John Eby^{[1, 2]}

1737 - 1794  (56 years)

• Name	John Eby
  Born	28 Sep 1737	Near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	00031-2420.2
  Died	1794	Near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [3]
  Person ID	I20972	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian Eby,   b. 12 Feb 1698, , Switzerland ,   d. Abt 15 Sep 1756, Elizabeth Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Mayer,   b. Abt 1700, Of, Near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 12 Dec 1787  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Family ID	F5168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Hershey,   b. Abt 1750, Of, Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1762  [3]
  Children	1. Daniel Eby,   b. Jan 1773, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 Nov 1820, , Pennsylvania, USA  (Age ~ 47 years)   2. Joseph Eby,   b. 13 Dec 1777, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 5 Mar 1855, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   3. Rebecca Eby,   b. 14 Apr 1781, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 4 Nov 1861, Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   4. Samuel B. Eby,   b. 27 Jun 1790, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Aug 1878, Wyandot, Wellington Co., Ontario  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F5170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Eby, "second son of Christian and Elizabeth (Mayer) Eby, was born September 28th, 1737. In 1762 he was married to Rebecca Hershey. They resided in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, near Lititz, where he died in 1794. To them were born seven children, of whom four settled in Canada" 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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..., 547. [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..., 326. [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..., 571.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Sep 1737 - Near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Died - 1794 - Near Lititz, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth