Catharine Martin^{[1, 2, 3]}

1834 - 1902  (67 years)

• Name	Catharine Martin
  Born	29 Nov 1834	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Catharine Shantz
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00075-4317
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone Image
  Died	8 Apr 1902
  Buried	Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I518	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Henry Z. Martin,   b. 16 Feb 1794, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Jun 1853, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Catharine Miller,   b. 4 Nov 1803, , Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Oct 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph S. Shantz,   b. 15 May 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Oct 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	6 Nov 1855  [1, 4]
  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	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Catharine Martin, "the fourth daughter, was born November 29th, 1834. On November 6th, 1855, she was married to Joseph S. Shantz." 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..., 93. [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. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 16. [S64] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Martin's Mennonite CC#4521 Internet Link. Zum Andenken an/ Catharina/ Ehefrau von/ Joseph S. Schantz/ gest 8 April 1902/ im Alter von/ 67 Jah. 4 Mo./ u. 19 Tage/ [verse]/ Birthdate when calculated from tombstone gives 19 Nov 1834. Eby states 29 Nov 1834 [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 3 Pg 3. [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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Nov 1834 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth