Sergt John B. Beaty^[1]

1779 - 1857  (77 years)

• Name	John B. Beaty
  Prefix	Sergt
  Born	27 Dec 1779	, , Ireland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1809	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	teacher
  	In Oct. 1809 the first organized school in this Eby settlement as Berlin was then called and probably the 2nd in Waterloo was opened in a small log house near Indian Sam'l Eby residence now known as Jacob Fry's old place. Benj. Eby, Joseph Schneider, Geo. Eby, Indian Sam, Jacob Erb & others engaged one John Beatty a native of Ireland as the first teacher. Afterwards in 1813 the school was moved into Eby's meeting house where Bishop Ben. Eby taught for many winters.1a 1aMENNONITE IMMIGRATION TO WATERLOO COUNTY - THE MOYER JOURNALAttributed to Samuel S. Moyer 1849 - 1941
  Military	1812
  	War of 1812
  	John was at the capture of Detroit and received the General Service Medal for his service there.
  Eby ID Number	00027-2013.1
  Died	27 Apr 1857	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I16708	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Maria "Polly" "Mary" Cress,   b. 29 Apr 1790, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Mar 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Children	1. Ephraim Beaty,   b. 3 Feb 1816, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jul 1861  (Age 45 years)   2. Urias Beaty,   b. CALC 20 Nov 1819, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 69 years)   3. Simon Beaty,   b. 28 May 1828, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jul 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   4. Julian Beaty,   b. 7 Jul 1829,   d. 12 Aug 1907  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F4408	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A-1-138 John Beaty Probate of the Will of John Beaty, late of the Township of Waterloo, Yeoman, deceased, on the petition of Barnabas Devitt and Daniel Snyder , both of the Township of Waterloo, the Executors named in said will… I, John Beaty of the Township of Waterloo, Farmer…1st All my honest debts shall be paid first out of my property. 2nd I give and bequeath to my dear beloved wife Polly, four acres of my farm on either corner where ever she chooses and two cows, two beds and bedsteads, one table, two chairs, one kettle, two belly pots and frying pan, one doz[?] plates, one set knifes and forks, she to have four hundred dollars out of my property for to build her a small comfortable house on her four acres. She is to have thirty bushels of wheat and three hundred pounds of pork yearly out of the farm, and six pound of wool, as long as she remains my widow. 3rd After my decease all my stock and property is to be sold and the neat proceeds is to be divided equally among my children, except Julyan is to have one hundred dollars more than any of the rest and Thomas Cook is to have equal share with the boys - I nominate and constitute and appoint Mr Barnabas Devitt and Daniel Snyder, both of Waterloo Township, Executors of this my Last Will and Testament… Wittnessed by [?] and Henry W. Bowman Will dated 17th November 1840 Proved 7th July 1857 Died 27 January 1857 Inventory £32/15/- Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 partial transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber

  
  

• 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..., 468. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 27 Dec 1779 - , , Ireland Occupation - teacher - 1809 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Apr 1857 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth