Jacob Witmer^{[1, 2]}

1801 - 1888  (86 years)

• Name	Jacob Witmer
  Born	27 Dec 1801	, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00135-8277
  Died	17 Apr 1888	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 9, 10]
  	Cause: old age
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9, 11]
  Person ID	I3510	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev Abraham Witmer,   b. 1767, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Jan 1837, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Anna Eversole,   b. 7 Apr 1777, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 7 Mar 1858  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F1133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna "Nancy" Reist,   b. 24 Apr 1807, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 4 Mar 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Married	14 Sep 1828	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Susannah Witmer,   b. CALC 3 May 1829,   d. 2 May 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 17 years)   2. Anna Witmer,   b. 27 Aug 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jun 1878  (Age 46 years)   3. Abraham R. "Abram" Witmer,   b. 3 Oct 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1913, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   4. John R. Witmer,   b. 30 Nov 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Oct 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)   5. Henry Witmer,   b. 11 Oct 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Apr 1888, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA  (Age 50 years)   6. Jacob Witmer,   b. 30 Jun 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jan 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   7. Levi R. Witmer,   b. 23 May 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 May 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   8. Elizabeth Witmer,   b. 26 Apr 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Apr 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   9. Noah Witmer,   b. 23 Oct 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   10. David Witmer,   b. 23 Nov 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jun 1902, Burnside Township, Lapeer Co., Michigan  (Age 52 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F1144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Witmer, "was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, December 27th, 1801. On September 14th, 1828, he was married to Anna Reist who was born April 24th, 1807, and died March 4th, 1888. After their marriage they moved on his father's old place near Preston where he died April 17th, 1888. To them were born ten 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..., 173. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 22 Mar 1888. Died 4 Mar 1888 Anna Witmer, née Reist, wife of Jakob Witmer, died near Preston at age of 80 years, 10 months, & 9 days. [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..., 675. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. gives age and country of birth [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 11. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 25. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 26 Apr 1888. Died 17 Apr 1888 Jakob Witmer died near Preston at age of 84 years. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 73. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198041079/jacob-witmer. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 26Apr 1888. Died 17 Apr 1888 Jakob Witmer died near Preston at age of 84 years. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township).

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Dec 1801 - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Married - 14 Sep 1828 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: old age - 17 Apr 1888 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth