Albertina Witmer

Brief Life History of Albertina

When Albertina Witmer was born on 7 January 1871, in Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, her father, Isaac Groh Witmer, was 28 and her mother, Leah Pannebecker Baer, was 31. She married Noah K Otterbein on 11 October 1893, in Preston, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Wilmot Township, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada in 1881 and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. She died on 29 October 1954, in Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 83, and was buried in Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Noah K Otterbein
1865–1940
Albertina Witmer
1871–1954
Marriage: 11 October 1893
Elizina Otterbein
1895–1895
John Wesley Otterbein
1897–1976
Elizabeth Otterbein
1898–1987
Vera Otterbein
1900–1935
Isaac Hubert "Hugh" Otterbein
1901–1977
Milton Herbert Otterbein
1903–1904
Earl Stanley Otterbein
1905–1991
Amanda Otterbein
1906–1994
Mary Lucinda “Lucy” Otterbein
1907–1984
Stella Viola Otterbein
1908–1998
Edgar Howard Otterbein
1910–1940
Gordon Homer Otterbein
1911–1974

Sources (28)

  • Albertine Wetmer in household of Isaac Wetmer, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • Albertina Witmer, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Albertina Witmer, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

World Events (5)

1883 · Mining Boom

In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.

1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act

In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.

1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

Name Meaning

German: variant of Wittmer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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