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Catherine Strickler Bretz

Female 1805 - 1888  (82 years)


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  • Name Catherine Strickler Bretz 
    Born 07 Nov 1805  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Buried 1888  Hespeler, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Wanner Mennonite Cemetery
    Died 27 Jan 1888  Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I37  Our Family History
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2015 

    Father Jacob Bretz,   b. 04 Oct 1766, Pennsylvania, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1843, Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Maria Strickler,   b. 04 Sep 1766, Pennsylvania, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1853, Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married Abt 1797  Pennsylvania, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F26  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Steen,   b. 28 Jul 1802, Pennsylvania, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1888, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 01 May 1828  Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Steen,   b. Abt 1829,   d. Abt 1835  (Age ~ 6 years)  [Natural]
     2. Polly Steen,   b. Abt 1830,   d. Abt 1833  (Age ~ 3 years)  [Natural]
     3. Margaret Steen,   b. 29 Dec 1831  [Natural]
     4. Catherine Steen,   b. 14 Apr 1836,   d. 11 Jun 1919  (Age 83 years)  [Natural]
     5. Lydia Steen,   b. 27 Apr 1838, Waterloo, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1914, Caradoc, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [Natural]
     6. Nancy Steen,   b. Abt 1835,   d. Apr 1841  (Age ~ 6 years)  [Natural]
     7. Mary Steen,   b. 20 Aug 1841, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Apr 1915  (Age 73 years)  [Natural]
     8. Amos Steen,   b. 29 Oct 1843, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Apr 1913, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [Natural]
     9. Isaac Britz Steen,   b. 17 Feb 1848, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1935  (Age 86 years)  [Natural]
     10. George Steen,   b. 14 Nov 1850, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     11. John Steen,   b. Aug 1845,   d. 03 Feb 1854  (Age ~ 8 years)  [Natural]
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F27  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Catharine Bretz, "youngest daughter of Jacob and Maria (Strickler) Bretz, was born November 7th, 1805. She was married to John, son of George and Margaret Steen, May 1st, 1828. He was born July 28th, 1802, and died January 27th, 1888. She died January 26th, 1888, a few hours before her husband. They resided a little south of Tuck's Hill, in the township of Waterloo. Their family consisted of eleven children, of whom the two eldest and two youngest died in infancy. Their names, but no dates were received, .."

  • Sources 
    1. [S31] Public Member Trees, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online.
      Record for Catharine Bretz