Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Christian Eby[1]

Male 1698 - Abt 1756  (58 years)


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  • Name Christian Eby 
    Born 12 Feb 1698  , Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number 00031-2420 
    Died Abt 15 Sep 1756  Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I20968  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Theodorus Eby,   b. 25 Apr 1663, Canton, Zurich, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1737, Mill Creek, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F5152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Mayer,   b. Abt 1700, Of, Near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1787  (Age ~ 87 years) 
    Children 
     1. Christian Eby,   b. 22 Feb 1734, Near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1807, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     2. John Eby,   b. 28 Sep 1737, Near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1794, Near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     3. Barbara Eby,   b. Abt 1739, Near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Peter Eby,   b. Abt 1741, Near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Anna Eby,   b. Abt 1743, Near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Andrew Eby,   b. Abt 1745, Near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. George Eby,   b. 11 Dec 1748,   d. 10 Jun 1800, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     8. Elizabeth Eby,   b. Abt 1750, Near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Samuel Eby,   b. Abt 1753, Near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Michael Eby,   b. 29 Dec 1755,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F5168  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Christian Eby, "the fourth son of Theodorus Eby, was born in Switzerland, February 12th, 1698. He was married to Elizabeth Mayor, a member of one of the families that emigrated with Theodorus. Christian and his wife settled on Hammer Creek, in Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, about three miles north of Lititz. Here he died about the 15th day of September, 1756, and his wife died December 12th, 1787. They had a family of ten 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.].

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 547.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Feb 1698 - , Switzerland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Abt 15 Sep 1756 - Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
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