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

Family: Elias B. Eby / Rachel Shantz (F4999)

m. 11 Dec 1853


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  • Father | Male
    Elias B. Eby

    Born  19 Sep 1829  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Mar 1906  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  11 Dec 1853  [1, 2]   
    Father  David Eby | F2984 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Bechtel | F2984 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Rachel Shantz

    Born  19 Jul 1833  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Jun 1900   
    Buried    North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Jacob Shantz | F575 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susannah Schneider | F575 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Absalom Eby

    Born  4 Dec 1854  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Nov 1937   
    Buried    Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Martha Margeret Reist | F41780 
    Married  17 Nov 1907   

    Child 2 | Female
    Susannah Eby

    Born  10 Feb 1856  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Apr 1929   
    Buried    Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Reuben S. Snider | F5158 
    Married  13 Mar 1881  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Jesse Eby

    Born  14 Oct 1857  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 Dec 1939   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Elizabeth Erb | F5160 
    Married  9 Dec 1879  Teeswater, Culross Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Reuben Eby

    Born  13 Feb 1860  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 May 1934   
    Buried    St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Ann Brubacher | F5161 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Male
    Amos Eby

    Born  23 Mar 1862  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Jun 1930  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Christine Margaretha Eix | F5162 
    Married  27 Jan 1892  Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Male
    Noah Eby

    Born  15 Dec 1864  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Female
    Hannah Eby

    Born  13 Apr 1867  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1943   
    Buried    North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Enoch Burkhardt | F4350 
    Married  2 Oct 1887  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    Jacob Eby

    Born  1 Dec 1869  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Catherine Wanner | F5163 
    Married  19 Jul 1892  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Female
    Rebecca Eby

    Born  17 May 1872  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Dec 1849  Watrous, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Noah M. Good | F5164 
    Married  17 Mar 1895   

    Child 10 | Male
    Elias S. Eby

    Born  4 Feb 1875  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 11 | Male
    Abraham S. Eby

    Born  19 Jul 1877  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Feb 1880   
    Buried     

    Child 12 | Female
    Rachel Eby

    Born  29 Jul 1880  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, 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..., 543.

    2. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 433.