Barbara Martin^[1]

1830 - 1876  (45 years)

• Name	Barbara Martin
  Born	26 Sep 1830	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Barbara Eby
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7]
  	Mennonist
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00075-4365
  Died	23 Jul 1876	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 8]
  Buried	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I10058	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Daniel Z. Martin,   b. 5 Apr 1800, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 12 Jan 1856  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Veronica Schneider,   b. 25 Jul 1803, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 13 Jul 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Married	8 Apr 1823  [9, 10]
  Family ID	F984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Benjamin L. Eby,   b. 25 Oct 1829, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Apr 1920  (Age 90 years)
  Married	9 Sep 1851	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7]
  Children	1. David Eby,   b. 1852, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Daniel M. Eby,   b. 20 Oct 1852, Near St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1931  (Age 79 years)   3. Veronica M. Eby,   b. 23 Apr 1854, Near St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jul 1876  (Age 22 years)   4. Peter M. Eby,   b. 26 Jun 1857, Near St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1930  (Age 72 years)   5. Benjamin M. Eby,   b. 13 Apr 1860, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1948  (Age 88 years)   6. Solomon M. Eby,   b. 7 Apr 1864, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Mar 1944  (Age 79 years)   7. Judith M. Eby,   b. 9 Jan 1867, Near St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1892, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 25 years)   8. Menno M. Eby,   b. 7 Jul 1869, Near St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Dec 1899  (Age 30 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F2909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Barbara Martin, "the second daughter of Daniel and Veronica (Schneider) Martin, was born September 26th, 1830. On September 9th, 1851, she was married to Benjamin L. Eby. She died at St. Jacobs, July 23rd, 1876. 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.].

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 590. [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..., 30. [S151] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - St. Jacobs Mennonite (Central Woolwich Mennonite) CC#4583 Internet Link. Farewell / Barbara Martin / wife of / Benjamin L.Eby / died July 25,1876 / aged 45 yr's & 10 m's / A faithful friend, a [companion] dear / A tender parent lieth here / Great is the loss we here sustain / But hope in heaven to meet again / Watson & Lambert, Elora / [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2 Page 11. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 19. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 3 Page 25. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Marriages By Rev'd Benjamin Eby, Minister of The Mennonist Society, Berlin report #194. Benjamin L. Eby, to Barbara Martin, both of Woolwich. 9 Sept. 1851. Rev. Eby. Wit. Daniel Martin and Peter Eby. [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..., 31. [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..., 28. [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..., 346.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Sep 1830 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 9 Sep 1851 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Jul 1876 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth