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

Benjamin Stauffer[1, 2, 3]

Male 1841 - Bef 1911  (< 69 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Stauffer 
    Born 1841  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1865  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Occupation 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Eby ID Number 00117-7360 
    Died Bef 1911 
    Person ID I10134  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John Stauffer,   b. 3 May 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1898, Elkton, Huron, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Hannah Schlichter,   b. 15 Apr 1814, , Franklin Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1890, Near Haysville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F957  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria "Mary" Betzner,   b. 4 Aug 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1924  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 23 May 1865  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6, 7
    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 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F2810  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Benjamin Stauffer, "was married to Mary Betzner. They had a family 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.].

  • 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. [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.

    3. [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.

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

    5. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 15.

    6. [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

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1841 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1852 - Wilmot 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 MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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