Lydia Cressman

1872 - 1959  (86 years)

• Name	Lydia Cressman
  Born	6 Sep 1872	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lydia Fretz
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00028-2193
  Died	4 Aug 1959	Vineland Station, Welland Co., Ontario   [3]
  Person ID	I184	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Bishop Amos S. Cressman,   b. 4 Sep 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jan 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Annie Martin,   b. 12 Mar 1836, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Feb 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1856	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F58	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christian Fretz,   b. 29 Aug 1869, near, Campden, , Ontario ,   d. 30 Jun 1944  (Age 74 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1894  [3, 7]
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F67	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Fretz, Lydia, daughter of Amos and Anna (Martin) Cressman, was born Sept. 6, 1872, at New Hamburg, Ont.; died of pneumonia Aug. 4, 1959, at her home in Vineland Station, Ont.; aged 86 y. 10 m. 29 d. She was married in 1894 to Christian Fretz, who died June 30, 1944. Surviving are 2 daughters (Anna-Mrs. Aaron Hallman and Mrs. Lena Ressor), 9 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. One son preceded her in death [presumed dead, but was still living]. She was a member of the First Mennonite Church, Vineland, Ont.; where funeral services were held Aug. 6, in charge of Wayne North, A. L. Fretz, and Elvin Snyder. Gospel Herald - Volume LII, Number 39 - October 6, 1959 --- page 854, 855, 856

  
  

• 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..., 503. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 34. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Lydia Fretz - October 6, 1959 --- page 854, 855, 856. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 2 Page 55. [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..., 501. [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..., 42. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Christian Fretz - July 21, 1944, page 319, 320.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Sep 1872 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Aug 1959 - Vineland Station, Welland Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth