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

Family: Mayor Jacob Yost Shantz / Barbara Biehn (F4227)

m. 2 May 1843


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  • Mayor Jacob Yost ShantzFather | Male
    Mayor Jacob Yost Shantz

    Born  2 May 1822  near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Oct 1909  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
    Married  2 May 1843  [1, 2, 3]  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Anna "Nancy" Brubacher | F243 
    Married  6 Dec 1853  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Sarah Shuh | F484 
    Married  1 Oct 1871   
    Father  Jacob Shantz | F4914 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Yost | F4914 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Barbara Biehn

    Born  7 Apr 1819  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 May 1853  Waterloo 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
    Father  Abraham Biehn | F4214 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Veronica Shantz | F4214 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Harriet B. Shantz

    Born  31 Aug 1844  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Dec 1908  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
    Spouse  Rev. Jacob Bechtel Detweiler | F3905 
    Married  18 Mar 1866  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Veronica B. Shantz

    Born  15 Jun 1846  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 May 1928  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
    Spouse  Andrew E. Weber | F4720 
    Married  21 Feb 1865  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Lucinda B. Shantz

    Born  7 Sep 1848  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Apr 1921   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ezra C. Snyder | F1255 
    Married  10 Mar 1868  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Ephraim B. Shantz

    Born  7 May 1850  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Oct 1921  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
    Spouse  Hannah Snider | F607 
    Married  4 Jan 1874   

    Child 5 | Male
    Moses B. Shantz

    Born  24 Aug 1852  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1934  Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Riverside Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Veronica Bingeman | F4242 
    Married  7 Dec 1875  Waterloo 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..., 406.

    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..., 265.

    3. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Eby, Benjamin - Minister of the Mennonist Society #27.