Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.
Christian S. Eby

Christian S. Eby[1, 2]

Male 1842 - 1920  (77 years)

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  • Name Christian S. Eby 
    Born 15 Dec 1842  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Laborer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1868  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Military 1869  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    29 Regiment of Waterloo 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Labourer 
    Occupation 1890  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    market gardener 
    Occupation 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Gardener 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Basket Gardening 
    Residence 409 Mill St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Home of Christian Eby family
    Home of Christian Eby family
    409 Mill Street, Kitchener, Ontario
    Image from Mennonite Archives of Ontario
    Eby ID Number 00031-2429 
    Died 25 Aug 1920  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Person ID I21044  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Isaac Eby, Sr.,   b. 30 Jul 1808, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 May 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Veronica Shoemaker,   b. 2 Feb 1815, Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 30 Oct 1831  [13, 14
    Family ID F1501  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catharine Clemens,   b. 10 Apr 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 24 May 1868  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 10, 15
    Children 
     1. Lydia Ann Eby,   b. 23 Dec 1868, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1904  (Age 35 years)
     2. Edward Eby,   b. 1870, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. James Edward Eby,   b. 30 Nov 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1921  (Age 50 years)
     4. Isabella Eby,   b. 9 Nov 1874, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Jacob Foster Eby,   b. 22 May 1879, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     6. Isaac C. Eby,   b. 1885, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Clayton Stengel,   b. 13 Oct 1886, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Christian Gordon "Gordon" Eby,   b. 6 Sep 1890,   d. 17 Aug 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F4487  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Eby, Christian and family on porch 1842-1920.jpg
    Eby, Christian and family on porch 1842-1920.jpg

  • Notes 
    • Christian Eby, "was born December 15th, 1842. He was married May 24th, 1868, to Catharine Clemens. They reside at the "Two Bridges", South Ward, Berlin. He follows gardening in summer and butchering in winter. They have a family of six children...They are all at home yet and unmarried save James Edward who is married and resides in Berlin."


      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..., 556.

    2. [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..., 424.

    3. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 3.

    4. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-9 Page 13.

    5. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.

    6. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-9 Page 13.

    7. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 23.
      Christian EBY Labourer Birthplace: Canada Age 10 Mennonite b. 15-Dec

    8. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div. 2 Page 10.

    9. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 3 Page 55.

    10. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Christian Eby aged 24 res Waterloo born Waterloo son of Isaac and Frane (Shoemaker) married 24 May 1868 to Catharine Clemmens aged 20 res Waterloo born Waterloo daughter of Abraham and Motte? (Eby)

    11. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth certificate 35215 (1890), Christian Gordon Eby.
      Gordon Christian Eby, b. 20 Sep 1890 Berlin, s/o Christian Eby (market gardener) & Catharine Clemens.

    12. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.

    13. [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.

    14. [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.

    15. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 28 May 1868.
      24 May 1868 Christian Eby was married to Catharina Clemens, both of Waterloo Township.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Dec 1842 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1868 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 May 1868 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - 29 Regiment of Waterloo - 1869 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - market gardener - 1890 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Gardener - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Basket Gardening - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - 409 Mill St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Aug 1920 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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