Christian Witmer
ID # 8690, (1817-1885)
| Birth | Christian Witmer was born on 12 November 1817 at Waterloo County. |
| Marriage | He married Mary Bechtel. |
| Death | He died on 27 January 1885 at Hay Township, Huron County, at age 67. |
| Burial | He was buried at Babylon Line Pioneer Cemetery, Hay Twp., Huron Co.. |
| Note | Death reg. 007147-85 Hay Twp., Huron Co. Christian Witmer died 27th January, 1885. Age 67 yrs. Carpenter. Born Waterloo, Ont. Mennonite. Physician Dr. Buchanan. Informant A. Witmer, son, Hay. Christian and his wife Mary are buried in Babylon Line Pioneer Cemetery in Hay Township. Find-a-Grave has a photograph of this stone, but it is broken and and only readable in small part. A transcription of this cemetery was done in 1986 by the Huron County branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society. We must believe that the stone was worn at the time, for there is evidently an error in terms of Christian's year of birth. The transcription states that he died on January 27, 1885, which is correct. The above death registration records his age as 67. The transcription shows his age at time of death as 67 years, 2 months, and 15 days and then goes on to extrapolate his birth as November 2, 1812. At the least, this must be in error so far as his year of birth is concerned and this tree records it as being 1817. This is in line with census information, which, while not entirely consistent, will be approximately correct. If the information for his age, as recorded in the transcription, is correct, then his date of birth should be November 12, 1817. In the end, this will probably be approximate, but...close. The transcription simply records his wife Mary's given name. Her maiden name is not mentioned. Son Abraham died in 1948 and his mother's maiden name is recorded as Bechtel. This we may say is correct, for this is recorded in Volume 2 of Ezra Eby's 1896 Biographical History of Waterloo Township. See page 681. |
Children of Christian Witmer and Mary Bechtel |
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| Last Edited | 24 Jul 2021 |