Cemeteries
in the Quantz History
Around
Stouffville
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Buttonville – St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery
This is the Lutheran Cemetery in Buttonville where Melchior Quantz and his immediate family are buried.
It
is located at 9171 Woodbine Avenue in Markham, Ontario north of Highway 7.
St. John’s Lutheran Church was founded in 1892.
The cemetery is relatively small and clearly old. Many
of the older gravestones are made of soft stone and are becoming difficult to
read. Melchior’s family grave stones are
those in the row fathest back in this picture on the left (noth) side of the
cemetery.
More
Quantz graves are found as we look to the right.
Melchior’s grave is on the left.
Both Melchior’s and Christina’s names have been
angelosized on their gravestones. Melchior
Quantz’s grave is shown as Michael
Quantz.
Michael Quantz
Died
Feb. 20, 1827
Aged 77 Years, 5 months
Christina’s name is written as Christine.
Christine
Wife Of
Michael Quantz
Died Feb. 20, 1820
Aged 77 Years, 5 months,
& 5 Days
Lydia
Daughter of
Frederick & Elizabeth
Quantz
Died Aug. 8 or 12, 1822
E: 8 Months & 26 Days
Barbara
Daughter of
Frederick & Elizabeth
Quantz
Died Jan. 8, 1835
Aged: 9 Years, 10 Months
& 2 Days
George and Mary Quance
There is one family buried in St. John’s Cemetery whose
name is spelled Quance. How devastating it must have been to lose seven
children.
The connection with
George and Mary Quance
is not known at this time. It would seem that these
children could be from George and Mary Charlote Quantz, George being the son of
Frederick and Elizabeth Quantz. The time-frames do fit gaps in the children we
have recorded in the database.
Does anyone have any confirmation of this?
Julia Ann
Daughter of
George & Mary C.
Quance
Died: Nov. 11, 1839
Aged: 25 Days
Happy infant rarely blest
Rest in peaceful slumber
rest
Surely rescued from the
cares
Which increases with growing
years
Charlotte Jane
Daughter of
George & Mary C.
Quance
Died: Jan. 20, 1841
Aged: 7 months
I no smiling pleasure know
I no gay delights could
[?????]
Joyless [rest not readable]
Mary Elizabeth
Daughter of
George & Mary C.
Quance
Died: Aug. 27, 1847
Aged: 11 Years
Farewell my dear parents
The Lord bids me come.
Farewell my dear sisters
I’m now going home.
Loisa Ann
Daughter of
George & Mary C.
Quance
Died: April 30, 1849
Aged: 6 Years & 6 Months
To the dark and silent tomb
Soon I [??????] from the
world
Scarse the dawn of life
began
Err I [?????] end my span.
Three small grave stones
only give their initials – likely small children.
MEQ
LAQ
CJQ
Further to the right (south) we see this group of grave
stones.
The tallest grave stone is
for the George Quantz family.
In Loving Memory
Of
George Quantz
Died
Sept. 26, 1892
Aged 80 Years
6 Mo. 25 Days.
_____
For they showed me no
little kindness.
The left panel reads;
In Loving memory
Of
Mary Charlotte
Quantz
Died
Dec. 4, 1899
Aged 80 years
8 mo.
_____
Errected by their son
Frank
The east side reads;
In Loving Memory
of
Francis Watt
Dau (Daughter) of
George & Mary
Quantz
1848 - 1924
Left stone;
Frederick Quantz
Died
Nov. 3, 1876
E. 94 Years
Right stone;
Elizabeth
Wife of
Frederick Quantz
Aug. 7, 1876
E. 85 Years
In Memory Of
Daniel Quantz
Born Sept. 27, 1829
Died July 24, 1905
______
Mary Ann
Wife of Daniel Quantz
Born Oct. 7, 1829
Died June 23, 1916
Churchill Christian Church
Cemetery
Churchill is a small village on the 9th Line just north of Aurora Sideroad and east of Ballantrae.
The address is 15336 Ninth Line, Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON.
Churchill is the correct spelling for the name of the
community, the church and the cemetery however William always wrote it as “Church
Hill” as you will see in his diary (The Old Memorandum).
A Baptist Church now owns the facility and meets weekly
there.
The
property was donated by William’s father for the Church and Cemetery.
The cemetery is still active. The older graves are near
the front and this is where most of the Quantz’s are buried.
The author of the “Memorandum” is buried here along
with his family.
