Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Ezra B. Jantzi

Male 1899 - 1988  (88 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ezra B. Jantzi was born 22 Sep 1899, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John B. Jantzi and Dorothy Bast); died 9 May 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Ezra married Veronica B. "Fannie" Erb 21 Feb 1924, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Veronica (daughter of Menno L. Erb and Annie Boshart) was born 12 Jul 1903, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jun 1993, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Annie Dorothy Jantzi was born 1925, , Ontario, Canada; died 13 May 2015, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada.
    2. Allen E. Jantzi was born 1925, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Oct 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Erma Jantzi was born 30 Aug 1927, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 2018, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; was buried , Kingwood Reformed Mennonite Cemetery [formerly Roeser's Hill Mennonite Cemetery], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Elmer Jantzi was born 1933; died 9 Apr 2011, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John B. Jantzi was born 27 Jun 1871, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (son of John G. Jantzi and Katherine "Katie" Brenneman); died 21 Jun 1959, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John — Dorothy Bast. Dorothy (daughter of George Bast and Leah Wilhelm) was born 31 May 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Feb 1958, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Dorothy Bast was born 31 May 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of George Bast and Leah Wilhelm); died 26 Feb 1958, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Aaron B. Jantzi was born 11 Jan 1896, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Feb 1969, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 1. Ezra B. Jantzi was born 22 Sep 1899, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 May 1988, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Violet Jantzi was born 20 Oct 1901, , England; died 2 Jul 1976; was buried , Poole West Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Poole, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John G. Jantzi was born 4 Feb 1841, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of John Jantzi and Elisabeth Gerber); died 1 Jun 1926; was buried , Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Katherine "Katie" Brenneman 10 Oct 1865, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Katherine was born 4 Feb 1845, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jan 1928; was buried , Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Katherine "Katie" Brenneman was born 4 Feb 1845, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jan 1928; was buried , Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Magdalena Jantzi was born 12 Aug 1866, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jan 1921; was buried , Edgecombe Amish Cemetery (formerly 7th Line), Mornington Township, Perth Co., Ontario.
    2. Barbara Jantzi was born Abt 1867, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Poole West Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Poole, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 2. John B. Jantzi was born 27 Jun 1871, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jun 1959, Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Catherine Jantzi was born 12 May 1874, South Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1952; was buried , 7th Line Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Jacob B. Jantzi was born 8 May 1881, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 14 May 1971, Brunner, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; was buried , Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  George Bast was born 15 Apr 1821, , Germany (son of Martin Bast and Lizzy); died 13 Sep 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    George married Leah Wilhelm 15 Jan 1867, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Leah (daughter of Johann Peter "Peter" Wilhelm and Anna Barbara "Barbara" Wittig) was born CALC 2 Aug 1848; died 18 Sep 1938, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Leah WilhelmLeah Wilhelm was born CALC 2 Aug 1848 (daughter of Johann Peter "Peter" Wilhelm and Anna Barbara "Barbara" Wittig); died 18 Sep 1938, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Peter Bast was born 30 Nov 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1952; was buried , Poole Mennonite Cemetery, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
    2. Leah W. Bast was born 18 Jul 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Dec 1906; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Andrew Bast was born 2 May 1870, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Sep 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada.
    4. Susanna Bast was born 1872, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 3. Dorothy Bast was born 31 May 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Feb 1958, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Christian W. Bast was born 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jan 1937; was buried , New Hamburg Reformed Menn. Cem., New Hamburg, Waterloo, ON.
    7. Moses Bast was born 28 Feb 1877, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jan 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Elizabeth Bast was born 25 Jan 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Dec 1942, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 28 Dec 1942, Maple View Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Anna Bast was born 26 Feb 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Jul 1965; was buried , Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada.
    10. Catherine Bast was born 8 Jun 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jul 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Mary Bast was born 28 Nov 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Veronica W. "Fannie" Bast was born 25 Apr 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Sep 1942; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Susanna Bast was born 25 Apr 1885, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    14. Rudolph "Rudy" Bast was born 11 Apr 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 1967; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    15. Lydia Bast was born 8 Jun 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Aug 1962, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Steinmann Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Jantzi was born 1805, , France; died Bef 25 Jun 1890.

    John — Elisabeth Gerber. Elisabeth (daughter of Joseph Gerber) was born CALC 31 Dec 1805, , France; died 25 Jun 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elisabeth Gerber was born CALC 31 Dec 1805, , France (daughter of Joseph Gerber); died 25 Jun 1890, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Joseph G. Jantzi was born 1 May 1835, , New York State, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Christian G. Jantzi was born 9 Feb 1837, , New York State, USA; died 23 Jan 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    3. Michael Jantzi was born 1838, , New York State, USA; died Bef 1881.
    4. Catherine Jantzi was born 26 May 1838, , New York State, USA; died 22 Dec 1923, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    5. 4. John G. Jantzi was born 4 Feb 1841, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jun 1926; was buried , Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Peter J. Jantzi was born 5 Jun 1842, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Barbara G. Jantzi was born 29 Mar 1844, , Ontario, Canada; died 16 May 1916; was buried , East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.
    8. Jacob G. Jantzi was born 1848, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1878.
    9. Annie Jantzi was born 19 Apr 1852, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 12.  Martin Bast was born Abt 1800, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.

    Martin — Lizzy. Lizzy was born Abt 1800, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Lizzy was born Abt 1800, of, Germany; died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. 6. George Bast was born 15 Apr 1821, , Germany; died 13 Sep 1892, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  Johann Peter "Peter" WilhelmJohann Peter "Peter" Wilhelm was born 12 Jan 1819, Landkreis Kassel, Hessen, Germany (son of Michael A. Wilhelm and Anna Margareta "Margaret" Wettlaufer); died 25 Oct 1896, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Johann married Anna Barbara "Barbara" Wittig 1842, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Anna was born 13 May 1827, , Hessen, Germany; died 13 Apr 1906, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Anna Barbara "Barbara" Wittig was born 13 May 1827, , Hessen, Germany; died 13 Apr 1906, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Jacob B. Wilhelm was born 20 Oct 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Nov 1914, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Tavistock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John Wilhelm was born 22 Jul 1846, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Mar 1926; was buried , South Easthope United Church Cemetery, South Easthope, Perth Co., Ontario.
    3. 7. Leah Wilhelm was born CALC 2 Aug 1848; died 18 Sep 1938, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Cedar Grove Amish Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly 3rd Line], Wellesley Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Charles "Charlies Wilhelm was born 13 Aug 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 May 1936, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , North Easthope Reformed Mennonite Church, North Easthope, Perth Co., Ontario.
    5. Rev. Joseph Wilhelm was born 30 May 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Apr 1941, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , North Easthope Reformed Mennonite Church, North Easthope, Perth Co., Ontario.
    6. Andreas "Andrew" Wilhelm was born 22 Mar 1854, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Apr 1936, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Reformed Mennonite Cemetery, North Easthope Twp, Perth Co., Ontario.
    7. Dorothea Wilhelm was born 24 Oct 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Aug 1929, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Grace United (Zion Evangelical) Cemetery , Tavistock, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    8. Maria Ann "Mary" Wilhelm was born 18 Dec 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Apr 1933; was buried , South Easthope Cemetery, Shakespeare, Perth Co., Ontario.
    9. Simon Wilhelm was born 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. David Wilhelm was born 14 Oct 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Mar 1951, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Lisbon United Cemetery, Lisbon, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
    11. Annie Wilhelm was born 9 Mar 1863, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Sep 1948, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilhelm Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Barbara Wilhelm was born 30 Mar 1865, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Apr 1958, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Grace United (Zion Evangelical) Cemetery , Tavistock, East Zorra Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    13. Moses Wilhelm was born 22 Jul 1867, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jul 1960; was buried , Lingelbach Cemetery, South Easthope Township, Perth, Ontario, Canada.