Mary Cressman^{[1, 2]}

1853 - 1901  (48 years)

• Name	Mary Cressman
  Born	1853	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Mary Kieswetter
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Other Methodist
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00028-2055
  Died	21 Aug 1901	Amulree, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I22199	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Amos Cressman,   b. 22 Sep 1805, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Jul 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Maria "Mary" Eby,   b. 12 Oct 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Nov 1884, Near Hawksville, Wellesley Twp., Ontario  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F5144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Kieswetter,   b. 1850, Bamberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. CA 1890, Collingwood, Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario  (Age 40 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1872	St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Norman Kieswetter   2. Milton Kieswetter   3. Emeline "Emily" Kieswetter,   b. 28 Apr 1872, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jul 1948  (Age 76 years)   4. Pearcifor "Pierce" Kieswetter,   b. 1873, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Alberta Kieswetter,   b. 1879, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Lillie May Kieswetter,   b. 6 Apr 1888, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Oct 1928, Quesnel, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 40 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F5351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mary Cressman, "was married to Thomas Kieswetter who died some years ago, leaving a family of several children. She now resides in Berlin." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. ____________________________ AMULREE. Aug. 24th, 1901 The death of Mrs. Kieswetter, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jas. S. Patterson, near here, occurred on Wednesday afternoon last, as briefly reported in the Maple Leaf last week. Deceased was a daughter of the late Amos Cressman, and was born on his farm a short distance east of Philipsburg. The family later on moved to the vicinity of Bamberg, where she was married, when seventeen years of age, to the late Thos. Kieswetter, who died at Collingwood about ten years ago She lived for some years in Wellesley village. Her family consists of: Emily, Mrs. J. S. Patterson, of this township; Pierce, an architect in New York city, who is now attending college there; Norman, Lillie and Milton, with their sister near here. Deceased was a patient, earnest Christian and leaves many warm friends to mourn with the family. Her remains were interred in the Mennonite cemetery, in Berlin, on Friday in the presence of a large concourse of sorrowing friends. Wellesley Maple Leaf, August 29, 1901 Obituary is supplied by the Wellesley Township Heritage and Historical Society Click here to go to their website.

  
  

• 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..., 475. [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..., 539. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Thomas Kiesewetter Born: Bamberg Tp of Wellesley Age: 21 Born: abt 1851 Father: John B Kiesewetter Mother: Magdalena Kiesewetter Spouse: Mary Cressman Age: 18 Born: abt 1854 born: Tp of Wilmot Father: Amos Cressman Mother: Marianna Cressman married 16 Apr 1872 married: Waterloo, St. Agatha [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 3 Page 39. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 47. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 15 Page 97.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1853 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Other Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Apr 1872 - St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Aug 1901 - Amulree, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth