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

Barbara Shantz[1, 2]

Female 1805 - 1896  (90 years)


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  • Name Barbara Shantz 
    Born 25 Jun 1805  , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Female 
    Name Barbara Bösinger 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6641 
    Died 5 Feb 1896  [3
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I19035  Generations
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2024 

    Father Christian R. Shantz,   b. 13 Feb 1779, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1856, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Magdalena Cressman,   b. 30 Jan 1783, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1866  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 19 Oct 1800  [4
    Family ID F4879  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Bösinger,   b. 7 Oct 1800, Of, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1882, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 8 Dec 1840  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F4886  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Barbara Shantz, "the third child of Christian Shantz, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, June 25th, 1805. On December 8th, 1840, she was married to John Bösinger who was born October 7th, 1800. They resided in Oxford County, Ontario, where he died December 22nd, 1882. They had no children."


      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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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 
    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..., 387.

    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..., 477.

    3. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      Hier Ruhet / Barbara Shantz / Ehefrau von / Johannas Beliger / geboren / 25 Juni 1805 / gestorben / 5 Feb. 1896 / 90 Jahr 7 Mo. / 10 Tage

    4. [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.

    5. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Benjamin Eby, Mennonist Society.
      John BOESIGER, of Wilmot, to Barbara SHANTZ, of Waterloo Twp. 8 Dec. 1840. Rev. EBY. Wit. Christian SHANTZ and Susanna SHANTZ.

    6. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 11 Dec 1840:25.
      8 Dec 1840 Benjamin Eby, teacher, m. Johannes Boesiger, Wilmot, to Barbara Schantz, daughter of Christian Schantz, junior, or Waterloo Twp.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Jun 1805 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Dec 1840 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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