Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Daniel S. Levan[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1835 - 1921  (86 years)


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  • Name Daniel S. Levan 
    Born 31 Jan 1835  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1863  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Occupation 1876  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Tinsmith 
    Occupation 1881  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Coppersmith 
    Occupation 1891  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Tinsmith 
    Residence 1891  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1901  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Copper Smith 
    Occupation 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Tinsmith 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Lutheran 
    Residence 1921  56 Union St., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Eby ID Number 00071-4226 
    Died 26 Feb 1921  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Person ID I20592  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Daniel K. Levan,   b. May 1800, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1877, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Mother Juliana Sauers,   b. CALC 8 Jan 1807, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1889, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Family ID F424  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Daniel Levan,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Juliana Sawyers,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F285027  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Menger,   b. Of, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F5103  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Daub,   b. 17 Dec 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 21 May 1892  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sevinire Levan,   b. 1872, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Adeline Levan,   b. 1878, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Mary Levan,   b. 1880, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Nelson D. Levan,   b. 23 Mar 1892, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Norine L. Levair,   b. 30 May 1894, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F6766  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Susannah Rieder,   b. 1856, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1892  (Age < 35 years) 
    Married 11 Apr 1876  Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Zephaniah Levan,   b. 9 May 1877, Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1917, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     2. Adeline Levan,   b. 23 Aug 1878, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Findley Levan,   b. 19 Feb 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F27352  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 Elizabeth Pfaff,   b. CALC 13 May 1836, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1866, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Married 8 Sep 1863  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F40687  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Daniel S. Levan, "was married to a Miss Menger who died some time ago. He resides in Elmira, Ontario, where he is engaged in the tinsmith business."

      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 
    1. [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..., 876.

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Feb 1866.
      Elisabeth Levan died 26 Jan 1866 in Conestogo, née Pfaff, wife of Daniel, 29 yrs, 8 mths, 13 days.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 019045-05.
      Zephaniah Levan, 28, Occ. Felt Maker, b. Hawkesville, Res. Berlin, son of Daniel Levan & Susanne Reader, married Anna Maria Matilda Bock, (no age given), b. Berlin Ont., Res. Freeport Ont., daughter of George Bock & Ernestine Bierwa-(Off Page), Witn: Charles & Mrs. Charles Schulz of Berlin, 21 Oct 1905 at Berlin

    4. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011193-76.
      Daniel Levan, 32, occ. Tinsmith, b. Canada, res. St Jacobs Woolwich Twp, Widower, Son of Daniel Levan & Juliana Sawyers Married Susannah Rieder, 19, b. Canada, res. Wellesley Twp, daughter of Daniel Rieder & Christina Languff, Witn Peter Rieder of Bamberg & Amelia Dellman of Hawksville Wellesley Twp, 11 April 1876 in Hawksville.

    5. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira pg 4.

    6. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 4.

    7. [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 10.

    8. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page 16.

    9. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 12.

    10. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Daniel Levan Birth Place: Waterloo Residence: Waterloo Age: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1839 Father Name: Daniel Mother Name: Julian Sauers Spouse Name: Elizabeth Pfaff Spouse's Age: 24 Spouse Birth Place: Germany Spouse residence: Woolwich Township Spouse Father Name: Philip Spouse Mother Name: Anna Keil Marriage Date: 8 Sep 1863 Marriage County: Waterloo

    11. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 1 Page 11.

    12. [S2057] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1891, Pg. 17.

    13. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: Daniel S. Levan
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 26 Feb 1921
      Event Place: Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
      Gender: Male
      Age: 84
      Age: 84
      Marital Status: Married
      Ethnicity: Canadian
      Race: White
      Race: White
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 31 Jan 1835
      Birthplace: Preston
      Death Place: 56 Union St., Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
      Death Age: 84 years 25 days
      Burial Date: 01 Mar 1921
      Burial Place: Waterloo
      Father's Name: Daniel Levan
      Father's Birthplace: France
      Mother's Name: Sauers
      Mother's Birthplace: France

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Jan 1835 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1863 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Sep 1863 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tinsmith - 1876 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 11 Apr 1876 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Coppersmith - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tinsmith - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 May 1892 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Copper Smith - 1901 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Tinsmith - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 26 Feb 1921 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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