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

Mary Steen[1, 2]

Female 1840 - 1915  (74 years)


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  • Name Mary Steen 
    Born 20 Aug 1840  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Female 
    Name Mary Reist 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    C. Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00015-1216.31 
    Died 6 Apr 1915  [6
    Buried Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I16335  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father John Steen,   b. 28 Jul 1802, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Catharine Bretz,   b. 7 Nov 1805, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 1 May 1828  [11
    Family ID F4314  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isaac Reist,   b. 1 Oct 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1922  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 13 Jun 1867  [5, 10
    Children 
     1. Theodore Reist,   b. 3 Jul 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Gideon Reist,   b. 11 Oct 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1939, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. Fidelia Reist,   b. 8 Aug 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1919  (Age 48 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F164  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mary Steen, "was born August 20th, 1841. She is married to Isaac Reist. They reside on his father's old homestead where they have had a family of three 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. [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..., 303.

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012044-94.
      Christian Rosenberger, 25, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Twp, res. Wilmot Twp, son of Christian and Hannah married Phidella Reist, 21, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Isaac and Mary, Witn: Gideon Reist of Waterloo Twp and Nancy Toman of Wilmot Twp, 2 January 1894 at The Bride's Parents

    3. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 1 Pg 47.

    4. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 10.

    5. [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..., 174.

    6. [S138] Cemetery - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - Blenheim Mennonite Internet Link Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery online.
      Issac Reist/ born Oct 1, 1841 died Jan 29, 1922/ aged 80 years 3 mos & 29 dys/ Mary Steen/ wife of Issac Reist/ born Aug 20, 1840-died Apr 6, 1915/ aged 74 yrs 7 mos 17 dys/

    7. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 15.

    8. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 11.

    9. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 8 Page 6.

    10. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 5.

    11. [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..., 302.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Aug 1840 - 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 MapsResidence - C. Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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