Magdalena "Mattie" Betzner^[1]

1852 - 1931  (79 years)

• Name	Magdalena "Mattie" Betzner
  Born	5 Jul 1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Rsrch. Note	The marriage registration doesn't seem to agree on Magdalena's first name and parents although the marriage date is correct and the parents are wrong. 011097-77 (Waterloo Co) Aaron CRESSMAN, 23, yeoman, New Dundee, New Dundee, s/o Samuel & Barbara married Martha BETZNER, 24, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, d/o Isaac & Louisa, witn Isaac BETZNER Jr. & Louisa CRESSMAN of Waterloo Tp, 11 December 1877 in New Hamburg.
  Name	Magdalena "Mattie" Cressman
  Name	Mattie Betzner
  Residence	Vineland, Welland Co., Ontario   [11]
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00006-0959
  Died	8 Jul 1931	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 12]
  Buried	Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Person ID	I9894	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob B. Betzner,   b. 5 Sep 1818, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Nov 1915, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 97 years)
  Mother	Maria Bretz,   b. 5 Feb 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Apr 1899, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1851  [13, 14]
  Family ID	F2774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Aaron C. Cressman,   b. 8 Apr 1854, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Sep 1913, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Married	11 Dec 1877	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6, 10, 15]
  Children	1. Barbara Cressman,   b. 7 Jul 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Apr 1918, Guernsey, Saskatchewan  (Age 39 years)   2. Adam Cressman,   b. 1880, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ida Minerva Cressman,   b. 19 May 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1964, St. Catharines, Welland, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   4. Maria Cressman,   b. 30 Apr 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Lenora Cressman,   b. 10 Oct 1886, Near, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 49 years)   6. Mabel Cressman,   b. 8 Oct 1888, Near, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Wilfrid Solon Cressman,   b. 14 Feb 1891, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1963, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   8. Alvina Cressman,   b. 19 Mar 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1975, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   9. Clifford D. Cressman,   b. 22 Apr 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Nov 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Magdalena Betzner "eldest child of second wife, was born July 5th, 1852. On December 11th, 1877, she was married to Aaron Cressman who was born April 4th, 1854. They reside at Strasburg, Ontario. Their family consists of seven children, namely: V Barbara, V Ida Minerva, V Maria, V Lanora, V Mabel, V Wilfrid, and V Alvina. See Aaron Cressman's family." & Magdalena Betzner, "was born July 5th, 1852. She is married to Aaron Cressman and resides at Strasburg. They have a family of seven 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.]. ____________________________ Cressman - Magdalene, daughter of Jacob and Maria Betzner, was born July 5, 1852; died July 8, 1931; aged 79 y. 3 d. She was married to Aaron Cressman in 1877 who predeceased her in 1913. To them were born 6 daughters and 2 sons: Mrs. J. Geo. Nagus (who died in 1918), Mrs. F. F. Honsberger, Mrs. J. B. Weber, Mrs. O. D. Wills, Lenora, Alvina, Wilfred, and Clifford. Besides her 7 children she is survived by 10 grandchildren, 1 sister, 3 brothers. She was a member of the Mennonite Church for many years and remained faithful to the end. Funeral services were held at the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont., by Bros. C. F. Derstine and Jonas Snider. Interment in Strasburg Cemetery Obituary - Gospel Herald, July 30, 1931

  
  

• 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..., 300. [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..., 249. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 10. [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..., 492. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 30, 1931. Obituary of Magdalena Betzner [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011097-77. 011097-77 (Waterloo Co.) Aaron CRESSMAN, 23, yeoman, New Dundee, New Dundee, s/o Samuel & Barbara married Martha BETZNER, 24, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, d/o Isaac & Louisa, witn Isaac BETZNER Jr. & Louisa CRESSMAN of Waterloo Twp, 11 December 1877 in New Hamburg. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 3 Page 18. [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 4 Page 7. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 6 Page 42. [S2560] aaaWaterloo Township South 1891, Sect. 1 Page 38. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), November 2, 1915. Obituary of Jacob B. Betzner [S136] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Weber Mennonite CC#5426 Internet Link. [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. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 16. [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..., 493.

  
  

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  Born - 5 Jul 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Vineland, Welland Co., Ontario Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 11 Dec 1877 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Jul 1931 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth