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

David D. Fortney[1, 2, 3]

Male 1837 - 1913  (76 years)


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    David Fortney and Catherine Schwartz
    David Fortney and Catherine Schwartz
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  • Name David D. Fortney 
    Born 14 Oct 1837  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Name David Furtney 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Roman Catholic 
    Eby ID Number 00035-3007.2 
    Died 24 Dec 1913  Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I12332  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father John B. Fortney,   b. 20 Sep 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1878, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Anna Maria "Mary" Diemert,   b. 24 May 1815, Dettwiller, Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1875, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 20 Sep 1836  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F3434  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine R. Schwartz,   b. 27 Mar 1838, St. Agatha, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1915, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 1860 
    Children 
     1. Anthony Fortney,   b. 18 Jun 1867, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1897, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
     2. Mary Theresa Fortney,   b. CALC 10 Oct 1872, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 23 years)
     3. Pauline Catherina Fortney,   b. 13 Mar 1875, Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1923, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     4. Clara Fortney,   b. 25 Apr 1878, Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F20773  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 015600-99.
      Daniel Schaus, 22, occ. Spinner, b. Normanby, res. Hespeler, son of Jacob Schaus and Caroline Hollinger married Pauline Fortney, 23, b. Mildmay, res. Hespeler, daughter of David Fortney and Catherine Schwartz, Witness(es): John P. Fortney and Lizzie Schaus both of Hespeler, 28 November 1899 in Galt.

    3. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020816-25.
      Daniel Schaus, 47, occ. Spinner, b. Normanby Twp Grey Co., res. Hespeler, Widower, son of Jacob Schaus (B. Germany) and Caroline Hollinger Married Clara Fortney, 46, occ. Housework, b. Mildmay, res. Hespeler, Spinster, daughter of David Fortney (B. Ontario) and Catherine Schwartz, Witnessed by: Fred and Mrs. Fred Rung (?) Both of Hespeler, 26 January 1925 in Hespeler.

    4. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 4 Page 15.

    5. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: David Fortney
      Sex: Male
      Age: 76
      Death Date: 24 Dec 1913
      Death Place: Mildmay, Bruce, Ontario
      Marital Status: Married
      Occupation: Laborer
      Father's Name: John Fortney
      Mother's Name: Mary Diemert
      Event Type: Death
      Occupation: Laborer
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1837
      Birthplace: Ontario
      Death Place: Mildmay, Bruce, Ontario
      Death Age: 76 years

    6. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Oct 1837 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Dec 1913 - Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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