Grace Shantz

Other Events:

• Military: WW2 - Canadian Woman's Army Corps (CWAC)
• Name: Grace Couture
• Name: Grace McLennan
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-143903

Notes:

COUTURE-MCLENNAN, Grace Hilda (nee Shantz) Passed away peacefully at Lanark Heights L.T.C. in Kitchener, on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at the age of 92. Beloved wife of her late husbands, Clement Couture (1998) and Kenneth McLennan (2010). Loved mother to Clifford (Imeldo Salayo), Philippines, Bryan (Pat), Squamish B.C., Wayne, Kincardine, Barbara Sanderson (Barry), Kitchener, Kevin (Sue Teller), St. Clements, step-sons Brian (Nancy) McLennan, Qualicum, B.C. and Ross McLennan, Dungannon. Grace will be sadly missed by 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, sisters Rhea Gossman and Norma Pfohl (Lyle) and sister-in-laws Kay Shantz and Marjorie Shantz. Also remembered by many nieces, nephews and cousins. Predeceased by her sons Grant (1993) and Roland (2011), parents Areli and Effie (Moyer) Shantz, as well as her siblings Pearl Elliott, Irene Lescom, Donald Shantz, Olive Blancher, Ivan Shantz (World War II), Elgin Shantz, Art Shantz, Howard Shantz, Walter Shantz and Ruth Shantz (infancy). Grace grew up near Plattsville. As a teenager she went to work at the Sunshine Company factory in Waterloo making smoke bombs. She joined the Canadian Woman's Army Corps (CWAC) in Nov. 1942 and was posted to Camp Ipperwash and Westminster Hospital in London, Ontario. There she met her future husband Clement Couture - one of her patients recovering from being shot in the leg overseas. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service celebrating Grace's life will be held in the chapel of the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Monday, August 8, 2016 at 1 p.m. with Rev. Chris Fickling officiating. Reception to follow in the funeral home's Fireside Room with Interment to take place at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo. Condolences for the family and donation to the Royal Canadian Legion (Waterloo branch 530) may be arranged through the funeral home at 519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com.

Waterloo Region Record 30 Jul 2016

Grace — Clement Arthur "Clem" Couture. Clement was born 1921, Coronation, Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada; died 5 Oct 1998, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Roland Douglas Couture was born 24 Aug 1948; died 2011, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada.
2. Grant Mark Couture was born 1957; died 1993, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada.

Grace — Kenneth Wilson McLennan. Kenneth was born 7 Sep 1920, Thessalon, Algoma District, Ontario; died 31 Dec 2010, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00009-1074.3
• Residence: 1891, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1911, Louth Twp., Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada; servant
• Residence: 1944, Rothsay, Wellington Co., Ontario

Notes:

Occupation:
Lived with Jacob Honsberger and wife Salina.

Areli — Effie Moyer. Effie was born 8 Jan 1893, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario; died 1953; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Effie Shantz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-55307

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• Eby ID Number: 00110-6785
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; O Methodist
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1884, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
• Residence: 1891, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Jacob M. Shantz, "was born April 16th, 1858. He is married to Mary Ann Bingeman. They reside near Plattsville, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming..."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Jacob married Mary Ann Bingeman 9 Nov 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of John Bingeman and Judith Schneider) was born 3 Sep 1862, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1937; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Ann Shantz
• Eby ID Number: 00009-1074
• Residence: 1891, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Mary Ann Bingeman,"was born September 3rd, 1862. On November 9th, 1880, she was married to Jacob M. Shantz who was born April 16th, 1858. They reside near New Dundee where he is engaged in farming. Their family consists of three children".


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Other Events:

• Name: Amos Schantz
• Eby ID Number: 00110-6781
• Residence: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; O Methodist
• Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Occupation: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

Notes:

Amos Shantz, "the youngest son of Jacob and Mary (Yost) Shantz, was born May 31st, 1829. On March 2nd, 1852, he was married to Nancy, daughter of Abraham and Barbara (Shantz) Moyer. She was born September 2nd, 1835. Shortly after their marriage they moved on a farm four miles west of New Dundee, where he was engaged in farming until March, 1883, when they moved to Berlin where they still reside. To them were born the following children"


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

Amos married Nancy Moyer 2 Mar 1852, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Nancy (daughter of Abraham Moyer and Barbara Shantz) was born 2 Sep 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jan 1914; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Name: Anna Moyer
• Name: Nancy Shantz
• Eby ID Number: 00081-4822
• Residence: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; O Methodist
• Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; New Mennonite

Notes:

Nancy Moyer, "was born September 2nd, 1835. On March 27th, 1852, she was married to Amos Shantz. They reside in Berlin."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19459677
• Eby ID Number: 00009-1065
• Residence: 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1874, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada

Notes:

John Bingeman, " was born August 1st, 1826. On November 14th, 1848, he married to Judith, daughter of David and Leah (Baumann) Snyder. She was born July 14th, 1832, and died in Oxford County, Ontario, March 20th, 1873. On September 15th, 1874, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Abraham B. and Magdalena (Eby) Clemens, She was born May 8th, 1835, and died July 30th, 1890. Mr. Bingeman resides near Washington Post Office, Oxford County, where he was engaged in farming until lately. He now lives retired. His family consisted of seventeen children, of whom sixteen were born unto his first wife."

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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JOHN BINGEMAN

The subject of this sketch needs no formal introduction to the people of Blenheim township, for there is probably not a farmer in the township who is more familiarly known. He has been "through the mill" in the way of hard work and hardships, to express to in the common phrase of mankind. But he is now quietly enjoying the fruits of his many years of labors, living a retired life on his farm two miles east of Plattsville and a fourth of a mile west of Washington, postoffice. The old stone house which was erected in 1855, stands upon an elevation from which a splendid view of the surrounding country can be had, the quaint hamlet of Washington being in full view. It is indeed a most inviting abode to pass the declining years of one's life.

Mr. Bingeman was born in the village of Bridgeport, Waterloo county, in 1826, and is therefore in the seventy- third year of his age, as his jovial disposition and ruddy countenance would indicate him to be man not more than in the middle age of life. He was formerly a shoemaker by trade. In 1851 he came to Blenheim and took up the home he owns and occupies. The farm comprises 150 acres and is one of the choice tracts of land of Oxford Counties. When he took possession much of it was yet under virgin forest, and all the building now on the premises were erected by him in addition to other improvements.

Prior to coming here in 1848, Mr. Bingeman was married to Judith, daughter of the late David and Leah Snider. The results of this union were sixteen children. The mother died March, 1873, in the forty first year of her age. On September 15, 1874, Mr. Bingeman was married again, his second wife being Elizabeth, daughter of Abraham B Clemens. She was born May 8, 1835, and died July 30, 1890. The fruits of the latter union was one daughter, Veronica who has already reached womanhood and is now the sole comfort and mainstay of the home which has been credit of the guiding influences of a mother. According to this record Mr. Bingeman is entitled to the credit of being the father of seventeen children. Four of the family are deceased.

David S, the oldest son, is on the home farm; Aaron, Julia and Lucy are living in Michigan; Angeline, the eldest daughter, is the wife of Samuel Cressman who is about to remove to Calgary, Man; Mary Ann is the wife of Jacob Shantz, of near Platteville; Elias and Isaac are farming in Wilmot; Titus is living near New Dundee; Caroline is the wife of Jonathan Shantz,, of Winterbourne; Elizabeth is the wife of Aaron Rosenberger, of Berlin; Emma is the wife of Rufus McNickel of Plattsville.

David S., the eldest son, who bas charge of the home place, has a wife and family of four children. They reside in the old stone portion of the residence, a brick addition having been erected for the accommodation of the father. Like the latter the son is having good success as a former and takes particular pride in horse flesh. He has several fine roadsters and a match span of blacks that have and would again give a good account in a show ring. Everything is convenient about the premises, abundance of pure water being furnished the horses and cattle by a hydraulic ram from a never failing spring in the vicinity. In addition to large quantities of grain, roots, etc., the family is amply supplied with choice fruits. This season they put up seventy barrels of prime apples for export. David S. has had charge of the farm about ten years. It would be a moral lesson to a good many similarly situated to note the good will and perfect harmony predominating in this home. The family espouses the Mennonite faith.

The old gentleman is a staunch Reformer, but outside of casting his ballot when an election requires it he keeps aloof from the shady arena of politics. His genial manner and friendly disposition towards all whom he meets has made his friends legion. He believes in enjoying life while life instead and now in his declining years to enjoy the benefits of that which he accumulated by the sweat of his brow in the years of his earlier manhood. He is still in robust health and promises well to reach beyond the octogenarian limit. You will invariably find him in good humor, a characteristic that accounts for his healthy physical condition. The wish of the CHRONICLE scribe is that he may for many years more continue to enjoy a life of ease of body and contentment of mind.

H.N.

Waterloo County Chronicle , 30 Mar 1899, p. 3

John married Judith Schneider 14 Nov 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Judith (daughter of David Schneider and Leah Bauman) was born 14 Jul 1832, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Mar 1873, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19459723
• Name: Judith Bingeman
• Eby ID Number: 00106-6003
• Residence: 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Judith Snyder, "was born July 14th, 1832. On November 14th, 1848, she was married to John Bingeman, a farmer. They resided in Blenheim Township, Oxford County, where she died march 20th, 1873."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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March 20th in Blenheim, Oxford county, Ont., JUDITH, wife of John BINGAMON, aged 40 years, 8 months, and 6 days. She was the mother of 16 children, 13 of whom are living. Her last words were, "Beloved companion, I must now leave you, kneel down, and pray for me." Funeral sermon by Joseph Hege, and Enoch Detweiler in German, and _____ Thompson in English


Herald of Truth - Volume X, Number 5 - May 1873 - Pages 87, 94-95