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

Laura Eby

Female 1887 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Laura Eby was born 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Cyrus Eby and Mariah Buehler); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2388.3
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Cyrus Eby was born 18 Jan 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of David B. Eby and Lydia Bauman); died 13 Sep 1906, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2388
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Cyrus Eby
    • 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
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Driver
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
    • Occupation: 1906, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; stableman

    Notes:

    Cyrus Eby, "was born January 18th, 1855. On November 17th, 1885, he was married to Mariah Buehler. They reside in the town of Waterloo where he is engaged as street-car driver. Their family consists 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

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    Found Dead in Bed at the Hotel Grand in Galt. Lived in this Town Several Years Ago.

    The following despatch records the death of a former resident of Waterloo in the person of Cyrus Eby, who resided here for a number of years. Galt, Sept. 13 - When an employee of Hotel Grand went to call Cyrus Eby, stableman, this morning, he having failed to show up at his accustomed place, he discovered the man a corpse in his bedroom. There was no evidence of disorder in the room, the occupant having apparently died while he slept. Eby complained last night of pains in his stomach. Before retiring he took a Seidlitz powder, which seemed to afford him relief. The doctors summoned pronounced death due to natural causes, one of them having knowledge of deceased being affected with heart trouble. No inquest will be held. Eby belonged to Bloomingdale, Waterloo county. He was 55 years of age, and had a reputation for industry and good conduct in the discharge of his duties. He leaves a wife and family, who reside near Bloomingdale, and was about forty years of age. The remains were taken to Little's morgue and thence sent on to his former home.


    Waterloo Chronicle Sep 20 1906 pg 5

    Cyrus married Mariah Buehler 17 Nov 1885. Mariah (daughter of Abraham H. Buehler and Elizabeth Winger) was born 3 Sep 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1940; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mariah Buehler was born 3 Sep 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Abraham H. Buehler and Elizabeth Winger); died 1940; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mariah Eby
    • Eby ID Number: 00128-8024.7
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Maria Buehler
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheran
    • Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Brethren

    Children:
    1. Ina Elizabeth Eby was born Abt 1885, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1890; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 1. Laura Eby was born 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Ivan Eby was born 24 Mar 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Emma Eby was born 6 May 1888, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1962; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Hannah Edith Eby was born 3 Feb 1890, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1890; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Clayton Eby was born 13 Jun 1892, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1969; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Eldon W. Eby was born 6 Mar 1895, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1954; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  David B. EbyDavid B. Eby was born 26 Aug 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of David Eby and Elizabeth Bechtel); died 19 Mar 1897, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Mar 1897.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2385
    • Residence: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • 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
    • Residence: 1887, 78 Erb St. E., Waterloo, Ontario
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    David B. Eby, "was born August 26th, 1827. On January 21st, 1851, he was married to Lydia Bowman who was born September 10th, 1831, and died August 14th, 1882. Shortly after his marriage he moved on his father's old homestead, several miles west of the town of Waterloo where she died. After the decease of his first wife he was married, March 25th, 1884, to Mary Kercher, widow of the late Hiram Hewitt. She was born February 11th, 1853. In April 1891, they left the farm and moved to the town of Waterloo where they are still residing. To Mr. Eby and his first wife were born ten 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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    EBY - On the 19th of March, 1897, in the town of Waterloo, Ont. , Bro. David Eby, aged 70 years, 4 months, 13 days. Bro. Eby had been failing for a number of years, and had not expected to cross the threshold of 1897, but he was fully resigned to God's will. Buried on the 21st at the E. Eby M. H. Funeral services by Solomon Gehamn. A widow and family of three children mourn his departure.

    Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXIV, No. 8, April 15, 1897 - Page 124, 125

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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

    David married Lydia Bauman 21 Jan 1851, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lydia (daughter of Benjamin W. Bauman and Anna Schneider) was born 10 Sep 1831, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Aug 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Lydia Bauman was born 10 Sep 1831, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Benjamin W. Bauman and Anna Schneider); died 14 Aug 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Lydia Eby
    • Eby ID Number: 00002-340
    • Residence: 1851, 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

    Notes:

    Lydia Baumann, "the sixth daughter of Benjamin W. Baumann, was born near Bloomingdale, September 10th, 1831. On January 21st, 1851, she was married to David B., son of David and Elizabeth (Bechtel) Eby. They resided two miles west of Waterloo where she died August 14th, 1882. They have had a family of ten 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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    EBY.- Aug. 13th in Waterloo couonty, Ont. Sister Lydia, wife of David B. Eby, her maiden name was Bowman, aged 50 years, 11 months and 4 days. Buried at David Eby's graveyard. Her disease was heart disease and paralysis. She leaves a husband and eight children. A sad bereavement for Bro. Eby.


    Herald of Truth - Volume XIX, Number 18 - Sept 15, 1882 - p286

    Children:
    1. Amanda Eby was born 31 Oct 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jun 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Joel Eby was born 25 Feb 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Aug 1915; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 2. Cyrus Eby was born 18 Jan 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Sep 1906, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Angeline Eby was born 6 Oct 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Amsey Eby was born 1 Dec 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Feb 1866; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. David B. Eby was born 1 Jun 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Oct 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Lydia Ann Eby was born 18 Apr 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Sep 1918; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Nelson Eby was born 14 Jan 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Apr 1883; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Mary Ann Eby was born 14 Apr 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Dec 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Selina Eby was born 21 Oct 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Feb 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Abraham H. Buehler was born 24 Mar 1823, , Germany; died 5 Sep 1864, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Abram Buehler
    • Eby ID Number: 00128-8024.1
    • Occupation: 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; ploughmaker
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; plough maker
    • Elected Office: 1861+1862, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Waterloo City - councillor

    Abraham married Elizabeth Winger 19 Nov 1848, Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of John Winger and Susannah Eby) was born 1825, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Winger was born 1825, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of John Winger and Susannah Eby); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Buehler
    • Eby ID Number: 00128-8024
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Elizabeth Winger, "was married to Abram Buehler who died in the town of Waterloo, Ontario, September 5th, 1864. She resides with one of her daughters in the town of Waterloo. "


    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. Susannah Buehler was born 28 Oct 1849, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Feb 1922; was buried , Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
    2. Hannah Buehler was born 18 Jan 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 23 Apr 1872, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Buehler was born 6 Dec 1855, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 23 Apr 1872, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Catherine Buehler was born 7 Jan 1857, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 23 Apr 1872, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. 3. Mariah Buehler was born 3 Sep 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1940; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Jacob Buehler was born 1860, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Abraham Buehler was born 1863, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


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. 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. 4. 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.  Benjamin W. Bauman was born 9 Feb 1793, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Bauman and Magdalena Weber); died 8 Jul 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00002-50

    Notes:

    Benjamin W. Baumann, "was born February 9th, 1793, and died July 8th, 1850. Resided at Bloomingdale, Ontario. Was married to Nancy Schneider."

    Benjamin W. Baumann, "the eldest son of Christian and Magdalena (Weber) Baumann, and grandson of Peter Baumann who was the second son of Wendel Baumann, was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, February 9th, 1793, and came to Canada with his parents in 1807. He was married to Nancy, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Erb) Schneider. She was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, June 4th, 1792, came to Canada with her parents in 1806, and died at Bloomingdale, May 11th, 1837. He died at Bloomingdale on his old farm, afterwards owned by his son Moses Baumann, July 8th, 1850. They had 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.].

    Benjamin — Anna Schneider. Anna (daughter of Jacob Yost Schneider and Maria "Mary" Erb) was born 4 Jun 1792, . Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 11 May 1837, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Anna Schneider was born 4 Jun 1792, . Franklin Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Jacob Yost Schneider and Maria "Mary" Erb); died 11 May 1837, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Anna Bauman
    • Name: Nancy Snider
    • Eby ID Number: 00106-6179
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone Image

    Children:
    1. Moses S. Bauman was born 22 Aug 1815, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Feb 1887, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Maria Bauman was born 1 Jan 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Apr 1886, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Jonas Bauman was born 19 Feb 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Sep 1886, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Abraham Bauman was born 11 Feb 1821, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Dec 1895, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Sarah Bauman was born 13 Jan 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Jun 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Magdalena Bauman was born 11 Mar 1825, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Susannah Bauman was born 2 Jun 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Aug 1876.
    8. Anna "Nancy" Bauman was born 23 Jul 1829, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 1850, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. 5. Lydia Bauman was born 10 Sep 1831, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Aug 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Benjamin S. Bauman was born 19 Sep 1833, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Aug 1906; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Rebecca Bauman was born 10 May 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 May 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  John Winger was born 5 Apr 1789, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Adam Winger); died 11 Oct 1864, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00128-8011
    • Land: Bef 1831, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1851, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; pump maker
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; pump maker

    Notes:

    John Winger, "(John Winger had one brother named Henry who moved to Ohio a few years before he (John) moved to Canada) son of Adam Winger and grandson of old 'Hans' Winger, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, April 5th, 1789. After spending his boyhood days in his native county, he was married to Susannah, daughter of Peter Eby who was son of Jacob Eby, third son of old Theodorus Eby who came to Pennsylvania in 1715. She was born November 10th, 1792. In 1836 Mr. and Mrs. John Winger moved to Canada and settled in Berlin, Ontario, where they resided until their deaths. He died October 11th, 1864, and she died January 3rd, 1871. To them was born a family 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.].

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    King Street Kitchener


    "In 1850 John Winger erected a building about half way between Gaukel and Foundry Streets and occupied the first floor as a pump factory. He used steam power, a novelty in those days, and had an old-fashioned upright engine built by Crombie & Co. of Galt. He made pumps, broom handles, etc. The second floor of the building was operated by Matthias Wegenast as a sash and door factory. Later there was a saw mill in the basement. Several accidents occurred in this saw mill; Helwig Scholl's leg was cut off as was also John Koch's arm, by the saw. Mr. Winger, apparently in difficulty with his creditors, suddenly left the village, after which the building was taken over by Martin Simpson, who had operated the Bowman & Correll factory at the east end of the town, and the building became known as the Simpson factory, the product being mostly furniture. At the rear of the Simpson factory stood a two storey frame building, used by W. H. Goetze, (cousin and brother-in-law of Louis Breithaupt) as a tobacco factory. Mr. Goetze came from New York early in the 60's. During the closing years of the American Civil War the factory found difficulty in getting tobacco, then mostly supplied from the Southern States."

    REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

    Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

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    King Street , North Side

    Queen St. North.

    On the corner there was a frame building lengthwise with King Street, occupied by J. U. Tyson, dealer in groceries, wines, liquors and meats, erected about 1833. In 1841 Sheriff George Davidson bought this building and in it opened the first Post Office in 1842. His brother William was associated with him. Probably during 1845 Doering & Ahrens occupied the premises as a general store. A little later the firm was Huber & Ahrens. Mr. Huber acted as magistrate for a number of years, in which occupation he was popular and had much to do, people coming from small surrounding villages to Mr. Huber for fair trial. He was the second reeve in Berlin.

    Next came a barber shop occupied by George A. Fischer who also served as dentist and as fruit dealer.

    A house erected by C. A. Ahrens of Huber and Ahrens. Mr. Ahrens had a brick vault at the back of his kitchen, lined with an iron chest and considered fire proof. He was the first treasurer of Waterloo County and had this vault for safe keeping of his books and papers. The house was later occupied by Dr. Mylius.

    Louis Breithaupt, who came from Buffalo in 1861 after having started his tanning business in Berlin in 1857, previously bought the corner of King and Queen Streets, and erected there the first section of the American Block in 1862.

    Next to the Dr. Mylius house there was a two story brick building erected about 1855. It was occupied by Baedeker and Steubing who had a considerable business as book sellers and stationers, also as dealers in wallpaper, etc., besides doing some publishing. This business, moved later to the corner of King and Frederick Streets, continued until Mr. Steubing's death.

    In his younger years Mr. Baedeker was a carpenter and had cut his knee with an adze, necessitating amputation and substitution of a cork leg.

    On the site of the present Steel's store, George Davidson, later sheriff, erected a building in 1845 and moved the Post Office there when Doering and Ahrens occupied the corner store. Mr. Davidson also had a general store in this new building. About 1855 Kranz & Stroh occupied the building as a general store.

    Next came a building occupied at first by George Klein and later the site of Henry Knell's jewelery shop.

    John Winger's pump shop. Wooden pipe called pump logs were of about ten-inch timber, tamarack or pine logs with a bore of about 3". The pumps were mostly finished square and surmounted with turned tops.

    A two story frame building painted white. John Winger's house. Eby's history mentions John Winger as having come from Pennsylvania in 1836.

    A ten-foot lane leading back to the Public School grounds and into Winger's yard. The highest ground in this vicinity was in Winger's yard. Children were in the habit of sliding down the hill in winter to King Street. In 1840 Mr. Bentler erected a building and occupied the second floor as dwelling and shoe shop. Martin Messner had a music store on the ground floor which was a few steps above the street level. In 1855-6 Andrew Nicolaus took over the Winger house and changed it to a hotel. The first considerable street grading operation in Berlin was the lowering of the corner of King and Frederick and vicinity 8 to 10 feet. This put the St. Nicholas Hotel, as it was called, under the necessity of being extended downward one story and this lower part became the hotel office and bar room. At the westerly end of the hotel there was a shed and stable for horses. Over the shed, approached by a stairway, there was a hall known as St. Nicholas Hall used for concerts, balls and entertainments generally. At the rear of the adjoining St. Nicholas Hall there was a building on the high ground known as the Turner Hall and used as German Turnverein.

    REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder.

    Part I. Settlement - Early Villagers and Buildings, Waterloo Historical Society Annual Volume 1930

    John — Susannah Eby. Susannah (daughter of Peter Eby) was born 10 Jun 1792, , USA; died 3 Jan 1871, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Susannah Eby was born 10 Jun 1792, , USA (daughter of Peter Eby); died 3 Jan 1871, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Susannah Winger
    • Eby ID Number: 00002-314.3

    Children:
    1. Reeve Peter Winger was born 18 Apr 1818, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 27 Jul 1889, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Eli Winger was born Abt 1819, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Polly Winger was born Abt 1822, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Margaret Rebecca Winger was born 1824, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 26 Dec 1872, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.
    5. 7. Elizabeth Winger was born 1825, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. John Eby Winger was born 7 Feb 1830, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 1912, Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States; was buried , Wooster Cemetery, Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio.