| Birth |
6 Feb 1811 |
[4] |
| Sex |
Male |
| Eby ID |
00110-6707 |
| Died |
23 Feb 1891 |
Near Shantz Station, Ontario [5] |
| Person ID |
I6074 |
| Last Modified |
21 Aug 2004 |
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| Father |
Jacob Shantz, b. 11 Oct 1781, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania |
| Mother |
Mary Yost, b. 12 Mar 1784, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania |
| Group Sheet |
F1974 |
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| Family 1 |
Susannah Scheirich, b. 1 Apr 1820 |
| Married |
28 Mar 1837 |
[6] |
| Children |
| | 1. Barbara Shantz, b. 25 Aug 1838 |
| | 2. Mary (Polly) Shantz, b. 16 Jan 1840 |
| | 3. Elias Shantz, b. 14 Jun 1841 |
| | 4. Elizabeth Shantz, b. 25 Mar 1843 |
| | 5. Dilman Shantz, b. 7 Feb 1845 |
| | 6. Jacob Shantz, b. 4 Dec 1846 |
| | 7. John S. Shantz, b. 4 Dec 1846 |
| | 8. Joel Shantz, b. 14 Mar 1848 |
| | 9. Benjamin Shantz, b. 9 Sep 1849 |
| | 10. Susannah Shantz, b. 26 Aug 1850 |
| | 11. Lydia Shantz, b. 5 Jun 1853 |
| | 12. Leah Shantz, b. 28 Feb 1855 |
| | 13. Veronica Shantz, b. 1 Jan 1857 |
| | 14. Nancy Shantz, b. 4 Oct 1858 |
| | 15. Oliver Shantz, b. 12 Aug 1861 |
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| Group Sheet |
F1942 |
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| Notes |
John Y. Shantz, "the second son, was born February 6th, 1811. On March 28th, 1837, he was married to Susannah Scheirich. She was born April 1st, 1820, and died April 6th, 1884. Soon after their marriage they settled on their farm, then nearly all forest, near Shantz Station, where they resided until their deaths. During the last years of his life he was so unfortunate as to lose his eyesight. he died February 23rd, 1891, leaving a large family, viz:" |
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| Sources |
1. [S2] 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..., Ezra Eby, 398 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
2. [S2] 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..., Ezra Eby, 226 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
3. [S2] 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..., Ezra Eby, 599 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
4. [S2] 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..., Ezra Eby, 398 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
5. [S2] 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..., Ezra Eby, 399 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
6. [S2] 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..., Ezra Eby, 398 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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| Documents |  | Will - Jacob Shantz
A photocopy of part of a handwritten will for Jacob Shantz dated October 1, 1867. It refers to affidavits of Isaac Yost Shantz and Samuel Yost Shantz. |
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Region of Waterloo