Elizabeth Bowers^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1825 - 1903  (77 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Bowers
  Born	12 Nov 1825	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Christened	13 Mar 1833	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Elizabeth Cowan
  Name	Elizabeth Eby
  Residence	1855	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Wesley Methodist
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Lady
  Residence	33 Eby Street South, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	00013-1159
  Died	26 Mar 1903	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Person ID	I16111	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Bowers,   b. 26 Feb 1792, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 Apr 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Lydia Sauers,   b. 8 Oct 1797, , USA ,   d. 4 Jul 1869, Oakfield, Kent, Michigan  (Age 71 years)
  Married	1815  [13]
  Family ID	F416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Robert Fairford Cowan,   b. 1830, , Ireland ,   d. Bef 1891  (Age < 60 years)
  Married	22 Oct 1855	, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Children	1. Lydia Jane Cowan,   b. 17 Aug 1856, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Dec 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F4293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Heinrich "Henry" Eby,   b. 25 Jan 1820, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Mar 1855, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)
  Married	22 Aug 1843  [3]
  Children	1. Julia Anna Eby,   b. 15 Aug 1844, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Harriet Louise Eby,   b. 10 Oct 1846, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1920, Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States  (Age 73 years)   3. Adelaide Matilda Eby,   b. 9 Sep 1848, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 May 1877, Fort Gratiot, St. Clair County, Michigan, USA  (Age 28 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F4294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Elizabeth Bowers, "was born November 12, 1825, and was married first to Henry Eby, of Berlin, printer, and after his decease to Robert Cowan. She resided in Berlin until Mr. Eby's death, then she moved to the States, and after Mr. Cowan's death she returned to Berlin where she has since resided. She had a family of four daughters, three with her first husband and one with her second husband. Their names are III Julia Ann, III Harriet, III Adelaide (see Henry Eby's family), and III Lillie who is unmarried and resides with her mother." 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..., 292. [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..., 376. [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..., 562. [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..., 179. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div 2, Page 49. [S211] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church Register of H. W. Peterson 1833-1835. Elisabeth, geboren den 12 Nov 1825, detauft den 13 Mar 1833; parentes Samuel Bowers, Lydia Bowers, sponsors, the parents. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. (eroded) Elizabeth Bowers / wife of / Henry Eby / born Nov.25, 1825 / died Mar.26, 1903 / aged (77) yrs. 7 mo. 17 ds. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 5. birthdate given as 8 Nov [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 6 Page 32. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 2 Page 23. [S12] Vit - ON, Gore - Gore District Marriage Register - Waterloo Entries, James Elliott Wesleyan Minister (pg. 159 - 161). Robert Tinford Cowan, married Elizabeth Eby, both of Berlin. 22 Oct 1855, by licence, Witnesses: L. J. Elliott and Matilda Kent. [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..., 286.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Nov 1825 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Christened - 13 Mar 1833 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1855 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Oct 1855 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesley Methodist - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Lady - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - 33 Eby Street South, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Mar 1903 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth