Samuel Z. Martin^{[1, 2]}

1805 - 1855  (50 years)

• Name	Samuel Z. Martin
  Born	18 Mar 1805	Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonist
  Eby ID Number	00075-4392
  Died	4 Dec 1855	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6, 7, 8]
  Buried	Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I16832	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Peter Martin,   b. 26 Feb 1769, West Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Mar 1831, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Anna Zimmerman,   b. 18 Feb 1775, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 9 Dec 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1793  [9]
  Family ID	F1834	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Shantz,   b. 24 Jan 1807, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 16 May 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1826  [3]
  Children	1. Solomon S. Martin,   b. 8 Dec 1828, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Benjamin S. Martin,   b. 12 Jun 1830, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Sep 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   3. Elisabeth Martin,   b. 1831, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Christian S. Martin,   b. 9 Oct 1831, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Elizabeth S. Martin,   b. 2 Dec 1832, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jun 1900  (Age 67 years)   6. Peter S. Martin,   b. 6 Mar 1834, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1865, Near St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)   7. Joel S. Martin,   b. 16 Mar 1837, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1881  (Age 44 years)   8. David S. Martin,   b. 23 Jun 1838, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Oct 1913  (Age 75 years)   9. Esther S. Martin,   b. 3 May 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jun 1842  (Age 2 years)   10. Noah S. Martin,   b. 27 Jul 1841, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jun 1924  (Age 82 years)   11. Aaron Martin,   b. 21 Aug 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1933  (Age 87 years)   12. Susannah S. Martin,   b. 27 Apr 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Aug 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 22 years)   13. Hannah S. Martin,   b. 2 Jun 1853, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Aug 1853  (Age 0 years)   14. David Martin,   b. Jun 1878, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F4433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Samuel Martin, "the fifth son of Peter and Anna (Zimmerman) Martin, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, March 18th, 1805. In 1819 he came to Canada with his parents. In 1826 he was married to Susannah, daughter of Christian and Hannah (Paul) Shantz. She was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, June 24th, 1807, came to Canada when three years of age, and died May 16th, 1881. They resided on a farm about one mile south-west of St. Jacobs. It is now possessed by their son, Noah. They were blessed with a family of twelve 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.]. ___________________________ A-1-83 Samuel Martin, Letters of Administration to the estate of Samuel Martin, late of the Township of Woolwich, Yeoman, deceased, granted the 28th day of December 1855, to Susannah Martin, widow of the said deceased, on her giving proof that her said husband died Intestate on or about the fourth day of December, last past, on her giving a Bond and security for the due Administration of such Estate, herself and two securities in the persons of David Musselman and David Martin, both of the Township of Woolwich, Yeomen, each in the sum of Five Hundred Pounds, the Inventory delivered being to the amount of Two Hundred and Thirty five pounds, six shillings and ten pence halfpenny. Letters granted 28 December 1855 Died 4 December 1855 Inventory amount £235/6/10 1/2. Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

  
  

• 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..., 437. [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..., 92. [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..., 34. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 20. [S64] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Martin's Mennonite CC#4521 Internet Link. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 4, Pg.12. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 2 Page 13. [S1737] Probate - Wills of Waterloo Register A 1853-1871, Letters of Adminstration of Samuel Martin - 1855- A-1-83. [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..., 18.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Mar 1805 - Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Dec 1855 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth