Jacob Y. Detweiler^{[1, 2]}

1789 - 1875  (86 years)

• Name	Jacob Y. Detweiler
  Born	27 Mar 1789	, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166261595
  Land	Bef 1831	Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Residence	1847	Hallman Mennonite Church, North Dumfries, Ontario
  	Mennonite
  	It is not known just when the first log meeting house of the Hallman congregation was built. However, on June 1, 1847 a one-acre plot of land, for a meeting house and burial ground, was deeded from Adam Unger to trustee, Jacob H. Detweiler. This land was east of Roseville on the northwest corner of Lot 31, Concession 11 of North Dumfries Township, and on the south side of the Blenheim or Roseville Road, which was built westerly from Galt. A stone cairn made up of old tombstones stands on this property today.1a 1aAmbrose, Rosemary. Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide to Churches Established Before 1900. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo-Wellington Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1993. [used the kind permission of Rosemary Ambrose 2011]
  Occupation	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	labourer
  Residence	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonist
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00029-2201
  Died	5 Aug 1875  [3, 7, 8]
  Buried	Hallman Mennonite Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Person ID	I22700	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Detweiler,   b. Abt 1765, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Margaret Harley,   b. Abt 1770, Of, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Gottwals,   b. 12 May 1790, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 10 Apr 1816, , Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 25 years)
  Married	11 Mar 1813  [3]
  Children	1. Margaretha Barbara "Margaret" Detweiler,   b. 28 Oct 1814, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 5 Jun 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 44 years)   2. Abraham Detweiler,   b. 10 Apr 1816, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. IN INFANCY
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F5466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Esther Ziegler,   b. 15 Nov 1794, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 23 Jan 1883, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1816  [3]
  Children	1. Deacon John Z. Detweiler,   b. 16 Oct 1817, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 10 Jan 1904  (Age 86 years)   2. Jacob Z. Detweiler,   b. 17 Jan 1820, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 16 Mar 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   3. Henry Z. Detweiler,   b. 10 Oct 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Sep 1884, Jordan, Lincoln Co., Ontario  (Age 61 years)   4. Catharine Detweiler,   b. 12 Mar 1825, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Mar 1860  (Age 35 years)   5. Anna "Nancy" Detweiler,   b. 19 Dec 1827, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Abraham Z. Detweiler,   b. 13 Jul 1830, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1912  (Age 81 years)   7. Elizabeth Detweiler,   b. 14 Feb 1833, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 May 1910  (Age 77 years)   8. Esther Detweiler,   b. 25 Dec 1836, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F5467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Dettweiler," son of Jacob and Mary Margaret (Harley) Detweiler, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, March 27th, 1789. He moved to Canada in 1822 and settled near Blair, Ontario. On March 11th, 1813, he was married to Mary Gottwals. She was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, May 12th, 1790, and died April 10th, 1816, leaving two children. After his first wife's decease he was married to Esther Ziegler, December 31st, 1816. She was born November 15th, 1794, and died January 23rd, 1883. He died August 7th, 1875. His family consisted of ten 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

  [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..., 505. [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..., 506. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div 3 Pg 3. Jacob Detwiler Labourer Pennsylvania Menonist 63 Mrs. Detwiler Pennsylvania Menonist 58 Elizabeth Detwiler Canada Menonist 19 Esther Detwiler Canada Menonist 15 [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 4. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 12 Page 91. [S267] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - Hallman Mennonite CC#6073 Internet Link, monumental inscription. In / memory of / Jacob Y. DETT[WEILER} / [who died] / Aug. 5, 1875(?) / aged 86 yrs 1 mo. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, H., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, H. (1789). Jacob Harley Detweiler (1789-1875) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 9 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166261595/jacob-harley-detweiler. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 21. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div 3 Pg 3.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Mar 1789 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Land - Bef 1831 - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1847 - Hallman Mennonite Church, North Dumfries, Ontario Occupation - labourer - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonist - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hallman Mennonite Cemetery, North Dumfries, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth