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Andrew Axt[1]

Male 1850 - 1923  (73 years)


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  • Name Andrew Axt 
    Born 28 Jan 1850  Queck, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] 
    Christened 10 Feb 1850  Queck, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1855  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Immigration 1858  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Name Andres Axt  [14] 
    Residence 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Baptist 
    Naturalization 1867  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Occupation 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Farm Servant 
    Occupation 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Laborer 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    No Religion 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Reg. Baptist 
    Occupation 1888  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    farmer 
    Naturalization 1891  [3] 
    Occupation 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6662.1 
    Died 7 Jul 1923  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 7] 
    Cause: cancer of the bladder (several years), Uraemic convulsions (sudden) 
    Buried Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Person ID I19173  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father Johann Christoph "John" Axt,   b. 15 Jun 1821, , Darmstadt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Catharina Diebel,   b. 14 Nov 1825, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1912, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F7268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catharine Shantz,   b. 6 Nov 1844, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1942  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1873  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Axt,   b. 14 May 1874, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1934  (Age 59 years)
     2. Jacob Axt,   b. 12 Jan 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Matilda Axt,   b. 22 Nov 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1963  (Age 81 years)
     4. Margaret Axt,   b. 14 Jun 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1972, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     5. Hannah Axt,   b. 5 May 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1889  (Age 2 years)
     6. Elam Axt,   b. 21 Dec 1888, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1974, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F4900  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Andrew Axt was born Jan. 28, 1850 in Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany; came to Canada with his parents when four years of age; was married to Kathrine Shantz, Dec. 25, 1873. This union was blessed with 2 sons and 4 daughters. One daughter died in infancy. He died near Baden, Ont., July 7, 1923; aged 73y. 5m. 9d. He leaves a deeply bereaved widow, 5 children, 21 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren; also 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Funeral services were conducted by Orphen Wismer and Mannassah Hallman. Text, II Cor. 5: 1. Interment in Shantz Cemetery. May God comfort the bereaved family. "All is over. Hands are folded, O'er a quiet and peaceful breast; All is over, pain is ended, Now dear father is at rest.

      Gospel Herald - Volume XVI, Number 18 - August 2, 1923

  • 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..., 391.

    2. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 8.

    3. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 8.

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 2, 1923 Obituary of Andrw Axt.

    5. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 34844-1923 Andrew Axt.

    6. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 009895-74 Andrew Axt and Catherine Shantz.
      Andrew AXT, 24, farmer, Hessia Darmstadt Germany, Wilmot Twp, s/o John AXT & Catharine DIEBEL married Catharine SHANTZ, 29, Wilmot Twp, Wilmot Twp, d/o Jonas SHANTZ & Hannah SNYDER, witn: Michael & Eliza MENGER both of New Hamburg, 25 December 1873 in Wilmot Twp

    7. [S159] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Shantz Mennonite CC#4566 Internet Link.
      In / Loving memory / of / Andrew Axt / Died July 7, 1923 / Aged 73 Years / Catharine Shantz / his wife / Died Oct. 8, 1942 / Aged 97 years / Gone but not forgotten / Axt /

    8. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 1.

    9. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 4 Page 13.

    10. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 82.

    11. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 37.

    12. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 9 Page 92.

    13. [S2789] Hesse, Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1661-1957.
      Andreas Axt
      Gender:männlich (Male)
      Event Type:Taufe (Baptism)
      Birth Date:28 Jan 1850
      Baptism Date:10 Feb 1850
      Baptism Place:Queck, Hessen (Hesse), Deutschland (Germany)
      Father:Johannes Axt
      Mother:Catharina Axt
      City or District:Queck
      Parish as it Appears:Queck
      Page Number:20;21

    14. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 37123-1884 Margretha Axt.

    15. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 36770-1888 Elam Axt.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Jan 1850 - Queck, , Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 10 Feb 1850 - Queck, , Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1855 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1858 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNaturalization - 1867 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farm Servant - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - No Religion - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Reg. Baptist - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Dec 1873 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1888 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: cancer of the bladder (several years), Uraemic convulsions (sudden) - 7 Jul 1923 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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