Maria Croft Bowers^{[1, 2]}

1849 - 1909  (60 years)

• Name	Maria Croft Bowers
  Born	26 Feb 1849	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Maria Croft Shantz
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Christiam
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00013-1153
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone Image
  Died	8 Oct 1909	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [8, 11, 12]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 13]
  Person ID	I350629	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Reeve Cyrus Bowers, Esq.,   b. 27 Sep 1816, , Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Oct 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth C. Croft,   b. 19 Jan 1821, Baiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 21 Mar 1901  (Age 80 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1843  [14]
  Family ID	F4278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Peter Erb Shantz,   b. 25 Aug 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Sep 1928, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1872	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 15, 16]
  Children	1. Esther Elizabeth Shantz,   b. 16 Jul 1873, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Aug 1879  (Age 6 years)   2. Frederick Robert Shantz "Fred" Shantz,   b. 12 Oct 1875, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Mar 1932, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)   3. Minnie B. Shantz,   b. 6 Sep 1877, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Grace Maria Shantz,   b. 19 Jan 1880, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jul 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 23 years)   5. Shantz,   b. 24 Aug 1882, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Cyrus Bowers Shantz,   b. 29 Aug 1882, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1944  (Age 62 years)   7. Samuel Preston Shantz,   b. 6 Sep 1884, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1952, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)   8. Rosalind Marie Shantz,   b. 18 Feb 1887, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1951, Regina, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 63 years)   9. Alexandra Shantz,   b. 1 Dec 1890, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Oct 1963, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F251437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Maria C. Bowers, "was born February 26th, 1848. She is married to Peter E. Shantz. They reside in Preston, Ontario, where he is engaged in manufacturing all kinds of farm implements. Their family consists of eight 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.].

  
  

• 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..., 291. [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..., 409. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-2 Page 1. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 1 pg 228. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Bridegroom Name: Peter E. Schantz Age: 23 Res: Elmira Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: Samuel & & Ester Schantz Bride: Name: Mary Bowers Age: 24 Res: Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: Cyrus & El. Bowers Witness(S): Name: Dr. Eby Res: Sebringville Name: Dr. Jac. Bowers Res: Waterloo Tp. Date of Marriage: Oct. 1, 1872 [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 16. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 39. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Peter E. Shantz/ Maria C. Shantz/ Esther E. Shantz/ Grace M. Shantz/ Cornelia Shantz/ [Flat Markers Under Heavy Sod] Father/ 1849 - 1928/ Mother/ 1849 - 1909/ Grace/ 1880 - 1903/ Esther/ 1873 - 1879/ Cornelia/ 1860 - 1956. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 11 Page 81. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 2. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Flat Markers Under Heavy Sod] Father/ 1849 - 1928/ Mother/ 1849 - 1909/ Grace/ 1880 - 1903/ Esther/ 1873 - 1879/ Cornelia/ 1860 - 1956. [S2192] News - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo - Waterloo Sentinel - 1909-1912, Obituary of Maria C. Bowers - Oct 12 1909 pg 8. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Back] Peter E. Shantz/ Maria C. Shantz/ Esther E. Shantz/ Grace M. Shantz/ Cornelia Shantz/ Shantz/ [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..., 287. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 17 Oct 1872. 01 Oct 1872 By Rev. Tuerk, Peter Schantz of Elmira was married to Maria Bowers of Waterloo Township. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Peter E Shautz Age:23 Birth Date:abt 1849 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:1 Oct 1872 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:Samuel Shautz Mother:Esther Shautz Spouse:Mary Bowers Spouse's Age:24 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1848 Spouse Birth Place:Canada Spouse Father:Cyrus Bowers Spouse Mother:Elizabeth Bowers

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Feb 1849 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Christiam - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Oct 1872 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Oct 1909 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth