Menno Eby^{[1, 2]}

1833 - 1910  (77 years)

• Name	Menno Eby
  Born	19 Feb 1833	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Laborer
  Occupation	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Labourer
  Residence	1861	Absent   [9]
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Bookkeeper
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Book Keeper
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Deputy Sheriff
  Eby ID Number	00031-2425
  Died	24 Feb 1910  [4]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Person ID	I21005	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Isaac Eby, Sr.,   b. 30 Jul 1808, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 May 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Veronica Shoemaker,   b. 2 Feb 1815, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 20 Jul 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1831  [1, 13]
  Family ID	F1501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Sophia Maria "Lizzie" Becker,   b. 9 Mar 1833, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 12 Feb 1912, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	1856  [11, 14]
  Children	1. Eva Magdalena Eby,   b. Jul 1857, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1944, , USA  (Age ~ 86 years)   2. Sophia Maria Eby,   b. 7 Nov 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1859  (Age 0 years)   3. Louisa Matilda Eby,   b. 22 Dec 1859, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Mar 1942, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   4. Alexander Eby,   b. 24 Jan 1862, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Nov 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 39 years)   5. Ilda Isabella Eby,   b. 31 Mar 1866, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1943  (Age 76 years)   6. Leander Eby,   b. 29 Mar 1867, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jul 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 4 years)   7. Menno Eby,   b. 5 Jun 1868, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Feb 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 20 years)   8. Nellie Grace Eby,   b. 17 Sep 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Sep 1895  (Age 23 years)   9. Neander Eby,   b. 8 Oct 1872, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 May 1873  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Menno Eby from Kitchener Public Library P2248 E95

  
  

• Notes

  Menno Eby, "the first member of the family, was born February 19th, 1833. He is a book-keeper and resides on Eby Street, Berlin, Ontario. He was married to Elizabeth Sophia Maria Becker in September, 1856, and has a family of eight children, five of whom are still living. Their names are as follows: Eva Magdalena, married to George Erb, has a family of two daughters and resides in Berlin, Ontario, Sophia Maria, died in infancy, Louisa Matilda, resides in Berlin, Alexander, married to Nellie Watson, resides in Berlin, Ilda Isabella, Leander, died young, Menno, died February 20th, 1889, aged 20 years. 8 months, and 15 days (he had been employed in Rochester, New York, but came to Berlin, Ontario to die), and Nellie Grace." 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.]. _____________________ Eby, Menno, Town Treasurer, Assessor, Official Assignee, &c. Mr. Eby was born here, 1833, and his father was the first white child born in the township. Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo, H. Parsel & Co., Toronto - 1881 _______________________________ In 1880 Menno and his son Menno was living or visiting his daughter Eva in North Branch, Lapeer Co., Michigan.

  
  

• 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..., 554. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 28 Feb 1889. Feb. 20, 1889 Menno Eby, son of Menno Eby, died in Berlin at age of 20 years, 8 months & 15 days. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-8 Page 5. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Father / Menno Eby / born Feb.19, 1833 / died / Feb.24, 1910 [S142] Census - Michigan - 1880, North Branch, Lapeer, Michigan Family History Library Film 1254589 Page Number 386B. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 23. Menno EBY Labourer Birthplace: Canada Age 19 Mennonite b. 19-Feb [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div 1 Page 73. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 39. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 4 Page 34. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div. 2 Page 10. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 27. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. [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..., 452. [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..., 555.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Feb 1833 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Bookkeeper - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Book Keeper - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Deputy Sheriff - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth