Christian Witmer^[1]

1793 - 1840  (47 years)

• Name	Christian Witmer
  Born	10 Feb 1793	, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Name	Christian Wittmer  [2]
  Eby ID Number	00135-8329
  Died	15 Mar 1840	Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Buried	Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I3660	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 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	Magdalena W. Wanner,   b. 12 Jul 1785, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 27 Apr 1865, Near Plattsville, Oxford Co., Ontario  (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. Samuel Witmer,   b. Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   2. John Witmer,   b. Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sallie Witmer,   b. 7 Feb 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Apr 1899, Goodland, Lapeer, Michigan, United States  (Age 86 years)   4. Christian Witmer,   b. 2 Nov 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jan 1885, Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   5. Nancy Witmer,   b. Abt 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Leah Witmer,   b. Abt 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   7. David Wanner Witmer,   b. 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 1902, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   8. Elizabeth Witmer,   b. 7 Jun 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Christian Witmer, "was married to Magdalena Wanner. They resided near Preston, on the farm now in possession of Isaiah Holm. Here he died. She died near Plattsville, Ontario, at the home of her son, David. Their family consisted of eight 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..., 559. [S138] Cemetery - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - Blenheim Mennonite Internet Link Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery online. Heir ruhen died gebe von Chistian Wittmer starb den 15 Merz 1840 war ald 47 jahr 1 mona und 5 taqge und lebte in eshe stant 27 jahre 9 monat and 26 t [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..., 681. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 21 Mar 1840:50. In the vicinity of Preston, Christian Witmer died at about 50 years of age. 15 Mar 1840

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Feb 1793 - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Died - 15 Mar 1840 - Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth