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

Lucy Eby

Female 1849 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lucy Eby was born 1849, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Menno Eby and Catharine Fischer); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Lucy Held
    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2515

    Notes:

    Lucy Eby, "born in Ontario, was married to Fred. Held, of Faribault, Minnesota, where they now live. They have 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

    Lucy — Fred Held. Fred was born 1840, , Wuerttemberg, Germany; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. George Held
    2. Lydia Held
    3. Albert Held
    4. Mary Held was born 1876, , , Minnesota; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Sarah Held was born 1877, Blooming Grove, Waseca, Minnesota; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Christopher Held was born 1879, Blooming Grove, Waseca, Minnesota; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Menno Eby was born 20 Feb 1819, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Samuel B. Eby and Elizabeth Brigel); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2511
    • Residence: 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1880, Des Moines, Jackson, Minnesota; farmer

    Notes:

    Menno Eby, "the second son of Samuel Eby, was born in Berlin, Canada, February 20th, 1819, and was married to Catharine Fisher in September, 1840. After living in Canada about fifteen years, they moved to Preston, Minnesota. They are now living on a beautiful farm one mile west of the village of Jackson, Minnesota, near the Des Moines River. They have had 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

    Menno married Catharine Fischer 21 Sep 1840, , Ontario, Canada. Catharine (daughter of Michael Fischer) was born 1819, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Catharine Fischer was born 1819, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of Michael Fischer); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Catharine Eby
    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2511.1
    • Residence: 1840, Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. William Eby was born Abt 1841, Colborne, Northumberland Co., Ontario; died , Preston, Fillmore, Minnesota, USA.
    2. Sarah Eby was born Abt 1843, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 1. Lucy Eby was born 1849, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Ephraim Eby was born Feb 1849, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Mary Eby was born 1853, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Lemuel Eby was born Abt 1855, Of, Preston, Fillmore, Minnesota, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Aaron Eby was born Abt 1857, Of, Preston, Fillmore, Minnesota, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Martha Eby was born 1859, , , Minnesota; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Matilda Eby was born 1863, , , Minnesota; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Tillie Eby was born Abt 1865, Of, Preston, Fillmore, Minnesota, USA; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Emma Eby was born 1866, , , Minnesota; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Samuel B. Eby was born 27 Jun 1790, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of John Eby and Rebecca Hershey); died 8 Aug 1878, Wyandot, Wellington Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Saddler Sam
    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2501

    Notes:

    Samuel Eby, "("Saddler Sam") the youngest son of John Eby, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, June 27th, 1790. He was one of the original settlers of Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada. In the year 1817 he, with other relatives and friends from his native state, settled in Berlin, Ontario. He soon afterwards made his home on a farm near Preston, Ontario, where he remained until 1844, when he returned to Berlin and worked at his trade of harness-making. In 1850 he moved to Colborne, Huron County, Ontario, where he occupied a farm until 1856, and then moved to Conestogo, Ontario, where his wife died in 1862. By this time he was getting up in years, and soon after went to live with his eldest son, Jonas, in Elora, Ontario, where he remained until 1865, then he made his home with his third son, John, at Wyandot, Ontario. Here he remained until the time of his death, which occurred August 8th, 1878. He attained to the mature age of 88 years. On July 27th, 1813, he was married to Elizabeth Brigel, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They had a family of eight 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.].

    Samuel married Elizabeth Brigel 27 Jun 1813, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania. Elizabeth was born Abt 1790, Of. Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 1862. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Brigel was born Abt 1790, Of. Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 1862.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Eby
    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2501.1

    Children:
    1. Jonas Eby was born 3 Jan 1815, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 1887, Kingsville, Essex, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Rebekah Eby was born 9 Jun 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1852.
    3. 2. Menno Eby was born 20 Feb 1819, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Mary Eby was born 22 Mar 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. John B. Eby was born 23 Jun 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Lemuel Eby was born 15 Sep 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died , , North Dakota.
    7. Manasseh Eby was born 23 Mar 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Elizabeth Eby was born 25 Feb 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

  3. 6.  Michael Fischer was born Abt 1790, of, Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86962

    Children:
    1. 3. Catharine Fischer was born 1819, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Eby was born 28 Sep 1737, Near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Eby and Elizabeth Mayer); died 1794, Near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2420.2

    Notes:

    John Eby, "second son of Christian and Elizabeth (Mayer) Eby, was born September 28th, 1737. In 1762 he was married to Rebecca Hershey. They resided in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, near Lititz, where he died in 1794. To them were born seven children, of whom four settled 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.].

    John married Rebecca Hershey 1762. Rebecca was born Abt 1750, Of, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Rebecca Hershey was born Abt 1750, Of, Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Rebecca Eby
    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2496.1

    Children:
    1. Daniel Eby was born Jan 1773, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Nov 1820, , Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. Joseph Eby was born 13 Dec 1777, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 5 Mar 1855, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Rebecca Eby was born 14 Apr 1781, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Nov 1861, Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 4. Samuel B. Eby was born 27 Jun 1790, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Aug 1878, Wyandot, Wellington Co., Ontario.