Quantz
William A. Quantz
Born – Died
1854 – 1945
_____
Florence E. Amoss
Born – Died
1866 – 1957
Quantz
John O. Quantz
Jun. 10, 1903 – Mar. 6, 1982
Eileen C. Taylor
His Beloved Wife
Feb. 4, 1904 – Jan. 6, 1989
John Oscar Quantz
John Oscar Quantz
Born Jan. 12, 1868 – Died
Jan. 24, 1903
____
Also His Wife
Margaret Baxter
Born Aug. 16, 1863 – Died Apr.
17, 1943
Ruth
Beloved Wife Of
E. A. Quantz
Died Dec. 21, 1915
In Her 30th Year
____
Edwin A. Quantz
Died May 16th, 1959
In His 94 Year
In Memory Of
Charles A. Quantz
Son of
George & Jane
1872 - 1874
In Loving
Remberance of
George Quantz
Died
June 19, 1892
Also of
Jane
His Beloved Wife
Died
May 4, 1906
Many Friends of
the Quantz Family are also buried here such as the Badgeros, the Pyrnes and
the Lazenbys
Memory of
Jacob Pryne
Who died
Apr. 10, 1887
Aged 57 Years
Also his Wife
Elizabeth
Who Died
Mar. 19, 1857
Aged 23 Years
Ira Pryne
1849 – 1922
____
Margaret C. Pews
His Wife
1859 – 1933
Pryne
In Memory of
Arletta Beach
1889 – 1951
Beloved Wife of
Wilfred W. Lazenby
1877 – 1955
Willis, Infant 1913
Charlotte
Daughter of
Philip & Elizabeth
Badgero
Died May 1, 1873
E. 37 years, 10 months, 6
days
In [Fond Memory Of]
Our Dear Mother
Elizabeth Badgero
Died
March ??, 189?
Aged 89? Years
William Badgero
Born 1833 – Died 1904
___
Mary Bates
His Wife
Born 1838 – Died 1916
____
Badgero
Churchill Town Limits as seen from the north.
Peach’s United Church Cemetery
The Peach’s Church Cemetery is located at 10762 McCown Road near the
Markham Fair Grounds (at the corner of McCowan Road and Elgin Mills Road about 1
country road north of Major Mackenzie Road north of Markham Ontario).
It started as a Methodist Church in 1847. The existing
building was built in 1890.
It is now part of the United Church denomination.
The
grave stone looks relatively new and brings five graves around it together.
In Memory Of
Harvey Quantz
Died Oct. 13, 1935
In His 78th Year
Sarah Ann Jennings
Wife of
Fred H. Quantz
Died June 3rd,
1919
In Her 60th Year
Blessed are the dead that
die in the Lord.
Quantz
On the back (west) side of
this grave stone;
Children of
Fred H & Sarah A.
Quantz
Mary Vida
Died 1892, in her 5 Year
____
Mabel Helena
Died 1892, in her 3 Year
____
Elma Blanche
Died 1892, In her 1 Year
___
Suffer the little children
to come unto me “Jesus”
Quantz
Peach’s is a small cemetery but still active.
Quantztown Cemetery
Quantztown Cemetery is located on McCowan Roadon the west
side just south of 16th Avenue at address 9112 McCowan Road,
Markham, ON.. Quantztown Cemetery is no longer active.
This information is from
Historic
Tour of Markham
Presented by The Town Crier of Markham Inc.
Quantztown
Cemetery
Earliest Marker 1844
Christian
The hamlet of Quantztown was settled by descendants of
Melchior Quantz, who emigrated from Germany. He settled in Markham in the
1790s. Melchior Quantz was a Berczy Settler. His son donated land for the
cemetery, which was constructed in the 1840s. The earliest marker is dated
1844.
Some of the people who are in the cemetery are as
follows:
Sophia
Quantz, died in 1882 at the age of 75. She was the wife of
George Haacke, buried with her, who died four years later in 1886 at the age of
86. He was the son of John Haacke, who settled in Markham with his wife, Hannah
Adams, reportedly a cousin of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the
United States. George was their only child to remain in Markham. Four of their
children, Henry, 3, Margaret, 13, and Janie, 5, all died within eight days of
each other in the fall of 1861. Mary Ann also lays there. The wife of David
Miller died in 1865 at age 22.
Beside the children is their sister, Hannah. The daughter of George and Sophia
Haacke and wife of John J. Lunau died in 1858, days shy of her twentieth
birthday. Hannah Lunau, her daughter, died in 1862 at age 3 years, 10 months,
10 days.
Darius Witter was killed by the falling of the
Desjardine's (sic) railroad bridge - March 12, 1857. On that date, 90
passengers were on a Great Western Railway train from Toronto to Hamilton. As
the train neared its destination, the swing bridge over the Desjardins Canal
collapsed. The train plummeted into the frigid canal, killing 59. He was 30.
Lydia Wismer died in January 1857, just several days
shy of her 87 birthday. David Wismer died in August that same year, at age 87.
Their son, David, was a deacon at the Christian church at Quantztown. The
church, which is no longer there, was built at the edge of the cemetery. It was
part of the Bible Christian Church, which originated in the United States.
Missionaries brought its teachings into Upper Canada. Congregations started at
Ringwood, Markham Village, Bloomington in Whitchurch, in Stouffville and in
Quantztown.
The last marker is dated 1946.
The above is from HISTORIC TOURS MARKHAM at http://www.historictours.ca/HT1.asp?strID=173
At first glance there does not seem to be many graves
used in this cemetery but there are many thaat are not marked. The City of
Markham has a complete listing of the people buried here. The city has done a
very good job of stabalizing and repairing the grave stones here.
Some of the Quantz grave stones.
In
Loving Memory
Of
George Quantz
Son of
H & S Quantz
(Herbert & Sarah Anne
Quantz)
Died: July 20, 1893
Aged 7 Months
Katharine
Elizabeth
Inscription is below
In Memory Of
Katharine Elizabeth
(Catherine Crosby)
Beloved Wife of
Philip Quantz
Died May 14, 1880
E. 38 Years, 7 months
This grave stone is in the back row.
In Memory Of
Sophia Quantz
Beloved Wife of
George Haacke
Died Aug. 1, 1892
Aged 75 Years, 25 Days
_____
George Haacke
Died Mar. 21, 1896
Age 86 Years
“Rest In Peace”
In Memory Of
Elizabeth
Whipple
Beloved wife of
John Quantz
Born Sept. 1, 1822
Died Nov. 15, 1902
Quantztown Cemetery
Additional Memorials to the
Quantzs
There are two streets named after Quantzs. Both are in
the general area behind or to the east of St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery at
Buttonville.
Quantz Ct.
Melchior Cres.
George B. Quantz House
This information is from
Historic
Tour of Markham
Presented by The Town Crier of Markham Inc.
Community: Heritage Estates
Constructed: 1864
Address: 2 David Gohn Circle
Research credit: Heritage Markham, Doors Open Markham
This is the only surviving building from the hamlet of
Quantztown, settled by the descendants of Melcher Quantz who came to Markham in
1864.
Formerly at 8982 McCowan Road
· This house was constructed by George B. Quantz c. 1864 and is the only surviving remnant of a
small hamlet that once existed on the 7th Concession Road, now known as McCowan
Road.
· George B. Quantz was the grandson of Melchior Quantz, a soldier in a Hessian
regiment of the English army during the American Revolution. After the war,
Melchior returned to England but the Quantz family came back to the United
States in 1791. There they joined a group of German settlers, led by William
Berczy and came to settle in Markham in 1794. Melchior Quantz was granted Lot
13, Concession 2 upon his arrival in the Township of Markham. His eldest son,
Frederick carried on the family farm and later passed it on to his children.
· George Quantz Sr. Was Melchior Quantz’ second son. He married Mary Ann Baker
in 1807 and together they settled on the east half of Lot 14, Concession 6,
having 11 children. In 1854, George Quantz Sr. began to subdivide this lot for
his children. The group of lots soon became known locally as Quantztown, or as
Centerville because it was located in the centre between Unionville and Markham
Village.
Architectural
Attributes
· A Classic Revival house with Italianate features.
· A fine example of the plank on plank construction method. As this
construction method was not overly common in the Markham area very few known
examples exist.
· Clad in wooden clapboard siding in corner boards
· The windows have been replicated in the 6/6 style.
· The tail has been added.
Contextual
Significance
This 1˝ story cottage, built in the Classic Revival style of architecture, is
one of the few known examples of plank on plank construction existing in
Markham today.
Originally located at 8982 McCowan Road, this house was
constructed by the grandson of Melchoir Quantz, one of the earliest British
settlers to arrive in Markham Township in 1894.
It is interesting to note that Markville Secondary
School was to be named after the Quantz family, but the parents and students of
the new school petitioned the School Board to change the name, so in their
infinite wisdom, they named the school after the shopping centre to the south.
So much for local history.
See page http://www.historictours.ca/HT1.asp?strID=91
If you find any errors or additional information you
can provide please contract us at at johnquanz@rogers.com
--- End of Quantz Cemeteries ---
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William A. Quantz, the family welcomes inquiries from readers about additional
usage consistent with the spirit and purposes as stated by the author." You
can contact us at info@quantzfamily.net.