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

Family: Abraham Moyer / Barbara Shantz (F4012)

m. 28 Nov 1830


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  • Father | Male
    Abraham Moyer

    Born  14 Jul 1803  , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Nov 1893   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  28 Nov 1830  [1, 2]   
    Father  Henry Moyer | F3139 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susannah Souder | F3139 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Barbara Shantz

    Born  6 May 1812  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Apr 1887  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
    Father  Isaac Shantz | F4138 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Esther Bechtel | F4138 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Mary Ann Moyer

    Born  9 Jan 1833  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Feb 1857  West Of Breslau, 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

    Child 2 | Male
    Isaac Moyer

    Born  8 Mar 1834  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Sep 1916  near, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, United States 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
    Spouse  Barbara Shantz | F4013 
    Married  20 Mar 1860  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Nancy Moyer

    Born  2 Sep 1835  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Jan 1914   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Amos Y. Shantz | F4016 
    Married  2 Mar 1852  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Aaron S. Moyer

    Born  8 May 1837  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 May 1907  Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., 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  Veronica "Fronica" Bowman | F2374 
    Married  31 Jan 1865  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Esther "Hettie" Moyer

    Born  4 Nov 1838  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  May 1930  , Cambria Co., Pennsylvania, USA 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  Rev. Amos C. Eby | F4018 
    Married  9 Feb 1864  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Magdalena Moyer

    Born  12 Oct 1840  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Aug 1841  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Male
    Moses Moyer

    Born  6 Apr 1842  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Oct 1925  Toronto, York Co., 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
    Spouse  Rachel Bauman | F2312 
    Married  6 Aug 1865  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    David S. Moyer

    Born  29 Nov 1845  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Apr 1916  Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Dickson Hill Cemetery, Markham, York, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Sarah Eby | F4020 
    Married  1 Mar 1868  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Veronica "Fannie" Wideman | F4021 
    Married  8 Sep 1881   

    Child 9 | Female
    Sarah Moyer

    Born  1 Jan 1847  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1934   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Abraham H. Moyer | F4022 
    Married  20 Aug 1865  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Female
    Lavina Moyer

    Born  1849  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 11 | Male
    Samuel S. Moyer

    Born  1 Mar 1849  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Feb 1941  Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Lydia Wismer | F3945 
    Married  1 Dec 1872   

    Child 12 | Female
    Lovina Moyer

    Born  12 Feb 1851  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1914  Peabody, Marion, Kansas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Absalom Meyer | F3684 
    Married     

    Child 13 | Male
    Abraham Moyer

    Born  9 Nov 1853  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Dec 1927   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Ann Daum | F4029 
    Married  8 Aug 1878  Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 14 | Male
    Levi Moyer

    Born  25 Jun 1856  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Oct 1880  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Magdalena "Lena" Bricker | F3508 
    Married  25 Sep 1878   

    Child 15 | Female
    Adaline Bowman Moyer

    Born  29 May 1870  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Jul 1932  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Otto "Otto" Hymmen | F243675 
    Married     

    Child 16 | Female
    Annie Moyer

    Born  1 Aug 1875  Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Jan 1936  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John MacDonald "Jack" Millar | F58711 
    Married  1909  Calgary, Alberta, 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..., 418.

    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..., 101.