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

Susannah B. Shantz[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1856 - 1881  (25 years)


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  • Name Susannah B. Shantz 
    Born 25 Mar 1856  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Female 
    Name Susannah B. Moyer 
    Residence 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1876  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00110-6761 
    Died 25 Aug 1881  Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 6, 9
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Person ID I19553  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Mayor Jacob Yost Shantz,   b. 2 May 1822, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1909, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Anna "Nancy" Brubacher,   b. 19 Sep 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1870, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 6 Dec 1853  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14
    Family ID F243  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dilman Gehman Moyer,   b. 18 Dec 1852, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 9 Apr 1876  Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Children 
     1. Millton S. Moyer,   b. 1878, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Susannah Moyer,   b. 25 Aug 1881,   d. 9 Sep 1881  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F4047  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Susannah Shantz, "was born March 25th, 1856. She was married to Dilman G. Moyer and resided near Bridgeport, Ontario, where she died August 25th, 1881, leaving two 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. [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..., 354.

    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..., 408.

    3. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 20 Apr 1876.
      09 Apr 1876 By Pastor Baumann in Centreville, Dilman G. Moyer of Clinton Township was married to Susannah Schantz of Berlin.

    4. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010943-76.
      Dilman G. Moyer, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Clinton Twp, res. Clinton Twp, son of Jacob L. & Barbara Married Susannah Shantz, 20, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Berlin, daughter of Jacob Y. & Ann, Witn Jacob Shantz of Berlin & Sarah G. Moyer of Waterloo Twp, 9 April 1876 in Waterloo Twp.

    5. [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..., 112.

    6. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.
      In memory of / Susannnah B. / wife of Dilman G. Moyer / born Mar. 25, 1856 / died Aug.29, 1881 / aged 25 years / 5 mos. & 4 days / (verse)

    7. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Waterloo N. Twp. 1881 Page 10.

    8. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 4 Page 41.

    9. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1 Sep 1881.
      29 Aug 1881 Susanna Moyer, wife of Dilman G. Moyer, died in Bridgeport at age of 25 years and 6 months.

    10. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 16.

    11. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.

    12. [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...

    13. [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..., 406.

    14. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose.
      BRUBACHER, Anna married 6 Dec 1853 To Jacob Y. SCHANTZ. Both of Berlin. minister Joseph Hegy newspaper date 8 Dec 1853 Pg: 49

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Mar 1856 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1876 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Apr 1876 - Centreville (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Aug 1881 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), 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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