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

Phoebe Zeller[1]

Female 1854 - 1935  (80 years)


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  • Name Phoebe Zeller 
    Born 29 Nov 1854  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    Name Phoebe Desler 
    Name Phoebe Dessler 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00138-8402 
    Died 19 Feb 1935  [2
    Buried Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I1389  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Philip Zeller,   b. 2 Aug 1818, Rhein Bajerin, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1896, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Sarah Schiedel,   b. 22 Dec 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1900  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 29 Feb 1848  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9, 10
    Family ID F456  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jacob B. Dessler,   b. 13 Oct 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1923, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 20 Oct 1878  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Dessler,   d. 25 Sep 1880
     2. Oscar Z. Dessler,   b. 9 Jun 1882, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     3. Harvey Aylmer Dessler,   b. 27 Mar 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1935  (Age 50 years)
     4. Philip Alton Dessler,   b. 22 Jul 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Sarah Beulah Dessler,   b. 15 Dec 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1984, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F459  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Jacob Desler,   b. Oct 1854, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F189161  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Phoebe Zeller, "was born November 29th, 1854. She is married to Jacob Dezzler, a farmer. They reside about one-half mile from her father's home. Their family consists of three children".1

      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..., 694.

    2. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link .
      In memory of / Jacob B. Dessler / died Apr. 11,1923 / in his 69th year / Phoebe Zeller / his wife / died Feb. 19,1935 / in her 81st year / Dessler

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011070-78.
      Jacob DESSLER, 24, farmer, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, s/o John & Margaret married Phoebe ZELLER, 23, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, d/o Philip & Sarah, witn: George & Conrad FISCHER both of Waterloo Twp, 20 October 1878 in Waterloo Twp

    4. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 46 Household Number 213.

    5. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 50.

    6. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 46.

    7. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 17.

    8. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 7 Page 47.

    9. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Philipp Zealler, farmer of Waterloo married 29 Feb 1848 at Greenbush by banns to Sara Schiedel of Waterloo.

    10. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 7.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Nov 1854 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Oct 1878 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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