Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Abraham Reist

Male 1737 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Abraham Reist 
    Born 1737  Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number 00090-5163 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I553  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Peter Reist,   b. CA 1700, , Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Anna Clara Boyer,   b. Abt 1700, Of, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1723  Palatinate, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F4129  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. John Reist,   b. 18 Jul 1763, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1843, Near Kossuth, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Abraham Reist, "the youngest son of Peter and Anna Reist, was born in 1737. His family consists of three sons, namely: John, Abraham, and Christian. The descendants of the two younger sons are residents of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, while those of John are nearly all to be found in Canada."


      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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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 
    1. [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..., 163.

    2. [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..., 162.