Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Corena Or Serena Eby

Female 1873 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Corena Or Serena Eby was born 5 Apr 1873, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Saruch Eby and Mary Ann Hagey); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2362.2
    • Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Weaver


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Saruch Eby was born 21 Jan 1849, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Joseph Bechtel Eby and Magdalena Bingeman); died 21 Mar 1883, Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2362
    • Occupation: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teacher
    • Occupation: 1872, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; teacher
    • Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; School Teacher
    • Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; school teacher
    • Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1883, Nottawa, Simcoe County, Ontario; School Teacher

    Notes:

    Saruch Eby, "born January 21st, 1849. When eighteen years of age he commenced to teach in our public schools. He was married to Mary Ann Hagey who was born August 2nd, 1845, and died June 15th, 1884. They had a family of six children, namely: Corena, Alvin, Addison, Milton, Arianna, and Wesley who died in 1883, a few weeks after his father. In 1881 or 1882, he, in company with his brother-in-law, Noah Haug, engaged in the woollen manufacturing business in Nottawa, Ontario. After being thus engaged for a little over a year, he took consumption and died March 21st, 1883."


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Saruch married Mary Ann Hagey 2 Apr 1872, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Isaac Hagey and Nancy Gingerich) was born 28 Jul 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jun 1884, Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Ann Hagey was born 28 Jul 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Isaac Hagey and Nancy Gingerich); died 15 Jun 1884, Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mary Ann Eby
    • Eby ID Number: 00047-3481
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Mary Ann Hagey, "was born July 28th, 1845. She was married to Saruch Eby, a teacher. Not finding teaching so agreeable to his taste, in later years, he entered partnership with his brother-in-law, Mr. Joseph Haug, to engage in manufacturing woollen goods in Nottawa, Ontario. Here he died March 21st, 1883, and she died at the home of her parents, June 15th, 1884. They had a family of six children, namely:... and Wesley, who died a few weeks after his father."


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Children:
    1. 1. Corena Or Serena Eby was born 5 Apr 1873, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Alvin Eby was born 13 Nov 1874, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Jun 1959; was buried , Mount View Mennonite Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.
    3. Addison Eby was born 1877, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Milton Eby was born 1878, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1959; was buried , Zion United Maple Grove Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Arianna Lily Eby was born 13 Sep 1880, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Jul 1895, Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    6. Wesley Eby was born 18 Dec 1881; died 20 Mar 1883; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph Bechtel EbyJoseph Bechtel Eby was born 25 Mar 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of David Eby and Elizabeth Bechtel); died 15 Apr 1871, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79822972
    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2361
    • Historic Building: 1852, 1430 King Street North, St. Jacobs, Ontario; Farmer's Inn
    • Occupation: 1852, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; innkeeper
    • Occupation: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Inn Keeper
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1869, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; tavern keeper (hotel keeper, inn keeper)
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hotel Keeper

    Notes:

    Joseph Eby, "the eldest son of David Eby, was born March 25th, 1811, and died April 15th, 1871. After quitting the farm he went to the town of Waterloo and engaged himself to Daniel Snyder, in whose services he was, as clerk in store, for several years. He was married to Magdalena Bingeman who was born October 11th, 1822, and died August 18th, 1865. After their marriage they moved to St. Jacobs where they kept hotel for many years. After the decease of his first wife he was married to Margaretta Cress. To him were born eight children, seven of whom were born unto his first wife."

    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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    THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE

    An interesting meeting took place the Saturday before last in the old log cabin in Waterloo Park.

    This house was, of course, the first schoolhouse in this area and stood originally on the school-house square at the corner of King and Church Streets in Waterloo. It was built in 1820 and served its purpose until 1842, when it was torn down and a 1-storey stone house was constructed on the site. The dismantled log house was erected again in Greenbush and served as a residence for a long time for the coloured man, Mr. Carroll and his family. In the course of this year, the Waterloo Park Commissioners purchased the house, moved it to their park and furnished it again as it was when it was a school-house.

