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

Family: Joseph R. Shantz / Catharine Schneider (F806)

m. 8 Jul 1817


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  • Father | Male
    Joseph R. Shantz

    Born  24 Jun 1795  Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Mar 1882   
    Buried    Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  8 Jul 1817  [1, 2]   
    Father  Isaac Shantz | F3031 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Barbara Rife | F3031 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Catharine Schneider

    Born  12 Feb 1799  , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Sep 1881  , 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
    Father  Joseph Schneider | F798 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Barbara Eby | F798 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Simon S. Shantz

    Born  15 May 1818  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Dec 1893  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Judith Stauffer | F2937 
    Married  4 Mar 1845  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Moses Shantz

    Born  22 Aug 1819  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Jan 1897  Waterloo 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  Susannah Snider | F3930 
    Married  18 Mar 1849  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Veronica Shantz

    Born  15 Mar 1822  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Sep 1894   
    Buried    Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Joseph M. Weber | F4734 
    Married  14 Nov 1843  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Barbara Shantz

    Born  11 Aug 1825  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Oct 1884  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mayor-Reeve-Sheriff Moses Springer | F3087 
    Married  18 Feb 1845  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Maria "Mary" Shantz

    Born  17 Jun 1827  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Dec 1885   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Isaac B. Shantz | F4972 
    Married  12 Dec 1856   

    Child 6 | Male
    Joseph S. Shantz

    Born  15 May 1830  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Oct 1886  Waterloo 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  Catharine Martin | F181 
    Married  6 Nov 1855   

    Child 7 | Male
    Deacon Menno S. Shantz

    Born  16 Apr 1836  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Nov 1917   
    Buried    Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Elizabeth Snider | F2838 
    Married  9 Nov 1858  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Leah Musselman | F3797 
    Married  2 Dec 1894   

    Child 8 | Female
    Susan Schrock

    Born  1841  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 341.

    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..., 422.