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

Abel S. Detweiler[1, 2]

Male 1851 - 1929  (~ 78 years)


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  • Name Abel S. Detweiler 
    Born Jul 1851  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170352812 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Miller 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Weslyan Methodist 
    Occupation 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Miller 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number 00029-2218 
    Died 14 Nov 1929  Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Evergreen Cemetery, Burnside Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I23007  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Jacob Z. Detweiler,   b. 17 Jan 1820, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Hannah Schlichter,   b. 7 Jun 1827, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1895  (Age 68 years) 
    Family ID F941  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha E. Simpson,   b. 28 Mar 1855, Pickering Twp., Ontario Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1936, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Children 
     1. Edna Detweiler,   b. 1881, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Gertrude Detweiler,   b. 1883, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Flossie Detweiler,   b. 1885, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F5521  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Abel Detweiler," resides at Unionville, Michigan. He is also a miller. His wife was Martha Simpson."


      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. [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..., 509.

    3. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 5 Pg 10.

    4. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 10.

    5. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 47.

    6. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 21.

    7. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 12 Page 82.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Jul 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Miller - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Weslyan Methodist - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Miller - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Nov 1929 - Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
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