Jacob Shantz^{[1, 2, 3]}

1797 - 1871  (73 years)

• Name	Jacob Shantz
  Born	15 Aug 1797	, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Jacob Schantz
  Occupation	1851	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 069, Waterloo County, Ontario
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6912
  Died	21 Jul 1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 7]
  	Cause: old age
  Buried	Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I19983	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian Schantz,   b. 11 Jul 1769, Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 7 Apr 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Hannah Paul,   b. 10 Sep 1772, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 10 Jul 1845, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	1791  [9]
  Family ID	F4993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Schneider,   b. 4 Jun 1804, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Apr 1837, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 32 years)
  Married	2 Mar 1824  [1]
  Children	1. Lydia Shantz,   b. 1 Mar 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Feb 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)   2. Daniel Shantz,   b. 30 Mar 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1906, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   3. Hannah Shantz,   b. 12 Jun 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1924, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   4. Susannah Shantz,   b. 2 Jun 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1911  (Age 80 years)   5. Rachel Shantz,   b. 19 Jul 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jun 1900  (Age 66 years)   6. Abraham Shantz,   b. 13 Oct 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jun 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F575	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Shantz, "was born August 15th, 1797. On March 2nd, 1824, he was married to Susannah, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Erb) Schneider. She was born June 4th, 1804, and died April 2nd, 1837. After their marriage they settled on lot No. 69, German Company's Tract, about two miles east of Bloomingdale, Ontario., where he died July 21st, 1871." 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..., 431. [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..., 335. [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..., 21. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, as recorded by Eldon Weber for the Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 65. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 7 Page 44. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link. [Front/West] Zum Andenken/ Jacob Schantz Jr./ geb 15, Aug. 1797;/ gest 21, July 1871;/ Alt 73 Jah. 11 Mo/ und 6 Tage/ Ruhe wohl in deiner Brust bis/ dich dein Heiland wieder ruft [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 30. [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..., 430.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Aug 1797 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Occupation - farmer - 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 069, Waterloo County, Ontario Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: old age - 21 Jul 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth