Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Home Search  
Print Bookmark

Jacob Bretz

Male 1822 - Yes, date unknown


Generations:      Standard    |    Compact    |    Text    |    Register    |    PDF

More detail
Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Jacob Bretz was born 24 Apr 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Jacob married Susannah Fischer 24 Oct 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susannah (daughter of Fischer and Susan Holley) was born 15 Feb 1823, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario; died 12 Mar 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Noah Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 10 Aug 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1863.
    2. 3. Daniel Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Jun 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 4. Joseph Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Nov 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Aug 1938, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Aug 1938, Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    4. 5. Mary Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 4 Apr 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 6. Benjamin Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Nov 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 7. Matilda Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Aug 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. 8. Nancy Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Nov 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1864.
    8. 9. John Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Feb 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. 10. Sarah Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 May 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. 11. Enoch Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 7 Dec 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Jacob married Margaret Voltz Mar 1870. Margaret was born 6 Dec 1821, , Germany; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Noah Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 10 Aug 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1863.

  2. 3.  Daniel Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 21 Jun 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Daniel married Julia Johnson Jan 1888. Julia was born 25 Aug 1868, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Sarah Bretz?  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Nov 1892, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 13. Eva Bretz?  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 Oct 1896, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 14. Ida Bretz?  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Sep 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 15. Wilfred Bretz?  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Aug 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 4.  Joseph Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 5 Nov 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Aug 1938, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Aug 1938, Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.

    Joseph married Mary Gable 6 May 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Cornelius Gabel and Lydia Gehman) was born 10 Sep 1852, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jun 1938, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 Jun 1938, Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 16. Ellenore Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1876, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 17. Ellmore Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Sep 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 18. Adah Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Oct 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 19. Milton Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 14 Mar 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 20. Ida Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  4. 5.  Mary Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 4 Apr 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Mary married Henry M. Brass 17 Nov 1885, Allandale, Vespra Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario, Canada. Henry was born 2 May 1845, Harrington, Oxford Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Jarusha Brass  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Aug 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 22. Alice Bertha Brass  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Sep 1889, Housey's Rapids, , Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada; died 1956; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 23. Margaret Brass  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Oct 1893, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 24. Annie Brass  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Jun 1896, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 6.  Benjamin Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 25 Nov 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Benjamin — Sarah. Sarah was born Abt 1855, Of, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  6. 7.  Matilda Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 13 Aug 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 8.  Nancy Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 7 Nov 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1864.

  8. 9.  John Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 15 Feb 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    John married Martha Gabel Dec 1887. Martha (daughter of Cornelius Gabel and Lydia Gehman) was born 17 Dec 1869, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Lloyd Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 26. Myrtle Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1893, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1977; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 27. Gordon Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1896, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  9. 10.  Sarah Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 24 May 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  10. 11.  Enoch Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born 7 Dec 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Enoch married Agnes Detweiler 24 Feb 1891, Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States. Agnes was born 1872, Three Rivers, St. Joseph, Michigan, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Sarah Bretz? Descendancy chart to this point (3.Daniel2, 1.Jacob1) was born 21 Nov 1892, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  2. 13.  Eva Bretz? Descendancy chart to this point (3.Daniel2, 1.Jacob1) was born 22 Oct 1896, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 14.  Ida Bretz? Descendancy chart to this point (3.Daniel2, 1.Jacob1) was born 13 Sep 1897, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  4. 15.  Wilfred Bretz? Descendancy chart to this point (3.Daniel2, 1.Jacob1) was born 5 Aug 1900, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 16.  Ellenore Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Joseph2, 1.Jacob1) was born 1876, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  6. 17.  Ellmore Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Joseph2, 1.Jacob1) was born 20 Sep 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  7. 18.  Adah Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Joseph2, 1.Jacob1) was born 11 Oct 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  8. 19.  Milton Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Joseph2, 1.Jacob1) was born 14 Mar 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  9. 20.  Ida Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (4.Joseph2, 1.Jacob1) was born 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  10. 21.  Jarusha Brass Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mary2, 1.Jacob1) was born 24 Aug 1886, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  11. 22.  Alice Bertha Brass Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mary2, 1.Jacob1) was born 18 Sep 1889, Housey's Rapids, , Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada; died 1956; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Alice married Albert Henry Steadman 9 Mar 1910, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Albert (son of William Henry Stedman and Levina Ann "Annie" Hamilton) was born 11 Mar 1886, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 17 Nov 1956, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. Albert Steadman  Descendancy chart to this point was born Jun 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. 29. George Steadman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Nov 1911; died 16 Mar 1964; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 30. Private Lorne Henry Steadman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Mar 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jul 1944, , France; was buried , Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, , Basse-Normandie, France.
    4. 31. Donald Ross Steadman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1932; died 7 Apr 2014; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  12. 23.  Margaret Brass Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mary2, 1.Jacob1) was born 27 Oct 1893, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  13. 24.  Annie Brass Descendancy chart to this point (5.Mary2, 1.Jacob1) was born 29 Jun 1896, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Annie married Oscar Stadelbauer 29 Jun 1914, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Oscar (son of William Stadelbauer and Katie Steinbach) was born 1892, Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  14. 25.  Lloyd Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Jacob1) was born 1889, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  15. 26.  Myrtle Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Jacob1) was born Abt 1893, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1977; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Myrtle — Orval Toman Coleman. Orval (son of George Thomas Coleman and Maria Toman) was born 10 May 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1990; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 32. Lincoln Earl Coleman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Dec 1929; died 3 Jul 1995; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 33. Muriel Coleman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Jan 1919, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jun 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 34. Reta Mae Coleman  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Jan 1928, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 2015.

