Joseph S. Shantz^{[1, 2, 3]}

1830 - 1886  (56 years)

• Name	Joseph S. Shantz
  Born	15 May 1830	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Business	566 Fisher Mills Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  	Mill
  Name	J. S. Shantz
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer, Mill Owner
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6889
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone Image
  Died	2 Oct 1886	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7]
  Buried	Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I19928	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph R. Shantz,   b. 24 Jun 1795, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Mar 1882  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Catharine Schneider,   b. 12 Feb 1799, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Sep 1881, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	8 Jul 1817  [9, 10]
  Family ID	F806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catharine Martin,   b. 29 Nov 1834, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Apr 1902  (Age 67 years)
  Married	6 Nov 1855  [1, 3]
  Children	1. Lydia Shantz,   b. 10 Mar 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jul 1928  (Age 71 years)   2. Israel Shantz,   b. 17 Dec 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Sep 1864  (Age 5 years)   3. Cyrus Shantz,   b. 29 Jan 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jan 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   4. Susannah Shantz,   b. 4 Mar 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jul 1924  (Age 61 years)   5. Jesse Shantz,   b. 8 Nov 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Sep 1928  (Age 61 years)   6. Mary Ann Shantz,   b. 11 Oct 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jun 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph Shantz, "was born May 15th, 1830. On November 6th, 1855, he was married to Catharine Martin who was born November 29th, 1836. Soon after his marriage he moved on his father's farm, north-west of Waterloo, where he was engaged in farming and sawing. Here he resided until his death which took place October 2nd, 1886. To them was born a family of six 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

  [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..., 428. [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..., 695. [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..., 22. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 3 Pg 27. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 45. [S2222] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township (North) - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 8. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 32. [S64] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Martin's Mennonite CC#4521 Internet Link. [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..., 341. [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..., 422.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 May 1830 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, Mill Owner - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Oct 1886 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth