1860 - 1919 (59 years)
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Name |
Daniel Bechtel Detweiler |
Born |
10 Apr 1860 |
Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] |
Gender |
Male |
FindAGrave |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36409529 |
Occupation |
1881 |
North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [7] |
Cheese Maker |
Residence |
1881 |
North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [7] |
Mennonite |
Occupation |
1891 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [11] |
Button Agent |
Residence |
1891 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [11] |
Methodist |
Occupation |
1899 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [6] |
manufacturer |
Occupation |
1901 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Traveler |
Public Service |
1906 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Council of the Board of Trade |
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From: Berlin Today 1806-1906
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Residence |
1908 |
23 Ahrens St. E. Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation |
1911 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [8] |
Manufacturer, Boots & Shoes |
Residence |
1911 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [8] |
Methodist |
Died |
18 Apr 1919 |
Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [5, 12, 13] |
Cause: cancer of stomach and bowels (1 year & 8 months) |
Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region |
Bef 2012 |
, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [14] |
Name |
D. B. Detweiler |
Name |
Daniel Bechtel Detwiler |
Eby ID Number |
00029-2318 |
Buried |
First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [5, 12] |
Person ID |
I32028 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
12 May 2025 |
Father |
Rev. Enoch R. Detwiler, b. 7 Mar 1818, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania , d. 18 Sep 1874, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 56 years) |
Mother |
Abigail Bechtel, b. 8 Oct 1821, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania , d. 23 Jul 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years) |
Married |
1841 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [15, 16] |
Family ID |
F3486 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Susan Amanda "Amanda" Albright, b. 19 May 1864, , Ontario, Canada , d. 11 Sep 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 29 years) |
Married |
12 Aug 1886 |
Suspension Bridge, , New York [17] |
Children |
| 1. Bertha May Detweiler, b. 1 Feb 1887, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 12 Oct 1967 (Age 80 years) |
| 2. Irene Detweiler, b. 1 Apr 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 29 Jul 1888 (Age 0 years) |
| 3. Milton Detweiler, b. 20 Sep 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. George Franklin Detweiler, b. 1 Nov 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 19 Aug 1978 (Age 85 years) |
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Last Modified |
13 May 2025 |
Family ID |
F5506 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Sarah Adelaide "Adelaide" Moyer, b. 14 Dec 1868, Campden, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario , d. 17 Mar 1959 (Age 90 years) |
Married |
25 Jan 1899 |
, Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada |
Children |
| 1. William Arthur Detweiler, b. 16 Nov 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 1 Jan 1996, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 96 years) |
| 2. John Russell Detweiler, b. 28 Jun 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 1996 (Age 94 years) |
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Last Modified |
13 May 2025 |
Family ID |
F6540 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Daniel B. Detweiler," was born April 10th, 1860. He is engaged as a travelling agent for The J. Y. Shantz & Son Button Co. He resides on Ahrens Street, Berlin, and was married to Amanda Albright who was born May 19th, 1864, and died September 11th, 1893. His family consists of three children, namely: VII Bertha May, VII Milton, and VII George Franklin."
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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DANIEL B. DETWEILER 1860-1919
Daniel B. Detweiler was one of the three "fathers of hydro" in Ontario. After years of hard effort, in association with others, his dream of hydro electric power as a provincial undertaking became a reality. He travelled dusty county roads on his bicycle seeking the support of councils in the project.
A cairn erected in 1935 in his native Roseville is a monument to his participation in the enterprise. In 1963, Ontario Hydro named the transformer station at Petersburg after him. In 1918 he developed water power near Michipicoten on Lake Superior and organized the Algoma factory and in 1901 joined a shoe company.
Detweiler was a leading member and President of the Board of Trade and a member of the Kitchener Light Commission
The Waterloo Region Hall of Fame website https://www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/en/exhibits/region-hall-of-fame.aspx
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Died In Kitchener, on Friday, April 18th, 1919 Daniel B. Detwiler Aged 59 years and 8 days And I know That when God gives to us the clearest sight, He does not touch our eyes with joy, but sorrow. John Boyle O'Reilly
The Funeral will take place from his late residence, 23 Ahrens Street East, on Monday, April 21st, at 2 p.m., thence to East End (Mennonite) Cemetery for interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation. No flowers.
Funeral Card
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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..., 211.
- [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-5 Page 9.
- [S173] Ancestry.com.
- [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.
- [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
West: Daniel B Detweiler / Apr.10, 1860-Apr.18, 1919 / his wife / Amanda Albright / May 20, 1864-Sept.11, 1893 / his wife / S. Adelaide Moyer / Dec.14, 1868-Mar.17, 1959 / Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord / their works do follow themj / Detweiler
- [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010005-99.
Daniel B. DETWEILER, 38, manufacturer, Roseville - Waterloo twp, Berlin Ont., widower, s/o Enoch & Abigail DETWEILER, married, Sarah Adelaide MOYER, 30, Campden -Lincoln Co, St Catharines, d/o, Tilman S. & Elizabeth MOYER, witn: D. W. & Araminta PARR, both of Tintern, Ont, 25 Jan 1899, at St Catharines
- [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 39.
- [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 34 Page 6.
- [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871.
- [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 46.
- [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 63.
- [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36409529/daniel-b.-detweiler.
- [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub District 29 Page 27.
- [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame.
- [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..., 522.
- [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852.
Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister Of The German Evangelical Church, , At Green Bush, Waterloo Township, 31 Aug. 1841 To 31 Aug. 1842
Enoch Dettwiler, Yeom. , Of Dumfries, To Abigail Bechtel, Of Wilmot. Wit. George Bechtel, Of Wilmot And John Dettwiler, Of Dumfries, Both Farmers
- [S2765] New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967.
Name:S. Amanda Albright
Gender:Female
Marriage Date:12 Aug 1886
Marriage Place:Suspension Bridge, New York, USA
Spouse:Daniel Detweiler
Certificate Number:10085
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 | Born - 10 Apr 1860 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Occupation - Cheese Maker - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Occupation - Button Agent - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Occupation - manufacturer - 1899 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Married - 25 Jan 1899 - , Lincoln Co., Ontario, Canada |
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 | Occupation - Traveler - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Public Service - Council of the Board of Trade - 1906 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Occupation - Manufacturer, Boots & Shoes - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Died - Cause: cancer of stomach and bowels (1 year & 8 months) - 18 Apr 1919 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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