Died
at age 73
in Breslau, Woolwich, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Biography
Veronica Shantz was born in Waterloo County in 1819. She was the daughter of Isaac Shantz nd Ester Bechtel. She was married Joseph Cressman in Waterloo in 1841. They had seven children.
CRESSMAN - On the 7th of September, 1893, at Breslau, Ontario, sister Veronica, widow of the late Bro. Joseph Cressman, aged 73 y., 10 m., 11 d. She died with a living hope. Buried on the 10th at Breslau, followed to the grave by many relatives and friends. She leaves a number of children and grandchildren to mourn their loss. Funeral services were held by Jacob Woolner in German, and by Amos Eby in English.[1]
Sources
↑ Obituary Herald of Truth , Vol. XXX, No. 19, October 1, 1893 - Page 310, 311
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36583417/veronica-cressman: 2023), memorial page for Veronica Shantz Cressman (27 Oct 1819–7 Sep 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 36583417, citing Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Karen Tober (contributor 46901145).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Veronica by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
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