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

Elizabeth Detweiler[1, 2, 3]

Female 1805 - 1875  (69 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Detweiler 
    Born 1 Nov 1805  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Name Elizabeth Witmer 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Tunker 
    Eby ID Number 00029-2269 
    Died 4 Jul 1875  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Cause: Consumption (1 year) 
    Buried Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I22691  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Rudolph Detweiler,   b. 13 Feb 1771, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Anna M. Wanner,   b. 9 Nov 1776, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1814, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Family ID F3903  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rev. David Witmer,   b. 1799, , USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1874  (Age 75 years) 
    Children 
     1. Nancy Witmer,   b. 8 Jun 1829, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1900, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Abraham D. Witmer,   b. CALC 25 Nov 1829, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1862  (Age ~ 33 years)
     3. Isaac Witmer,   b. Abt 1831, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Henry David "Harry" Witmer,   b. 9 Aug 1833, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1901, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     5. Veronica "Fannie" "Frances" Witmer,   b. 26 May 1835, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     6. Susannah Witmer,   b. 1837, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Elizabeth Witmer,   b. Abt 1839, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Hannah Witmer,   b. 1841, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F1134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Elizabeth Detweiler," was married to Rev. David Witmer. They resided near Guelph Road, about three miles north-east of Hespeler. They had a family of seven 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.].

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 674.

    2. [S173] Ancestry.com.

    3. [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..., 515.

    4. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 7.

    5. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link.
      In memory of/ Elizabeth WITMER/ Born Nov. 1, 1805/ Died July 4, 1875/ Aged/ 69 yrs. 8 mo. 3 d's./

    6. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 008298 (1875).
      Name:Elizabeth Witmer Gender:Female Age:69 Birth Date:abt 1806 Birth Place:Canada Death Date:4 Jul 1875 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Nov 1805 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Tunker - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Consumption (1 year) - 4 Jul 1875 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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