Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Catharine Martin[1, 2, 3]

Female 1834 - 1902  (67 years)


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  • Name Catharine Martin 
    Born 29 Nov 1834  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Female 
    Name Catharine Shantz 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I518  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

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

    Family Joseph S. Shantz,   b. 15 May 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 6 Nov 1855  [1, 4
    Children 
     1. Lydia Shantz,   b. 10 Mar 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1928  (Age 71 years)
     2. Israel Shantz,   b. 17 Dec 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1864  (Age 5 years)
     3. Cyrus Shantz,   b. 29 Jan 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1937, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     4. Susannah Shantz,   b. 4 Mar 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1924  (Age 61 years)
     5. Jesse Shantz,   b. 8 Nov 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1928  (Age 61 years)
     6. Mary Ann Shantz,   b. 11 Oct 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1948, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    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 
    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..., 428.

    2. [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.

    3. [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.

    4. [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.

    5. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-4 Page 16.

    6. [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

    7. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 3 Pg 3.

    8. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 45.

    9. [S2222] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township (North) - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 8.

    10. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 32.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 Nov 1834 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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