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

Family: Bishop Heinrich "Henry" Schantz / Lydia Martin (F2200)

m. 23 Sep 1828


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  • Father | Male
    Bishop Heinrich "Henry" Schantz

    Born  3 Nov 1804  , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Oct 1877  South Of Roseville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  23 Sep 1828  [1, 2]   
    Father  Christian Schantz | F4993 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Hannah Paul | F4993 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Lydia Martin

    Born  24 Aug 1810  Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Feb 1899   
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Peter Martin | F1834 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Anna Zimmerman | F1834 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Peter Shantz

    Born  7 Aug 1829  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Jan 1903  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth Martin | F2498 
    Married  4 Oct 1853   

    Child 2 | Female
    Mary Shantz

    Born  15 Apr 1832  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 May 1894  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John S. Cressman | F34 
    Married  16 Nov 1852  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Rebecca Shantz

    Born  24 Jan 1835  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Mar 1897   
    Buried    Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Martin H. Bauman | F2174 
    Married  7 Oct 1856   

    Child 4 | Female
    Hannah Shantz

    Born  10 Jun 1837  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Mar 1891   
    Buried    Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Christian S. Rosenberger | F4594 
    Married  13 May 1856   

    Child 5 | Male
    Jonas Shantz

    Born  1838  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Female
    Nancy Shantz

    Born  11 Oct 1839  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Mar 1898  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Benjamin Rosenberger | F4949 
    Married  11 Oct 1859  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Female
    Elizabeth Shantz

    Born  15 Mar 1842  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Oct 1911   
    Buried    Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Enos C. Cressman | F5008 
    Married  9 Feb 1864  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    David Shantz

    Born  29 May 1845  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 May 1909   
    Buried    Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Susannah Detweiler | F5454 
    Married  16 Nov 1869   

    Child 9 | Female
    Lydia Shantz

    Born  31 Aug 1848  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Apr 1908   
    Buried    Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Heinrich B. "Henry" Steckle | F5011 
    Married  11 Jan 1869  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Male
    Henry Shantz

    Born  7 Oct 1851  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Mar 1928   
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Veronica Martin | F5013 
    Married  9 Feb 1875   

    Rev. Christian ShantzChild 11 | Male
    Rev. Christian Shantz

    Born  7 Feb 1856  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Jan 1940  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Magdalena F. Shupe | F5016 
    Married  13 Nov 1877  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., 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..., 435.

    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..., 43.