Quanz
Family Crest
We believe the writing on the crest is as follows:
Welcome to a website dedicated to the history of the Quanz and Quantz
families
Willkommen auf einer Website zur
Geschichte der Familien Quanz und Quantz. Die Familien Quanz und Quantz haben
ihren Ursprung in Deutschland. Wenn Sie mit irgendeiner dieser Familien in
Verbindung stehen, lassen Sie es uns wissen. Diese Website wird von drei Vettern
in Kanada betreut. Die meisten unserer Informationen sind in Englisch, aber wenn
Sie Ihre Informationen auf Deutsch zur Verfuegung stellen, werden wir unser
Bestes tun, um Ihre Informationen unserer Geschichte hinzuzufuegen.
John Quanz of Markham, Ontario johnquanz@rogers.com
Ken Quanz of Baden, Ontario quanz@golden.net
Larry Quanz of Burlington, Ontario lquanz@yahoo.com
Quanz
Family Crest
We believe the writing on the crest is as follows:
Wappen der Familie Quanz - Die Quanz aus Hessen Stammend, sind eines guten Geschlechts und führen im Schwarzrothen Felde drei Sterne und zwei Niberne Lilien, welche die Reinheit der Familie andeuten. Einen gekrönten Helm worauf ein Adlersflügel mit einem Stern der das Glück des Stammes darstellt. Dieses Wappen erhielten Sie unter Kaiser Sigismund Anno 1422.
A rough translation is:
The Quanz from Hessen descended from good lineage and conduct. The
black and red field with three stars and two silver lilies represent the
purity of the family. A helmet with a star represents luck. This is coat
of arms was given to the Quanz family from Kaiser Sigismund, Holy Roman
Reich I, in the year 1422, with the remark, that everyone by the name of
Quanz is allowed to carry this coat of arms.
Research/Forschung
We are still researching several branches of the family. We would appreciate
any help you can give us on these families. Have a look at the various
chapters of our narrative history listed on this webpage. Any that are
tagged as Research are based on leads we have found or been
given. If you have any information that could help us connect these families
we would appreciate hearing from you. Please email us at one of the addresses
found at the top of this home page.
Wir erforschen noch einige Zweige der
Familie. Wir sind Ihnen für alle Informationen dankbar, die Sie uns zu diesen
Familien geben koennen. Werfen Sie einen Blick auf die verschiedenen Kapitel
unserer Geschichte, die auf dieser Webseite dargestellt sind. Die Kapitel, die
als „Forschung“ betitelt sind, enthalten
neue Informationen, die wir gefunden haben. Schicken Sie bitte ein E-mail an
eine der Adressen, die oben auf dieser Seite angegeben sind.
Family History/Familiengeschichte
Any family history must first begin with a thorough genealogy of the
family line. The Canadian Quanz Family owes a debt of gratitude to Harry
Quanz for the years of work he has invested in our genealogy and history.
His work resulted in the publishing of his book "The Quanz Immigrants to
Perth County". Harry's research led him to Germany where he connected with
a distant cousin Peter Quanz. Peter had been working on the genealogy of
the same family line. Both had four Quanz family members that were a puzzle
for them. Astonishingly, they each had separate halves of the story. Together
they have provide a continuous line back to the mid-1600s where the records
end because of the "30 Years War".
Thank you Harry and Peter.
Jede Familiengeschichte beginnt mit
einer sorgfaeltigen Genealogie der Familienlinien. Die kanadische Familie Quanz
verdankt dies besonders Harry Quanz, der jahrelange Arbeit in unsere Genealogie
und Geschichte investiert hat. Sein Werk gipfelte in der Veroeffentlichen seines
Buches "The Quanz Immigrants to Perth County". Harrys Foschung fuehrte
ihn nach Deutschland, wo er auf Peter Quanz, einen entfernten Vetter, traf.
Peter hatte an der Genealogie der gleichen Familienlinie gearbeitet. Beide
hatten vier Quanz-Familienmitglieder, die ein Raetsel für sie waren.
Verblueffenderweise hatte jeder eine andere Haelfte der Geschichte. Zusammen
haben sie eine ununterbrochene Linie bis in die Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts
zurueckverfolgt, wo die Berichte wegen des Dreissigjaehrigen Krieges enden.
Danke Harry und Peter!
Danke Michael for your help on the German translation.
