David P. Shantz^{[1, 2, 3]}

1802 - 1873  (70 years)

• Name	David P. Shantz
  Born	10 Jul 1802	, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6928
  Died	27 Jun 1873	Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 6]
  Buried	Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario   [4]
  Person ID	I20038	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Christian Schantz,   b. 11 Jul 1769, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 7 Apr 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Hannah Paul,   b. 10 Sep 1772, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 10 Jul 1845, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	1791  [7]
  Family ID	F4993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Biehn,   b. 25 Dec 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jun 1889  (Age 77 years)
  Married	8 Jan 1828  [1, 2]
  Children	1. Rachel Shantz,   b. 15 Jul 1828, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1902, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   2. Veronica "Fanny" Shantz,   b. 11 Nov 1830, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Hannah Shantz,   b. 17 Mar 1834, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jan 1891, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)   4. Jacob B. Shantz,   b. 28 Jul 1836, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Dec 1866  (Age 30 years)   5. Benjamin B. Shantz,   b. 30 Sep 1838, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1908, Payette, Payette, Idaho, USA  (Age 70 years)   6. Sarah "Sally" Shantz,   b. 3 Jan 1841, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Apr 1894, Langdon, Cavalier, North Dakota, USA  (Age 53 years)   7. Mary Shantz,   b. 2 Apr 1843, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Feb 1868, , Wisconsin, USA  (Age 24 years)   8. Phoebe Shantz,   b. 7 Jun 1845, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jun 1936, Point Edward, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   9. Abraham B. Shantz,   b. 16 Apr 1847, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Isaac B. Shantz,   b. 30 Aug 1849, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Moses Shantz,   b. 1851, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Hiram B. Shantz,   b. 21 Nov 1851, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   13. David B. Shantz,   b. 2 Jun 1856, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   14. Henry B. Shantz,   b. 21 May 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F4217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David Shantz, "was born July 10th, 1802. On January 8th, 1828, he was married to Sarah, daughter of Abraham and Veronica (Shantz) Biehn. She was born December 25th, 1811, and died June 6th, 1889. They resided in Plattsville, Oxford County, Ontario, where he died June 27th, 1873. To them was born a large family" 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..., 433. [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..., 262. [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..., 383. [S138] Cemetery - ON, Oxford, Blenheim - Blenheim Mennonite Internet Link Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery online. In memory of David P. Shantz died June 27 1873 aged 70 yr 11 mo & 17 d. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 3 Page 17. [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..., 434. [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..., 430.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Jul 1802 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Occupation - Farmer - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Jun 1873 - Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth