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

Peter M. Wenger[1, 2, 3]

Male 1848 - 1938  (90 years)


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  • Name Peter M. Wenger 
    Born 17 Jan 1848  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1851  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1873  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Residence 1873  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1881  Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    land agent 
    Eby ID Number 00031-2364.1 
    Died 31 Jan 1938  [8
    Buried Mount View Mennonite Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I20823  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 

    Father Jonas Z. Wenger,   b. 6 May 1815, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Maria Martin,   b. 15 Jun 1820, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1858  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 4 May 1840  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11
    Family ID F1838  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Eby,   b. 6 Jul 1854, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1936, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 18 Nov 1873  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 12
    Children 
     1. Serranus Eby Wenger,   b. 6 Nov 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1947  (Age 72 years)
     2. Addison B. Wenger,   b. 10 May 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Lydia Ann Wenger,   b. 20 May 1877, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1915  (Age 38 years)
     4. Edgar E. Wenger,   b. 29 Sep 1879, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1953  (Age 73 years)
     5. Calvin Wenger,   b. 25 Feb 1882, Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Ada Viola Wenger,   b. 2 Mar 1885, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Wesley W. Wenger,   b. 25 May 1886, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1887  (Age 0 years)
     8. Ervin W. Wenger,   b. 15 Aug 1888, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1918  (Age 30 years)
     9. Ivan Earl Wenger,   b. 24 Jul 1892, , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1907  (Age 14 years)
    Last Modified 26 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F5148  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..., 538.

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 20 Nov 1873.
      18 Nov 1873 By Pastor Anthes in Berlin, Peter Wenger of Woolwich was married to Hannah Eby of Berlin.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012890-73.
      Peter Wenger, 25, occ. Farmer, b. Canada, res. Woolwich, son of Jonas and Mary married Hannah Eby, 19, b. Canada, res. Berlin, daughter of Joseph and Magdalena, witnessed by: William D. Hembling of Woolwich and John Seyler of Berlin, 18 November 1873 in Berlin

    4. [S471] Census - ON, Wellington, Elora - 1881, Film 1375895 District 152 Sub-district C Page Number 45 Household Number 228.

    5. [S38] Vit - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register loose sheets, Return of Benjamin Eby.
      Parents Jonas Wenger & Mary born Martin, male born 17 Jan 1848 of Woolwich

    6. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div 4, Page 52.

    7. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 4, Pg. 117.

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47839493/peter-wenger.

    9. [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..., 624.

    10. [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..., 25.

    11. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 9 Mar 1840:49.
      3 Mar 1840 Benjamin Eby, teacher, m. Jonas Wenger to Spr Maria Martin, daughter of Christian C. Martin, all from Woolwich.

    12. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 20 Nov 1873.
      By Pastor Anthes in Berlin, Peter Wenger of Woolwich was married to Hannah Eby of Berlin.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Jan 1848 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1873 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1873 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Nov 1873 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - land agent - 1881 - Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Mennonite Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta Link to Google Earth
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