John B. Fortney^{[1, 2]}

1814 - 1878  (63 years)

• Name	John B. Fortney
  Born	20 Sep 1814	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Johann Fordny  [5]
  Residence	1836	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Yeoman
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Roman Catholic
  Eby ID Number	00035-3007
  Died	1 Jan 1878	Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Saint Ignatius Roman Catholic Cemetery, Deemerton, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I12330	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Fordney,   b. 18 May 1781, Virginia ,   d. 14 May 1852, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Muma,   b. CALC 4 Apr 1789,   d. 15 Dec 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Family ID	F3428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Maria "Mary" Diemert,   b. 24 May 1815, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France ,   d. 24 Jun 1875, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	20 Sep 1836	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. David D. Fortney,   b. 14 Oct 1837, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1913, Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   2. Elizabeth Furtney,   b. 11 Nov 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jan 1928, , Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   3. Elisabeth Fortney,   b. 1841, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Daniel Fortney,   b. 18 Apr 1844, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1872, Deemerton, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario  (Age 27 years)   5. Jonas Fordney,   b. 1845, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Andrew Fortney,   b. 26 Jun 1847, St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1927, Deemerton, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario  (Age 80 years)   7. Catharin Fortney,   b. 1850, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Catharine Fordney,   b. 15 Dec 1851, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Nov 1937, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   9. Mary Anne Fordney,   b. 20 Nov 1856, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F3434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John B. Fordney, "was married to Mary Diemer. They reside in Carrick Township, Bruce County, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming. They had a family" 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

  [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..., 664. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Nicholas Schwartz Born: Waterloo Res: Waterloo Age: 21 Father: Peter Mother: Anna Maria Born: 1837 Spouse: Elisabeth Fortin Age: 17 born: Wilmot Township Res: Wellesley Township Born: 1841 Father: John Mother: Anna Maria married 3 Nov 1858 county: Waterloo [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 4 Page 15. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100250548. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 29 Sep 1836:49. 20 Sep 1836 Rev. Benjamin Eby m. Johann Fordny to Mary Diemert, formerly of Germany, all of Waterloo.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Sep 1814 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1836 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 20 Sep 1836 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Yeoman - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Roman Catholic - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Jan 1878 - Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint Ignatius Roman Catholic Cemetery, Deemerton, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth