| Birth |
23 Nov 1813 |
Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania [2] |
| Sex |
Male |
| Eby ID |
00029-2289 |
| Person ID |
I22529 |
| Last Modified |
05 Dec 2003 |
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| Father |
Jacob Detweiler, b. 25 Nov 1778, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania |
| Mother |
Susannah Rosenberger, b. 15 Jan 1781, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania |
| Group Sheet |
F5133 |
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| Family 1 |
Elizabeth Kennedy, b. 7 Jun 1820, Inverness, Scotland |
| Married |
10 Oct 1837 |
[3] |
| Children |
| | 1. Noah Detweiler, b. 23 Mar 1839 |
| | 2. Menno Detweiler, b. 6 Sep 1840 |
| | 3. Isaac Detweiler, b. 11 Dec 1841 |
| | 4. Daniel K. Detweiler, b. 26 Apr 1843 |
| | 5. John Detweiler, b. 15 Feb 1845 |
| | 6. Sarah Ann Detweiler, b. 15 Feb 1847 |
| | 7. Phoebe Detweiler, b. 23 Jan 1849 |
| | 8. Rebecca Detweiler, b. 15 Jun 1851 |
| | 9. Samuel Detweiler, b. 25 May 1853 |
| | 10. Benjamin Detweiler, b. 7 Apr 1855 |
| | 11. Magdalena Detweiler, b. 23 Jan 1857 |
| | 12. Lovina Detweiler, b. 13 Dec 1859 |
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| Group Sheet |
F5202 |
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| Notes |
Benjamin Detweiler," son of Jacob and Susannah ( Rosenberger) Detweiler, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, November 23rd, 1813. When nine years of age he came to Canada with his parents who settled in North Dumfries Township, near Roseville, where young Benjamin was raised. On October 10th, 1837, he was married to Elizabeth Kennedy, a native of Inverness, Scotland, where she was born June 7th, 1820. Soon after their marriage they moved on a farm near Roseville, where they resided twenty years, thence they moved on a farm near St. Jacobs where they lived eleven years, then they sold out and moved to Port Elgin where they made a stay of four and one-half years. From here they moved back to old Waterloo County and settled at Cetreville where they resided for three and one-half years. In 1878 they moved to Berlin where they still reside. To them was born a large family, viz:" |
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| Sources |
1. [S4] Check to see if unique
2. [S9] Vol 1, Ezra Eby, 519
3. [S9] Vol 1, Ezra Eby, 519
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Region of Waterloo