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

Veronica "Fannie" "Frances" Witmer[1]

Female 1835 - 1915  (79 years)


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  • Name Veronica "Fannie" "Frances" Witmer 
    Born 26 May 1835  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1851  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1854  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    N. Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1911  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    House of Industry and Refuge 1915  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Name Fannie Witmer  [13
    Name Fernica Witmer 
    Name Frances Witmer 
    Name Veronica "Fannie" "Frances" Witmer 
    Eby ID Number 00135-8273 
    Died 21 Apr 1915  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11, 13, 14
    Cause: old age 
    Buried Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11, 14
    Person ID I3494  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Rev. David Witmer,   b. 1799, , USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jun 1874  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Detweiler,   b. 1 Nov 1805, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1875, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F1134  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abraham R. "Abram" Witmer,   b. 3 Oct 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1913, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 29 Oct 1854  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10, 12
    Children 
     1. Nancy Ann Witmer,   b. 26 Jan 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1944  (Age 87 years)
     2. Henry W. Witmer,   b. 7 Sep 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1872, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 13 years)
     3. Ephraim Witmer,   b. 29 Jun 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Ellen Witmer,   b. 4 Jan 1862, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1891  (Age 29 years)
     5. Rachel Witmer,   b. 22 Oct 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1947  (Age 81 years)
     6. Isaiah Witmer,   b. 26 Jul 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Jeremiah Witmer,   b. 11 Dec 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F1139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Fannie Witmer, "is married to Abram R. Witmer. They reside at Kossuth, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming. Their family consists of seven children, namely: Nancy, Ephraim, Henry (dead), Ellen (dead), Rachel, Isaiah, and Jeremiah (dead)."


      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. [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..., 674.

    2. [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..., 675.

    3. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div 1 pg 13.

    4. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 32312-1915.
      Fanny Witmer Death Date: 21 Apr 1915 Death Location: Waterloo Born: abt 1836 Birth Location: Waterloo Co.unty

    5. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 22.

    6. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 7.

    7. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 35.

    8. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 6 Page 42.

    9. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 18 No. Reg. Number in Admittance Record Book: 2022.
      Fanny Witmer Died: 21 Apr 1915 Aged 79 Cause: Old Age Comment and Remarks: Ed Lippert Buried by friends at Warners Church

    10. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 35.

    11. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39046019/fannie-witmer.

    12. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Abraham Wittmer, yeoman of Waterloo Twp. married 29 Oct 1854 in Berlin by banns to Veronica Wittmer of Waterloo Twp.

    13. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 32312-1915.

    14. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township).

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 May 1835 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1854 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Oct 1854 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - N. Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHouse of Industry and Refuge - 1915 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: old age - 21 Apr 1915 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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