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

Mary Catharine "Catherine" Shantz[1]

Female 1838 - 1875  (36 years)


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  • Name Mary Catharine "Catherine" Shantz 
    Born 7 Apr 1838  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Female 
    Name Catharine Shantz 
    Name Mary Catharine "Catherine" Reist 
    Residence 1854  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1869  Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 104, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6695 
    Died 22 Mar 1875  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 6, 7
    Buried Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I19289  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Isaac Y. Shantz,   b. 31 Jan 1809, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1878, Near Shantz Station, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Catharine Clemens,   b. 14 Feb 1816, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1869, Near Shantz Station, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 23 Apr 1833  [1, 11
    Family ID F4915  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Moses Reist,   b. 18 Jan 1834, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1911  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 5 Sep 1854  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9
    Children 
     1. Mary Ann Reist,   b. 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Alexander Reist,   b. 4 Nov 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1866  (Age 9 years)
     3. Esther Reist,   b. 20 Jan 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     4. Leah Reist,   b. 8 Sep 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1923  (Age 62 years)
     5. Sarah S. Reist,   b. 23 Jul 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1941, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     6. Moses Reist,   b. 4 Jun 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1871  (Age 6 years)
     7. Isaac Reist,   b. 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
     8. David S. Reist,   b. 8 Mar 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     9. Catharine Reist,   b. 11 Dec 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1925  (Age 55 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F3324  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Catharine Shantz, "was born April 7th, 1838. She was married to Moses Reist September 5th, 1854, and died March 22nd, 1875."


      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..., 396.

    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..., 171.

    3. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851.
      gives age and country of birth

    4. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link .
      In / memory of / Catharine Shantz / wife of / Moses Reist / died March 22, 1875 / aged 36 yr's 11 mo.15 d's / God has called the mother home / Her flesh lies mouldering in the tomb / God grant her offspring may be blest / And meet her in eternal rest / Meinke / Berlin

    5. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 28.

    6. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1 Apr 1875.
      Died 22 Mar 1875 In Waterloo Township, Catharina, nee Schantz, wife of Moses Reist, died at the age of 36 years, 11 months, 15 days.

    7. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 30.

    8. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 58.

    9. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Moses Reist, farmer of Waterloo Twp. married 5 Sep 1854 in Berlin by banns to Catherine Schantz of Waterlooo Twp.

    10. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Catharine Keist
      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 11 Dec 1869
      Event Place: Waterloo TwpWaterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Female
      Father's Name: Moses Keist Lot 104 tp. of Waterloo
      Mother's Name: Catharine Shontz

    11. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 6 Page 43.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Apr 1838 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1854 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Sep 1854 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Mar 1875 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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