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John Martz[1]

Male 1857 - 1922  (65 years)


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  • Name John Martz 
    Born 6 Jan 1857  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Name Johannes Märtz 
    Name John Mertz 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Roman Catholic 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Roman Catholic 
    Occupation 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Blacksmih 
    Residence 1891  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1901  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Blacksmith 
    Eby ID Number 00124-7591.1 
    Died 7 Oct 1922  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Cause: cause of death: bullet in head (7 days), laceration of brain (7 days) suicide 
    Person ID I3837  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob Martz,   b. 1784, , Baden, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1860  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Katharine Wintemberger,   b. 1834, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1873, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Married 1 Apr 1851 
    Family ID F225648  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Unger,   b. 20 May 1859, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1894, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Married 5 Sep 1880  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Catherine Märtz
     2. John Märtz,   b. 28 Sep 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1882, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. Laura Märtz,   b. 23 Feb 1885, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Miranda Eva "Eva" Märtz,   b. 20 Oct 1887, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1961  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F1235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    John Mertz    		John Mertz
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  • 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..., 552.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Catharine Unger Born: Canada Age: 20 Father: George Unger Mother: Elizabeth Unger Born: abt 1860 Spouse: John Marts Age: 23 born: Canada Father: Jacob Marts Mother: Catharine Marts married 5 Sep 1880 married: Waterloo

    3. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-3 Page 2.

    4. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, C-3 Family Number: 14 Page: 2.

    5. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      John Martz Death Date: 9 Oct 1922 Death Location: Waterloo, Galt b 6 Jan 1857 son of Jacob Martz (born Waterloo) & Catharine Wintemberg (born Waterloo) Cause of Death: bullet in head (7 days), laceration of brain (7 days) suicide

    6. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 4 Page 7.

    7. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 24.

    8. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 14 Page 85.

    9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      John Marts Born: Canada Age: 23 Father: Jacob Marts Mother: Catharine Marts Born: abt 1857 Spouse: Catharine Unger Age: 20 born: Canada Father: George Unger Mother: Elizabeth Unger married 5 Sep 1880 married: Waterloo, Galt

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Jan 1857 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Sep 1880 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Blacksmih - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Blacksmith - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: cause of death: bullet in head (7 days), laceration of brain (7 days) suicide - 7 Oct 1922 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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