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

Benjamin Franklin Erb

Male 1852 - 1936  (83 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Benjamin Franklin Erb was born 24 May 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Joseph Erb and Mary Kolb); died 18 May 1936, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried , Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

    Benjamin married Elizabeth Mary Roos 6 Aug 1872, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of John Roos and Elisabeth G. Weicker) was born 1850, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Dec 1928; was buried , Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Arthur Erb was born 1872, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Roy Roos Erb was born 1874, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Roy Erb was born 20 Feb 1875, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Jan 1957, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried , Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
    4. Edward Erb was born 1876, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Edwin Erb was born 1876, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Joseph Erb was born 30 Mar 1800, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of John Erb and Magdalena Schantz); died 15 Oct 1885, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Joseph married Mary Kolb 11 Dec 1827. Mary (daughter of Deacon Jacob Kolb, Sr. and Catharine Clemens) was born 4 Aug 1808, Near Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 13 Mar 1900, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Kolb was born 4 Aug 1808, Near Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Deacon Jacob Kolb, Sr. and Catharine Clemens); died 13 Mar 1900, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Reeve Abraham Albert "Abram" Erb was born 8 Mar 1829, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Jun 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Cyrus Erb was born 1 Mar 1831, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Dec 1916, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Reeve Jacob K. Erb was born 13 Apr 1833, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1921; was buried , Indian Mound Cemetery, Moravia, Cayuga, New York, United States.
    4. Hannah Erb was born 9 Jan 1835, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Oct 1864, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Magdalena "Lena" Erb was born 4 Jul 1837, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Levi Erb was born 1839, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Mary Helena Erb was born 1840, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Joseph K. Erb was born 16 Jan 1840, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jan 1930, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 Jan 1930, Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Levi Henry Erb was born 23 Oct 1842, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Jul 1933, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried , St. Johns Cathedral Cemetery, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada.
    10. William Erb was born 19 Jul 1845, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Oct 1846, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. John Henry Erb was born 25 May 1848, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1849, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. 1. Benjamin Franklin Erb was born 24 May 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 May 1936, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried , Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Erb was born 8 Dec 1764, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Erb and Maria Scherch); died 2 Sep 1832, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    John — Magdalena Schantz. Magdalena was born Jun 1770, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Jun 1826, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Magdalena Schantz was born Jun 1770, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Jun 1826, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Erb 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.
    2. Samuel Erb was born 4 Jan 1792, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 26 Jun 1878, Norwich, North Norwich Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Nancy Erb was born 15 Feb 1794, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 15 Nov 1865, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John S. Erb was born 4 Sep 1795, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 19 May 1873; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Henry Erb was born Abt 1797, , Pennsylvania, USA; died , Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario.
    6. 2. Joseph Erb was born 30 Mar 1800, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Oct 1885, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Susannah Erb was born 6 Feb 1803, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Aug 1844, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Magdalena Erb was born 18 Jul 1810, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Feb 1883, Near Erbsville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Christian Erb was born 15 May 1815, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Jun 1849, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Deacon Jacob Kolb, Sr. was born 17 Apr 1781, , Pennsylvania, USA (son of Martin Kolb and Schwartz); died 3 Jan 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Jan 1869, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Jacob married Catharine Clemens 6 Jun 1805. Catharine (daughter of Abraham Clemens and Mary Steiner) was born 21 May 1782, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 25 Jan 1869, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Catharine Clemens was born 21 May 1782, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Abraham Clemens and Mary Steiner); died 25 Jan 1869, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Abraham Kolb was born 13 Jun 1806, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 14 Apr 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Mary Kolb was born 4 Aug 1808, Near Skippack, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 13 Mar 1900, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Tobias Kolb was born 11 Aug 1810, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 11 Apr 1894; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Lydia Kolb was born 13 May 1814, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 9 Nov 1862, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada.
    5. Hannah Kolb was born 25 Sep 1818, Hilltown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; died 10 Apr 1870, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Henry Kolb was born 15 Apr 1820; died 6 Jun 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Christian Erb was born Oct 1734, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Erb and Maria Winger); died 7 Jul 1810, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Christian married Maria Scherch 1756. Maria was born 1737, Of, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 17 Aug 1814, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Maria Scherch was born 1737, Of, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 17 Aug 1814, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Susannah Erb was born 17 Mar 1762, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 22 Jan 1844.
    2. Joseph Erb was born Abt 1763, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. 4. John Erb was born 8 Dec 1764, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Sep 1832, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Daniel Erb was born Abt 1765, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Maria "Mary" Erb was born 2 Mar 1766, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 27 Aug 1835, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Jacob Erb was born 25 Jan 1768, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Mar 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Elizabeth Erb was born 23 Jan 1770, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 29 Sep 1818, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Doon Presbyterian Cemetery, Doon (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Benjamin Erb was born Abt 1771, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Abraham Erb was born 12 Jul 1772, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Sep 1830, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Anna "Nancy" Erb was born 11 Dec 1774, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania; died 13 Oct 1866, Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 16 Oct 1866, Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Christian Erb was born Abt 1775, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Barbara Erb was born Abt 1776, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.
    13. Magdalena Erb was born 2 Feb 1777, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 26 Dec 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 12.  Martin Kolb was born Abt 1755 (son of Henry Kolb and Elizabeth Cassel); died , North Of Skippack, Pennsylvania.

    Martin — Schwartz. was born Abt 1755; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Schwartz was born Abt 1755; died Yes, date unknown.
    Children:
    1. 6. Deacon Jacob Kolb, Sr. was born 17 Apr 1781, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 3 Jan 1869, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 6 Jan 1869, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 14.  Abraham Clemens was born 31 Dec 1752, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (son of Abraham Clemens and Catharine Bachman); died 15 Sep 1808, Lederach, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States; was buried , Lower Salford Mennonite Cemetery, Harleyville, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.

    Abraham married Mary Steiner 1778. Mary was born Jul 1754, Of, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 11 Sep 1823. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Mary Steiner was born Jul 1754, Of, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 11 Sep 1823.
    Children:
    1. John Clemens was born 17 Jul 1779, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 29 Mar 1810.
    2. 7. Catharine Clemens was born 21 May 1782, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 25 Jan 1869, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Magdalena Clemens was born 17 Jan 1784, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Sep 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. George Clemens was born 1786, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Feb 1843.
    5. Jacob Clemens, Sr. was born 9 Feb 1788, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Apr 1876, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Deacon Abraham S. Clemens was born 7 Mar 1790, Salford, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died 25 Dec 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.