Theodorus Eby^[1]

1663 - 1737  (74 years)

• Name	Theodorus Eby
  Born	25 Apr 1663	Canton, Zurich, Switzerland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	00031-2357
  Died	Sep 1737	Mill Creek, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [2]
  Person ID	I20847	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Eby,   b. Abt 1640, Canton, Zurich, Switzerland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Peter Eby,   b. Abt 1696, Of, Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Christian Eby,   b. 12 Feb 1698, , Switzerland ,   d. Abt 15 Sep 1756, Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F5152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Theodorus Eby, "our ancestor, was the son of Jacob Eby (From Rev. Benjamin Eby's records) who was ordained bishop of the Mennonites in Switzerland in 1683. He was born in Canton, Zurich, Switzerland, April 25th, 1663. He being a strict Mennonite in faith, left Switzerland about the year 1704 on account of the religious persecutions. From 1704 till 1715 he resided in the Palatinate, Germany. Finding persecutions equally severe as in the country previously left, he in company with his family and other co-religionists, left for Philadelphia in spring of 1715. Some time in August of the same year he settled on what is now called Mill Creek, at a place now known as Roland's Mill, situated south of New Holland and near the line of Earl and Leacock Townships, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (From S. P. Eby's notes). Here he resided until his death and enjoyed the privileges and freedom of religion for which he had to suffer persecutions and trials in Europe. He died in September, 1737. His end was peace. The old progenitor had a family of six children, five sons and a daughter. Their names were...The sons were skilled in the various mechanical arts so that with their assistance the old ancestor built a mill and erected such other buildings as were required, without employing persons outside of his family save for the burning of charcoal to supply the smith forge which process they themselves did not sufficiently understand." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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..., 535. [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..., 536.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - Sep 1737 - Mill Creek, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth