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

Family: Elias Shantz / Susannah Brubacher (F170)

m. 1 Mar 1864


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  • Father | Male
    Elias Shantz

    Born  14 Jun 1841  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Sep 1899   
    Buried    Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  1 Mar 1864  [1, 2, 3]  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John Yost Shantz | F3015 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susannah Scheirich | F3015 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Susannah Brubacher

    Born  30 Oct 1847  Shantz Station, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Dec 1934  Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Elias S. Brubacher | F167 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah Ariss | F167 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Rosanna Shantz

    Born    Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Female
    Infant Shantz

    Born    Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Oct 1869   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Sarah Ann Shantz

    Born  14 Nov 1864  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Jan 1935  Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Evergreen Cemetery, Burnside Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Amos S. Detweiler | F5514 
    Married  13 Jan 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Jeremiah B. "Jerry" Shantz

    Born  10 Jan 1867  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Apr 1908   
    Buried    Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Anna Schneider | F287087 
    Married  24 Feb 1890  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Allen Shantz

    Born  27 Apr 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Jun 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Leah Shantz

    Born  3 Nov 1872  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Feb 1904   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  David Daniel Yule | F15960 
    Married  29 Mar 1900  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Female
    Susannah Shantz

    Born  1874  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 8 | Male
    Elijah B. Shantz

    Born  17 Jun 1877  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1962   
    Buried    Queens Park Cemetery, Calgary, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nellie Anna Nash | F15057 
    Married  7 Sep 1899  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Female
    Ida Priscilla Shantz

    Born  27 Sep 1879  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1984   
    Buried    Mountain View Memorial Gardens, Calgary, , Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Female
    Sylvia Shantz

    Born  2 Oct 1882  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Oct 1882   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 399.

    2. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 10 Mar 1864.
      Mar. 1, 1864 Elias Schantz and Susanna Brubacher, both of Waterloo Tp., by Rev. Bindemann

    3. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 2.