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

1828 - 1918  (90 years)

• Name	Barbara Eby
  Born	15 Jun 1828	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Barbara Wideman
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00031-2604
  Died	4 Sep 1918	, Michigan, USA   [7, 8]
  Buried	Bern Mennonite Cemetery, , Huron Co., Michigan   [7, 8]
  Person ID	I21589	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Peter Eby,   b. 3 Jun 1800, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 24 Mar 1883  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Erb,   b. 22 Sep 1806, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Apr 1899  (Age 92 years)
  Married	24 Mar 1824  [3, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F1022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry L. Wideman,   b. 12 Oct 1820, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 May 1897  (Age 76 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1847	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7, 11]
  Children	1. Elias E. Weidman,   b. 14 Sep 1851, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Oct 1942, Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA  (Age 91 years)   2. Susanna Wideman,   b. 1852, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Moses E. Wideman,   b. 21 Jul 1858, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Oct 1947, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA  (Age 89 years)   4. Magdalena E. Wideman,   b. 6 Aug 1862, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 May 1957, Bay Port, Huron, Michigan, USA  (Age 94 years)   5. Lydia E. Wideman,   b. 17 Apr 1864, , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jul 1953, near, Caro, Tuscola, Michigan, USA  (Age 89 years)   6. Henry E. Wideman,   b. 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1959  (Age 92 years)   7. Menno E. Wideman,   b. 20 Jul 1867, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Apr 1923, Pigeon, Huron, Michigan, USA  (Age 55 years)   8. Daniel E. Wideman,   b. 10 Oct 1872, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Oct 1903  (Age 30 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F3669	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Barbara Eby, "was born June 15th, 1828. On December 21st, 1847, she was married to Henry Wideman who was born on October 12th, 1820. They reside on a farm near Dashwood, Hay Township, Huron County, Ontario, and have a family of seven children, namely: Elias E., Moses, Magdalena E., Lydia E., Henry E., Menno E., and Daniel E." 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.]. ___________________ Weidman. -Barbara (Eby) Weidman was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., June 15, 1828; died Sept. 4, 1918; age 90 y. 2 m. 18 d. On Dec. 21, 1847 she was married to Henry Weidman. They lived in Woolwich township a number of years, then moved to Hay township, Huron Co., Ont., on a farm where they resided until the death of her husband in May, 1897. In the same year she moved to Huron Co., Mich., and had her home with her children. She is survived by six children (Elias, Moses, Menno, Mrs. Magadalena Reist, Henry and Mrs. Lydia Detweiler). One son preceded her in death. There are also living 30 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, one sister and four brothers. Her health was failing for the last six months. Her desire for the last few years was to go to Jesus. The funeral was conducted on Sept. 7 by Bro. Menno Eash. Buried in the Bern Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XI, Number 26 - September 26, 1918 - pages 463 and 464

  
  

• 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..., 590. [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..., 638. [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..., 635. [S200] Census - ON, Huron, Hay Township - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 43 Household Number 188. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2 Page 22. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 16. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Barbara Eby Weidman - September 26, 1918 - pages 463 and 464. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., County, H., & Cemetery, M. (1828). Barbara Erb Eby Wideman (1828-1918) - Find A... Retrieved 8 May 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13059146/barbara-erb-wideman. [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..., 588. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 8 Page 74. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Huttner, Jacob Rev. - Minister of the Lutheran Church in Preston #80.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Jun 1828 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 21 Dec 1847 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Sep 1918 - , Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Earth