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

Adam B. Cassel[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1836 - 1892  (55 years)


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  • Name Adam B. Cassel 
    Born 24 Dec 1836  , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Eby ID Number 00021-1575 
    Died 12 Feb 1892  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Buried Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I9634  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father John Cassel,   b. 18 Nov 1794, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Sarah Biehn,   b. 26 Feb 1799, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 19 Sep 1820  [3, 8
    Family ID F2788  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anna W. Detweiler,   b. 21 Jul 1844, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1919  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 21 May 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 9, 10, 11
    Children 
     1. Milton Cassel,   b. 17 May 1862, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1862, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Oliver D. Cassel,   b. 16 Jun 1863, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1940, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. Lovina D. Cassel,   b. 29 Nov 1865, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     4. John Detweiler Cassel,   b. 3 Sep 1871, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1910, Mount Vernon, Wabash, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     5. Jacob D. Cassel,   b. 3 Sep 1871, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1909, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F5477  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Adam B. Cassel, "was born December 24th, 1836. He was married to Anna Detweiler. They resided in Blenheim Township, Oxford County, where he died February 12th, 1892. His family consisted of five 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..., 386.

    2. [S173] Ancestry.com.

    3. [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..., 265.

    4. [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..., 518.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Adam Cassel, aged 24 res Blenheim born Pennsylvania son of John and Sarah (Bean) married 21 May 1861 to Anna Dettweiler aged 17 res Blenheim born Blenheim daughter of Jacob and Nancy (Wismer).

    6. [S138] Cemetery - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - Blenheim Mennonite Internet Link Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery online.
      Adam B. Cassel died Feb 12th 1892 in his 56th year/ verse/ Anna Detweiler wife of Adam B. Cassel died FEb 10th 1919 in her 74th year Jacob son of Adam B. & Anna Cassel died April 4th 1909 in his 38th year.

    7. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 15.

    8. [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..., 382.

    9. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 31 May 1861.
      "Cassel - Dettwiler: May 21, Mr. Adam Cassel, to Miss Anna Dettwiler, both of Blenheim." by Rev. Mr. Bindeman

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

    11. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 30 May 1861.
      21 May 1861 By Rev. Bindemann, Adam Kassel was married to Anna Dettweiler, both of Blenheim.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Dec 1836 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1861 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 May 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 Feb 1892 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., 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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