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

Family: Christian R. Shantz / Magdalena Cressman (F4879)

m. 19 Oct 1800


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  • Father | Male
    Christian R. Shantz

    Born  13 Feb 1779  Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Nov 1856  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
    Married  19 Oct 1800  [1]   
    Father  Isaac Shantz | F3031 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Barbara Rife | F3031 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Magdalena Cressman

    Born  30 Jan 1783  , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Aug 1866   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John Cressman | F5352 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Anna Schowalter | F5352 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Anna Shantz

    Born  19 Oct 1801  , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Oct 1822  , 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  Joseph Bauman | F2117 
    Married  23 Sep 1821   

    Child 2 | Male
    Isaac C. Shantz

    Born  13 Jul 1803  , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Sep 1885  , Livingstone Co., Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Elizabeth Schneider | F4880 
    Married  3 Apr 1827   

    Child 3 | Female
    Barbara Shantz

    Born  25 Jun 1805  , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Feb 1896   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Bösinger | F4886 
    Married  8 Dec 1840  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    John C. Shantz

    Born  23 Oct 1807  South Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 May 1875   
    Buried    Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nancy Detweiler | F5494 
    Married  12 Jan 1833   
    Spouse  ? | F264685 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Male
    Christian C. Shantz

    Born  16 Feb 1810  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Apr 1831   
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Female
    Magdalena Shantz

    Born  14 Jan 1812  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Mar 1812  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

    Child 7 | Male
    Jonas C. Shantz

    Born  26 Jul 1813  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Mar 1898  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Hannah Snyder | F4281 
    Married  28 Mar 1837  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Snyder | F264680 
    Married     
    Spouse  Mary C. Janzen | F3215 
    Married  21 Jan 1851  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    Eli C. Shantz, Sr.

    Born  23 Jan 1816  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Sep 1889  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
    Spouse  Anna Cressman | F4903 
    Married  5 May 1840  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Male
    Noah C. Shantz

    Born  14 Jan 1819  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Aug 1876  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
    Spouse  Hannah Bauman | F2476 
    Married  26 Jan 1841  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Male
    David Shantz

    Born  1 Aug 1821  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Dec 1821  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

    Child 11 | Female
    Mary Shantz

    Born  29 Dec 1822  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Mar 1823  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 12 | Female
    Susannah Shantz

    Born  7 Mar 1824  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Feb 1864  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Shantz's Meeting House Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Daniel Koehler | F3804 
    Married  7 Oct 1862  , 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..., 385.