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Samuel Bretz

Male 1839 - 1915  (75 years)


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  • Name Samuel Bretz  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 11 Oct 1839  Fisher Mills, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Possibly near Hespeler
    Gender Male 
    Buried 1915  Plattsville, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Plattsville Community & Lutheran
    Died 26 May 1915  St Clair, Michigan, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I74  Our Family History
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2015 

    Father Jacob Strickler Bretz,   b. 11 Jan 1800, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1879, Plattsville, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Nancy Wieler,   b. 30 May 1809, Pennsylvania, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 May 1894, Washington, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 22 May 1827  Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F25  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Harriet Thompson,   b. Abt 1845, Plympton, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Oct 1881, Lambton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years) 
    Married Abt 1865  Oxford County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Nancy Jane Bretz,   b. 1865, Elma, Perth, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     2. Arthur Henry Bretz,   b. 08 May 1869, Plattsville, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1945, San Diego, California, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)  [Natural]
     3. Alice Bretz,   b. 12 Oct 1870, Oxford, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. Plattsville Community & Lutheran  [Natural]
     4. William Bretz,   b. 26 Jan 1871, Oxford, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     5. Mary Etta Bretz,   b. 1872, Forest, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     6. Oscar Amos Bretz,   b. 1872, Blenheim, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Nov 1941, Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [Natural]
     7. Lillian Bretz,   b. 26 Dec 1873, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     8. Margaret May Bretz,   b. 16 Nov 1875, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1880, Oxford, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 4 years)  [Natural]
     9. Minnie Bretz,   b. 18 Oct 1877, Bright, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Jan 1909, Salem, Allegan, Michigan, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)  [Natural]
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F42  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Catherine Allen,   b. Jan 1858, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F1446  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Sarah Laidlaw,   b. Abt 1855, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 30 Nov 1882  Forest, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Divorced Abt 1883  ? Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F1445  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Lived in Bosanquet Twsp, Lambton County, Ontario, CANADA
      Wagon maker

      Lakeside Cemetery
      Port Huron
      St. Clair County
      Michigan, USA
      Plot: Block H Lot 131

      Possible 3rd wife Katherine Allen

  • Sources 
    1. [S21] 1891 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Database online.
      Record for Samuel Bretz

    2. [S38] 1881 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Database online.
      Record for Samuel Bretz

    3. [S12] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online.
      Record for Sarah Laidlaw