Person:George Quantz (1)

Watchers
George Quantz
b.Est 1812 Upper Canada
  1. George QuantzEst 1812 - 1892
  2. Margaret Quantz1832 - 1921
m. 28 Jul 1835
  1. Mary Elizabeth Quantz1836 - 1847
  2. John QuantzEst 1837 -
  3. Julia Ann Quantz1839 - 1839
  4. Charlotte Jane Quantz1840 - 1841
  5. Louisa Ann Quantz1843 - 1849
  6. Lydia Jane Quantz1845 - 1913
  7. Frances Amanda Quantz1846 - 1921
  8. Louisa Quantz1849 -
  9. George Arthur Quantz1849 - 1922
  10. Benjamin Franklin Quantz1854 - 1935
  11. Mary Alberta Quantz1859 -
Facts and Events
Name George Quantz
Gender Male
Birth? Est 1812 Upper Canada
Marriage 28 Jul 1835 Markham (township), York, Ontario, Canadato Mary Charlotte Phillips
Census[1] 12 Jan 1852 Markham (township), York, Ontario, CanadaCensus of Canada West 1851-2
Census[2] 14 Jan 1861 Markham (township), York, Ontario, CanadaCensus of Canada West 1861
Census[3] 2 Apr 1871 Markham (township), York, Ontario, CanadaCensus of Canada 1871
Census[4] 4 Apr 1881 Markham (township), York, Ontario, CanadaCensus of Canada 1881
Census[5] 5 Apr 1891 Markham (township), York, Ontario, CanadaCensus of Canada 1891
Death[6] Sep 1892 Markham (township), York, Ontario, Canada
Burial? Buttonville, Markham, York, Ontario, CanadaSt John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
References
  1. United Province of Canada. 1851 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-11759, page 37, line 30ff, 12 Jan 1852.

    Markham, York County, Canada West
    George Quantz, m, 45, farmer, b Canada [age queried]
    Mary Quantz, f, 33, b Nova Scotia
    John Quantz, m, 14, b Canada
    [Lydia] Jane Quantz, f, 7, b Canada
    Manda Quantz, f, 5, b Canada
    Jas Arthur Quantz, m, 3, b Canada [probably George Arthur]
    Louisa Quantz, f, 2, b Canada

  2. Canada. 1861 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-1088, page: 17, line 12ff, 14 Jan 1861.

    Markham (township), York, Canada West
    George Quantz, m, 49, m, farmer, b U Canada,
    Mary Quantz, f, 39, m, b New Brunswick
    Lidia [Jane] Quantz, f, 16, s, b Upper Canada
    Amanda Quantz, f, 14, s, b Upper Canada
    Arthur Quantz, m, 12, s, b Upper Canada
    Louisa Quantz, f, 10, s, b Upper Canada
    Benjamin Quantz, m, 7, b Upper Canada
    Alberta Quantz, f, 3, b Upper Canada

  3. Canada. 1871 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-9969 District 45, SubDistrict 1, Division d, page 23, family 94, 2 Apr 1871.

    Markham (township), York County, Ontario
    George Quantz, 59, m, m, b Ontario, farmer
    Mary C Quantz, 51, f, m, b New Brunswick
    Arthur Quantz, 21, m, s, b Ontario
    Louisa Quantz, 19, f, s, b Ontario
    Benjamin F Quantz, 16, m, s, b Ontario
    Mary A Quantz, 13, f, s, b Ontario

  4. Canada. 1881 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-13248 District 135, SubDistrict c, Division 5, page 1, family 4, 4 Apr 1881.

    Markham (township), York County, Ontario
    George Quantz, m, 69, m, b Ontario, farmer
    Mary C Quantz, f, 61, m, b New Brunswick
    Alberta Quantz, f, 21, b Ontario

  5. Canada. 1891 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    T-6378 District 130, SubDistrict A, Division 3, page 29, family 145 , 5 Apr 1891.

    Markham (township), York County, Ontario
    George Quance, 79, m, head, b Ontario, father b England, mother b England, farmer
    Mary C Quance 75, f, wife, b New Brunswick, father b Scotland, mother b New Brunswick
    Fredrick Quance, 15, m, son [?], b Ontario, father b Ontario, mother b Ontario
    Esther Quance, 19, f, daughter [?], b Ontario, father b Ontario, mother b Ontario

    The surname was spelled Quance rather than Quantz as found on previous censuses.
    It is doubtful that George Quantz's parents were born in England, considering he was occasionally considered to have been born in Germany himself.
    The two children are too young to be children of George and Mary.

  6. Reg'n 020149/92, in Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-ongoing. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario)
    MS935; Reel: 66, p 31, 9 Nov 1892.

    District of the County of York, Division of the Township of Markham
    Sep 1892 [no day], George Luance, male, 80 years, farmer, b Germany.
    Informant: physician. Registered 9 Nov 1892

    The image of the registration available online is only half the document. The physician did not have a record of the exact day of death and did not decipher the surname correctly from his notes. This is one case where George Quantz was said to have been born in Germany.