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

Joseph M. Weber

Male 1820 - 1901  (81 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Joseph M. Weber was born 11 Jun 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Benjamin Weber and Veronica Martin); died 1 Sep 1901; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00127-7862
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone of Joseph M. Weber
    • Residence: 1843, 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
    • Retired: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Joseph Weber," the youngest child of Benjamin and Veronica (Martin) Weber, was born in Waterloo County, Ontario, on the farm now possessed by his son, Joseph S., June 11 1820. On November 14th, 1843, he was married to Veronica, daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Schneider) Shantz. She was born March 15th, 1822. Of late years they have given up farming and live in the house erected by his father, old Benjamin Weber. Their family consisted of thirteen children, of whom five died young."


    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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

    Joseph married Veronica Shantz 14 Nov 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Veronica (daughter of Joseph R. Shantz and Catharine Schneider) was born 15 Mar 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Sep 1894; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Barbara Weber was born 20 Jul 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Nov 1911; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Enoch Weber was born 2 Oct 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Sep 1847; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Catherine Weber was born 11 Sep 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Mar 1863; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Mary Ann Weber was born 18 Apr 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Jul 1850; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Menno S. Weber was born 20 Mar 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Oct 1933, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Ezra Weber was born 4 Feb 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Aug 1855; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Veronica Weber was born 25 Jan 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Mar 1914, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Amos S. Weber was born 10 Apr 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1930; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Susannah Weber was born 10 Mar 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Joseph S. Weber was born 4 Mar 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Aug 1949, near, Didsbury, , Alberta, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Hannah Weber was born 27 May 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jun 1954; was buried , Reesor Mennonite Cemetery, Markham Township, York Co., Ontario.
    12. Lucinda Weber was born 19 May 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Aug 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Noah S. Weber was born 11 Jan 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Apr 1963, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Benjamin Weber was born 2 Feb 1786, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Henry Weber and Veronica Hershey); died 21 Jan 1863, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20684523
    • Eby ID Number: 00127-7833
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 008, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 113, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; yeoman
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Benjamin Weber," the eldest son of Henry and Veronica (Hershey) Weber, was born near Blue Ball, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, February 2nd, 1786. He was married to Veronica Martin, April 28th, 1806. She was born May 24th, 1784, and died 11th, 1859. In 1817, in company with others, they, with their family, left Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and moved to the wilds of Canada, and located on lot No. 8, German Company Tract, Waterloo County, Ontario, where they resided until their deaths. He died January 21st, 1863. To them was born a family of 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.].

    Benjamin married Veronica Martin 28 Apr 1806. Veronica was born 24 May 1784, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 11 Apr 1859, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Veronica Martin was born 24 May 1784, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 11 Apr 1859, 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/20684963
    • Name: Fronica Martin
    • Name: Veronica Weber
    • Eby ID Number: 00127-7833.1

    Children:
    1. Henry Weber was born 31 Oct 1807, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 10 Mar 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Maria "Anna" Weber was born 30 Jul 1809, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 9 Oct 1877, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. David M. Weber was born 22 Jun 1811, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 17 Sep 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Benjamin M. Weber was born 28 Feb 1813, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 30 Nov 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 2 Dec 1870, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. John Weber was born 23 Mar 1814, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died May 1879, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Mary Weber was born 10 Dec 1815, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Apr 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 1. Joseph M. Weber was born 11 Jun 1820, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Sep 1901; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry Weber was born 1757, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Henry Weber and Miss Hershey); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00127-7832.5

    Henry — Veronica Hershey. Veronica (daughter of Hershey) was born Abt 1757, Of, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Veronica Hershey was born Abt 1757, Of, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Hershey); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Veronica Weber
    • Eby ID Number: 00127-7832.4

    Children:
    1. 2. Benjamin Weber was born 2 Feb 1786, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 21 Jan 1863, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Abraham H. Weber was born 2 Oct 1787, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 Feb 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. David Weber was born Abt 1790; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Rev. Heinrich H. "Henry" Weber was born 14 Feb 1793, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 9 May 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Franklin Weber was born Abt 1795; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Daniel Weber was born 14 May 1797, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 13 Feb 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Weber John was born Abt 1799; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Henry Weber was born 1728, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Henry Weber and Anna Hershi); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00127-7832

    Notes:

    Henry Weber," son of Heiner Weber and brother to old Christian Weber, was born in Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 1728. He was married to a Miss Hershey,† sister to his brother Christian's wife. They resided in Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, on the old Weber homestead. To them were born several children, namely: III Henry, III Daniel, and three daughters whose names were not received. We shall here follow the descendants of III Henry Weber who was born in 1757 and was married to Veronica Hershey.* They resided on the old Weber homestead near Blue Ball, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. To them was born a family of seven children, namely: IV Benjamin, IV Abraham, IV David, IV Henry, IV Franklin, IV Daniel, and IV John. Of the named family the three sons, David, Franklin, and John, never lived in Canada. Their descendants are to be found in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, while the remaining four sons, namely, Benjamin, Abraham, Henry, and Daniel, moved to Canada during the beginning of the present century and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, where their numerous descendants are to be found. We shall now give their descendants in their proper order."

    From 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.].


    † It seems the Webers took an extra fancy for the Hershey women.

    * A niece to the two Hersheys married to the two elder Webers.

    Henry — Miss Hershey. Miss (daughter of Hershey) was born Abt 1728; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Miss Hershey was born Abt 1728 (daughter of Hershey); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Miss Weber
    • Eby ID Number: 00127-7832.1

    Children:
    1. 4. Henry Weber was born 1757, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Daniel Weber was born Abt 1759, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 10.  Hershey was born Abt 1715 (son of Hershey); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00127-7832.3

    Children:
    1. 5. Veronica Hershey was born Abt 1757, Of, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.