Harry Laverne Quanz
Harry Quanz, 1921 – 2005, passed away peacefully, at Heritage House, St.
Jacobs, on Friday, October 21, 2005, at the age of 84. Loving father to Karen
Grover of Waterloo and Ken (Lil) Quanz of Baden. Proud grandfather to Lee
(Jennifer) Grover of Nanaimo, B.C. and Dawn Grover of Waterloo; Peter and Katie
Quanz of Baden as well to his great-grandchildren Sarah, Thomas and David, all
of Nanaimo, B.C. Sadly missed by his brother Walter (Ruby) Quantz of Palmerston,
step-daughters Carol (Ken) Currie of Chatsworth, Faye (Garry) Moore of Holstein;
sister-in-law Kay Binkle of Waterloo as well as several nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by his parents Fred and Veronica (nee Walter) Quanz, his first wife
Elizabeth (Betty), his second wife Jean and a sister Marguerite Quanz.
Harry
served in the Second World War as a member of the RCAF, and a member of the
Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 530, Waterloo; past member of the Palmerston
Police Board, the Canadian Executive Service Organization, the Canadian Material
Management Society and the International Material Management Society. Harry was
a part of the Victory Class of Calvary United Church and a long-standing member
of the King Edward Home and School Organization.
Harry's family would like to extend a thank you to the
staff at the Grand River Hospital Hemo Dialysis and Cardiac Care Units and
special thanks to the caring folks at Heritage House, St. Jacobs. 
Friends shared their memories of Harry with his family
during visitation at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King Street South, in
Waterloo on Sunday, October 23 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The service to celebrate
Harry's life was held in the funeral home chapel on Monday, October 24 at 11
a.m. Interment followed at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo. Donations were made to
the Hemo Dialysis Unit of Grand River Hospital.
This Obituary is from the Kitchener Record - Oct.
22, 2005. (Last paragraph edited for this website.)
Uncle Harry drew the generations of our Quanz family
together in a very unique way through the work he did in gathering our genealogy
and family history. We will always have a special link with him as we consider
that history. I now have a hobby I share with others because he inspired me with
what he has done. Thank you Uncle Harry.
Narrative History
Here are some chapters of a narrative history we are preparing to compliment
Harry's book "The Quanz Immigrants to Perth County". Click on the line
to link to the selected chapter. You can also use the search engine to
find references to some of your relatives - just enter their name and press
search. You will be presented with a list of possible links.
Quantz Family
There have been several
changes to the spelling of the Quanz name down through the years. The Quantz
spelling, with the "t", has been used for many years. The branch of the
family starting with Chapter 20 can trace it ancestry back to the mid-1600s.
Many Quanzes added the "t"
to the spelling of their name for a variety reasons ranging from simple
spelling errors on birth certificates, to making it easier for others to
spell the name, to concern about being associated with Germany during World
War I.
Currently we do not know
the link between the Melchior Quanz family and the Quanz family of Schlotzau
but we include the history of the Quantz family in the hope that someday
we will learn the connection..
Tribute to Chris Quanz
Many
of you are aware that the son of John Quanz, Christopher John Quanz, died
in a car accident on July 1, 2001. We have prepared this webpage
as a tribute to Chris. It includes the tributes given by his friend
Heather Thurton Carmichael, his Grandfather Walter Quanz and his brother
Randy Grainger.
As I update this home page in July 2006 five years have passed by. We
still miss Chris. The beginning of July is always a tender time for us but
while we remember Chris we also think of the accomplishments of his 
brother
and sisters as they have moved on in their lives. Randy, Geri, Ben and Lauren
have moved to a new home with all the excitement of exploring the community
they live in and developing new friendships. Heidi is getting ready to start a
new phase of her teaching career and Liesl finishes a year of study in Europe.
Each year, over the July 1 weekend we gather at a camp that Chris and our
entire family has enjoyed going to. Chris both camped and worked as a
counselor at Camp Mishewah on Round Lake. The money given at the funeral in
Memory of Christ was donate to this camp several years ago to purchase two
sail boats for use by the children. One is named XIII and the other CQ. They
are still going strong in 2006.
This is the CQ
This is the XIII.
Chris's birthday was May 13.
Thank you for visiting the Quanz Family website.
Updated July 9, 2006
John Quanz johnquanz@rogers.com
Ken Quanz quanz@golden.net
Larry Quanz lquanz@yahoo.com