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

Abraham D. Shantz

Male 1836 - 1899  (63 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Abraham D. Shantz was born 6 Mar 1836, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Dec 1899, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Walkerton Cemetery, Walkerton, Bruce Co., Ontario.

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    • Business: Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; A. D. Shantz Scutching Mill
    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188984824
    • Name: A. D. Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6645
    • Residence: 1866, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; flax manufacturer
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Flax Manufacturer
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1874, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; flax merchant
    • Occupation: 1878, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; labourer
    • Occupation: 1880, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; wood turner

    Notes:

    Abraham D. Shantz, was born March 6th, 1836. He was first married to Mary Traffy and after her decease to Rosena Bockus. They reside in Walkerton, Ontario, where he is engaged in some business. His family consists of twelve children, namely: VI Nancy (dead), VI Eliza, VI Emma Ann, and VI Enoch of the first wife, and VI David, VI Allan, VI Charles, VI Mary Ann, VI Edith, and two sons and a daughter who died in infancy, names not received, of second wife."

    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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

    Abraham — Mary Traffy. Mary was born 5 Oct 1838; died 5 Jun 1864; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Nancy Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1857, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1857.
    2. 3. Eliza Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1873.
    3. 4. Emma Ann Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 5. Enoch Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1881.

    Abraham married Rosina Bachert 18 Sep 1866, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Rosina (daughter of Martin Bachert and Catharina "Catherine" Martin) was born Dec 1838, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Dec 1919; was buried , Leduc Municipal Cemetery, Leduc, , Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. David Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Jul 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Aug 1921, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.
    2. 7. Allan Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Jan 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1940.
    3. 8. Charles Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Jul 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. 9. Mary Ann Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 30 Sep 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 10. Edith Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Sep 1874, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 11. William Henry Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Nov 1876, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1878, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.
    7. 12. Albert Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Jun 1878, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1878.
    8. 13. Clara Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 19 Aug 1880, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died Oct 1880.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Nancy Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abraham1) was born 1857, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1857.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6645.3


  2. 3.  Eliza Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abraham1) was born 1858, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1873.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6645.4
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  3. 4.  Emma Ann Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abraham1) was born 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Emma Ann Glebe
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6645.5
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Emma married David Glebe 27 May 1884, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. David was born 1851; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Enoch Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abraham1) was born 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1881.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6645.6
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  5. 6.  David Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abraham1) was born 12 Jul 1868, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Aug 1921, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada; was buried , Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26262304
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6645.7
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  6. 7.  Allan Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abraham1) was born 20 Jan 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Mar 1940.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6645.8
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Allan — Margaret Francis E. Brierley. Margaret was born 20 Jan 1871; died 4 Sep 1951. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. Henry Frederick Shantz  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Sep 1899; died 1983.

  7. 8.  Charles Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abraham1) was born 27 Jul 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6645.9
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite


  8. 9.  Mary Ann Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abraham1) was born 30 Sep 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6645.10


  9. 10.  Edith Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abraham1) was born 18 Sep 1874, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6645.11


  10. 11.  William Henry Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abraham1) was born 13 Nov 1876, Normanby Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1878, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6645.12


  11. 12.  Albert Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abraham1) was born 2 Jun 1878, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1878.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6645.13


  12. 13.  Clara Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (1.Abraham1) was born 19 Aug 1880, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; died Oct 1880.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6645.14



Generation: 3

  1. 14.  Henry Frederick Shantz Descendancy chart to this point (7.Allan2, 1.Abraham1) was born 26 Sep 1899; died 1983.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-177201