George Histand^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

1820 - 1901  (80 years)

• Name	George Histand
  Born	1 Nov 1820	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Name	George Hiestand  [13]
  Residence	1845	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [14]
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [15]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Farmer
  Residence	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 051, Waterloo County, Ontario   [16]
  Residence	253 Clark Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Mennonite
  Retired	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Eby ID Number	00054-3761
  Died	23 Jul 1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 11]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [17]
  Person ID	I3095	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	David Histand,   b. 5 Nov 1789, Upper Providence, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 6 Jan 1833, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bechtel,   b. 8 Aug 1792, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 21 Jul 1885, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Married	10 Mar 1818  [5]
  Family ID	F986	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Esther Scheirich,   b. 18 May 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Feb 1845  (Age 19 years)
  Married	10 Mar 1844	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11, 18]
  Children	1. Mary Histand,   b. 17 Feb 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Feb 1845  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Veronica "Franny" Scheirich,   b. 6 Nov 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Nov 1848  (Age 21 years)
  Married	6 Nov 1845	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [14]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Histand,   b. 11 Sep 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1917  (Age 70 years)   2. David Histand,   b. 13 Jul 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Sep 1848  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Magdalena Biehn,   b. 13 Aug 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1928  (Age 86 years)
  Married	10 Jul 1892  [4, 11]
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Elizabeth Scheirich,   b. 1 May 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	25 Oct 1849	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Anna Histand,   b. 10 Dec 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Dec 1852  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George Histand, "the eldest in the family, was born November 1st, 1820, and was raised near Preston. On March 10th, 1844, he was married to Esther, daughter of John and Barbara (Groh) Scheirich. She was born May 18th, 1825. After their marriage they moved on her father's place two miles south of Berlin where she died February 18th, 1845. After his first wife's decease he was married to Veronica Scheirich, sister to his first wife. She was born November 6th, 1827, and died November 10th, 1848. After the decease of second wife he was married to another sister, Elizabeth Scheirich, widow of the late Jacob Bleam. She was born May 1st, 1816, and died December 17th, 1890. After her decease he was married to Magdalena Biehn, July 10th, 1892. She was born August 13th, 1841. They reside on his old place near Berlin. His family consisted of four 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.]. _________________ HIESTAND - On the 24th of July, 1901, near German Mills, Waterloo Co., Ont., Bro. George Hiestand, eldest son of the late Bro. David Hiestand, who moved from Chester Co., Pa., to Canada, in 1816. Bro. George Hiestand was born Nov. 1, 1820, was married March 10, 1844, to Esther Scheirich who died Feb. 18, 1845. He was married to his deceased wife's sister, Veronica Scheirich, who died Nov. 10, 1848. After her decease he was married to another sister, Elizabeth Scheirich, widow of the late Jacob Bleam. She died Dec 17, 1890. On the 10th of July, 1892, he was married to Magdalena Biehn. He reached the ripe old age of 80 years, 8 months and 23 days, and was for many years a member of the Mennonite Church. Of his family of one son and three daughters, one daughter survives. The funeral, at the C. Eby meeting house, Berlin, was very largely attended, there being 136 vehicles in the funeral cortege. Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 16, August 15, 1901 - Page 254, 255

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 795. [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..., 226. [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..., 227. [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..., 263. [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..., 225. [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..., 606. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 30 Jul 1885. 21 July 1885 Elisabeth Clemens, nee Bechtel, widow of George Clemens and mother of George Histand, died in Kossuth, Waterloo Township, at age of 92 years, 11 months and 13 days. She came with her parents to Waterloo County in the year 1800 from Pennasylvania, where she has lived ever since and she was one of the first Pennasylvanian settlers [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 3. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. In memory of / George Histand / born Nov.1, 1820 / died July 23, 1901 / aged / 80 yrs. 8 mos. / & 22 days / (verse) [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 17. George HEISTAND Farmer Birthplace: Canada Age 31 Mennonite b. 9-Oct Elisabetha HEISTAND Birthplace: Canada Age 36 Mennonite b. 1-May Elisabetha HEISTAND Birthplace: Canada Age 6 Mennonite b. 11-Sep Maria WENDEL Birthplace: Germany Age 17 Lutheran b. 1-Apr [S32] News - Herald of Truth, August 15, 1901 - Obituary of George Hiestand. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 33. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 25 Dec 1890. Dec 17, 1890 Elisabeth Hiestand, née Scheirich, wife of George Hiestand, died in Waterloo T'p., at age of 74 years, 7 months & 17 days. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Minister, Preston report 53. George Heistand, married to Veronika Seirika, both of Waterloo. 6 Nov. 1845. Rev. Hottner. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 17. [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 45. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huether, Minister of The Gospel of The Evangelical Lutheran Church At Preston report 39. George Histand, to Esther Shiry, both of Waterloo. 10 Mar. 1844.

  
  

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  Born - 1 Nov 1820 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Mar 1844 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1845 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Nov 1845 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Oct 1849 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 051, Waterloo County, Ontario Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Jul 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth