Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Benjamin E. Eby / Elizabeth Cressman (F13)

Family: Benjamin E. Eby / Elizabeth Cressman (F13)

m. 19 Mar 1839

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  • Father | Male
    Benjamin E. Eby

    Born  10 Feb 1818  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Jul 1872  Near Centreville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  19 Mar 1839  [1, 2, 3, 4]  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2, 3, 4] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Bishop Benjamin Eby | F159 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Maria "Mary" Brubacher | F159 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Elizabeth Cressman

    Born  4 Oct 1818  Near Strasburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Feb 1889  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Abraham Cressman | F4432 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Schneider | F4432 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Mary C. Eby

    Born  17 Jun 1840  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Nov 1898   
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John C. Erb | F4782 
    Married  13 Sep 1863  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    Rev. Amos C. Eby

    Born  13 Apr 1842  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Feb 1923  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Esther "Hettie" Moyer | F4018 
    Married  9 Feb 1864  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Magdalena Eby

    Born  1843  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Female
    Leah Eby

    Born  22 Nov 1845  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 May 1932   
    Buried    Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Moses Kinsie | F1064 
    Married  16 Jan 1866  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Sarah Eby

    Born  24 Apr 1847  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Mar 1880  Near Lebanon, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co, Onatrio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  David S. Moyer | F4020 
    Married  1 Mar 1868  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Susannah Eby

    Born  31 Jul 1849  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Mar 1852  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Female
    Lavina Eby

    Born  1857  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 493.

    2. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 560.

    3. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 649.

    4. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 23 Mar 1839:13.
      last Tuesday Benjamin Eby, teacher, m. his son, Benjamin Eby, to Elisabeth Cressman, daughter of Abraham Cressman, all of Waterloo Tp.