Abraham E. Witmer^{[1, 2, 3]}

Cal 1808 - 1859  (~ 51 years)

• Name	Abraham E. Witmer
  Born	CALC 27 Feb 1808	Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	00135-8295
  Died	4 Nov 1859	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I3566	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  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	Catharine Groh,   b. 25 Nov 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Jul 1891, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. George Witmer,   b. Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elizabeth Witmer,   b. Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Susannah Witmer,   b. 28 Jan 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 May 1880, Colborne Twp., Huron Co., Ontario  (Age 47 years)   4. Mary "Polly" Witmer,   b. 18 Jul 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1931, Fordwich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)   5. Joseph G. Witmer,   b. 9 Nov 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Feb 1896, , Lapeer Co., Michigan  (Age 60 years)   6. Annie Witmer,   b. 21 Jan 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Abraham "Abram" Witmer,   b. 21 Jan 1837, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jul 1904  (Age 67 years)   8. John Christian Witmer,   b. 11 Sep 1838, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1933, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   9. Hannah Witmer,   b. 1839, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Aft 1880, , Michigan, USA  (Age > 42 years)   10. Isaac Witmer,   b. 3 Apr 1842, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jan 1929, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   11. Sarah Witmer,   b. 21 Feb 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Dec 1884, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)   12. Benjamin Witmer,   b. 1844, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   13. Catherine Witmer,   b. 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 16 years)   14. Henry Witmer,   b. 24 Mar 1847, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1930, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   15. Samuel Witmer,   b. 6 Feb 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1885, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)   16. Aaron Witmer,   b. 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   17. Moses G. Witmer,   b. 31 Mar 1856, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1882, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 26 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Witmer, "third son of Abraham and Annie (Eversole) Witmer, was married to Catherine Groh. They resided north of Hespeler, near what is known as "Tuck's Hill" where they possessed a beautiful farm. They are both dead. To them was born a family of fifteen 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

  [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..., 807. [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..., 129. [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..., 732. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. Abraham WITMER/ Died/ November 4, 1859/ Aged/ 51 years, 8 mo. 8 days/ [verse]/ [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..., 677.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 27 Feb 1808 - Of, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Nov 1859 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth