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

Hannah Oliva "Olive" Devitt[1, 2]

Female Cal 1874 - 1889  (~ 15 years)


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  • Name Hannah Oliva "Olive" Devitt 
    Born CALC 19 May 1874  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Female 
    Eby ID Number 00030-2333 
    Died 27 Jul 1889  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I235600  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Mayor Benjamin Devitt,   b. 10 Jul 1835, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Nancy Lewis Bowman,   b. 1 Jan 1839, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 May 1921  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 29 Sep 1857  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
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    Devitt,Benjamin-NancyL.Bowman-biblerecord.jpg
    Family ID F2410  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Olive Devitt, "died some time ago."


      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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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. [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..., 146.

    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..., 529.

    3. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1 Aug 1889.
      July 27, 1889 Hannah Oliva Devitt, daughter of Benjamin Devitt, died in Waterloo at age of 15 years, 2 months & 8 days.

    4. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), September 30, 1857.
      At Berlin, on the 29th instant, by the Revd. Mr. Smith, Mr. Benjamin Devitt, of Lancaster, to Miss Nancy Bowman, of Waterloo Village.

    5. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 7 Oct 1857.
      Bowman, Nancy married 29 Sep 1857 to Benjamin DEVITT At Berlin by Rev Smith. Benjamin, of Lancaster; Nancy, of Waterloo.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 19 May 1874 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Jul 1889 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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