Leah Eby^{[1, 2, 3]}

1845 - 1932  (86 years)

• Name	Leah Eby
  Born	22 Nov 1845	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Leah Kinsie
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Spinister
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1866	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00031-2452
  Died	24 May 1932  [5]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I21132	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Benjamin E. Eby,   b. 10 Feb 1818, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jul 1872, Near Centreville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Cressman,   b. 4 Oct 1818, Near Strasburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Feb 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1839	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 13, 14, 15]
  		Eby, Benjamin marriage cert. to Elizabeth Cressman.jpg
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Moses Kinsie,   b. 7 Mar 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jan 1913  (Age 72 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1866	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 9, 16]
  Children	1. Simon Kinsie,   b. 1 Nov 1866, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1940  (Age 73 years)   2. Lovina Kinsie,   b. 13 Jun 1874, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1944, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F1064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Leah Eby, "was born November 22nd, 1844. She is married to Moses Kenzie, a farmer. They live on the Preston Road, two miles south of Breslau, Waterloo County, Ontario, near the Cressman Meeting House. They have two children, Simon, married to Sarah Kraft and has a family of two children, and Lovina, unmarried." 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..., 561. [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..., 493. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 16920-1902. John Metz, 26, Occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley Twp., Res. Waterloo, son of Henry Metz and Sophia Schultz, married Lovinia Kinsie, 27, b. Breslau, Res. same, daughter of Moses Kinsie and Leah Eby, Witnessed by: Elias Brubacher and Lizzie Shelly, Both of Berlin, 22 Jan 1902 at Berlin [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..., 848. [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . In memory of / Moses Kinsie / born March 7,1840 died Jan.8,1913 / aged 72 yrs.10 mos & 1 day / his wife Leah Eby / born Nov.22,1845 died May 24,1932 / aged 87 yrs & 6 mos / Kinsie / Hamilton & Sons, Guelph [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 2. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 27. Lea EBY Birthplace: Canada Age 7 Mennonite b. 30-Nov [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 41. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Moses Kinzie Birth Place: Waterloo Township Residence: Waterloo Township Age: 26 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840 Father Name: Joseph Kinzie Mother Name: Barbara Devitt Spouse Name: Leah Eby Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo Township Spouse residence: Waterloo Township Spouse Father Name: Benjamin Eby Spouse Mother Name: Elizabeth Eby Marriage Date: 16 Jan 1866 Marriage County: Waterloo [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 3. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div. 2 Page 10. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 11. [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..., 560. [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..., 649. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 23 Mar 1839:13. last Tuesday Benjamin Eby, teacher, m. his son, Benjamin Eby, to Elisabeth Cressman, daughter of Abraham Cressman, all of Waterloo Tp. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 18 Jan 1866. 16 Jan 1866 By Rev. Kaessmann, Moses Kinsey was married to Lea Eby, both of Waterloo Township.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Nov 1845 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Spinister - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1866 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Jan 1866 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth