Peter C. Erb^{[1, 2]}

1843 - 1916  (73 years)

• Name	Peter C. Erb
  Born	5 Feb 1843	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1870	Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	farmer
  Residence	1874	Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Occupation	1881	Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1901	Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	farmer
  Residence	1901	Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	?, Button Factory
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Church of England
  House of Industry and Refuge	1916	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  		HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG The House of Industry and Refuge. In 1868, 141 acres was purchased on Frederick Street in Berlin (now Kitchener) and the house opened on June 15, 1869. The original building housed 100 and operated as an industrial farm, which raised crops and livestock. The residents worked for their keep if possible, those most did not. The House eventually became a strictly a residence of the aged and later relocated and renamed Sunnyside.
  Eby ID Number	00032-2938
  Died	6 Feb 1916	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8, 9]
  	Cause: rupture (a few years)
  Person ID	I11689	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob B. Erb,   b. 2 Jul 1808, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Sep 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Mary A. Clemens,   b. 1 Feb 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 May 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	17 Aug 1830  [14, 15]
  Family ID	F3756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Kaercher,   b. 29 Apr 1844, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jul 1905, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Children	1. Mary Ann Erb,   b. 5 Jan 1863, Grey Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Mar 1928, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 65 years)   2. Minnie Esther "Salome" Erb,   b. 30 Mar 1866, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Sep 1900, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)   3. Jacob Erb,   b. 1868, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Catharine Erb,   b. 23 Sep 1870, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. George Erb,   b. 5 Jan 1874, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Levi K. Erb,   b. 23 Sep 1877, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1920, Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan, United States  (Age 43 years)   7. Maggie Erb,   b. 24 Aug 1880, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 1889  (Age 8 years)   8. Carline "Carrie" Erb,   b. 20 Sep 1882, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jan 1889, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 6 years)   9. Noah Erb,   b. 16 Jun 1886, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Jun 1948, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F3281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Peter C. Erb, "was born February 5th, 1843. He is married to Margaret Kercher. They reside near Fordwich, Huron County, Ontario, where he possesses a beautiful farm. To them were born nine 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.].

  
  

• 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..., 651. [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..., 398. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 3 Pg 131. [S257] Census - ON, Perth, Wallace - 1881, Division 3 Page Number 12 Household Number 55. Peter ERB M Male American 37 Ontario Farmer Margaret ERB M Female German 36 Ontario Mary A. ERB Female German 17 Ontario Servant Salome ERB Female German 15 Ontario Jacob ERB Male German 12 Ontario Catherine ERB Female German 10 Ontario George ERB Male German 7 Ontario Levi ERB Male German 3 Ontario Maggie ERB Female German <1 Born: Aug; 8/12 Ontario [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 40 Page 6. [S314] Census - ON, Huron, Grey - 1901, Div 6 pg 5. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 4 Page 22. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 18. Peter Erb Died: 06 Feb 1916 Aged 69 Cause: Rupture Comment and Remarks: Edward Lippert Erbsville [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100141071. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division). [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 10270 (1871), Catherine Erb. Catherine Erb Date of Birth: 23 Sep 1870 Gender: Female Birth County: Perth Father's Name: Peter Erb (farmer of Wallace) Mother's Name: Margaret Kalcal [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 017656-74. 017656-74 (Perth Co) ERB, George, m, b. Jan. 5, 1874, father – Peter ERB, farmer, mother – Margaret KARAGER, infm – Peter Erb, Wallace Tp [S257] Census - ON, Perth, Wallace - 1881, Division 3 Page Number 12 Household Number 55. [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..., 650. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 42.

  
  

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  Born - 5 Feb 1843 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1901 - Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1901 - Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - ?, Button Factory - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - 1916 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: rupture (a few years) - 6 Feb 1916 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth