Mary Cress^{[1, 2]}

1841 - 1923  (81 years)

• Name	Mary Cress
  Born	10 Dec 1841	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Mary Wideman
  Name	Polly Cress
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00027-2028
  Died	4 Jul 1923  [11, 12]
  	Cause: old age
  Buried	Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Person ID	I16758	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Ephraim Cress,   b. 9 Jun 1806, , Maryland ,   d. 20 Oct 1874, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Susannnah "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	John B. Wideman,   b. 25 Nov 1852, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Mar 1944, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	23 May 1875	Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Children	1. Catherine Kress,   b. 15 Oct 1875, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Gertrude Wideman,   b. 29 Jul 1893, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F3663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mary Cress, "the third daughter in the family, is married to John Wideman. They reside in Peel Township, Wellington County, a little west of Yatton P. O., where he is engaged in farming. They have no family."1a 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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..., 471. [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..., 637. [S64] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Martin's Mennonite CC#4521 Internet Link. Mary Kress / wife of / John B. Wideman / born Dec. 10, 1841 / died July 4, 1923 / aged / 82 yrs 6 m. 25 d. / [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 13. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 34887-1923 Mary Cress. birthdate given as Dec 10 1840 [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John Wideman Born: CO Waterloo Ont Age: 22 Father: John Wideman Mother: Susan Wideman Born: abt 1853 Spouse: Mary Cress Age: 33 born: CO Waterloo Ont Father: Ephraim Cress Mother: Susan Cress married 23 May 1875 married: Perth [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 3 Pg 4. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 18. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 23. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 8 Page 83. [S64] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Martin's Mennonite CC#4521 Internet Link. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 34887-1923 Mary Cress.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Dec 1841 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 23 May 1875 - Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth