Rev Abraham Witmer^[1]

1767 - 1837  (70 years)

• Name	Abraham Witmer
  Prefix	Rev
  Born	1767	Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 1 Lot 06W, Waterloo County, Ontario   [3]
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 25NE, Waterloo County, Ontario   [3]
  Eby ID Number	00135-8267
  Died	28 Jan 1837	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  	Cause: old age
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I3477	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian Witmer,   b. Abt 1740, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Eversole,   b. 7 Apr 1777, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 7 Mar 1858  (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. Christian Witmer,   b. 10 Feb 1793, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Mar 1840, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 47 years)   2. Rev. David Witmer,   b. 1799, , USA ,   d. 26 Jun 1874  (Age 75 years)   3. Jacob Witmer,   b. 27 Dec 1801, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 Apr 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   4. Elizabeth Witmer,   b. Abt 1803, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 12 Jul 1871  (Age ~ 68 years)   5. Abraham E. Witmer,   b. CALC 27 Feb 1808, Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Nov 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 51 years)   6. Joseph Witmer,   b. 11 Jul 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   7. Henry Witmer,   b. 29 Sep 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Sep 1893, Near Kossuth, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   8. Veronica "Fanny" Witmer,   b. 28 Nov 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   9. Elias Witmer,   b. 19 Feb 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Mar 1910, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Witmer, "Could not obtain any dates in regard to Abraham's birth or death) was married to Anna Eversole. In 1804 he, with his wife and family of three children, moved to Canada and settled on the farm now possessed by their grandson, Mr. Levi Witmer. This farm is situated about one and one-half miles north-east of Preston. Here they resided until their deaths. Their family consisted of nine 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.].

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 673. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 62. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 9 Feb 1837:11. In Waterloo Abraham Wittmer minister of Baptist community, died at an old age. last Sat morn [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). Hier / Rhen die Gebeine von / Abraham / Wittmer (sic) / Gestorben den 28 ten januar 1837 / war Alt. 69 Jahr 4 Monat / und 16 Tag . / Hier ruhet er imj sanften Schlaf / bis Gott ihn auf erwecken mag

  
  

• Event Map

  Land - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 1 Lot 06W, Waterloo County, Ontario Died - Cause: old age - 28 Jan 1837 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth