Jacob Z. Detweiler^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1820 - 1889  (69 years)

• Name	Jacob Z. Detweiler
  Born	17 Jan 1820	, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Historic Building	Abt 1845	Jacob Z. Detweiler's relocated Home, 10 Huron Road, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada
  	log cabin
  	Originally in Waterloo Township moved to Doon Hertiage Crossroads and now known as the "Weavery". Constructed about 1845 it is now used to recreate a how a indepenent weavery would operate.
  		Jacob Z. Detweiler's relocated home at Doon Heritage Crossroads
  Residence	1845	Waterloo Township - Beasley's New Survey Lot 4, Waterloo County, Ontario
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Business	1870	Blair Grist Mill, Blair, Waterloo Region , Ontario
  	Blair Grist Mill
  Business	1870	Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Doon Flour Mills
  	The mill was originally called the Ferrie Mill.
  		Doon Flour Mills Advertizement 1871 from 1871 Directory
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19019462
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Miller
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Miller
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00029-2215
  Died	16 Mar 1889	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I23001	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Y. Detweiler,   b. 27 Mar 1789, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 5 Aug 1875  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	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  [12]
  Family ID	F5467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Schlichter,   b. 7 Jun 1827, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Nov 1895  (Age 68 years)
  Children	1. Fannie Detweiler,   b. 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Hannah Detweiler,   b. 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Abel Detweiler,   b. 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Joseph Schlichter Detweiler,   b. 14 Dec 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jun 1905, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)   5. Mary Detweiler,   b. 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Caroline Detweiler,   b. 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Ester Detweiler,   b. 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Hettie Detweiler,   b. 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Euphemia Detweiler,   b. 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F941	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Z. Detweiler," was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, January 17th, 1820. He was married to Hannah Schlichter. They resided on a farm in the township of Waterloo, three miles south-west of Blair until shortly before his death when they moved to Berlin. He died March 16th, 1880. On October 12th, 1893 she was married to her second husband, Christian D. Rosenberger. The family of Jacob and Hannah Detweiler consisted 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.]. ________________________________________ His log cabin that he built on the east part of Lot BNS4 west of Blair was given by the Caryndale congregation to the Ontario Pioneer Community Foundation in the early 1970's, the restored cabin is now the weaver's shop at Doon Heritage Crossroads in Kitchener.

  
  

• 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..., 259. [S173] Ancestry.com. [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..., 201. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 009846-74. Joseph Detweiler, 25, occ. Miller, b. Waterloo, res. Waterloo, son of Jacob and Hannah Married Nancy Bricker, 20, b. North Dumfries, res. North Dumfries, daughter of Benjamin and Esther, Witn Abel Detweiler of Waterloo and Amos Bricker of North Dumfries, 13 October 1874 at The Bride's Fathers In North Dumfries. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [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..., 508. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 10. Jacob DETWEILER Farmer Birthplace: USA Age 32 Mennonite Hannah DETWEILER Birthplace: Canada Age 24 Mennonite Fanny DETWEILER Birthplace: Canada Age 5 Mennonite Joseph DETWEILER Birthplace: Canada Age 3 Mennonite Abel DETWEILER Birthplace: Canada Age 1 Mennonite Susan SLEIGHTER Dom. Servant Birthplace: Canada Age 18 Mennonite Stephen BORDON Labourer Birthplace: England Age 22 George MOORE Labourer Birthplace: Canada Age 24 [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 10. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 46. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 12 Page 82. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 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..., 506.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Jan 1820 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Historic Building - log cabin - Abt 1845 - Jacob Z. Detweiler's relocated Home, 10 Huron Road, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada Residence - 1845 - Waterloo Township - Beasley's New Survey Lot 4, Waterloo County, Ontario Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - Blair Grist Mill - 1870 - Blair Grist Mill, Blair, Waterloo Region , Ontario Business - Doon Flour Mills - 1870 - Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Miller - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Miller - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Mar 1889 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth