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

Essie Adelia Devitt[1, 2]

Female 1883 - 1954  (71 years)


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  • Name Essie Adelia Devitt 
    Born 13 Mar 1883  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Name Effie Devitt 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Evangelical 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Nurse 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number 00115-7271.2 
    Died 10 Nov 1954  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 12 Nov 1954  Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I352246  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Menno Devitt,   b. 6 Oct 1850, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1932, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Sauder,   b. 4 Aug 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1930, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 22 Sep 1881  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7
    Family ID F252046  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Miss Essie A. Devitt

      Miss Essie A. Devitt, 2 Bellevue St., Waterloo, died Wednesday at K-W Hospital after a short illness. She had lived in Waterloo all her life. She was a daughter of the late Menno Devitt and his wife, Mary Anne Sauder. Miss Devitt was a member of First United Church, Waterloo and the Women's Auxiliary of the church. She was active in musical circles in Kitchener and Waterloo and had done solo work with various choirs and the K-W Philharmonic Society. Surviving are one brother, E. Stanley of Waterloo; and three sisters, Miss Bertha B. Devitt of Pasadena, Calif., Miss Hilda Devitt of Toronto and Mrs. Eva Wing of Waterloo. One brother died in 1950. The body is at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, Waterloo, where the funeral service will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. with Rev. A. R. Cregg officiating. Burial will be in Waterloo Mount Mope Cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 11 Nov 1954 pg 5

  • 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..., 492.

    2. [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..., 530.

    3. [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-4 Page 9.

    4. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 42 Page 1.

    5. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 29.

    6. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Essie Adelia Devitt Date of Birth:13 Mar 1883 Gender:Female Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Menno Devitt Mother's name:Mary Ann Sauder

    7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name:Menno Devitt Age:30 Birth Date:abt 1851 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:22 Sep 1881 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Barnabas Devitt Devitt Mother:Devitt Devitt Spouse:Mary Ann Sauder Spouse's Age:27 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1854 Spouse Birth Place:Waterloo Township Spouse Father:Joseph Sander Spouse Mother:Christina Sander

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Mar 1883 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Nurse - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Nov 1954 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 12 Nov 1954 - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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