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Benjamin Hewitt Wismer[1]

Male 1856 - 1938  (82 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Hewitt Wismer 
    Born 14 Mar 1856  Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Name Ben Wismer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Baptist 
    Residence 1891  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    United Brethren 
    Occupation 1892  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Carpenter 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Machine Hand, Factory 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Laborer, Tire Factory 
    Residence 1921  65 Breithaupt St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1921  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Presbyterian 
    Residence 1938  65 Breithaupt St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-342093 
    Died 20 Sep 1938  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Cause: Cause: Arteriosclerosis - Apoplexy 
    Buried 22 Sep 1938  Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I342093  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Joseph Cressman Wismer,   b. 20 Apr 1829, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1914, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Charlotte Hewitt,   b. 1 Jul 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1916, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 10 Sep 1851  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8] 
    Family ID F248733  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Ariss,   b. 22 Oct 1867, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 6 Oct 1886  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Charlotte Jane "Lottie" Wismer,   b. 15 Feb 1888, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1941, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     2. Margaret "Maggie" Wismer,   b. 23 Nov 1889, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Benjamin Wismer,   b. 26 May 1893, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Addie Wismer,   b. Aug 1895, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. William Joseph Wismer,   b. 18 Nov 1898, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Dora Wismer,   b. Jun 1901, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Eldred Irene Mae "Irene" Wismer,   b. 21 Oct 1903, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F249077  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Benjamin Wismer Dies - The death occurred in Kitchener on Tuesday of Benjamin Hewitt Wismer n his 83rd year. He was born in Blair but lived in Ayr most of his life. He was a carpenter by trade and for many years worked in the Watson and Hilborn factories. He left Ayr 27 years ago to reside in Kitchener. He is survived by the following children, his wife, whose maiden name was Margaret Ariss, having passed away in 1911: Mrs. Edward Matheson (Lottie), Orillia; Mrs. Norman Bortz (Margaret), Kitchener; Mrs. Herbert H. Wagner, (Julia), Detroit; Mrs. Elam Woolner (Adeline), Windsor; Benjamin Mr. Wismer, Oakland, Calif.; William J. Wismer, Walkerton; Mrs. Arthur Hausler (Dorothy), Detroit; Mrs. Bert Holtzhauer (Irene), Roseville. Two brothers also survive: Joseph of Ayr and William of Pontiac, Mic. There are also 28 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Burial was made in Ayr Cemetery on Thursday, Rev. Finlay G. Stewart officiating.

      The Ayr News Sep 22 1938

  • 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..., 667.

    2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 31 Pg. 1.

    3. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 52.

    4. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div. 1 Page 5.

    5. [S564] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1891, pg 37.

    6. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 20 Page 8.

    7. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name: Benjamin Hewitt Wismer Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1856 Birth Place: Ontario Age at Death: 82 Death Date: 20 Sep 1938 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father: Joseph Wismer Mother: Charlotte Hewitt

    8. [S41] Vit - ON, Oxford - Brock District Mar Reg.
      Rev. Joseph Shepley, Wesleyan Methodist Church Sept. 10 Joseph WISMER, Dumfries, to Charlotte HEWITT, Wilmot. Wit: Ann & George Thompson Sr.


    9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Margaret Aris Age: 20 Birth Date: abt 1866 Birth Place: Morlaich Marriage Date: 6 Oct 1886 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: William Aris Mother: Margaret Aris Spouse: Benjamin Hy Wismer Spouse's Age: 30 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1856 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo Township Spouse Father: Joseph Wismer Spouse Mother: Charlotte Hewitt

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Mar 1856 - Blair (Cambridge), 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 - Baptist - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 6 Oct 1886 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Brethren - 1891 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1892 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Machine Hand, Factory - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer, Tire Factory - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - 65 Breithaupt St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1938 - 65 Breithaupt St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Arteriosclerosis - Apoplexy - 20 Sep 1938 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 22 Sep 1938 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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