Emma Alvarena Devitt^{[1, 2, 3]}

1860 - 1925  (64 years)

• Name	Emma Alvarena Devitt
  Born	16 Oct 1860	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	17 Oct 1860	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170612950
  Recipes	MEAT STEW Mrs. L. J. Breithaupt Brown a teaspoonfull of butter in a stew pan, add two cups of left over meat, cut in small dice, and enough hot water to cover it, boil well for a few minutes. Take 1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 head of celery (all small), 6 bay leaves, cook till tender in a little salt water, then add to above and thicken with a little flour.
  Residence	1861	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	Roman Catholic
  Residence	1871	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Evangelical
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Evangelical
  Recipes	1906	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [14]
  	CREAM OF POTATO SOUP Mrs. L. J. Breithaupt To 10 potatoes add water enough to cover well and boil till done; put potatoes through potato ricer and return to the water they were boiled in, add a good quart of milk and let it heat well. Put a piece of butter the size of an egg into a frying pan and let it brown nicely, then add a cup of flour and allow it to turn brown and powdered fine; add this to first mixture and season with salt and pepper. Put all through a fine colander.1a 1aThe Ladies of Berlin, Waterloo and Friends Elsewhere, The Berlin Cook Book (Berlin, Ontario: The New Record Print Shop, 1906), pg 24
  Name	Emma Alvarena Breithaupt
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Evangelical
  Residence	1921	108 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Zion Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	00030-2327
  Died	12 Jun 1925	Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [5, 12]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 12]
  Person ID	I19685	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Mayor Benjamin Devitt,   b. 10 Jul 1835, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Sep 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Nancy Lewis Bowman,   b. 1 Jan 1839, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 May 1921  (Age 82 years)
  Married	29 Sep 1857	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [15, 16]
  		Devitt,Benjamin-NancyL.Bowman-biblerecord.jpg
  Family ID	F2410	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mayor - Warden Louis Jacob Breithaupt,   b. 3 Mar 1855, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States ,   d. 6 Mar 1939, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, United States  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Apr 1881  [10]
  Children	1. Louise Evaline "Evaline" Breithaupt,   b. 11 Jun 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Oct 1939, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)   2. Emma Lillian "Lillian" Breithaupt,   b. 28 May 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Sep 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   3. Martha Edna "Edna" Breithaupt,   b. 26 Jul 1885, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Apr 1963  (Age 77 years)   4. Rosa Melvina "Rose" Breithaupt,   b. 19 Jun 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Lt. Gov. - Mayor Louis Orville Breithaupt,   b. 28 Oct 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1960, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   6. William Walter Breithaupt,   b. 7 Jun 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jan 1977  (Age 82 years)   7. Catherine Olive Breithaupt,   b. 28 Jan 1896, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Paul Theodore Breithaupt,   b. 9 Sep 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1961  (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F3513	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Emma Devitt, "is married to Louis Breithaupt and resides in Berlin." Emma Devitt, "... has a family of six 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.]. ____________ DEATH SUMMONS BELOVED WOMAN Mrs. L. J. Breithaupt Passed Away Suddenly At Home Of Her Daughter in Boston Last Night Residents of the Twin City will be shocked and grieved to learn of the sudden death of Mrs. L. J. Breithaupt of North Queen street which occurred at Boston during the night whither she had gone two weeks ago to visit her married daughter, Mrs. A. Vincent Bennett. Mrs. Breithaupt apparently had been in her usual health up to last night. She was found dead in bed this morning having passed away during her sleep. Only yesterday she had dispatched a night letter to her husband saying she would be home Wednesday. The family were reading a night letter and a letter from Mrs. Breithaupt at the breakfast table this morning. Shortly after the telegram, the distressing news of her death was received. On her way to Boston, Mrs. Breithaupt stopped in Montreal in attend the commencement exercises at Mc Gill University where her son Paul received the degree of Bachelor of Commerce. She was accompanied on the trip to Montreal by her grand daughter, Miss Margaret Parry. She continued her journey to Boston unaccompanied. Mrs. Breithaupt suffered a slight stroke about six years ago but entirely recovered. She enjoyed excellent health of late and was active to the end. Her death comes as a tragic blow to her family, who have the sympathy of a wide circle of friends in their bereavement. Born in Waterloo 66 years ago deceased was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Devitt. Her maiden name was Emma Alverine Devitt. Deceased was an active member of Zion Evangelical church being prominently identified with the various activies of the congregation. She was a past president of the Ladies Aid of Zion Church and has always been active in the missionary societies of the church. Besides her sorrowing husbands she is survived by the following sons and daughters: ex mayor L. O. Breithaupt, W. W. Breithaupt, Paul Breithaupt, all of this city, Mrs. (Dr.) John R. Parry, Hamilton, Miss E. Lillian and Miss M. Edna at home, Mrs. A. IR. Hewetson of Brampton and Mrs. A Vincent Bennett of Boston. One sister Mrs. John Hinchecliff, of Ottawa, and four brothers, A. H. Devitt, Kitchener, Aiva Devitt and E. M. Devitt, Waterloo and Dr. B. Frank Devitt, Philadelphia also survive her. She is also survived by thirteen grandchildren. Devoted to her home and church interests, Mrs. Breithaupt was a wife and mother whose influence in home and church circles will be keenly missed by those to whom her life meant so much. Possessed of a kindly personality her supremely Christian character endeared to all with whom she came in contact. He passing will be a source of extreme grief thruout a wide circle. The Daily Record Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Fri, Jun 12, 1925 Page 1

  
  

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  [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..., 528. [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..., 146. [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..., 707. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 26 Oct 1860. Devitt: At Waterloo Village, on the 16th instant, the wife of Mr. Benjamin Devitt, of a daughter. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . Breithaupt A. M. Edna / Breithaupt / July 26, 1885 / Apr. 13, 1963 / Edna B. Louis Jacob / Breithaupt / March 3, 1855 / May 6, 1939 / father C. Emma Alvarene / Devitt / beloved wife of / Louis J. Breithaupt / October 17, 1860 / June 12, 1925 / mother / Emma Lillian / Breithaupt / May 28, 1884 / Sept. 9,1951 [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 6. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 38 Page 3. [S1885] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1861, Waterloo 1861 Dist. 3 Page 22. name written as Eva [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 25 Page 5. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 5. [S2658] aaaaWaterloo Village 1871, Sect. 2 Page 3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (1860). Emma Alvarene Devitt Breithaupt (1860-1925) -... Retrieved 12 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170612950/emma-alvarene-breithaupt. [S1885] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1861, Waterloo 1861 Dist. 3 Page 22. [S1720] Book - The Berlin Cook Book. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), September 30, 1857. At Berlin, on the 29th instant, by the Revd. Mr. Smith, Mr. Benjamin Devitt, of Lancaster, to Miss Nancy Bowman, of Waterloo Village. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 7 Oct 1857. Bowman, Nancy married 29 Sep 1857 to Benjamin DEVITT At Berlin by Rev Smith. Benjamin, of Lancaster; Nancy, of Waterloo.

  
  

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  Born - 16 Oct 1860 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Birth - 17 Oct 1860 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1871 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Recipes - 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Zion Evangelical - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Jun 1925 - Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth