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

Magdalena Schlichter[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Female 1825 - 1899  (73 years)


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  • Name Magdalena Schlichter 
    Born 26 Jun 1825  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19019403 
    Name Magdalena Detweiler 
    Residence 1844  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [16
    Residence 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00103-5779 
    Died 19 Feb 1899  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11
    Cause: stroke of apoplexy (several days) 
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I2973  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John Schlichter,   b. 10 Oct 1787, , Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1849, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Bechtel,   b. 24 Nov 1795, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 1815  [18
    Family ID F925  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Deacon John Z. Detweiler,   b. 16 Oct 1817, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1904  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 12 Nov 1844  Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 16, 17
    Children 
     1. Samuel S. Detweiler,   b. 29 Jun 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1922  (Age 73 years)
     2. William S. Detweiler,   b. 17 Apr 1850, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1899  (Age 48 years)
     3. Sarah S. Detweiler,   b. 6 Oct 1851, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1877, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     4. Elizabeth S. Detweiler,   b. 26 May 1853, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     5. Ephraim S. Detweiler,   b. 16 Feb 1856, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1896  (Age 39 years)
     6. Moses Detweiler,   b. 1858, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Emaline "Emily" Detweiler,   b. 17 Jul 1858, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1931, , San Francisco Co., California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     8. Amos S. Detweiler,   b. 10 Dec 1859, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1931, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     9. Rachel S. Detweiler,   b. 10 Apr 1862, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Susannah S. "Susie" Detweiler,   b. 27 Jan 1864, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1945  (Age 81 years)
     11. Menno S. Detweiler,   b. 14 Feb 1868, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F5508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Magdalena Schlichter, "was born June 26th, 1825, and is married to Deacon John Z. Detweiler."


      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.].

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      On the 19th of February, 1899, in Berlin, Ontario, of apoplexy, wife of Deacon John Z. Detweiler, aged 73 years, 4 months and 27 days. The remains were laid to rest on the 22d in the Eby graveyard, Berlin. Funeral services by Solomon Gehman in German and by A. F. Stoltz in English. Our deceased sister had a stroke of apoplexy several days before her death, from which she never recovered consciousness. She leaves her aged husband and a family of grown children, all married but one, to mourn the loss of a beloved wife and affectionate mother.



      The Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXVI, No. 6, March 15, 1899 - pages 93, 94

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S173] Ancestry.com.

    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..., 213.

    4. [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..., 526.

    5. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011888-91.
      Amos Detweiler, 31, occ. Farmer, b. Canada, res. Brown (or Braun City) Michigan USA, s/o John & Magdelena Detweiler, married Sarah Ann Shantz, 26, b. Canada, res. Berlin, d/o Elias & Susannah Shantz, witn: Elias Brubacher of Waterloo & Susanah Detweiler of Berlin, 13 Jan. 1891 at Berlin.

    6. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 12258-92.
      Abram O. Bowman, 36, Widower, occ. Merchant, b. Canada, res. Berlin, son of Jacob B. and Elizabeth, Married Susie Detweiler, 28, b. Canada, res. Berlin, daughter of John B. and Magdalena, Witn: William Detweiler and Nancy Bowman, Both of Berlin, 23 Aug 1892 at Berlin

    7. [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.

    8. [S276] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1881, Waterloo South, Waterloo South, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375900 District 161 Sub-district C Division 3 Page Number 60 Household Number 281.
      Waterloo South, Waterloo South, Ontario Family History Library Film 1375900 District 161 Sub-district C Division 3 Page Number 60 Household Number 281

    9. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      In memory of / Magdalena / wife of / John Z. Dettweiler / died Feb.19, 1899 / aged / 73 yrs. 7 mos. & 24 dys. / (verse)

    10. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div 3 Pg 3.

    11. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, March 15, 1899 - wife of John Z. Detweiler.

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

    13. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 60.

    14. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 12 Page 91.

    15. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891.

    16. [S12] Vit - ON, Gore - Gore District Marriage Register - Waterloo Entries, Alex. Ritchie Presbyterian Minister pg 13 & 14 Not Hamilton Area.
      John Ditweiller, married Magdalene Heighter, both of Wilmot. 12 Nov 1844. Witnesses: Samuel Hughtor and John H. Haber.

    17. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 17.

    18. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 1 Page 7.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Jun 1825 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1844 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Nov 1844 - Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - North Dumfries 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 MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: stroke of apoplexy (several days) - 19 Feb 1899 - 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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