Martha Ella Devitt

1867 - 1932  (64 years)

• Name	Martha Ella Devitt
  Born	2 Nov 1867	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202232079
  Name	Ella Devitt
  Name	Martha Ella Jansen
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Protestant
  Residence	1908	158 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1932	158 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-189430
  Died	24 Sep 1932	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I189430	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Isaac Devitt,   b. 22 Jan 1837, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Sep 1907, Nelson Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Quickfall,   b. 17 Jan 1838, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jan 1912, Nelson Twp., Halton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	18 Mar 1862	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F3480	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Arnold K. Jansen,   b. 18 Mar 1868, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 May 1949, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Harry Arnold Jansen,   b. 3 Aug 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Feb 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F185376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  M. ELLA JANSEN Following a stroke sustained five months ago, death today claimed M. Ella Jansen, wife of Arnold Jansen, at her home, 158 Queen street north. Deceased was in her 65th year, being born at Floradale on November 2, 1867, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Devitt, both of whom have predeceased her. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran church. Apart from her husband, Arnold Jansen, she is survived by one son, Harry, at home, and one brother Irvine Devitt, of Burlington. The funeral will be held Monday afternoon at two o'clock with private services at the house, followed by public service at St. Paul's Lutheran church, at 2.30 o'clock. Interment will be made in the Woodland cemetery. Rev. A. Orsen is to officiate. Kitchener Daily Record 24 Sep 1932 pg 13

  
  

• Sources

  [S409] Census - ON, Halton - 1901, Nelson G-1 Page 10. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 28. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 54. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 38 Page 13. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link . Martha Ella Devitt/ Beloved Wife Of/ Arnold Jansen/ 1867-1932 [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Isaac Devitt aged 25 res Waterloo born Canada West son of Barnabus and Magdalene married 18 Mar 1862 to Mary Ann Quickfall aged 24 res Waterloo born Canada West daughter of Thomas and Hannah [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 23 May 1862. "Devitt - Quickfall: On the 18th inst., in Berlin, by the Rev. R. L. Tucker, Mr. Isaac Devitt, to Miss Mary Ann Quickfall, both of the Township of Waterloo."

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Nov 1867 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Protestant - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1908 - 158 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1932 - 158 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 24 Sep 1932 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth