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Christian Shantz

Male 1769 - 1857  (87 years)


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  • Name Christian Shantz  [1
    Born 11 Jul 1769  Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 7 Apr 1857  [1
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I02935  All
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2006 

    Father Jacob Shantz,   b. Abt 1710, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1781, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Mother Catherine Beary 
    Family ID F0667  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Paul,   b. 10 Sep 1772, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1845, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 1791  [1
    Children 
    +1. Catharine Shantz,   b. 5 Sep 1792, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1854, Waterloo County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     2. Elizabeth Shantz,   b. 15 May 1794
     3. Magdalena Shantz,   b. 15 Dec 1795
     4. Jacob Shantz,   b. 15 Aug 1797
     5. David Shantz,   b. 10 Jul 1802,   d. 27 Jun 1873  (Age 70 years)
     6. Henry Shantz,   b. 3 Nov 1804, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Susannah Shantz,   b. 24 Jan 1807, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1881  (Age 74 years)
     8. Hannah Shantz,   b. 13 Jun 1809
     9. Benjamin Shantz,   b. 21 Sep 1811
     10. Rebecca Shantz,   b. 3 Mar 1815,   d. 23 Jun 1876  (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F4462  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • From Ezra Eby Book

      Christian Shantz, "son of old Jacob Shantz and his second wife, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, near Pottstown, July 11th, 1769. In 1791 he was married to Hannah Paul who was born in the same county September 10th, 1772, and died in Waterloo County, Ontario, July 10, 1845. In 1810 they with their family and others moved to Canada and settled at Freeport, Ontario, on the farm known as the 'Rev. Abraham C. Weber Farm'. He died April 7th, 1857. His family consisted of ten children, eight of whom were born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

  • Sources 
    1. [S065344] Ezra Eby Book.




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