    At this gathering, in addition to many other ladies and gentlemen, the following (male and female) former pupils attended, took their places on the benches, and were called to order by the 82-year-old teacher, Benjamin Burkholder, who held the scepter, or rather, the switch, from 1831 to 1842 in the old log-house: Joel Guth, 80 years old; Abraham Scherk, Blair, 79; Jakob Bricker, Waterloo, 77; Sarah Burkholder, nee Erb, Bridgeport, 75; Amos Weber, Berlin, 73; John C, Bricker, Hawksville, 71; Maria Erb, nee Quickfall, Norwich 69; David B. Eby, Waterloo, 69; Wendel Baumann, Woolwich, 68; Henry Stauffer, Erbsville, 67; Simon Beatty, Elmira, 67; Jakob Ratz, New Hamburg, 67; Israel Baumann, Berlin, 65; George Elbert, Moorefield, 63; George H. Baumann, Elmira, 63; John Devitt, Waterloo, 62; Richard Quickfall, Bridgeport, 62; Isaak Hoffmann, Waterloo, 61; Robert Barkwell, Peel, 60; Diana McMahon, nee Dekay, Berlin, 60; Thomas Quickfall, Floradale, 60; Benjamin Devitt, Waterloo, 60; Isaak Devitt, Floradale, 58; John Longmann, Peel, 57. In addition, to these, the teacher read the names of 25 pupils from the roll; they were, however, absent.

    Mr. Burkholder gave an interesting talk about the history of the old school-house, and after him, Rev. J.A. MacLachlan, Rev. J. McNair, Mr. J.E. Baumann, M.P., and Mr. Jakob Ratz spoke about the old days which brought many things out of the past to mind again. School was, as a rule, only in session in winter and the costs were borne by the parents of the children. There were few subjects taught, namely: Reading, Writing and Sums. The children heard little about language, and geography; no child had more than 2 or 3 books. The predominant language was German. The pupils learned to read and write English, but didn't understand a word of it. Among the teachers in the old school-house from 1820-1842, with the exception of Mr. Burkholder, were the following whose names are still recognized: Jephtha DeKay, Joseph Guth, John Herringer, Peter Otto, John Dobbin, Elias Eby, Robert Barber, & Joseph Eby.

    After those present, on hearing the various speeches felt themselves transported back to the past, the school was closed at four o'clock and the pupils were gathered together in front of the school and photographed as a group. On their return into the school, they found it had been transformed into a dining room with heavily-laden tables, which the old-timers thoroughly enjoyed. After everyone had chatted cordially for a while longer, the gathering broke up. The company will not meet again in complete numbers, nor in such a way.

    Berliner Journal September 26, 1895 Page 4 Column 4

    Historic Building:
    Nestled in the heart of the Village of St. Jacobs, Benjamin's Restaurant & Inn offers its guests the charm of a vintage inn with modern conveniences for your comfort. For 150 years, the building which houses Benjamin's has accommodated overnight guests. Built in 1852 by a local Mennonite named Joseph Eby, the original "Farmer's Inn" was a stage coach stop en route from Berlin (Kitchener) to Elmira and all other points north.

    About 135 years later, in January of 1987 Benjamin's Restaurant & Inn was opened as part of the renowned Stone Crock Group of Restaurants. The original hand-hewn beams, brick and mortar work of the Farmer's Inn were preserved during the extensive renovations, but it is highly unlikely that Joseph Eby would recognize the building today.

    https://www.stjacobs.com/html/restaurants.html#BENJAMIN

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    Other names for the building: Dominion Hotel, Benjamin's Restaurant and Inn,

    Joseph married Magdalena Bingeman 25 Jul 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Magdalena (daughter of Johannes "John" Bingeman and Hannah S. Bergey) was born 11 Oct 1822, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 18 Aug 1865, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Magdalena Bingeman was born 11 Oct 1822, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Johannes "John" Bingeman and Hannah S. Bergey); died 18 Aug 1865, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201886671
    • Name: Magdalena Eby
    • Eby ID Number: 00009-1063
    • Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Magdalena Bingeman," was born October 11th, 1822. She was married to Joseph Eby who was born March 25th, 1811, and died April 15th, 1871. They resided in St. Jacobs, Ontario, where she died August 18th, 18 . To them were born seven children".


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Children:
    1. 2. Saruch Eby was born 21 Jan 1849, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 1883, Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Israel Eby was born 24 Jan 1851, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jul 1936, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. Hannah Eby was born 6 Jul 1854, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jul 1936, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; was buried , Mount View Mennonite Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.
    4. Ezra B. Eby was born 28 Nov 1856, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Aug 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Silas Eby was born 31 Jan 1860, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Susannah Eby was born 17 Dec 1861, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Aug 1895; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Mary Ann Eby was born 2 Jan 1864, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Jan 1943; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Isaac Hagey was born 20 Mar 1820, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (son of Daniel Hagey and Elizabeth Bergey); died 6 Aug 1897; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00047-3479
    • Occupation: 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Land: 1861, 4500 Fountain St. N., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Isaac Hagey, "the fourth son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Bergey) Hagey, was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, March 20th, 1820. When two years of age his parents moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, near Preston, where he was raised. In 1842, he was married to Nancy, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Erb) Gingerich. She was born near Preston, February 25th, 1825. Soon after their marriage they moved on his father's old homestead near Preston where they resided three years, then they moved to Chicopee, on the Grand River, about two miles north of Freeport, where they have since resided. They have had a family of nine children"


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Isaac married Nancy Gingerich 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Nancy (daughter of John Gingrich and Elizabeth Erb) was born 25 Feb 1825, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Feb 1900; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Nancy Gingerich was born 25 Feb 1825, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Gingrich and Elizabeth Erb); died 22 Feb 1900; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Nancy Hagey
    • Eby ID Number: 00047-3479.1
    • Residence: 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Nancy Gingerich, "is married to Isaac Hagey. They reside at Chicopee, near Freeport. Their family consisted of nine children"


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Hagey was born 17 Nov 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 May 1918, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Augusta Evangelical Cemetery, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
    2. 3. Mary Ann Hagey was born 28 Jul 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jun 1884, Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Sarah "Sally" Hagey was born 7 Jul 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1895, Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Magdalena "Mattie" Hagey was born 25 Apr 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. William Hagey was born 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. George Hagey was born Jun 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Amos Hagey was born 1 Jan 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Jun 1917; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Emeline Hagey was born 8 Feb 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 May 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Moses Hagey was born 3 Aug 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1932, Sebewaing, Huron, Michigan, United States; was buried , Memorial Cemetery, Sebewaing, Huron, Michigan, United States.
    10. Nancy Hagey was born 17 Sep 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Apr 1877.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  David Eby was born 23 Feb 1785, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of John Eby and Mary Gerber); died 1 Apr 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2360
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 032, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Historical Event: 29 Aug 1839, Evangelical Association Church, Waterloo, Ontario; church founding
    • Historic Building: 1842, 15 Fischer-Hallman Rd. N., Waterloo, Ontario
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    David Eby, "was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, February 23rd, 1785. The house in which he and the Rev. Benjamin Eby made arrangements in regard to the moving to Canada is still standing and occupied by a son of Henry E. Brubacher. On June 21st, 1807, David Eby, in company with Benjamin Eby and wife, Joseph Schneider and wife, Peter Erb and wife, Daniel Eby, Samuel Eby, Daniel Erb, and others arrived at George Eby's who resided on the farm now owned and occupied by Jacob B. Shantz, one-half mile south-east of Berlin. He made his home for a few months with Peter Erb for whom he cleared ten acres of forest. Peter Erb had settled on the west side of the Grand River, one mile north of Bridgeport. David Eby was always happy and merry, even while at his work clearing away the large trees of the dense forest he was either singing or whistling most of the time. On May 8th, 1810, he married Elizabeth Bechtel who was born March 5th, 1787, and died January 15th, 1844. They resided on lot No. 32, German Company's Tract, where he died April 1st, 1860. They raised a family of eleven children"


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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    Erb Street (David Eby) Mennonite Church

    Early services which began around 1837 were held in private homes. Land at the corner of Erb Street and Hallman Road, where the present-day cemetery is located, was donated by David Eby Sr. on July 14, 1851; a red brick church known as David Eby's Church was built in the same year. The first minister in the new church was Jacob M. Oberholtzer who served from 1852 to 1874. He was followed by Elias Schneider (1874-1889), Jonas Snider (1892-1900), Newton Weber (1921-1923), and Noah Hunsberger (1923-1929).

    Due to a difference of opinion in the David Eby congregation, Sunday School classes were held at first in a private home, that of Levi Groff, beginning in 1887. The dissension which resulted culminated in a division in the church in 1889; the minister, Elias Schneider, and the deacon, Menno S. Shantz, left the church and joined with the Old Order Mennonites of Woolwich Township. The following year, 1890, saw the commencement of "Edification Meetings", which were held in the homes of members of the David Eby congregation. These meetings later became the Young People's Bible Meetings.

    By the beginning of the twentieth century, it was recognized that the church building was either in need of repair or in need of complete replacement. Consideration was given to building a new church on the same site or on a site on King Street North. A decision was made to accept from Samuel S. Snider the donation of a parcel of land which was also on Erb Street, but nearer town. Excavation of the foundation for the new church began in the Spring of 1902. A dedication service was held on August 17, 1902. A parsonage was built in 1929 on land donated by Herbert Snider, the son of Samuel Snider. The church building was renovated and enlarged in 1949-1950; a dedication service was held on April 9, 1950. Further renovations were made in 1974..


    Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900
    By Rosemary Ambrose

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    In 1852 David lived with his son David.

    Historical Event:
    A mission was begun by Rev. Christian Holl shortly after his arrival in Berlin on May 9, 1839, and a class (or congregation) was organized several months later on August 29, 1839 by Bishop John Seybert of the Evangelical Association during a camp meeting held at David Erb's farm near Lexington. John Hoffman was the Berlin class leader; his brother, Jacob , was class leader for the Waterloo-Lexington congregation.1a

    1aAmbrose, Rosemary. Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide to Churches Established Before 1900. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo-Wellington Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1993. [used the kind permission of Rosemary Ambrose 2011]

    Historic Building:
    Two story log house covered with clapboard was built in 1842. The logs were dressed down to 7" and by 1851 was covered in clapboard The date 1842 was carved into one of the second story logs. The house was on land in 1981 to be redeveloped and has probably been demolished.

    David married Elizabeth Bechtel 8 May 1810. Elizabeth (daughter of Rev. Joseph Bechtel and Magdalena Allebach) was born 5 Mar 1787, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Jan 1844; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Bechtel was born 5 Mar 1787, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Rev. Joseph Bechtel and Magdalena Allebach); died 15 Jan 1844; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Eby
    • Residence: 168 Bechtel St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: 00007-0646

    Notes:

    Elizabeth Bechtel "the eldest in family, was born March 5th, 1787, and died January 15th, 1844. On May 8th, 1810, she was married to David Eby, who was born February 23rd, 1785, and died April 1st, 1860. They resided two miles west of the town of Waterloo where they both died. Their family consisted of eleven children".


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Children:
    1. 4. Joseph Bechtel Eby was born 25 Mar 1811, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1871, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Maria "Mary" Eby was born 12 Oct 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Nov 1884, Near Hawksville, Wellesley Twp., Ontario; was buried , Zion Mennonite Cemetery, Maryborough Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.
    3. Magdalena Eby was born 12 Dec 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Apr 1886, Near New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    4. Jacob Eby was born 18 Oct 1815, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Aug 1896, , Elkhart Co., Indiana; was buried , Olive Cemetery, Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
    5. Annie Eby was born 18 Feb 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Nov 1848, Near New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Elizabeth Eby was born 26 Jan 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jun 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Veronica "Frances" Eby was born 26 Sep 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jun 1878, Near New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Susannah Eby was born 15 Nov 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jun 1906; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. David B. Eby was born 26 Aug 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 1897, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Mar 1897.
    10. Elias B. Eby was born 19 Sep 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Mar 1906, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Enoch Eby was born 24 Aug 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Aug 1884, Near Port Elgin, Bruce Co., Ontario.

  3. 10.  Johannes "John" Bingeman was born 15 Mar 1783, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Hannes Bingeman and Veronica Kühler); died 18 Oct 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28023204
    • Name: John Bingeman
    • Eby ID Number: 00009-1044
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of John Bingeman
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 114, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 05E, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 011, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

    Notes:

    John Bingeman, "who was born in Frederick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, March 15th, 1783. On November 3rd, 1805, he was married to Hannah, daughter of Abraham and Esther (Shantz) Bergey. She was born December 16th, 1787. In 1825 they with their large family moved to Canada and settled near what is now Bridgeport, Ontario. The following summer they moved on the east side of the Grand River. This is now in possession of Moses Kraft, one of their grand-children. He died October 18th, 1854, and she died June 11th, 1868. To them was born a family of fourteen children".


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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    A-1-46 John Bingeman: Administration to the Estate of John Bingeman, formerly of the Township of Waterloo, Yeoman, deceased, granted anede issued the 11 November 1854 to his widow Hannah Bingeman, after giving proof that her said husband was dead and dying intestate on or about the 18th October next before, and on her giving surety herself and in the person orf Jonas Bingeman, of the aforesaid Township, Yeoman, and Elias Snyder, of the same place, Yeoman, each in the sum of £500/-. The Inventory of the chattels and goods left by said deceased at the time of his demise and the same delivered and on file in this office, amounting to £417/17/1 1/2d

    Died October 18 1854
    Letters granted 9 November 1854
    Inventory £417/17/1 1/2

    Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

    Johannes married Hannah S. Bergey 3 Nov 1805. Hannah (daughter of Abraham Bergey and Esther Shantz) was born 16 Dec 1787, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 11 Jun 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 13 Jun 1868, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Hannah S. BergeyHannah S. Bergey was born 16 Dec 1787, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Abraham Bergey and Esther Shantz); died 11 Jun 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 13 Jun 1868, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    Notes:

    Hannah S. Bergey," was married to John Bingeman."


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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    On the 11th of June, in Waterloo Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada, of apoplexy, HANNAH, widow of John BINGEMAN, aged 80 years, 5 months, and 25 days. Her maiden name was Berge. She was a native of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She lived in wedlock forty-nine years and in widowhood nearly fourteen years, was the mother of fourteen children, nine of whom are still living, and leaves ninety-five grand-children and eighty-two great-grand-children. She was buried on the 13th in Ch. Eby's burying-ground. A funeral sermon was delivered by Pre. G. R. Smith from Eph. 2: 1, 5, and by Pre. Joseph Hegy from Rev. 14: 13.


    Herald of Truth - Volume V, Number 8 - August, 1868, page 127, 128

    Children:
    1. Judith Bingeman was born 8 Dec 1807, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Jan 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Abraham Bingeman was born 6 Aug 1809, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Abt 1814.
    3. Esther Bingeman was born CALC 4 Oct 1810; died 4 Jan 1892, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA.
    4. Susannah Bingeman was born 19 Oct 1811, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 5 Apr 1892, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. John Bingeman was born 21 Dec 1812, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died Abt 1814.
    6. Hannah Bingeman was born 1 Aug 1815, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 23 Dec 1893; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Jonas B. Bingeman was born 9 Apr 1817, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 11 Sep 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Catharine Bingeman was born 21 Dec 1819, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 26 May 1909, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Maria "Mary" "Polly" Bingeman was born 9 Dec 1820, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 17 Nov 1915, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States; was buried , Olive Cemetery, Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
    10. 5. Magdalena Bingeman was born 11 Oct 1822, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 18 Aug 1865, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Isaac Bingeman was born 14 Dec 1824, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 14 Dec 1824, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.
    12. John Bingeman was born 1 Aug 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jan 1904, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blenheim Mennonite Cemetery, Blenheim Township, Oxford Co., Ontario.
    13. Sarah Bingeman was born 13 Nov 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jan 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    14. Isaac B. Bingeman was born 16 Jun 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Aug 1864, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    15. Mary Snider was born 1837, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  5. 12.  Daniel Hagey was born 12 Jul 1784, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (son of Jacob Hagey and Susannah Schwartz); died 14 Nov 1859, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00047-3455
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 24E, Waterloo County, Ontario

    Notes:

    Daniel Hagey, "the second son of Jacob and Susannah (Schwartz) Hagey, was born July 12th, 1784, and died November 14th, 1859. He was married, in 1806, to Elizabeth Bergey (Bergey then spelled Birgi), who was born February 26th, 1784. They resided in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, until 1822 when they, with their four children, moved to Canada. With them came Henry Clemmer, father to John Clemmer, Joseph Bergey, and Abraham Becker. It took them 21 days to make the journey, arriving at Preston about the 20th of October. They settled on a farm, a little north of Preston, where they both died. She died September 16th, 1854. Their family consisted of six children"


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    *Bergey then spelled Birgi.

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    One who will soon be classed among the old settlers of Preston is Christopher Kress, who by his energy and pluck has accumulated considerable property and who has greatly aided in giving Preston a good name as a desirable place of resort for the cure of rheumatism and kindred diseases, through its mineral baths.

    The mineral springs were struck by one Peter Erb while boring for salt in 1838, which he never obtained. He placed no value in the sulphur water he had so struck. After abandoning boring, the water of the spring was employed for driving an overshot wheel of a wagon making shop, occupied by one Daniel Hagey, until Mr. Samuel Cornell obtained from Mr. Joseph Erb sufficient land near the spring to erect an hotel. Mr. Cornell with great energy built suitable premises and a bath house with boiler to enable him to furnish hot and cold baths.. His undertaking proved successful but death terminated his career. The property was sold and Christopher Kress became its owner. He greatly enlarged, improved and ornamented it and the invalids who have sought and obtained relief at the Preston mineral baths count by the hundreds.

    Fifth Annual Report Of The Waterloo Historical Society, 1917 pg 32

    Daniel married Elizabeth Bergey 1806. Elizabeth (daughter of Isaac Bergey and Veronica Hunsberger) was born 26 Feb 1784, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 16 Sep 1854, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Elizabeth Bergey was born 26 Feb 1784, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Isaac Bergey and Veronica Hunsberger); died 16 Sep 1854, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elizabeth Hagey
    • Eby ID Number: 00004-850

    Notes:

    Elizabeth Bergey," was married to Daniel Hagey. Her descendants are all in Canada."


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Children:
    1. Jacob Hagey was born 13 Jan 1808, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died 19 Apr 1893, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 22 Apr 1893, Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Bishop Joseph B. Hagey was born 11 Jun 1810, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died 31 Dec 1876, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Daniel Hagey was born 11 Jun 1810, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died 3 Aug 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 6. Isaac Hagey was born 20 Mar 1820, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died 6 Aug 1897; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Reeve Henry Hagey was born 2 Mar 1823, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 18 Apr 1891, Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Sarah "Sallie" Hagey was born 2 Mar 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Apr 1879, Near Roseville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada.

  7. 14.  John Gingrich was born 17 Dec 1785, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Abraham H. Gingrich and Barbara Hunsicker); died 3 Jun 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69136684
    • Eby ID Number: 00039-3131

    Notes:

    John Gingerich, "was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, December 17th, 1785, and came to Canada with his parents in 1801. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of John Erb of Preston. She was born March 3rd, 1790, and died January 2nd, 1867. They resided a little north of Preston, on the farm now occupied by Peter Fach. They had a family of nine children"

    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    John — Elizabeth Erb. Elizabeth (daughter of John Erb and Magdalena Schantz) was born 3 Apr 1790, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 2 Jan 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Elizabeth Erb was born 3 Apr 1790, , Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of John Erb and Magdalena Schantz); died 2 Jan 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69136814
    • Name: Elizabeth Gingrich
    • Eby ID Number: 00032-2780
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Elizabeth Erb, "the eldest in family, was born April 3rd, 1790, and died January 2nd, 1867. She was married to John Gingerich. They resided near Preston, on the farm now possessed by Peter Fach. To them was born a family of nine children"

    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Children:
    1. Sallie Gingerich was born , Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Eli Gingerich was born Abt 1815, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. John Edward "Eli" Gingrich was born 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Magdalena Gingerich was born 13 May 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Dec 1846, East Of Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Moses E. Gingerich was born 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Apr 1897, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada.
    6. Joseph Gingrich was born 17 Aug 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Jan 1894, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 7. Nancy Gingerich was born 25 Feb 1825, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Feb 1900; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Susannah Gingerich was born 5 Apr 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jan 1900, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Christian Gingerich was born CALC 11 Jun 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Sep 1892, West Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; was buried , Belsyde Cemetery, Fergus, Wellington Co., Ontario.