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Polly Weidman (Martin)

Birthdate:
Death: July 21, 1922 (67)
Place of Burial: Pigeon, Huron County, MI, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Solomon Martin and Leah Martin
Wife of Elias Eby Weidman
Mother of Edmund Weidman; Sarah Weidman; Albert Weidman; Moses M Weidman; Lora M Schaaf and 4 others

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About Polly Weidman

Weidman.--Polly Weidman, oldest daughter of Solomon and Leah Martin, was born Nov. 28, 1854, in Woolwich township, Waterloo Co., Ont. In 1869 she with her parents moved to Huron Co., Ont.

On Sept. 24, 1878, she was united in marriage to Elias Weidman. In 1892 they with their family moved to McKinley township, Huron Co., Mich., where they have since resided.

She is survived by a loving husband and nine children: Isaac and Albert of Detroit, Mich; Edmund and Moses of Pigeon, Mich., Norman, of Aurora, Ill.; Laura Schaaf of Imlay City, Mich.; Ida Schaaf and Salome Smith, of Pigeon, Mich.; Sarah at home, 23 grandchildren, 2 sisters, and 1 brother, and a host of friends.

She was afflicted with Bright's Disease for several years, and became seriously ill in February, gradually declining until June 19, when gangrene developed, from which she suffered much pain until July 21, when her spirit passed away. In 1881 she was converted and united with the Mennonite Church, living a faithful Christian life until the end.

Funeral services were held at the Berne Mennonite Church July 24, by Ed Brown and Peter Ropp. Texts, Job 14:14; Isa. 35:10. Buried in Mennonite Cemetery.

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Polly Weidman's Timeline

1854
November 28, 1854
1881
August 11, 1881
1882
December 20, 1882
1886
March 1, 1886
Goderich, Huron County, ON, Canada
1891
May 17, 1891
1893
March 6, 1893
1922
July 21, 1922
Age 67
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