Aaron Betzner^[1]

1853 - 1938  (84 years)

• Name	Aaron Betzner
  Born	13 Dec 1853	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67084079
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Carpenter
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Carpenter, Buildings
  Residence	138 Weber St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00006-0960
  Died	2 Jun 1938	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 8]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I9992	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  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  [9, 11]
  Family ID	F2774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara Rudy,   b. 19 Jan 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Mar 1925, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Children	1. Allen Betzner,   b. 19 Jun 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F5409	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Aaron Betzner, "was born December 13th, 1853. He is unmarried and has his home with his parents." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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 - Aaron Betzner passed away at the home of his brother-in-law, Caleb Shelley, 64 Schneider Ave., in Kitchener, Ont., early Tuesday morning, June 3, 1938, after an illness of three months following a stroke; aged 84 y. 5 m. 20 d. The deceased was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Betzner and was born in Waterloo Twp., near Breslau on Dec. 13, 1853. He was united in holy marriage to Barbara Rudy who predeceased him 13 years ago. He is survived by 1 son (Allen of Toronto), 1 brother (Samuel Betzner of Dawson City, Yukon), 1 sister (Mrs. Ephraim Cressman of Kitchener), and 2 grandchildren. One daughter died in infancy. He was a faithful member of the First Mennonite Church and was loved for his kindly disposition and general Christian spirit. Services were conducted by Bro. C.F. Derstine. Theme: "The Desired End." Obituary - Gospel Herald, June 23, 1938 ______________________________ Ill for three months, Aaron Betzner, 54 Schneider Ave, age 84 years, died today at the home of his brother-in-law, Caleb Shelly, following a stroke. Born in Waterloo tp. on Dec. 13, 1853, a s/o Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Betzner, deceased was married to Barbara Rudy, who predeceased him 12 years ago. Mr. Betzner attended First Mennonite church. Surviving are one son, Allen of Toronto, one brother, Samuel of Dawson City, Yukon, one sister, Mrs. Ephraim Cressman of Kitchener, and two grandchildren. One daughter died in infancy... Kitchener Daily Record 2 Jun 1938

  
  

• 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-6 Page 10. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 23, 1938. Obituary of Aaron Betzner [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 38. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 27 Pg. 10. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 6 Page 42. [S350] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Daily Record 1919-1947, Obituary of Aaron Betzner - 2 Jun 1938. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 16. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), November 2, 1915. Obituary of Jacob B. Betzner [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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Dec 1853 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter, Buildings - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - 138 Weber St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Jun 1938 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth