Abraham Devitt

1841 - 1893  (51 years)

• Name	Abraham Devitt
  Born	1 Dec 1841	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00030-2336
  Died	5 May 1893	Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4]
  Person ID	I16719	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Barnabas Devitt,   b. 25 Mar 1807, , New Jersey ,   d. 20 Jan 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Shoemaker,   b. 20 Nov 1811, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 12 Nov 1907, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Married	1 May 1831	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F1513	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Mann,   b. Abt 1841, Of, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Clarence Devitt   2. Veria Devitt   3. Harold Devitt   4. Gordon Alexander Devitt,   b. CALC 15 Dec 1874,   d. 5 Sep 1875, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F4411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	?,   b. Abt 1840,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F37932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Devitt, "was born December 1st, 1841, and died May 5th, 1893. He was married to Mary Mann with whom he had three children, Clarence, Veria, and Harold. He was a graduate of Toronto University and was engaged as principal in our high schools for quite a number of years. He was book-keeper for The Shantz Button Manufacturing Company of Buffalo, New York, where he took sick and, after a few months illness, died with his brother, Benjamin, in the town of Waterloo." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. _____________________ Mr. Abram Devitt, who has been seriously ill at the home of his mother, Mrs. Benjamin Devitt, Waterloo, is sinking rapidly and may depart for the great unknown at any moment. His wife arrived last night from Renfrew. A telephone message at 3: 30 this afternoon informs us of the death of Mr. Abram Devitt of Waterloo at 1: 45 p.m. to-day. He was 51 years, 5 months and 4 days old. He possessed the degree of M.A. and was formerly a High School teacher. Sometime ago he employed as a bookkeeper by Waterloo Manufacturing Co. He leaves a wife and three children to mourn his death. (Funeral on Monday, May 8) The Daily Record 5 May 1893

  
  

• 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..., 529. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 1 Page 17. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 10 Page 78. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Benjamin S. Musselman - 5 May 1893. [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..., 452. [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..., 528.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Dec 1841 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 May 1893 - Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth