Nancy Gingrich^{[1, 2]}

1839 - 1920  (80 years)

• Name	Nancy Gingrich
  Born	14 Jun 1839	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Anna Gingerich  [10]
  Name	Nancy Bretz
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Dunkard
  Residence	1863	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	--
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Protestant
  Retired	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Domestic Servant, Farm
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Tunker
  Eby ID Number	00039-3122
  Died	24 Jan 1920	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11, 12]
  	Cause: Bright's Disease
  Buried	26 Jan 1920	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 11]
  Person ID	I5788	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	David Gingrich,   b. 13 Dec 1804, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Sep 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Stauffer,   b. 28 Apr 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Apr 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	26 Apr 1826  [9, 13]
  Family ID	F1758	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Benjamin Bretz,   b. CALC 24 Feb 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Mar 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Married	21 Apr 1863	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F1767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Nancy Gingerich, "the youngest daughter of David and Elizabeth (Stauffer) Gingerich, was married to Benjamin, son of Jacob Bretz. They resided on a farm near Preston where he died. They had no family. The widow resides at Speedsville with her two sisters, Elizabeth and Susannah." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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..., 685. [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..., 302. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-3 Page 10. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 1. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Benjamin Bretz b. Waterloo res: Waterloo Age: 25 born abt 1838 father: Jacob mother: Nancy married Nancy Gingrich Age:: 23 born abt 1840 b. Waterloo Spouse res: Waterloo father: David mother: Elisabeth married 21 Apr 1863 county: Waterloo [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 30. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 7 Page 6. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. At rest/ Benjamin BRETZ/ Died Mar. 11, 1882/ Aged 47 years/ Nancy GINGRICH/ His wife/ Died Jan. 24, 1920/ Aged 80 years/ [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 73. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. gives age and country of birth [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 033423 (1920). Name:Nancy Bretz Gender:Female Age:80 Birth Date:abt 1840 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Death Date:24 Jan 1920 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [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..., 683.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Jun 1839 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Dunkard - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1863 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 21 Apr 1863 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - -- - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Protestant - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Domestic Servant, Farm - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Tunker - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Bright's Disease - 24 Jan 1920 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 26 Jan 1920 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth