Mary C. Janzen^{[1, 2]}

1802 - 1888  (85 years)

• Name	Mary C. Janzen
  Born	18 Jun 1802	, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Mary C. Honsberger
  Name	Mary C. Shantz
  Name	Mary Jantz
  Name	Mary Johnson
  Name	Mollie Janzen
  Residence	1851	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00061-3999
  Died	26 Mar 1888	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 5, 6]
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I11375	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Abraham Janzen,   b. Abt 1775, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1834, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Nancy Clemmer,   b. 1778, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 1847, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F2734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Abraham Honsberger,   b. 1801, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 26 Jul 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 37 years)
  Children	1. Honsberger,   b. Abt 1825,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Nancy "Anna" Honsberger,   b. 15 Mar 1825, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Mar 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)   3. Joseph Hunsberger,   b. 10 Nov 1826, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Dec 1904  (Age 78 years)   4. Catharine Honsberger,   b. 1827, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Magdalena Honsberger,   b. Abt 1831, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Benjamin Honsberger,   b. 1831, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Abraham Hunsberger,   b. 5 Mar 1834, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   8. Hannah Honsberger,   b. 22 Feb 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Enos Hunsberger,   b. 23 Mar 1839, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 1921, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jonas C. Shantz,   b. 26 Jul 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1898, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	21 Jan 1851	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7]
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F3215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mollie (Mary) Janzen, "was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, June 18th 1802. She was first married to Abraham Hunsberger. They resided in Wilmot Township where he died. After his decease she was again married to Jonas C. Shantz, January 21st, 1851. She died March 26th, 1888." Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 390. [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..., 459. [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..., 835. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 1 Page 44. [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..., 816. [S159] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Shantz Mennonite CC#4566 Internet Link. In memory of / Mary Johnson / Beloved wife of / Jonas Shantz / Born in Bucks Co. / Pennsylvania / June 18, 1802 / Died Mar. 26, 1888 / Aged 85 Yrs. / 9 Mos. 8 D's. / She was a tender Mother here / and in her life the Lord did fear / We trust our loss will be her gain / And that wi [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Marriages By Rev'd Benjamin Eby, Minister of The Mennonist Society, Berlin report #194. Jonas Schantz, to Maria Hunsperger, both of Wilmot. 21 Jan. 1851. Rev. Eby. Wit. Magdalena Eby and Maria Benner.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Jun 1802 - , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Residence - 1851 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 21 Jan 1851 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Mar 1888 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth