Benjamin Horst^{[1, 2]}

1837 - 1871  (34 years)

• Name	Benjamin Horst
  Born	18 Sep 1837	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonist
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Eby ID Number	00058-3896
  Died	30 Oct 1871	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5, 9]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I7958	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	David Horst,   b. 28 Jan 1804, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 May 1884, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Martin,   b. 14 Apr 1814, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 23 Feb 1897, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	4 Dec 1832	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F4944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Veronica "Fanny" Weber,   b. 25 Nov 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Apr 1916, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	14 May 1861  [1, 6]
  Children	1. Susannah Horst,   b. 2 Jun 1862, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jul 1933, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   2. Maria "Mary" Horst,   b. 29 Oct 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Dec 1932, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F2376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin M. Horst, "was born September 18th, 1837. He was married to Veronica Weber and resided near Breslau, on the farm now possessed by John Fry, where he died October 30th, 1871. To them were born two children, namely: Susannah and Mary." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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

  [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..., 600. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012550-95. Moses Honsberger, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Wilmot Township, res. Waterloo Township, son of Abraham Honsberger and Elizabeth Sherk married Mary Horst, 27, b. Waterloo Township, res. Waterloo Township, daughter of Benjamin Horst and Veronica Weber, Witness(es): Menno Honsberger and Emma Sherk of Waterloo Township, 2 October 1895 in Waterloo Township [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..., 818. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div 2, Page 51. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . Horst / Benjamin Horst / born 1834,died 1871 / his wife / Veronica Weber / born 1841,died 1916 [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Benjamin Horst Birth Place: Woolwich Township Residence: Woolwich Township Age: 23 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838 Father Name: David Mother Name: Magdalene Spouse Name: Frances Weber Spouse's Age: 20 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo Spouse residence: Waterloo Spouse Father Name: John Spouse Mother Name: Susanna Marriage Date: 14 May 1861 [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 17. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 2 Page 13. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 10. [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..., 817. [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..., 47. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, March 15, 1897 - Obituary of Magdalena Martin.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Sep 1837 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Oct 1871 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth