Jacob S. Betzner^{[1, 2]}

1838 - 1899  (60 years)

• Name	Jacob S. Betzner
  Born	11 Aug 1838	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Elected Office	1870	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	councillor, Deputy Reeve, Reeve
  	Municipality : Waterloo Tp Years on local council: Councillor 1870-71; 1st D Reeve 1872; Reeve 1873-74 Years on Waterloo County Council 1872 1873 1874
  Residence	1870	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Elected Office	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	councillor - Waterloo Township
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Elected Office	1872	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	First Deputy Reeve - Waterloo Township
  Elected Office	1873	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Reeve - Waterloo Township
  Land	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 106, Waterloo County, Ontario
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00006-0922
  Died	2 Apr 1899	Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 10]
  	Cause: dropsy
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 10]
  Person ID	I8552	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel B. Betzner,   b. 11 Sep 1805, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 May 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	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  [9, 12]
  Family ID	F280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Snyder,   b. 18 Oct 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1894, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Married	22 Feb 1870	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 6, 8]
  Children	1. Lydia Jane Betzner,   b. 15 Dec 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Minnie Betzner,   b. 15 Dec 1871, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Mar 1909, Cressman, Saskatchewan  (Age 37 years)   3. Elizabeth "Eliza" Betzner,   b. 1 Mar 1873, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob S. Betzner "was born August 11th, 1838. On February 22nd, 1870, he was married to Lydia Snyder who was born October 18th, 1842, and died November 5th, 1894. They resided on his father's old farm about two miles east of Breslay. The had a family of two daughters, namely: V Minnie and V Eliza." 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.]. ______________________ Betzner - On the 2d of April, 1899, near Breslau, Waterloo Co., Ont., Bro. Jacob S. Betzner, aged 59 years, 7 months and 23 days. Bro. Betzner had been for some time afflicted with dropsy, and by the advice of his physician he went to the Berlin Waterloo hospital for treatment, from which he returned home several weeks later greatly improved. He, however, believed that the end would come suddenly, and arranged his temporal affairs accordingly, nor did he neglect his spiritual interests, for he said to his daughter some time before his death that he was ready to go, and had no fears for the future. He retired on the evening of Easter Sunday, apparently as well as usual. Next morning his daughter, in passing his room, found him in a partly recumbent position, dead. He had evidently passed quietly away a number of hours before. The remains were laid to rest in the Cressman cemetery, Breslau, beside the remains of his wife who passed away a few years ago. Funeral services by D. B. Sherk in English from Psa. 127: 2, last clause, and by Noah Stauffer in German. A large concourse of relatives and friends assembled to pay their last tribute of love to the departed brother. Two daughters remain to mourn the loss of an affectionate father. Obituary - Herald of Truth, May 1, 1899

  
  

• 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..., 345. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 24 Feb 1870. Married 22 Feb 1870 By Rev. Tuerk, Jakob S. Betzner of Breslau was married to Lidia Schneider of Waterloo Township. [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..., 243. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, May 1, 1899. Obituary Jacob S. Betzner [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 83. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Bridegroom Name: Jacob L. Betzner Age: 30 Res: Breslau P.O. Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: Sam. & Elisa Betzner Bride: Name: Lydia Snyder Age: 27 Res: Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: Jacob & Elisa Snyder Witness(S): Name: Levi Snyder Res: Waterloo Tp. Name: Jacob Staufer Res: Waterloo Tp. Date of Marriage: Feb. 22, 1870 [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 25. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 22. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 6 Page 45. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . In memory of/ Jacob S. Betzner/ 1840-1899/ Lydia Snyder/ his beloved wife/ 1842-1894/ At rest [S1450] Waterloo County Councillors A Collective Biography. [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.

  
  

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  Born - 11 Aug 1838 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor, Deputy Reeve, Reeve - 1870 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1870 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Feb 1870 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor - Waterloo Township - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - First Deputy Reeve - Waterloo Township - 1872 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Reeve - Waterloo Township - 1873 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Land - - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 106, Waterloo County, Ontario Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth