school was closed at four o'clock and the pupils were gathered together in front of the school and photographed as a group. On their return into the school, they found it had been transformed into a dining room with heavily-laden tables, which the old-timers thoroughly enjoyed. After everyone had chatted cordially for a while longer, the gathering broke up. The company will not meet again in complete numbers, nor in such a way. Berliner Journal September 26, 1895 Page 4 Column 4

  
  

• 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..., 468. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012241-83. Josiah MUSSELMAN, 23, laborer, Woolwich twp., Elmira, s/o Isaac MUSSELMAN & Susan HINGER, married Catherine BEATTIE, 27, Waterloo, Woolwich twp., d/o Simon BEATTIE & Julia BEECOM, witn: Urias BEATTIE & Melvina GOWING, both of Woolwich twp., 3 Oct 1883 at Hawksville [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 15534-99. H. Frey Martin, 26, occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley Twp, res. of Woolwich, s/o Henry Martin & Christina Frey, married Ida Beatty, 20, b. Woolwich, res. of Woolwich, d/o Simon Beaty & Julian Bascom?, witn: Albert E. Schulz & Louisa Schulz, both of Elmira, on 1 Nov 1897, at Elmira [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 22. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2 Page 25. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 25632-1897. Simon Beaty d. 2 Jul 1897 Woolwich, aged 69y b. Canada, cause: cancer of the stomach, religion: Mennonite [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 12 Page 107. [S151] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. Jacobs Mennonite (Central Woolwich Mennonite) CC#4583 Internet Link. Gone home / In memory of / Simon Beaty / born / May 28,1828 / died / July 2,1897 / aged / 69 yrs 1 mo. / & 4 days / The spirit is not dead / Though low the body lies / But,freed from sin and sorrow,fled / To dwell beyond the skies / Messett, Berlin / [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, S. (1828). Simon Beaty (1828-1897) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved 28 June 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17557814/simon-beaty.

  
  

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  Born - 28 May 1828 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1897 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: cancer of the stomach - 2 Jul 1897 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth