1837 - 1916 (79 years)
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Name |
Levi Cress |
Born |
23 Feb 1837 |
Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1861 |
Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [12] |
Mennonite |
Residence |
1863 |
Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [13] |
Occupation |
1871 |
Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [10] |
Farmer |
Residence |
1871 |
Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [10] |
Mennonite |
Occupation |
1881 |
Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [7] |
Farmer |
Residence |
1891 |
Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [11] |
Mennonite |
Occupation |
1901 |
Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [3] |
Farmer |
Occupation |
1911 |
Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [9] |
Income |
Residence |
1911 |
Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [9] |
Mennonite |
Retired |
1911 |
Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [9] |
Eby ID Number |
00027-2020 |
Died |
22 Mar 1916 |
St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [8, 14] |
Cause: Death-Infirmity of Old Age |
Buried |
St. James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Person ID |
I16742 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
23 Feb 2021 |
Father |
Ephraim Cress, b. 9 Jun 1806, , Maryland , d. 20 Oct 1874, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years) |
Mother |
Susan McMahon, b. 2 Oct 1812, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 31 Dec 1869 (Age 57 years) |
Family ID |
F4415 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Mary Ann Geib, b. 9 Jul 1845, , Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
Married |
22 Nov 1863 |
Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1, 13] |
Children |
| 1. Noah G. Cress, b. 15 Nov 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. Henry Cress, b. 12 Oct 1866, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 10 Nov 1962, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 96 years) |
| 3. Hannah Cress, b. 2 Mar 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. Mary Cress, b. 12 Nov 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 5. John G. Cress, b. 7 Apr 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 6. Clara Cress, b. 24 Jun 1878, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 12 Oct 1969, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years) |
| 7. Aaron Cress, b. 19 Feb 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
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Last Modified |
24 Feb 2021 |
Family ID |
F4418 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Levi Cress, " the second son, was born February 23rd, 1837. On November 22nd, 1863, he was married to Mary Ann Geip who was born July 9th, 1845. They reside at St. Jacobs, on his father's old homestead where he is engaged in farming. Their family consists of seven children"
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.].
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Cress. - Levi Cress was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Feb. 23, 1837; died March 22, 1916; aged 79 y. 28 d. On Dec. 22, 1863, he was married to Mary Geib, living in matrimony over 52 years. He leaves a widow, 4 sons, 3 daughters, 22 grandchildren, and a host of friends and neighbors to mourn his departure. Funeral March 25, conducted by Ezra Martin and Tobias Martin of the Martin Mennonite Church of which deceased was a member.
Gospel Herald - Volume IX, Number 3 - April 20, 1916 - pages 54,55
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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..., 470.
- [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..., 359.
- [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 12.
- [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
- [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 31 Household Number 136.
- [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 3 Pg 4.
- [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 31.
- [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 20, 1916 - Obituary of Levi Cress.
- [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 15.
- [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 22.
- [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 24.
- [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 8 Page 83.
- [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
Levi Cress aged 27, res Woolwich born Woolwich son of Ephraim and Susan married 22 Dec 1863 to Mary Ann Geib aged 18 res Woolwich born Woolwich daughter of Phillip and Mary.
- [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Woolwich Twp. 1921 Sub Dist. 14 Page 16.
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Event Map |
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 | Born - 23 Feb 1837 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Residence - 1863 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Married - 22 Nov 1863 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Occupation - Income - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Retired - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Died - Cause: Death-Infirmity of Old Age - 22 Mar 1916 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Buried - - St. James Lutheran Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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