Sixth Generation (Continued)
Freeman Lantz (Alfred5, Johann Daniel4, Maria Elizabeth Ewald3, Johann Georg2, Christian1).
Born on 15 Jun 1857 in Chester Basin, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America.7 Freeman died in Chester Basin, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 1 Mar 1920; he was 62.7 Buried on 3 Mar 1920 in Chester Basin, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.7 Occupation: Cooper.
Freeman and Grace Lantz with six children [including three sons from his first marriage] resided at Middle River in the Chester West census district, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia according to the 1901 Canadian federal census. Freeman Lantz was a cooper. Oliver, Abner and Parker Lantz were labourers. The family were Baptists. (RG 31-C-1, 1901, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg Co., ED 37-K, Chester West, p. 17)
On 26 Sep 1874 Freeman first married
Arlett Zwicker, daughter of
Joseph Zwicker &
Sarah Eldridge, in Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
7 Born on 16 Dec 1855 in Chester Basin, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America. Arlett died in Portsmouth, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, U.S.A., on 11 Apr 1894; she was 38.
They had the following children:
On 23 Feb 1895 Freeman second married
Grace Alice Boutlier, daughter of
John David Boutlier &
Eliza Jane Lantz, in Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
7 Born on 23 Apr 1879 in Chester Basin, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.7 Grace Alice died in Lower Kingsburg, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 19 Jul 1969; she was 90.7 Buried on 21 Jul 1969 in Chester Basin, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.7
dau. of John and Jane (Lantz) Boutlier
Grace Eldridge died from a cardiovascular accident.
They had the following children:
On 23 Oct 1880 James Whitman first married
Mary Jane Rafuse in Kentville, Kings Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
7 Born abt 1857 in Chester Grant, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, British North America. Mary Jane died bef 1907; she was 50.
dau. of James and Sarah Rafuse
They had the following children:
On 9 Dec 1907 James Whitman second married
Elva Roselia Hiltz, daughter of
Henry William Hiltz &
Elva Sanford, in Hantsport, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.
7 Born in 1870 in Pembroke, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. Elva Roselia died in Upper Sackville, Halifax Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 10 Nov 1937; she was 67.7 Buried on 12 Nov 1937 in Falmouth, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada.7
Harrington and Rosylia Houghton with three children resided at Falmouth, Hants County, Nova Scotia according to the 1901 Canadian federal census. Harrington Houghton was a farm labourer. The family were Presbyterians. (RG 31-C-1, 1901, Nova Scotia, Hants Co., ED 34-C, Falmouth, p. 3)
The 1911 Canadian federal census states that Whitman and Elva Lantz with his four children and her three children resided at Falmouth, Hants County, Nova Scotia. Whitman, Willard and Wallac Lantz were coopers. The combined family were Baptists. (RG 31-C-1, 1911, Nova Scotia, ED 46-3, Falmouth, p. 9)
Elva Lantz died from broncho-pneumonia.
They had no children.