Samuel Reist^{[1, 2]}

1795 - 1883  (88 years)

• Name	Samuel Reist
  Born	1 Jan 1795	Penn Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonist
  Eby ID Number	00090-5167
  Died	20 Jan 1883	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 6, 7]
  Buried	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I5891	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Reist,   b. 18 Jul 1763, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Dec 1843, Near Kossuth, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Susannah Huber,   b. 21 May 1771, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Sep 1850  (Age 79 years)
  Married	28 Dec 1790  [3]
  Family ID	F238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Reist
  Family ID	F165040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Salome Erb,   b. CALC 4 Aug 1804,   d. 15 Jan 1888, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Children	1. John E. Reist,   b. 1823, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Samuel E. Reist,   b. 30 Jan 1825, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Oct 1915  (Age 90 years)   3. Jacob E. Reist,   b. 11 Jun 1826, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Apr 1909  (Age 82 years)   4. Abraham E. Reist,   b. 9 Jul 1828, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Nov 1908, Maple River Township, Emmet, Michigan, USA  (Age 80 years)   5. Benjamin E. Reist,   b. 15 Dec 1830, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1916, Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan, USA  (Age 85 years)   6. David E. Reist,   b. CALC 16 Oct 1838, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jun 1840  (Age ~ 1 years)   7. Sarah Ann Reist,   b. 20 Nov 1840, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F1797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Samuel Reist, "was born January 1st, 1795. He was married to Salome, daughter of Jacob and Salome (Graybill) Erb. She was born August 4th, 1808, and died in Berlin, January 15th, 1888. He died on his farm in Woolwich Township, near St. Jacobs, January 20th, 1883. To them was born a family of seven 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..., 635. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 19 Jan 1888. Died 15 Jan 1888 The widow Saloma Reist, née Erb, died in Berlin, at age of 83 years, 5 months & 11 days. [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. [S151] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. Jacobs Mennonite (Central Woolwich Mennonite) CC#4583 Internet Link. Hier ruht in Frieden / Samuel Reist / geboren / Jan.1,1795 / gestorben / Jan.20,1883 / Alter 88 Jahr / 20 Tage / [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 14. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 34. [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..., 164.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Jan 1795 - Penn Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Residence - Mennonist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Jan 1883 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth