Susannah Brubacher^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1847 - 1934  (87 years)

• Name	Susannah Brubacher
  Born	30 Oct 1847	Shantz Station, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Susannah Shantz
  Residence	1864	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1903	, Alberta, Canada
  Eby ID Number	00018-1379
  Died	11 Dec 1934	Didsbury, Alberta, Canada   [9]
  Buried	Didsbury Cemetery, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I499	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Elias S. Brubacher,   b. 18 Sep 1814, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 9 May 1874  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ariss,   b. 3 Nov 1824, , England ,   d. 5 Dec 1886, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Married	16 Mar 1844	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elias Shantz,   b. 14 Jun 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Sep 1899  (Age 58 years)
  Married	1 Mar 1864	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 8, 10]
  Children	1. Rosanna Shantz,   b. Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Infant Shantz,   b. Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Oct 1869   3. Sarah Ann Shantz,   b. 14 Nov 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jan 1935, Livonia, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 70 years)   4. Jeremiah B. "Jerry" Shantz,   b. 10 Jan 1867, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Apr 1908  (Age 41 years)   5. Allen Shantz,   b. 27 Apr 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jun 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   6. Leah Shantz,   b. 3 Nov 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1904  (Age 31 years)   7. Susannah Shantz,   b. 1874, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Elijah B. Shantz,   b. 17 Jun 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1962  (Age 84 years)   9. Ida Priscilla Shantz,   b. 27 Sep 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1984  (Age 104 years)   10. Sylvia Shantz,   b. 2 Oct 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Oct 1882  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Susannah Brubacher, "was born October 30th, 1847. She is married to Elias Shantz, an agent. They reside in the town of Berlin. To them were born 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.]. ____________________________ Funeral services for the late Mrs. Susannah Shantz were held at the M.B.C. Church on Saturday, December 15. The services were in charge of the Pastor, Rev. F. Vincett, Didsbury, assisted by Rev. C.J. Hallman and Rev. A. Traub. A large number of friends gathered to show their respect to the departed. A solo, "Asleep in Jesus," was rendered by Rev. C.J. Hallman, and at the graveside a hymn, "We Are Going Down The Valley One By One," was sung. Interment was made in the Didsbury cemetery. Pallbearers were: N.B. Snyder, Amos Weber, Ezra Sherick, Oliver Stauffer, Allen Hunsperger, and Elah Shantz. Mrs. Susannah Brubacher Shantz was born at Shantz Station, near the village of Breslau, Waterloo County, Ontario, on October 30, 1847, and died on December 11, 1931, at the Didsbury Hospital after a lingering illness of six months, borne with Christian fortitude, and during which time she received the best medical attention and the care of competent nurses. She was the second eldest daughter of the late Elias and Shara (Ariss) Brubacher family. In 1863 she was united in marriage with the late Elias Shantz. To this union were born six children, three of whom still survive: Sarah (Mrs. Detwiller), of Farrington, Michigan; Ida (Mrs. Petrie) and Elijah, both of Calgary. Three children predeceased the late Mrs. Shantz: Jeremiah, Leah and Rose. Five brothers and one sister also survive, two of whom, David and Elias Brubacher, reside in Didsbury. There are 18 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren, still living. The deceased also leaves a host of friends to mourn her loss. The late Mrs. Shantz came to Alberta in 1903 and had since lived in this vicinity, for a number of years before her death living in Didsbury. She was a member of the M.B.C. Church, with which she and her late husband were connected since the earliest years of its inception. Didsbury Pioneer, December 20, 1934

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 343. [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..., 399. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012205-90. Jeremiah Shantz, 22 occ. Farmer, b. Breslau, res. Breslau, son of Elias and Susannah married Anna Schneider, 19, b. Breslau, res. Breslau, daughter of Ezra and Lucinda, Witn Amos Detweiler of Brown City Michigan U.S.A. and Sarah Shantz of Breslau, 24 February 1890 in Breslau. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011888-91. Amos Detweiler, 31, occ. Farmer, b. Canada, res. Brown (or Braun City) Michigan USA, s/o John & Magdelena Detweiler, married Sarah Ann Shantz, 26, b. Canada, res. Berlin, d/o Elias & Susannah Shantz, witn: Elias Brubacher of Waterloo & Susanah Detweiler of Berlin, 13 Jan. 1891 at Berlin. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. gives age and country of birth. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 29. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 34. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 2. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, D., America, N., Division, C., & Cemetery, D. (1847). Susannah Brubacher Shantz (1847-1934) - Find A.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 4 November 2019, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159924220/susannah-shantz. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 10 Mar 1864. Mar. 1, 1864 Elias Schantz and Susanna Brubacher, both of Waterloo Tp., by Rev. Bindemann [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..., 342. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Bindemann, Frederick Rev. - Minister of the German Evangelical Protestant Lutheran Church at Greenbush #32. Elias Brubecker, Farmer, to Sara Ahres, both of Waterloo. Wit. Sem Wissler, Tanner and Frederick Scheuermann, Tanner, both of Waterloo.

  
  

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  Born - 30 Oct 1847 - Shantz Station, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1864 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Mar 1864 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1903 - , Alberta, Canada Died - 11 Dec 1934 - Didsbury, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth