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

Anna "Nancy" Betzner[1, 2, 3]

Female 1814 - 1897  (82 years)


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  • Name Anna "Nancy" Betzner 
    Born 22 Dec 1814  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    Name Anna "Nancy" Kinzie 
    Name Nancy Betzner 
    Residence 1856  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00006-0953 
    Died 13 Sep 1897  [10
    Buried Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Person ID I9559  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Johannes "John" Betzner,   b. 7 May 1783, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1852, Opposite Doon, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mary Bechtel,   b. 11 Jul 1782 OR 22 Jul 1782, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 6 Jul 1804  [2, 11
    Family ID F2454  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Samuel Kinzie,   b. 1 Apr 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1905  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 22 Apr 1856  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9, 12
    Children 
     1. Lavina Kinzie,   b. 14 May 1863, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1940, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Dienna Kinzie,   b. 1876, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F1025  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Anna Betzner "the second daughter of John and Mary (Bechtel) Betzner, was born December 22nd, 1814. On April 20th, 1856, she was married to Samuel Kinzie who was born April 1st, 1828. After their marriage they moved about one mile north of St. Jacobs where they still reside."


      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. [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..., 844.

    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..., 224.

    3. [S64] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Martin's Mennonite CC#4521 Internet Link.
      Anna's name is given as Nancy on her tombstone.

    4. [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..., 247.

    5. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 79.
      Nancy lived with her brother in Waterloo Township in 1852.

    6. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 4.

    7. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 34.

    8. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 2.

    9. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Samuel Kinsie, yeoman of Waterloo Twp., married 22 Apr 1856 in Berlin by license to Nancy Betzner of Waterloo Twp. wit: Isaac Scherk of Waterloo & Barbara Kinsie

    10. [S64] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Martin's Mennonite CC#4521 Internet Link.

    11. [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.

    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 Apr 1856 Pg: 17.
      BETZNER, Nancy married 22 Apr 1856 To Samuel KINZIE. Both of Waterloo. minister F. W. Bindemann

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Dec 1814 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1856 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 22 Apr 1856 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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