Samuel B. Betzner^{[1, 2]}

1805 - 1879  (73 years)

• Name	Samuel B. Betzner
  Born	11 Sep 1805	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Land	1831	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 106W, Waterloo County, Ontario
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00006-0917
  Died	8 May 1879	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 7, 9, 10]
  	Cause: heart disease (5 weeks)
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I8371	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Johannes "John" Betzner,   b. 7 May 1783, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 3 Nov 1852, Opposite Doon, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Mary Bechtel,   b. 11 Jul 1782 OR 22 Jul 1782, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 22 Sep 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Married	6 Jul 1804  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F2454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Stauffer,   b. 4 Jun 1810, Speedsville (Waterloo Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Feb 1882, East Of Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1828  [3, 8]
  Children	1. Moses Betzner,   b. 26 Mar 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Sep 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 6 years)   2. Catharine S. Betzner,   b. 11 Apr 1832, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jul 1901  (Age 69 years)   3. John S. Betzner, I,   b. 19 Jan 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jul 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 3 years)   4. Samuel S. Betzner,   b. 8 Oct 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 May 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 30 years)   5. Jacob S. Betzner,   b. 11 Aug 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Apr 1899, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)   6. John S. Betzner, II,   b. 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Sep 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)   7. Elizabeth "Eliza" Betzner,   b. 16 Jul 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1860  (Age 17 years)   8. Noah S. Betzner,   b. 5 Apr 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jun 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 20 years)   9. Aaron S. Betzner,   b. 20 Feb 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Aug 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Samuel B. Betzner, "the eldest son, was born September 11th, 1805. On September 28th, 1828, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel and Esther (Groh) Stauffer. She was born June 4th, 1810, and died February 25th, 1882. Shortly after their married they moved on the farm now possesses by their son Jacob, about two miles east of Breslau, where he died May 8th, 1879. Their family consisted of eight 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.]. _________________________________ May 8, 1879 - Samuel Betzner, aged 73 years, died near Breslau. Death Announcement - Berliner Journal, May 22, 1879

  
  

• 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..., 224. [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..., 115. [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. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . In memory of / Samuel Betzner / born Sept.11,1805 / died May 8, 1879 / aged / 73 yrs.7 mo.& [27 ds] / We cannot tell who next may fall / Beneath Thy chastening rod / One must be first, but let us all / Prepare to meet our God [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 83. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 25. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 14711 (1879), Samuel Betzner. Samuel Betzner d. 8 May 1879 Waterloo Twp., aged 73y 276d, b. Township of Waterloo, farmer, cause: heart disease (5 weeks) [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 6 Page 45. [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..., 503. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), May 22, 1879. Obituary of Samuel B. Betzner

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Sep 1805 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Land - 1831 - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 106W, Waterloo County, Ontario Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart disease (5 weeks) - 8 May 1879 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth