| Birth |
18 Aug 1813 |
New Jersey [1,2] |
| Sex |
Male |
| Eby ID |
00030-2343 |
| Died |
1 Jun 1880 |
[3,4] |
| Person ID |
I20171 |
| Last Modified |
03 May 2005 |
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| Father |
Dennis Devitt, b. Abt 1790 |
| Mother |
Mary Martin, b. Abt 1790 |
| Group Sheet |
F739 |
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| Family 1 |
Magdalena Keller, b. 29 Jan 1819, , York Co., Pennsylvania |
| Married |
2 May 1837 |
[5,6] |
| Children |
| | 1. William Devitt, b. 9 Oct 1846 |
| | 2. Barbara Devitt |
| | 3. Magdalena Devitt |
| | 4. John Devitt |
| | 5. David Devitt, b. 7 Jan 1838 |
| | 6. Joseph Devitt, b. 19 Aug 1839 |
| | 7. Moses Devitt, b. 16 Jun 1841 |
| | 8. Elizabeth Devitt, b. 17 Feb 1843 |
| | 9. Dennis Devitt, b. 27 Nov 1844 |
| | 10. Barbara Devitt, b. 20 Oct 1848 |
| | 11. Magdalena Devitt, b. 12 Aug 1850 |
| | 12. John Devitt, b. 9 Jun 1852 |
| | 13. Isaac Devitt, b. 26 Sep 1854 |
| | 14. Aaron K. Devitt, b. 17 Nov 1856 |
| | 15. Sarah Devitt, b. 25 Sep 1858 |
| | 16. Emily Devitt, b. 3 Feb 1861 |
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| Group Sheet |
F4742 |
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| Notes |
Dennis Devitt, "the fourth son of his father, Dennis, was born in New Jersey, August 18th, 1813. After his mother returning to New York State, his father had him placed with David Shantz who resided near Berlin, on the farm now possessed by David Shuh. Here he was raised and on May 2nd, 1837, he was married to Magdalena Keller who was born January 27th, 1819. After his marriage he resided for over a year with Mr. and Mrs. David Shantz, his foster-parents. In 1838 they moved on their farm, four miles west of Berlin, on the Petersburg Road, where they resided for thirty-six years. Then he sold the farm to the late Samuel S. Shantz and moved to Berlin where his widow still resides. He died June 1st, 1880. They were blessed with a family of thirteen children, all of whom became of age, viz:" |
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| Sources |
1. [S1] 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..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 530 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
2. [S1] 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..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 840 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
3. [S1] 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..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 531 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
4. [S1] 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..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 840 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
5. [S1] 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..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 840 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
6. [S1] 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..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 531 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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