Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Elsie Selina Devitt

Elsie Selina Devitt[1, 2]

Female 1876 - 1963  (86 years)

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  • Name Elsie Selina Devitt 
    Born 3 Jan 1876  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Name Elsie Selina Yantz 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Roman Catholic 
    Residence 1921  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Roman Catholic 
    Residence 1935  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Eby ID Number 00028-2081.2 
    Died 1963  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I22288  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father John K. Devitt,   b. 9 Jun 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1935, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Susannah Cressman,   b. 25 Jul 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1936, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 2 Mar 1875  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Family ID F3556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Yantz,   b. 31 Jul 1876, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1931  (Age 54 years) 
    Children 
     1. Wilfred Charles Jantz,   b. 2 Aug 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1998, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     2. Edith Mary Jantz,   b. 1 Oct 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 2000, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     3. Viola Mae Jantz,   b. 29 Mar 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1992, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     4. Arthur A. Jantz,   b. 10 Nov 1907, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1991  (Age 83 years)
     5. Cora Amelia Jantz,   b. 4 Apr 1910, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years)
     6. Bernice Mabel Yantz,   b. 16 Nov 1912, Rosendale, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1946, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     7. Alfred Henry Yantz,   b. 1915, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1943, , Italy Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
     8. Harry Yantz,   b. 6 May 1919, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 2012  (Age 93 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F39144  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Devitt,Elsie-0001-SavedfromFire1963.jpg
    Devitt,Elsie-0001-SavedfromFire1963.jpg

  • 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..., 533.

    2. [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..., 480.

    3. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 6.

    4. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Division 2 (Bloomingdale) Page 5.

    5. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, BloomingdalePage 6.

    6. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 1 Page 7.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82472506/elsie-selina-yantz.

    8. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 28, 1935 - Obituary of John K. Devitt.

    9. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 11 Mar 1875.
      02 Mar 1875 By Pastor S.L. Umbach in Berlin, John K. Devitt was married to Susanna Cressmann, both of Waterloo Township.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Jan 1876 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1935 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1963 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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