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

Sarah Ann Detweiler[1]

Female 1847 - 1912  (65 years)


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  • Name Sarah Ann Detweiler 
    Born 15 Feb 1847  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Female 
    Name Sarah Ann Welz 
    Residence 1852  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1873  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Evangelical 
    Residence 1912  36 Krug St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number 00029-2295.1 
    Died 2 Aug 1912  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9
    Person ID I22829  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Benjamin Detweiler,   b. 23 Nov 1813, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1900  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Kennedy,   b. 7 Jun 1820, , Inverness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1900  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 10 Oct 1837  [10, 11
    Family ID F5482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob Frederick Welz,   b. 20 Jul 1848, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1925, Chappell, Deuel, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 28 Jan 1873  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Lydia Ann Welz
     2. William Welz
     3. George Benjamin Welz,   b. 4 Aug 1876, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Edwin Frederick Welz,   b. 22 Dec 1881, Ayton, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1922  (Age 40 years)
     5. Martha Welz,   b. 4 May 1885, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1942, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F5488  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Sarah Ann Detweiler, was born February 15th, 1847. She is married to Frederick Wells, a painter and wagon-builder. They reside in Berlin, Ontario, and have five children, namely: VII Lydia Ann, VII George, VII William, VII Edwin, and VII Martha."


      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. [S173] Ancestry.com.

    2. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      Welz / Sarah Ann / Detweiler / wife of / Frederick W. Welz / born Feb.15, 1847 / died aug.2, 1912 / aged 65 yrs. 5 m. 18 d. / at rest

    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..., 521.

    4. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/ Ville) A-7 Page 6.

    5. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 27 Pg. 14.

    6. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 3 Page 6.

    7. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Sect. 3 Page 25.

    8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12842-1873.
      Fredrick Weltz, 25, Carriage Maker, b. Canada, res. St. Jacobs, son of John George and Barbara married Sarah Ann Detwiler, 25, b. Canada, res. St. Jacobs, daughter of Benjamin and Elisabeth, witnessed by: John Ortwein of St. Jacobs and Noah Detwiler of Woolwich, 28 January 1873 in St. Jacobs

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9612388/sarah-ann-welz.

    10. [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..., 519.

    11. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 26.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Feb 1847 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1873 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Jan 1873 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Aug 1912 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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