Elizabeth Detweiler^{[1, 2, 3]}

1805 - 1875  (69 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Detweiler
  Born	1 Nov 1805	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Elizabeth Witmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Tunker
  Eby ID Number	00029-2269
  Died	4 Jul 1875	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Cause: Consumption (1 year)
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I22691	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Rudolph Detweiler,   b. 13 Feb 1771, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 12 Mar 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Anna M. Wanner,   b. 19 Nov 1776, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Jan 1814, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F3903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rev. David Witmer,   b. 1799, , USA ,   d. 26 Jun 1874  (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Nancy Witmer,   b. 8 Jun 1829, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Mar 1900, Markham, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   2. Abraham D. Witmer,   b. CALC 25 Nov 1829, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Dec 1862  (Age ~ 33 years)   3. Isaac Witmer,   b. Abt 1831, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   4. Henry David "Harry" Witmer,   b. 9 Aug 1833, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jan 1901, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA  (Age 67 years)   5. Veronica "Fannie" "Frances" Witmer,   b. 26 May 1835, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Apr 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   6. Susannah Witmer,   b. 1837, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Elizabeth Witmer,   b. Abt 1839, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Hannah Witmer,   b. 1841, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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

  [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. [S173] Ancestry.com. [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. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 7. [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./ [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

  Born - 1 Nov 1805 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Tunker - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Consumption (1 year) - 4 Jul 1875 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth