George S. Eby^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1776 - 1858  (82 years)

• Name	George S. Eby
  Born	8 May 1776	, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [2, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191061171
  Land	Bef 1831	Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 001, Waterloo County, Ontario   [6]
  Occupation	1851	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	gelder
  Occupation	1851	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	veternary surgeon
  Eby ID Number	00031-2581
  Died	17 Nov 1858	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Person ID	I21464	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George Eby,   b. 11 Dec 1748,   d. 10 Jun 1800, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Barbara Sensenig,   b. Jan 1750,   d. 24 Apr 1787  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Married	17 Sep 1769  [1]
  Family ID	F5171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Barbara Wenger,   b. 1780, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Sep 1834  (Age 54 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1797  [2, 3]
  Children	1. George W. Eby,   b. 25 Dec 1798, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1 Nov 1886, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States  (Age 87 years)   2. Peter Eby,   b. 3 Jun 1800, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 24 Mar 1883  (Age 82 years)   3. Nancy W. Eby,   b. 13 Oct 1801, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 4 Mar 1887, Thedford, Lambton Co., Ontario  (Age 85 years)   4. John W. Eby,   b. 6 Nov 1803, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 22 Oct 1891, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   5. Samuel W. Eby,   b. 18 Aug 1805, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 1847, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 42 years)   6. Martin Eby,   b. 4 Aug 1807, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jun 1891, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   7. David Wenger Eby,   b. 23 Apr 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jun 1886, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   8. Magdalena Eby,   b. Nov 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jan 1883  (Age ~ 69 years)   9. Elizabeth Eby,   b. 14 Apr 1814, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Apr 1843  (Age 28 years)   10. Veronica Eby,   b. 8 Mar 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Dec 1876, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)   11. Moses W. Eby,   b. 23 Dec 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Sep 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F4279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elisabeth,   b. 10 Oct 1789, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F20641	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  George Eby, "the fourth son of George Eby and his wife, Barbara Sensenig, was born May 8th, 1776, and was married, April 1st, 1797, to Barbara Wenger who was born in the year 1780 and died in September, 1834. In 1804 they moved from Pennsylvania to Canada. They were accompanied by his elder brother, Samuel, and a few others. He took up part of lot No. 1, German Company's Tract, in the township and county of Waterloo. The farm is now owned by Jacob B. Shantz. They had a family of eleven 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.]. _________________________ Among the early settlers of Berlin were August Fuchs, a jeweller, from Baden ; George Jantz, a grocer and tavern keeper, also from Baden ; Anselm Wagner, a potter from Alsace Theobald Spetz, The Catholic Church in Waterloo County Book I ______________________ Anselm Wagner was the first potter in Berlin and had a shop for many years on King street south. _________________ How More German Families Were Brought In At that stage there was a further influx of German hand-workers. In the main they came from Hesse, with sprinklings from Baden, Saxony. Mecklenburg, and other States. Woodworkers predominated. The Dorf however boasted a weaver, wagonmaker, hatmaker. a tailor (John Nahrgang), two shoemakers, and several carpenters, while Anselm Wagner, potter, made shilling crocks and flowerpots for the Hausfrau. A Dr. Klinkert was the first doctor A History of Kitchener ___________________ King Street , North Side Frederick Street. Bishop Benjamin Eby's farm came to the corner of King and Frederick Streets. Next to Frederick Street, Frederick and William Miller erected a frame building and used it as a general store. After the grading operations spoken of this building had to undergo the same process as the St. Nicholas Hotel. It was considered a fine building in its day with large windows on each side of the centre door. Henry Stroh finally bought the building and tore it down in 1868. Jacob Stroh has some of the window sash, shutters, stairway, etc., still in his possession. Later the building was occupied by Jacob Eckstein cigar maker and tobacco dealer. Mrs. Warren with a family lived on the second story for a number of years. Vacant lot. Next a large brick building with double deck porch along the front, the Queen's Arms Hotel, built about 1840 and continued as a hotel until about 1860. A Mr. Butchard was the first landlord and later Levi Weber. From this hotel the first omnibus met the trains at the G.T.R. station in Berlin in 1856. Before that day it was a stopping place of stage coaches operating from Hamilton and Galt to Berlin and beyond. The old Queen's Arms long vacant and practically ruined as a building was sold finally and made room for the Market Building and Town Hall in 1869.* Next we come to the John Roos house. This also had a double-deck veranda with heavy posts as was the style 1840-50. The building was later turned into a hotel known as the Market Hotel and kept by Casper Heller. A lot with a log cabin in the rear, occupied by Jacob Sauer, who had come from Pennsylvania, father of Mrs. John Roat. * See 1922 Annual Report W. H. S., p. 210. A harness shop occupied by John Roat, then by his son John and later by John Haugh, a son-in-law of John Roat. A garden. A dwelling, 4 or 5 feet lower than the street which had been filled up, where lived the Susand family. Mrs. Susand had a reputation with juveniles for tarts and molasses taffy sold in lc. bars. Her children were in the habit of selling these wares to passengers at the G.T.R. station. After her husband's death about 1860, widow Susand moved her shop to Foundry Street North, and there continued until she died. Susand was an ex-slave. In 1857 at a nomination meeting for Council, he was nominated and stood a good chance of being elected, as a joke. However, the more thoughtful element among the voters prevailed. A two story, frame building, lengthwise with King Street, built in the '30's. After street grading this had to be raised so that what had before been the ground floor became the cellar or basement. A house occupied by Wm. Hawke,-known as Bill Hawke- a mason. A stout, easy-going man. His wife was in the habit of standing in the door way, with white lace cap, smoking a clay pipe. The east end of this building was occupied by Winters, a hatter, the first hat maker in Berlin. He made the old style, broad brim, Mennonite hats in fashion up to about 1845. At the corner of Scott stood a brick building of good size with gable toward King Street, used to stable the first fire teams for a number of years. Later John Wagner had a waggon shop above and George Ward a blacksmith shop underneath. Scott Street was, however, not opened until many years later. A one and one-half story building rough cast, gable facing King St., occupied by H. W. Peterson, who began publishing the "Canada Museum", in 1835 and so continued until 1840 when he went to Guelph as first Registrar of the County of Wellington. This was the first newspaper published in Waterloo County. Jacob Hailer's house, a one and one-half story, frame building with porch along the front partly enclosed by lattice work. In this house was born in 1834, Catherine Hailer, who married Louis Breithaupt. She is said to have been the first child born in Berlin of parents who came from Germany. Hailer's barn was some distance back from the street and next along on the street front was his shop where he manufactured spinning wheels, etc., and chairs which had a large distribution. Hailer was an expert wood turner. He had two foot-power lathes and a number of German assistants from time to time, continuing his shop for about 40 years. A two story frame building lengthwise with King Street, erected by Dr. John Scott. He had a drug store with two good-sized windows at the front. On the east gable of the building was a sign, "Med. Hall" in large letters. The sign was legible long after Dr. Scott's death. The doctor pursued his practice on horseback for which he used three horses. He was the first medical practitioner in Berlin, coming in 1834, at the time of the cholera epidemic. For a few years before he was married he boarded at the Gaukel Hotel. His later house, after the one described, is still standing on Weber Street at the rear of the Kitchener Public Library. The old Scott house on King Street was later occupied by Franz Martin who kept a saloon. Martin had a musical family, with the zither as their principal instrument, which all the children could play. A one and one-half story, frame building, painted, occupied by Anslm Wagner, a potter. A brick building 1 ½ story lengthwise with King Street, the west end of which was John Eby's drug store, the rest of the building being his dwelling. This was the first regular drug store in Berlin. A brick building with a frame extension in the rear used by David Eby as a pump shop. Part of the brick building is still standing, the rest having been cut off for the opening of Eby Street North. A one story hip roof brick cottage occupied by Geo. Eby, a Notary, who came to Canada in 1804. He died in this house. A considerable fish story is told of how he followed a sturgeon in the Conestoga River, part of Grand River, and finally speared it. A one and one-half story building, probably rough cast, occupied by Hy. Wurm, a carpenter employed at the Simpson factory. A two story brick building painted red occupied by Henry S. Huber.' A handsome brick building, two story, with veranda along the front and ground floor considerably above the street level, with broad steps, the width of the building, leading to it, was built in 1850. Some time later it was occupied by Casper Heller and known as the Royal Exchange hotel. Following the old custom its swinging sign had "Last Chance" on the side toward the village and "First Chance" outward, referring to liquid refreshments. Heller kept a good hotel and had also a large shed and ham next east of the hotel. On the corner a steam grist mill was erected, about 1860. Louis Seyler, a German, was the miller. The custom was for farmers to bring in their wheat to have it ground, getting in return flour, bran and middlings, the miller retaining his toll. Later Lehnen & Shelly operated this mill. REMINISCENCES OF BERLIN (NOW KITCHENER) By JACOB STROH Contributed by Joseph M. Snyder. ___________________________ ?living with George in Waterloo Township in 1851 was apparently a second wife named Elizabeth born 10 Oct aged 63 born USA. source: 1851 census of Waterloo Township.

  
  

• 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..., 582. [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..., 587. [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..., 630. [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..., 287. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 3. George Sr. EBY Gelder USA 76 Mennonite b. 8-May Elilsabeth EBY USA 63 Mennonite b. 10-Oct [S1322] Land - Founding Families of Waterloo Township 1800-1830, 23. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. [S2070] Directory - Ontario Directory for 1851. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online.

  
  

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  Born - 8 May 1776 - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Land - Bef 1831 - Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 001, Waterloo County, Ontario Occupation - gelder - 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - veternary surgeon - 1851 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Nov 1858 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth