Rebecca Shantz^[1]

1815 - 1876  (61 years)

• Name	Rebecca Shantz
  Born	3 Mar 1815	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Rebecca Martin
  Residence	1836	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6971
  Died	23 Jun 1876	South Of St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Buried	Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I20207	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  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	Deacon David Z. Martin,   b. 30 Aug 1815, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 23 Sep 1894  (Age 79 years)
  Married	2 Sep 1838	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 6]
  Children	1. Rachel Martin,   b. 7 May 1839, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Sep 1921  (Age 82 years)   2. Absalom Martin,   b. 1 Nov 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Sep 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)   3. Henry Martin,   b. 4 Sep 1842, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1845  (Age 2 years)   4. Rev. Josiah Martin,   b. 13 Aug 1845, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Mar 1918  (Age 72 years)   5. David Martin,   b. 22 Apr 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Mar 1850  (Age 2 years)   6. Rev. Paul S. Martin,   b. 14 Feb 1849, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Mar 1914, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   7. Lydia Martin,   b. 11 May 1850, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Apr 1915  (Age 64 years)   8. Christian Martin,   b. 6 Jun 1853, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jun 1853, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   9. Rebecca S. Martin,   b. 10 Oct 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jan 1947  (Age 90 years)   10. Manasseh Martin,   b. 29 Sep 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Nov 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F5029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rebecca Shantz, "the youngest daughter of old Christian and Hannah (Paul) Shantz, was born March 3rd, 1815. She was married to David Martin. They resided south of St. Jacobs where she died June 23rd, 1876." 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..., 440. [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..., 48. [S64] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Martin's Mennonite CC#4521 Internet Link. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 3 Pg 3. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, District 13 Page 109. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 13 Sep 1838:39. 2 Sept 1838 Benjamin Eby, teacher, m. David Martin, Woolwich Tp, to Miss Rebecca Schantz, Waterloo Tp. [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 - 3 Mar 1815 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1836 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 2 Sep 1838 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth