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

Magdalena "Lena" Miller[1, 2]

Female 1838 - 1923  (84 years)


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  • Name Magdalena "Lena" Miller 
    Born 15 May 1838  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Female 
    Family Photograph Isaac Cressman and Magdalena Miller's family 
    • Back row: Anna Catherine Cressman Snyder; Isaac Cressman; Edward Cressman
      Middle: Hannah Cressman Blough; Mary Elizabeth Cressman Blough; Magdalena Miller Cressman; Alec Cressman
      Front: Sarah Jane Cressman (died at 11); Florence Cressman Kinzie
    Isaac Cressman and Magdalena Miller
    Back row: Anna Catherine Cressman Snyder; Isaac Cressman; Edward Cressman
    Middle: Hannah Cressman Blough; Mary Elizabeth Cressman Blough; Magdalena Miller Cressman; Alec Cressman
    Front: Sarah Jane Cressman (died at 11); Florence Cressman Kinzie (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
    Name Magdalena "Lena" Cressman 
    Name Magdalena Mueller 
    Name Magdalena Müller 
    Residence 1851  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonist 
    Residence 1860  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Other Methodist 
    Eby ID Number 00079-4768 
    Died 1 Jan 1923  [7
    Buried Zion Maryborough Mennonite Cemetery, Maryborough Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I2257  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John B. Miller,   b. 24 Feb 1802, , Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1881, Two Miles East Of Heidelberg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Latschaw,   b. 13 Oct 1802, Colebrook, Dale, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1885, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 30 Mar 1827  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Family ID F706  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isaac Cressman,   b. 4 Mar 1837, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1921, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 5 Feb 1860  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10, 11
    Children 
     1. Alexander Cressman
     2. Angeline Cressman,   b. 1861, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1921  (Age 60 years)
     3. Edward Cressman,   b. 1 Aug 1864, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1938  (Age 73 years)
     4. Mary Elizabeth Cressman,   b. Dec 1865, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1951  (Age ~ 85 years)
     5. Sarah Jane Cressman,   b. 1868,   d. 1879  (Age 11 years)
     6. Catharine Anna Cressman,   b. 25 Sep 1868, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1954  (Age 85 years)
     7. Cressman,   b. 1871, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1871, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     8. Elias Alexander Cressman,   b. 25 Jan 1871, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1942, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     9. Hannah Cressman,   b. 1875, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1909, St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years)
     10. William John Cressman,   b. 1878, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1878, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     11. Florence M. Cressman,   b. 19 Dec 1883, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F720  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Magdalena Miller, "was born May 15th 1838, and is married to Isaac, son of Amos and Mary (Eby) Cressman. They reside near Lebanon P. O., Maryborough Township, Wellington County, where he is engaged in farming. To them are born the following children, namely: Angeline, Edward, Elizabeth, Catharine, Sarah, and another daughter and also a son whose names were not received"


      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..., 92.

    2. [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..., 475.

    3. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.

    4. [S260] Census - ON, Wellington, Maryborough - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 17 Household Number 60.

    5. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 8.

    6. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 15 Page 97.

    7. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, Z., America, N., County, W., & Cemetery, Z. (1838). Magdelina Miller Cressman (1838-1923) - Find A... Retrieved 4 September 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48890247/magdelina-cressman.

    8. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Isaac Cressman aged 23 res Wilmot born Wilmot son of Amos and Maria (Erb) married 5 Feb 1860 to Magdalena Muller aged 22 res Woolwich born Woolwich daughter of John and Elizabeth (Latschar)

    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...

    10. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.

    11. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 09 Feb 1860.
      05 Feb 1860 By Rev. F.W. Bindemann, Isaak Cressman of Wilmot was married to Magdalena Mueller of Woolwich.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 May 1838 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Feb 1860 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Other Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Zion Maryborough Mennonite Cemetery, Maryborough Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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