Ephraim Hewitt^[1]

1819 - 1914  (95 years)

• Name	Ephraim Hewitt
  Born	15 Feb 1819	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1842	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	Bef 1895	, Illinois, USA
  Eby ID Number	00027-2015.2
  Died	28 Feb 1914	Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States
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  Person ID	I16726	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Elisha Hewitt,   b. 8 Jan 1800, Cayuga, Cayuga, New York, United States ,   d. 8 Oct 1863, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Rachel Cress,   b. 6 May 1797, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 2 Dec 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 49 years)
  Married	1823	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F4412	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Wright,   b. 18 Feb 1823, , Scotland ,   d. 30 Dec 1900, Excelsior, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Married	1842	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Mary Ann Hewitt,   b. 15 Jun 1843, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Mar 1929, Winnebago, Faribault, Minnesota, United States  (Age 85 years)   2. Jane Hewitt,   b. 1846, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elisha Hewitt,   b. 16 Mar 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jun 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)   4. Isabelle "Belle" Hewitt,   b. 14 Dec 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jul 1919, , Minnesota, USA  (Age 68 years)   5. Ephraim Hewitt,   b. 23 Jan 1852, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jul 1932  (Age 80 years)   6. Arthur Hewitt,   b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1941, Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States  (Age 87 years)   7. James Hewitt,   b. 1856, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F9458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ephraim Hewitt, "resided east of Winterbourne, in Woolwich Township, where he followed farming for a number of years, then he moved to Illinois, U. S." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. __________________ Baraboo, Sauk Co, WI Nonagenarian Succumbs. Ephraim Hewitt Passes Away After Illness of Five Weeks. Ephraim Hewitt passed at the age of 95 years having been ill of senile decline for the past five weeks. Mr Hewitt was born in Toronto, Canada, Feb 15, 1819. He married in 1836 to Miss Jane Wright. They moved to Mazomainie in the early 1860s and later came to Baraboo. Mr Hewitt resided on a farm in Fairfield Township for a number of years, but has made his home with his daughter, Mrs Mary Whistance, who resides east if the city hotel , for 20 years. Mrs. Hewitt died in 1899. Of the ten children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt the following survive; Ephraim Hewitt, Arkansas; Daniel Hewitt, Wildona, Colo; Arthur Hewitt, Baraboo; Frank Hewitt, Fairfield; Mrs George Fuller (Belle Hewitt)MInnestoa; Mrs Mary Whistance,Baraboo; and James Hewitt. who's whereabouts are unknown. Mr. Hewitt was a life long member of the Methodist Church. Up to a short time before his death he had the use of all his faciulties, his eye sight being well preserved. Feb 28, 1914

  
  

• 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. [S1581] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851 Agricutural, Div. 2, Pg. 31. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Frederick W. Bindemann. - Minister of the German Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Church at Greenbush 31 Aug 1842 to 31 Aug 1843 report #25. Ephrahim Huit, Farmer, to Jane Writ, both of Woolwich. Wit. George Lowrence, Farmer and Joseph Benner, Farmer, both of Woolwich.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Feb 1819 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1842 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1842 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Bef 1895 - , Illinois, USA Died - 28 Feb 1914 - Baraboo, Sauk, Wisconsin, United States  = Link to Google Earth