  16. 27.  Gordon Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (9.John2, 1.Jacob1) was born 1896, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Gordon married Rhea Mattie Shantz 6 Jun 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Rhea (daughter of Abraham Lincoln Shantz and Emma Hallman) was born Nov 1896, , Michigan, USA; died 25 Jun 1991, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 35. Edith Lorene "Lorene" Bretz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Nov 1924, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Aug 2011, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 28.  Albert Steadman Descendancy chart to this point (22.Alice3, 5.Mary2, 1.Jacob1) was born Jun 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  2. 29.  George Steadman Descendancy chart to this point (22.Alice3, 5.Mary2, 1.Jacob1) was born 20 Nov 1911; died 16 Mar 1964; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    George — May Alexandria Dunlop. May was born 11 May 1913, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Oct 1996; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  3. 30.  Private Lorne Henry Steadman Descendancy chart to this point (22.Alice3, 5.Mary2, 1.Jacob1) was born 30 Mar 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jul 1944, , France; was buried , Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Reviers, , Basse-Normandie, France.

    Lorne married Bruceina Moffat 3 Feb 1943. Bruceina was born CA 1922; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 31.  Donald Ross Steadman Descendancy chart to this point (22.Alice3, 5.Mary2, 1.Jacob1) was born 1932; died 7 Apr 2014; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Donald — Ina. Ina died Mar 2003; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 36. Alice Steadman  Descendancy chart to this point died 7 Apr 2014.

  5. 32.  Lincoln Earl Coleman Descendancy chart to this point (26.Myrtle3, 9.John2, 1.Jacob1) was born 2 Dec 1929; died 3 Jul 1995; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Lincoln — Joy Elizabeth Cressman. (daughter of Clayton Wellington Cressman and Grace Irene Good) [Group Sheet]


  6. 33.  Muriel Coleman Descendancy chart to this point (26.Myrtle3, 9.John2, 1.Jacob1) was born 19 Jan 1919, of, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jun 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 34.  Reta Mae Coleman Descendancy chart to this point (26.Myrtle3, 9.John2, 1.Jacob1) was born 15 Jan 1928, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 2015.

    Reta — Robert Franklin "Frank" Toman. Robert (son of Clayton Harvey Toman and Kathryn Mae Sararas) was born 1922; died 2002; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 35.  Edith Lorene "Lorene" Bretz Descendancy chart to this point (27.Gordon3, 9.John2, 1.Jacob1) was born 18 Nov 1924, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Aug 2011, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Edith — Kenneth Hallman Shantz. Kenneth (son of Samuel C. Shantz and Mary Ellen Hallman) was born 14 Sep 1916; died 1 Jun 1992; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 37. Linda Lorene Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point


This site powered by The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding ©, v. 12.0.1, written by Darrin Lythgoe 2001-2024.