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Maria "Mary" Betzner[1, 2]

Female 1843 - 1924  (80 years)


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  • Name Maria "Mary" Betzner 
    Born 4 Aug 1843  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Maria "Mary" Stauffer 
    Residence High River, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1865  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00006-0955 
    Grave Photograph - Find A Grave Mary Betzner 
    Died 23 Jun 1924  [10, 11] 
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Person ID I9649  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father Jacob B. Betzner,   b. 5 Sep 1818, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Scheirich,   b. 17 Jun 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Married 15 Apr 1842  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9, 13, 14] 
    Family ID F2773  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Benjamin Stauffer,   b. 1841, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1911  (Age < 69 years) 
    Married 23 May 1865  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8, 10] 
    Children 
     1. Isaac Stauffer,   b. Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Lena Stauffer,   b. Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Zalinda Stauffer,   b. Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Magdalena Stauffer,   b. Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Ellen Stauffer,   b. 25 Jul 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     6. Sulinda Stauffer,   b. 28 Feb 1868, , Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jan 1943, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     7. Rev. Norman B. Stauffer,   b. 30 Dec 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1927, Aldersyde, Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     8. John J. Stauffer,   b. 21 Aug 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1907  (Age 35 years)
     9. Lieutenant Joseph Emmett Stauffer,   b. 29 Oct 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1917, , France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     10. Mary Magdalena "Lena" Stauffer,   b. 3 Dec 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     11. Frederick Stauffer,   b. 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F2810  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mary Betzner "was born August 4th, 1843. She is married to Benjamin Stauffer. 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.].

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      Stauffer - Mary, daughter of Jacob and Magdalena Shiry-Betzner, was born Aug. 4, 1843; died June 23, 1924; aged 80 y. 10 m. 19 d. On May 23, 1865, she was married to Benjamin Stauffer. To them were born 5 sons and 3 daughters, 6 of whom survive: Norman, Isaac, Fred, Mrs. Noah Weber, Mrs. Jonah Baer, and Mrs. A. L. Shantz. Beside the children there remain to mourn 21 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, 5 brothers (John, Isaac, Samuel, Moses, Aaron) and 3 sisters (Mrs. Noah Stauffer, Mrs. Aaron Cressman, and Mrs. Ephraim Cressman). Sister Stauffer made her peace with God early in life, joined the church of her choice, and remained a faithful, consistent member until God called her home. Funeral services were held June 25 from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Noah Weber, Waterloo, to the Kitchener Mennonite Church for service and burial in adjoining cemetery. Services conducted by Brethren Noah Hunsberger, Jonas Snider, and Oscar Burkholder.


      Gospel Herald, July 10, 1924

  • 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..., 509.

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 8 Jun 1865.
      Married 23 May 1865 By Rev. Wurster, Benjamin Staufer was married to Maria Betzner, both of Waterloo.

    3. [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..., 248.

    4. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 79.

    5. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 3.

    6. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 1.

    7. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 6 Page 42.

    8. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Benjamin Staufer, 24, res. Waterloo, b. Wilmot, son of John and Hanna (Schlichter), married 23 May 1865 Mart Betzner, 22, res.Waterloo, b. Waterloo, daughter of Jacob and Mathi

    9. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), November 2, 1915.
      Obituary of Jacob B. Betzner

    10. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 10, 1924.
      Obituary of Mary Betzner

    11. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      John J. Stauffer / died Nov.7, 1907 / aged 35 yrs. 2 mos. / & 17 days / Mary Betzner / wife of / Ben Stauffer / 1843-1924

    12. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.

    13. [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..., 226.

    14. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Eby, Benjamin Rev., Minister of the Mennonist Society #19.
      Jacob Betzner, To Magdalene Sheirich, Both Of Waterloo. 5 Apr. 1842. Rev. Eby. Wit. John Sheirich And John Betzner

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Aug 1843 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - High River, , Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1865 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 May 1865 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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