Elizabeth Reist^{[1, 2]}

1803 - 1876  (73 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Reist
  Born	12 Feb 1803	, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/258440953
  Name	Elizabeth Bretz
  Name	Elizabeth Scheirich
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00090-5205
  Died	22 Jul 1876  [3, 4, 5]
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I2522	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Reist,   b. 18 Jul 1763, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Dec 1843, Near Kossuth, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Susannah Huber,   b. 21 May 1771, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Sep 1850  (Age 79 years)
  Married	28 Dec 1790  [9]
  Family ID	F238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	David Scheirich,   b. 24 Dec 1790, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Dec 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Children	1. John Scheirich,   b. 23 Mar 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Oct 1891, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   2. Eliza Scheirich,   b. 1846, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Samuel Scheirich,   b. 9 Apr 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jan 1895  (Age 68 years)   4. David R. Scheirich,   b. 10 May 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 May 1844  (Age 7 years)   5. Joseph R. Scheirich,   b. 18 Jul 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1890, , Wisconsin, USA  (Age 49 years)   6. Abraham R. Scheirich,   b. 20 Aug 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jun 1913, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)   7. Elizabeth Shiry,   b. 13 Mar 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Mar 1926  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	John Bretz,   b. Abt 1800, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Maria Bretz,   b. 5 Feb 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Apr 1899, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   2. Susannah Bretz,   b. 7 Apr 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Aug 1879, Snyder Co. Pennsylvania  (Age 46 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F812	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Elizabeth Reist, "the seventh member of the family, was born February 12th, 1803. She was first married to John Bretz and after his decease to David Scheirich who was born December 24th, 1790, and died December 15th, 1862. She died July 22nd, 1876. To her and her first husband were born two children named Maria and Susannah, and with Mr. Scheirich she had four 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

  [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..., 298. [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..., 248. [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..., 170. [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..., 227. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . In / memory of / Elizabeth / wife of / David Shiry / died July 22, 1876 / aged 73 yrs. 5 mo's. / & 10 days / Weary of toil, and wandering round / this vale of sin and gloom / I long to quit the unhallowed ground / and dwell with Christ at home [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div 1 pg 15. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 7 Page 51. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 1 Page 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..., 163.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Feb 1803 - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth