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Family: Samuel Y. Shantz / Esther Erb (F1987)

m. 11 Mar 1845


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  • Father | Male
    Samuel Y. Shantz

    Born  15 Jan 1825  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 May 1900  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  11 Mar 1845  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jacob Shantz | F4914 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Yost | F4914 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Esther Erb

    Born  6 Apr 1827  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Nov 1915   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Peter Erb | F2367 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susannah Bomberger | F2367 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Angeline Shantz

    Born  10 Apr 1846  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Jan 1928   
    Buried    Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rev. Solomon B. Gehman | F4660 
    Married  3 May 1864  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Peter Erb ShantzChild 2 | Male
    Peter Erb Shantz

    Born  25 Aug 1849  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Sep 1928  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  6 Sep 1928  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Maria Croft Bowers | F251437 
    Married  1 Oct 1872  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Cornelia Clemens | F251438 
    Married  14 Feb 1912  Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Wendel E. Shantz

    Born  16 Sep 1851  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Sep 1926   
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Anne "Nancy" Bowman | F2076 
    Married  13 Feb 1872  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Susannah Shantz

    Born  1852  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Male
    Aaron E. Shantz

    Born  7 Apr 1853  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1942   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Hannah Schneider | F1238 
    Married  8 Mar 1874  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Margaret Shantz

    Born  1855  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Male
    Jacob E. Shantz

    Born  27 Apr 1855  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 Mar 1922  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lydia U. Bowman | F2092 
    Married  27 Nov 1877   

    Child 8 | Female
    Mary Ann Shantz

    Born  27 Apr 1855  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Jun 1898  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Isaac C. Snyder | F1328 
    Married  5 Sep 1875  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Male
    Moses E. Shantz

    Born  21 May 1857  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Feb 1934  Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Magdalena Betzner | F2607 
    Married  12 Dec 1882  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Samuel E. ShantzChild 10 | Male
    Samuel E. Shantz

    Born  16 Feb 1859  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1938   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lucinda Shoemaker | F1613 
    Married  5 Oct 1880  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 11 | Male
    Daniel E. Shantz

    Born  13 Oct 1860  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1951   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Hannah Snider | F4170 
    Married  10 Feb 1884   

    Child 12 | Female
    Susannah E. Shantz

    Born  5 Apr 1862  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Feb 1945  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rev. Moses C. Bowman | F5703 
    Married  20 Oct 1900  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Franklin Erb ShantzChild 13 | Male
    Franklin Erb Shantz

    Born  13 Oct 1863  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 May 1953  Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wenatchee City Cemetery, Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Selina Cressman | F4945 
    Married  28 Sep 1886   

    Child 14 | Female
    Nancy Shantz

    Born  9 Oct 1865  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Dec 1866  Near Blair, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 15 | Female
    Esther E. Shantz

    Born  5 Oct 1867  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1922   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rev. David S. Wismer | F3988 
    Married  1 Oct 1889  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 16 | Male
    Samuel Shantz

    Born  1871  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 656.

    2. [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..., 409.

    3. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Minister, Preston report 53.
      Samuel Schontz, to Esther Erb, both of Waterloo. 11 Mar. 1845

    4. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 49.

    5. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 13 Mar 1845 Pg: 11.
      ERB Ester married 11 Mar 1845 To Samuel SCHANTZ. minister Jacob Huttner


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