WITMER, Christian Habecker

1806 - 1859  (53 years)

• Name	WITMER, Christian Habecker
  Birth	29 Mar 1806	Columbia, Lancaster County, PA
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Sep 1859	Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY
  Burial	WItmer Memorial Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I10207	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	WITMER, Abraham,   b. Sep 1771, Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA d. 4 Sep 1851, Witmer Homestead, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	HABECKER, Barbara,   b. 23 Oct 1782, Manor Township, Lancaster County, PA d. 6 Jul 1859, Witmer Homestead, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	8 Oct 1804	Columbia, Lancaster County, PA
  Family ID	F4239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MANN, Maria Schneider,   b. 11 Jan 1808, Columbia, Lancaster County, PA d. 30 May 1885, WItmer Rd. near Hyde Park Blvd., Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	31 May 1831
  Children	1. WITMER,   b. 11 Feb 1832, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY d. 20 Feb 1832, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY (Age 0 years)   2. WITMER,   b. 11 Feb 1832, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY d. 22 Feb 1832, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY (Age 0 years)   3. WITMER, Abraham,   b. 13 Dec 1832, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY d. 14 Dec 1832, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY (Age 0 years)   4. WITMER, Elizabeth Mann,   b. 13 Dec 1832, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY d. 8 Dec 1911, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY (Age 78 years)   5. WITMER, Jacob Mann,   b. 23 Jul 1835, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY d. 19 Dec 1914, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY (Age 79 years)   6. WITMER, Abraham Mann,   b. 26 May 1837, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY d. 10 May 1899, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY (Age 61 years)   7. WITMER, Mann,   b. 11 Apr 1839, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY d. 11 Apr 1839, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY (Age 0 years)   8. WITMER, John Mann,   b. 15 Oct 1842, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY d. 9 Jun 1925, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 82 years)   9. WITMER, Fanny Mann,   b. 12 Jan 1844, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY d. 7 Oct 1909, York, PA area (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F4683	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Drowned in Niagara River at foot of his mill. Body found at Lewiston October 26, 1859. Buffalo NY Daily Courier - 10/27/1859 The BODY OF M R . W I T M E R F O U N D ,- The Niagara Falls Gazette says: " The body of our late townsman, Christian H. Witmer, was found a short distance below Lewiston on Friday. It was lying in the edge of the water, partly on shore where It had evidently been driven within a day or two by the wind! The body was In a very good state of preservation. The relatives were at once notified. and readily recognized it. The clothing was nearly all gone- necktie, one wristband and shoes and stocking being all that was left. It will be recollected that Mr. Witmer was drowned by falling into the river, near Suspension Bridge, on the 17th of September.