Christian Shantz

1769 - 1857  (87 years)

• Name	Christian Shantz  [1]
  Birth	11 Jul 1769	Near Pottstown, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Apr 1857  [1]
  Burial	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I02935	All
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2006

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Hannah Paul,   b. 10 Sep 1772, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania d. 10 Jul 1845, Waterloo County, Ontario (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1791  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Catharine Shantz,   b. 5 Sep 1792, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania d. 27 Feb 1854, Waterloo County, Ontario (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   7. Susannah Shantz,   b. 24 Jan 1807, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 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

  [S065344] Ezra Eby Book.