Christine Margaretha Eix^{[1, 2]}

1869 - 1964  (94 years)

• Name	Christine Margaretha Eix
  Born	1 Oct 1869	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Church Membership	St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region Ontario   [8]
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20748867
  Name	Christine Margaretha Eby
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	00031-2401.1
  Died	8 Apr 1964	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 8]
  Buried	Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I20922	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Eix,   b. 2 Feb 1824, Posen, Germany ,   d. 25 Oct 1907, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Catherine Bezler,   b. 21 Jun 1834, , Germany ,   d. 20 Jun 1916, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1852	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F6940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Henry Eix,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Maria Betzler,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F287529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amos Eby,   b. 23 Mar 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Jun 1930, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Married	27 Jan 1892	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 5, 11]
  Children	1. Catherine Perseda Eby,   b. 15 Dec 1893, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1947  (Age 53 years)   2. Maria Florentine Eby,   b. 25 Oct 1894, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Rachel Martha Eby,   b. 9 Oct 1897, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1994  (Age 96 years)   4. Hilda Adeline Eby,   b. 23 Feb 1900, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Mar 1989, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)   5. Rosetta Margaretta "Rosie" Eby,   b. 3 Mar 1902, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Oct 1997, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   6. Henry Arthur Eby,   b. 3 Mar 1907, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Mar 1981, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F5162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Amos Eby with wife Christina Eix and daughters

  
  

• Notes

  ELMIRA-Mrs. Amos Eby, 94, of Elmira died today at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener after a short illness. Mrs. Eby was the former Christine Eix. She was born near Hawkesville, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eix, one of the Woolwich Township pioneer families. Mrs. Eby spent her entire life in the Elmira district and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. She was married to Amos Eby in 1892 and they farmed near Floradale until the death of her husband in 1930. She then moved to Elmira. Surviving are a son, Arthur of Timmins; four daughters, Mrs. Henri (Florentine) Reeg of Valois, N.Y., Mrs. Edward (Rachel) Campbell of Kitchener, Mrs. Keary (Hilda) Galley of Elmira and Mrs. Dan (Rosetta) Hill of Lockport, N.Y.; 16 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, a daughter, four brothers and four sisters. The body will be at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira; after Thursday until Saturday noon when removal will be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church for the funeral at 3 p.m. conducted by Rev. Dayton Fritz. Burial will be in Elmira Cemetery. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 8 Apr 1964

  
  

• 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..., 544. [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. [S171] Census - ON, Wellington, Peel - 1901, Peel I-2 Page 6. [S98] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Elmira Union CC#4578 Internet Link. Eby/ Amos Eby/ Born Mar. 23, 1862 Died June 4, 1930/ His Wife/ Christine Eix/ Born Oct. 1, 1869 Died April 8, 1964/ Thy Will Be Done./ A - Father/ B - 4 Cornerstones - Eby. [S71] Family history of Eix family, handwritten by Catherine Betzler and Henry Eix about 1900. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 2 Page 31. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, p 46. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Christine Eix Eby - 8 Apr 1964. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Henry Eiks, taylor of Wellesley married 28 Sep 1852 Greenbush by banns to Catherine Betzler of Dumfries. wit: Jacob Muller of Woolwich & Eva Betzler of Dumfries [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), Feb. 4, 1892. Jan. 27, 1892 Amos Eby of Woolwich and Christina Eix of Wellesley, were married by Pastor Frosch in Elmira.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Oct 1869 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Elmira, Waterloo Region Ontario Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 27 Jan 1892 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 Apr 1964 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth