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

Family: Isaac Shantz / Esther Bechtel (F4138)

m. 15 Oct 1808


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  • Father | Male
    Isaac Shantz

    Born  23 Apr 1783  , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Dec 1854  South-East Of Berlin, 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  15 Oct 1808  [1, 2]   
    Father  Isaac Shantz | F3031 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Barbara Rife | F3031 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Esther Bechtel

    Born  2 Feb 1786  , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Jul 1867  near, 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  George Bechtel | F4132 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Mary | F4132 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Elizabeth Shantz

    Born  11 Aug 1809  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Jan 1821   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Male
    Samuel B. Shantz

    Born  16 Jan 1811  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Jan 1895   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rebecca Rudy | F316 
    Married  25 Mar 1845  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Susannah Erb | F4139 
    Married  28 Mar 1830   

    Child 3 | 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
    Spouse  Abraham Moyer | F4012 
    Married  28 Nov 1830   

    Child 4 | Female
    Mary Shantz

    Born  14 Jan 1814  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Dec 1875  Chatsworth, Livingston, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Sullivan Center Cemetery, Cullom, Livingston, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Samuel Herner | F4968 
    Married  10 Sep 1834   

    Child 5 | Female
    Sarah "Sallie" Shantz

    Born  21 Jan 1816  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Oct 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  20 Oct 1881  First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Deacon Joseph E. Schneider | F1004 
    Married  28 Jan 1834   

    Child 6 | Female
    Nancy Shantz

    Born  11 Aug 1817  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Apr 1899   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Benjamin M. Weber | F4726 
    Married  1 Mar 1836  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Female
    Veronica "Fanny" Shantz

    Born  27 Oct 1819  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Sep 1893  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  10 Sep 1893  Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Joseph Cressman | F4970 
    Married  11 May 1841  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Esther Shantz

    Born  7 Jan 1823  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Sep 1883  , 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  David Eshleman | F1363 
    Married  19 Mar 1844  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Female
    Magdalena Shantz

    Born  19 Apr 1825  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Apr 1887   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Benjamin B. Snyder | F4971 
    Married  27 Mar 1845  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Male
    Isaac B. Shantz

    Born  18 May 1827  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Mar 1917  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Magdalena Latschaw | F4266 
    Married  1 Oct 1850  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Maria "Mary" Shantz | F4972 
    Married  12 Dec 1856   

    Child 11 | Female
    Leah Shantz

    Born  1 Dec 1829  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Solomon S. Martin | F4431 
    Married  19 Oct 1851  Kitchener, 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..., 413.

    2. [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..., 224.