Anton Reitzel^[1]

1810 - 1893  (83 years)

• Name	Anton Reitzel
  Born	10 Mar 1810	Dachsburg, Alsace Lorraine, France   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Anthony Reitzel
  Occupation	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Methodist
  Retired	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Eby ID Number	00091-5262
  Died	30 Jul 1893	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Buried	Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I54670	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Erb,   b. 23 Jul 1816, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jul 1903, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	Nov 1834  [1, 2]
  Children	1. Isaac Reitzel,   b. 21 Aug 1835, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1896, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)   2. Magdelena Reitzel,   b. 14 Mar 1837, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Aug 1921  (Age 84 years)   3. Polly Reizel,   b. 1838, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Samuel Reitzel,   b. 23 Aug 1839, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jul 1914, Pentland, , Ontario  (Age 74 years)   5. Paulina Reitzel,   b. 24 May 1841, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Dec 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 54 years)   6. Anthony E. Reitzel,   b. 10 Jul 1842, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jun 1919, Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   7. Elizabeth Reitzel,   b. 11 Apr 1843, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Oct 1931, Barrie, Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   8. Maria Reizel,   b. 1846, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Maria Anna "Anna" Reitzel,   b. 10 Oct 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Apr 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 30 years)   10. Leon Reitzel,   b. 12 Apr 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Dec 1920, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   11. M. Reizel,   b. 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Lydia Reitzel,   b. 9 Aug 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1853, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)   13. Edward Reitzel,   b. 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   14. Louis Reitzel,   b. 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   15. Catharine Reitzel,   b. 12 Sep 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 1955, Little Rock, Lyon, Iowa, United States  (Age 98 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F14117	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Anton Reitzel,"the pioneer settler of this family, was a native of Dachsburg, Lorraine, Germany, where he was born March 10th, 1810. In 1831 he emigrated to America and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada. In September, 1834, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob and Salome (Graybill) Erb. She was born July 23rd, 1817. After their marriage they moved to Woolwich Township, on the farm now in possession of their son, Leon, where he died July 30th, 1893. She is still living and resides with her daughter, Magdalena. They had a family of twelve 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.]. _______________ St. Jacobs: Mr. Anthony Reitel, of this place, whose age is past 83 years, is not expected to live very long. Elmira Signet 20 July 1893 p. 8, col. 4

  
  

• 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..., 643. [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..., 178. [S232] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Calvary United St. Jacobs 4585 Cemetery Internet Link. [Front] - In / Memory of / Eliza'th Erb / Reitzel / Born July 23, 1817 / Died July 24, 1903 / Aged 86 Y'r. / & L Day / Reitzel / Schaefer - Waterloo / Right Side - In / Memory of / Anton / Reitzel / Born May 10, 1810 / Died / July 30th, 1896 / Aged 86 Y'rs. 2 Mo./ & 20 Days. / [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div 4, Page 51. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 18. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 6.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Mar 1810 - Dachsburg, Alsace Lorraine, France Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Jul 1893 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth