Name |
Benjamin Franklin Shantz [2, 3] |
Birth |
22 Aug 1864 |
Port Elgin, Bruce, Ontario, Canada [2, 3, 4] |
- Daughter Ruth's marriage registration says her father was born in Waterloo Co., not Bruce Co.
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Gender |
Male |
Cemetery Notes |
- It was first called the First Mennonite Church in 1917. Prior to this it had been called Eby's. Benjamin Eby's, Christian Eby's Berlin and East End. Worship was held in a log school house on the South East corner of the adjoining cemetery as early as 1811. In 1834 a substantial frame meeting house was built on the site of the present day church and the log school house was moved to Breslau where it was used as a school and meeting house. The frame meeting house was replaced with a brick edifice in 1902 which was enlarged in 1902, 1950 and 1985.
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Death |
15 Apr 1945 |
Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [3, 4] |
Address: St. Mary's General Hospital Kitchener, Ontario Canada |
- Mennobits (Mennonite obituaries) - Vol. XXXVIII, No . 5 - May 4, 1945 - page 86, 87
Shantz.--Benjamin F., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Shantz, was born at Port Elgin, Ont., Aug. 22, 1864; died at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., April 15, 1945; aged 80 y. 7 m. 23 d. Surviving are his wife (nee Mary Jane Moyer), 2 sons (Reuben and Roy, both of Kitchener), 2 daughters (Ruth--Mrs. Vernon Nahrgang, Port Elgin; and Rose, Kitchener), 2 brothers (A. L. and E. J., both of Kitchener), one sister (Mrs. Lorena Henderson, Portland, Oreg.), and 3 grandchildren. One sister (Mrs. Elizabeth Shantz) predeceased him. He was baptized in the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church many years ago and lately renewed this covenant. Funeral services were held at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, in charge of C. F. Derstine. Theme: "The Long Home. Burial was made in the First Mennonite Cemetery.
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Burial |
Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [4] |
Address: First Mennonite Cemetery King St. Kitchener, ON Canada |
- Shantz/ Benjamin F. Shantz/ 1864-1945/ his wife/ Mary Jane Moyer/ 1864-1956
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Person ID |
I22379 |
Ancestors of Susan and Barry Reynolds |
Last Modified |
4 Sep 2009 |
Family |
Mary Jane Moyer, b. 4 Dec 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada d. 7 Aug 1956, St. Jacobs, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years) |
Children |
+ | 1. Ruth Shantz, b. Abt 1900, Cedar Springs, Kent, Michigan, USA d. Aft 1978 (Age ~ 79 years) |
| 2. Rose Shantz, b. Jan 1903 d. 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 86 years) |
+ | 3. Reuben Shantz, b. 9 Jun 1906, , Waterloo, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Nov 1974 (Age 68 years) |
| 4. Roy Shantz, b. 12 Feb 1911, Berlin/Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Dec 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Age 67 years) |
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Family ID |
F7607 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
21 Jun 2020 |