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Esther Shantz

Female 1847 - 1932  (84 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Esther Shantz was born 27 Dec 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Samuel B. Shantz and Rebecca Rudy); died 6 Jan 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Esther married Menno M. Shoemaker 29 Nov 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Menno (son of Abraham D. Shoemaker and Maria "Mary" Miller) was born 8 Mar 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Aug 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Allen Shoemaker was born 1870, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Samuel Allan Shoemaker was born 8 Jan 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jul 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Rebecca Mary Shoemaker was born 6 Mar 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Mar 1936, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Clara Shoemaker was born 28 Apr 1876, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Emma Lorraine Shoemaker was born 4 Dec 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Jul 1951; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Harvey Edwin Shoemaker was born 24 Jul 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Aug 1942; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Olive Esther Shoemaker was born 25 Apr 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel B. Shantz was born 16 Jan 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Isaac Shantz and Esther Bechtel); died 18 Jan 1895; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Samuel married Rebecca Rudy 25 Mar 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Rebecca (daughter of Daniel Rudy and Barbara Rosenberger) was born 29 Oct 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jun 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Rebecca Rudy was born 29 Oct 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Daniel Rudy and Barbara Rosenberger); died 7 Jun 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Daniel Shantz was born 1 Jan 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Aug 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 1. Esther Shantz was born 27 Dec 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jan 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Abraham Shantz was born 2 May 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Jan 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Moses Rudy Shantz was born 13 Feb 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Emily Shantz was born 18 Feb 1854, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1921; was buried , Evergreen Cemetery, Burnside Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan.
    6. Josiah Shantz was born 20 Feb 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Nelson Shantz was born 2 Aug 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jan 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Matilda R. Shantz was born 16 Oct 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Rev. Israel R. Shantz was born 15 Aug 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Dec 1910, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , West Zion Mennonite Cemetery, near, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada.
    10. Allan Rudy Shantz was born 2 Sep 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Feb 1937, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Carstairs Cemetery, Carstairs, , Alberta, Canada.
    11. Louisa Rebecca "Rebecca" Shantz was born 20 Oct 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Simon R. Shantz was born 28 Apr 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jun 1926; was buried , Elmwood Cemetery, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Isaac Shantz was born 23 Apr 1783, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Isaac Shantz and Barbara Rife); died 12 Dec 1854, South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Isaac married Esther Bechtel 15 Oct 1808. Esther (daughter of George Bechtel and Elizabeth Mary) was born 2 Feb 1786, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 14 Jul 1867, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Esther Bechtel was born 2 Feb 1786, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of George Bechtel and Elizabeth Mary); died 14 Jul 1867, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Shantz was born 11 Aug 1809, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jan 1821.
    2. 2. Samuel B. Shantz was born 16 Jan 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Jan 1895; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Barbara Shantz was born 6 May 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Apr 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Mary Shantz was born 14 Jan 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Dec 1875, Chatsworth, Livingston, Illinois, United States; was buried , Sullivan Center Cemetery, Cullom, Livingston, Illinois, United States.
    5. Sarah "Sallie" Shantz was born 21 Jan 1816, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Oct 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 20 Oct 1881, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Nancy Shantz was born 11 Aug 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Apr 1899; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Veronica "Fanny" Shantz was born 27 Oct 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Sep 1893, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 10 Sep 1893, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Esther Shantz was born 7 Jan 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1883, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Magdalena Shantz was born 19 Apr 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Apr 1887; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Isaac B. Shantz was born 18 May 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Leah Shantz was born 1 Dec 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Daniel Rudy was born 4 Dec 1796, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 7 Dec 1857.

    Daniel — Barbara Rosenberger. Barbara (daughter of Benjamin Rosenberger and Elizabeth Biehn) was born 29 Jan 1804, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 1885. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Barbara Rosenberger was born 29 Jan 1804, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Benjamin Rosenberger and Elizabeth Biehn); died 30 Jan 1885.
    Children:
    1. George Rudy was born 23 Sep 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Feb 1901, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Rebecca Rudy was born 29 Oct 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Jun 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Anna "Nancy" Rudy was born 14 Oct 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Daniel Rudy was born 27 Jul 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1892.
    5. Abraham Rudy was born 2 Jan 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Mar 1910; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Christian Rudy was born 2 Jan 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Nov 1902; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Corporal Henry Rudy was born 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jul 1863, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States; was buried , Nashville National Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.
    8. Benjamin Rudy was born 13 Oct 1837, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Apr 1890, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Samuel R. Rudy was born 3 Mar 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1902; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Barbara Rudy was born 18 Jun 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jan 1900, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Jacob Rudy was born 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Isaac Shantz was born 14 Jan 1748, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Jacob Shantz and Magdalena Erb); died 11 Oct 1802, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Isaac married Barbara Rife 4 May 1774. Barbara (daughter of Christian Rife and Veronica Reiff) was born 12 Sep 1753, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1820, South Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Barbara Rife was born 12 Sep 1753, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Christian Rife and Veronica Reiff); died 1820, South Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Maria "Mary" Shantz was born 13 Mar 1775, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Apr 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Abraham Shantz was born 15 Dec 1776, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 28 Dec 1856, Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried , Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States.
    3. Christian R. Shantz was born 13 Feb 1779, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 9 Nov 1856, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Jacob Shantz was born 11 Oct 1781, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 1 Jul 1867, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 4. Isaac Shantz was born 23 Apr 1783, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Dec 1854, South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. David Shantz was born 7 Mar 1787, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Apr 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Veronica Shantz was born 14 Nov 1789, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 27 Jul 1876, Near Doon, Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Samuel Shantz was born 7 Jul 1792, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 19 Dec 1792, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.
    9. Joseph R. Shantz was born 24 Jun 1795, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 Mar 1882; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  George Bechtel was born 19 Feb 1746, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Abraham Bechtel); died 17 Sep 1828, Near Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    George — Elizabeth Mary. Elizabeth was born 5 May 1752, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania; died 24 Dec 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Mary was born 5 May 1752, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania; died 24 Dec 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Mary Bechtel was born 11 Jul 1782 OR 22 Jul 1782, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Sep 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Pioneer Tower Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Nancy Bechtel was born 5 Jan 1784, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 23 Jan 1863, Near Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 5. Esther Bechtel was born 2 Feb 1786, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 14 Jul 1867, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Magdalena Bechtel was born 19 Feb 1789, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 17 Nov 1866, Near Bridgeport, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Susannah Bechtel was born 13 Jul 1790; died 3 Jun 1879.
    6. Elizabeth Bechtel was born 8 Aug 1792, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 21 Jul 1885, Kossuth, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Sarah "Sallie" Bechtel was born 24 Jan 1795, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 24 Jul 1873, Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  Benjamin Rosenberger was born 1769, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Abraham Rosenberger); died Yes, date unknown.

    Benjamin married Elizabeth Biehn Abt 1796. Elizabeth (daughter of John Biehn and Barbara Fried) was born 1775, Of, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Elizabeth Biehn was born 1775, Of, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Biehn and Barbara Fried); died , Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Rosenberger was born , Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Nancy Rosenberger was born , Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. John Rosenberger was born 1797, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1863, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Abraham Rosenberger, Sr. was born 15 Nov 1799, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Jan 1883, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    5. 7. Barbara Rosenberger was born 29 Jan 1804, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 1885.
    6. Jacob Rosenberger was born 1810, , Ontario, Canada; died 16 May 1892, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.


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