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

Leah Reist[1, 2]

Female 1868 - 1949  (80 years)


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  • Name Leah Reist 
    Born 5 Dec 1868  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Female 
    Name Leah Clemens 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Tunker 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00090-5252 
    Died 1949  [5
    Buried Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I6253  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Peter M. Reist,   b. 2 Jan 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1910  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Catharine S. Betzner,   b. 11 Apr 1832, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1901  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 20 Jul 1856  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12
    Family ID F2023  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wendell Unger Clemens,   b. 29 Sep 1857, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1940, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 30 Sep 1896  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Katie Clemens,   b. 26 Jan 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F6092  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Leah Reist, "is home and unmarried."


      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..., 177.

    2. [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..., 242.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012584-96.
      Wendell CLEMENS, 39, laborer, Dumfries, Berlin, widower, s/o Wendell & Catharine married Leah REIST, 27, Breslau, Breslau, d/o Peter & Catharine, witn: J.R. GOOD, Ezra REIST, Kate REIST & Minnie BETZNER all of Breslau, 30 September 1896 in Waterloo

    4. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 3.

    5. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link .
      Clemens / In loving memory of / Wendell U.Clemens / 1857-1940 / his wife / Leah Reist / 1868-1949 / Till we meet again

    6. [S187] Census - ON, Welland - 1881, Stamford, Welland, Ontario Film 1375889 District 142 Sub-district J Division 2 Page Number 12 Household Number 60.

    7. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 39.

    8. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 4.

    9. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 30.

    10. [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..., 176.

    11. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Peter Reist, yeoman of Waterloo Twp married 20 July 1856 in Berlin by licenses to Catherine Betzner of Waterloo Twp.

    12. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 24 Jul 1856 Pg: 30.
      BETZNER, Catharine married 20 Jul 1856 To Peter REIST. Both of Waterloo. minister F. W. Bindemann

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Dec 1868 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Tunker - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 Sep 1896 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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