Elias B. Eby^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1829 - 1906  (76 years)

• Name	Elias B. Eby
  Born	19 Sep 1829	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	pioneer, story
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonist
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Retired	1901	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Occupation	1906	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	farmer
  Eby ID Number	00031-2396
  Died	1 Mar 1906	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 12]
  Buried	North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Person ID	I20889	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	David Eby,   b. 23 Feb 1785, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1 Apr 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bechtel,   b. 5 Mar 1787, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Jan 1844  (Age 56 years)
  Married	8 May 1810  [2, 13]
  Family ID	F2984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Shantz,   b. 19 Jul 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jun 1900  (Age 66 years)
  Married	11 Dec 1853  [1, 3]
  Children	1. Absalom Eby,   b. 4 Dec 1854, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Nov 1937  (Age 82 years)   2. Susannah Eby,   b. 10 Feb 1856, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Apr 1929  (Age 73 years)   3. Jesse Eby,   b. 14 Oct 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Dec 1939  (Age 82 years)   4. Reuben Eby,   b. 13 Feb 1860, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 May 1934  (Age 74 years)   5. Amos Eby,   b. 23 Mar 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jun 1930, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)   6. Noah Eby,   b. 15 Dec 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Hannah Eby,   b. 13 Apr 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1943  (Age 75 years)   8. Jacob Eby,   b. 1 Dec 1869, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Rebecca Eby,   b. 17 May 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1849, Watrous, , Saskatchewan, Canada   10. Elias S. Eby,   b. 4 Feb 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Abraham S. Eby,   b. 19 Jul 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Feb 1880  (Age 2 years)   12. Rachel Eby,   b. 29 Jul 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F4999	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Elias B. Eby, "was born September 19th, 1829. On December 11th, 1853, he was married to Rachel Shantz who was born July 19th, 1833. They reside a mile or so to the west of Elmira where he followed farming for many years but now lives retired. To them were born twelve 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.]. _________________________________________ Another Pioneer Gone The old pioneers of Woolwich are disappearing from the scene of action. Another one passed away, on Thursday is the person of Elias B. Eby of Floradale neighborhood. The Eby family are of Celtic origin; After the founding of the Mennonite body they united with the, and as early as 1683, we find one Jacob Eby ordained bishop in Zurich, Switzerland. The ancestor of the Ebys of the country was Theodorus Eby who came to Pennsylvania in 1715. His grandson, David Eby, came to Canada in 1807, and later settled north of Waterloo where the subject of this sketch was born on the 19th September, 1829. On December 11th 1853 he was married to Rachel Shantz. They settled on the farm a mile south-west of Floradale when it was all bush but 10 acres. Their first house was 14 ft. by 16 ft. in size with one window containing 4 panes of 8 by 10 inches. The roof was made of hollowed out basswood logs. But through the beginning brought hardships, Mr. and Mrs. Eby were undaunted, and with industry and economy became possessed of one of the finest farms in the Township. And to the original farm they added several others so that their children when they grew up, had a fairly good start in life. Deceased lived on the old farm until his death, with the exception of a few years that he lived in Floradale, where his wife died about six years ago. To Mr. and Mrs. Eby were born 12 children, one of whom died before his parents. The living are: Absolom, of Elmira; Susannah (Mrs. Reuben Snider) now living on the old Eby homestead; Jesse, living in the Northwest; Reuben, near Winfield; Amos, near Floradale; Noah, of Winnipeg; Hannah (Mrs. Enoch Burkhart) Jacob, of Didsbury, Alberta, Rebecca (Mrs. Noah Good); of Floradale; Elias of New Haven, Conn., Rachel (Mrs. Emerson Morrison), of Didsbury, Alta.; Besides these there are 54 grandchildren, so that there is not much danger of the Eby family dying out yet. One sister of deceased, namely Mrs. Samuel Snider, also survives him. Deceased was of a retiring disposition and a good neighbor, always ready to lend a helping hand where such was needed. The funeral will be held this (Saturday) forenoon, and will without doubt be largely attended. Elmira Signet 8 Mar 1906

  
  

• 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..., 543. [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..., 195. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 433. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012321-92. Amos Eby, 29, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. Same, son of Elia Eby and Rachel Schanz, Married Christine Eix, 22, b. Wellesley Twp., res. Same, daughter of Henry Eix and Maria Betzler, Witn: Henry Eix of Wellesley, Rebeca Eby of Woolwich, Jacob Eby of Woolwich and Lesia Eix of Wellesley, 27 Jan. 1892 at Wellesley Twp. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-5 Page 14. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 2 Page 26. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 53. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 7. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 5 Page 45. [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 30011 (1906), Elias B. Eby. Elias B. Eby d. 1 Mar 1906 Woolwich, aged 76, farmer, b. Tp. of Waterloo, cause: senile decay [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 5 Page 9. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46533622/elias-eby. [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..., 537.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Sep 1829 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1906 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Mar 1906 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth