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

David Devitt

Male 1838 - Bef 1901  (< 62 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  David Devitt was born 7 Jan 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1901.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00030-2344
    • Residence: 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mechanic
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1881, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; farmer

    Notes:

    David Devitt, "was born January 7th, 1838. He was first married to Barbara Shantz who died in February, 1879. They resided at Port Elgin, and had a family of seven children, all of whom are dead except one daughter, named Barbara, who is now about twenty-one years of age. After the decease of his first wife, he was again married to Susannah Shantz. This union was blessed with two children, one of whom is dead. The one living, a son named Isaiah, is about thirteen years old. After the decease of his second wife he was married to Nancy Hallman. They have one daughter named Myra. They still reside on a farm near Port Elgin, Bruce County, Ontario."


    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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

    David — Nancy Hallman. Nancy (daughter of Joseph B. Hallman and Susanna Clemmer) was born 31 Jul 1846, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jun 1906, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Myra Devitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1 Aug 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    David married Barbara Shantz 18 Sep 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Barbara (daughter of Samuel B. Shantz and Susannah Erb) was born 12 Apr 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Feb 1879. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 3. Harriet Devitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1861, , Ontario, Canada; died Abt 1879.
    2. 4. Samuel Devitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1863, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 5. Elizabeth Devitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1865, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 6. Susannah Devitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 7. Josiah Devitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 23 Oct 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 8. Barbara M. Devitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Feb 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1932; was buried , Riverside Cem., Millersburg, Presque Isle, Michigan, United States.
    7. 9. David Devitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1874, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    David — Susannah Shantz. Susannah (daughter of John C. Shantz and ?, daughter of John C. Shantz and Nancy Detweiler) was born 8 Mar 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1886, Near Port Elgin, Bruce Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 10. Isaiah S. Devitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Dec 1881, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died Jun 1869, , Presque Isle, Michigan.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Myra Devitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born 1 Aug 1890, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00048-3561.2


  2. 3.  Harriet Devitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born 1861, , Ontario, Canada; died Abt 1879.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6813.2
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  3. 4.  Samuel Devitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born 1863, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Mennonite
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6813.3
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada


  4. 5.  Elizabeth Devitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born 1865, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Mennonite
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6813.4
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada


  5. 6.  Susannah Devitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Mennonite
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6813.5
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada


  6. 7.  Josiah Devitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born 23 Oct 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6813.6
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada


  7. 8.  Barbara M. Devitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born 15 Feb 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1932; was buried , Riverside Cem., Millersburg, Presque Isle, Michigan, United States.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Barbara M. Trafelet
    • Residence: Mennonite
    • Eby ID Number: 00030-2344.2
    • Residence: 1881, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1899, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Barbara married Martin Peter Trafelet 31 Oct 1899, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Martin (son of Jacob Trafelet and Lydia Eby) was born 8 Jan 1871, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 23 Dec 1926, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried , Riverside Cem., Millersburg, Presque Isle, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet]


  8. 9.  David Devitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born 1874, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Mennonite
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6813.8
    • Residence: 1881, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada


  9. 10.  Isaiah S. Devitt Descendancy chart to this point (1.David1) was born 26 Dec 1881, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died Jun 1869, , Presque Isle, Michigan.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00030-2344.4
    • Residence: 1910, Belknap, Presque Isle, Michigan, United States

    Notes:

    Isaiah married Bertha Amelia Heath 8 June 1904 in Millersberg, Presque Isle, Michigan