Matilda Croft Bowers^{[1, 2, 3]}

1844 - 1923  (79 years)

• Name	Matilda Croft Bowers
  Born	1 Apr 1844	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19028975
  Name	Matilda Croft Eby
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Christian
  Residence	1864	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Residence	1905	Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
  Eby ID Number	00013-1151
  Died	8 Jul 1923	Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States   [9]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I16061	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Reeve Cyrus Bowers, Esq.,   b. 27 Sep 1816, , Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Oct 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth C. Croft,   b. 19 Jan 1821, Baiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 21 Mar 1901  (Age 80 years)
  Married	1 Oct 1843  [10]
  Family ID	F4278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dr. Aaron Eby,   b. 14 Aug 1838, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	7 Jun 1864	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 8, 11, 12]
  Children	1. Rose Eby,   b. 17 May 1865, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Dec 1885, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 20 years)   2. Elizabeth Eby Eby,   b. 21 Sep 1866, Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1906  (Age 40 years)   3. Dr. John Robert "Robert Eby,   b. 1 Nov 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Oct 1944, Elko, Elko, Nevada, United States  (Age 76 years)   4. Minnie Dorothy "Dorothea" Eby,   b. 18 Jan 1871, Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Aug 1945  (Age 74 years)   5. Cyrus Bowers Eby,   b. 9 Jan 1873, Sebringville, Ellice Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jan 1934, Forestville, Fillmore, Minnesota, United States  (Age 61 years)   6. Professor Frederick Eby,   b. 26 Oct 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Feb 1968, Austin, Travis, Texas, United States  (Age 93 years)   7. Grace Darling Eby,   b. 10 Aug 1878, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jun 1947  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F4283	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Matilda C. Bowers, "was born April 1st, 1844. She is married to Dr. Aaron Eby and resides in Sebringville, Ontario. To them were born seven 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.]. ______________________ "...Friday, March 11, 1864: ...Just before sundown Father and Mother made their appearance with quite a load!! Grandmother's parlor stove, cane bottom chairs, and what is more - a cradle, which by the way seems to be a great favorite with Melinda. But what pleases me most is that Father bought Grandmother's Side-Board - the old family relic, and a most a splendid one it is too. I am glad it is going to be mine, it is just the one I was always wishing to have when I set up housekeeping, which I intend before many months if all is well" "...Tuesday, March 22, 1864: We have been expecting Uncle Bowman's and Grandmother for some days. This evening they all came with the exception of Louisa. She could not come because Grandmother and Aunt Ann came in a buggy with Washington, and Nelson had such a load of things to bring down that she did not get a seat. I am extremely sorry that this is the case. Now that they are going so far away that we don't know when we will see each other again, if ever . . . They have one car loaded. Uncle and Nelson intend leaving with the tomorrow night train. The rest intend going with the Thursday Express . . ." "Wednesday, March 23, 1864: This morning Father drove Grand....and Aunt Ann to Berlin with their team. . . We have seen them for the last time, no doubt, before they bid Goodbye to Canada and all their friends and acquaintances. I hope they may find Michigan all they expect - that they may make a fortune in the land of their adoption. They seem glad to go, and still with a degree of reluctance, and how could it be otherwise - the land of their birth . . ." Matilda Bower's diary, on file at the Kitchener Public Library, Kitchener, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada: _______________ MRS. M. EBY The funeral of the late Mrs. Matilda Eby took place on Friday afternoon, July 13th, service being held in the King Street Baptist church at Kitchener, after which interment was made in the family plot in the East End Mennonite cemetery. The late Matilda Croft Bowers Eby was a daughter of the late Cyrus Bowers, and was born on the "Sweet Briar" farm, near Kitchener eighty years ago. She married the late Dr. A. Eby, who practiced at Walkerton and Sebringville, after which they resided in Kitchener. Deceased made her home with her daughter, Miss Grace Eby, at Trenton, N.J. Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 26 Jul 1923, p. 3

  
  

• 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..., 291. [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..., 611. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 9 Jun 1864. Married By Rev. Kaessmann, in the home of the bride's father Cyrus Bowers, Esq., Dr. Aaron Eby of Sebastopol, Perth County was married to Mathilda Bowers of Waterloo Township. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-4 Page 6. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Matilda C. Bowers / wife of / Aaron Eby / April 1, 1844 / July 8, 1923 / Thanks be to God who giveth us / the victory through our Lord / Jesus Christ 1 Cor. 15-57 [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 11 Page 81. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Aaron Eby aged 26 res Sebastopol, Perth Co., born Berlin, C. W. son of John and Rebecca married 7 Jun 1864 to Matilda C. Bowers aged 20 res Waterloo born Waterloo daughter of Cyrus and Elizabeth. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [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..., 287. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 10 Jun 1864. "Eby - Bowers: In Waterloo Township, at the residence of the Bride's Father, "Sweet Briar Farm" on the 7th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Knessman, of Berlin, Dr. Aaron Eby, of Sebastopol, County of Perth, to Matilda, eldest daughter of Cyrus Bowers, Esq." [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 09 Jun 1864. 07 Jun 1864 By Rev. Kaessmann, in the home of the bride's father Cyrus Bowers, Esq., Dr. Aaron Eby of Sebastopol, Perth County was married to Mathilda Bowers of Waterloo Township.

  
  

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  Born - 1 Apr 1844 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Christian - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1864 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Jun 1864 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1905 - Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States Died - 8 Jul 1923 - Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth