Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Solomon M. Eby[1, 2]

Male 1864 - 1944  (79 years)


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  • Name Solomon M. Eby 
    Born 7 Apr 1864  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1884  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1891  St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    teamster 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Labourer Mill 
    Occupation 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Miller 
    Residence 1911  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Evangelical Association 
    Eby ID Number 00031-2610 
    Died 4 Mar 1944  [9
    Buried Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I21619  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Benjamin L. Eby,   b. 25 Oct 1829, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1920  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Barbara Martin,   b. 26 Sep 1830, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1876, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 9 Sep 1851  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    Family ID F2909  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christena Eby,   b. 15 Aug 1863, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1934, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 25 Mar 1884  Amabel Township, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Children 
     1. Edna Mae Eby,   b. 7 Jan 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Oct 1953, Mount Forest, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     2. Rev. Lloyd E. Eby,   b. 2 Mar 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1969, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     3. Erma Mildred Eby,   b. 11 Dec 1894, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1982, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     4. Beatrice Eby,   b. 3 Dec 1898, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1960, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     5. Clarence Eby,   b. 9 Nov 1900, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1901  (Age 1 years)
     6. Harold Eby,   b. Nov 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F5273  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Solomon M. Eby, "was born April 7th, 1864. He is married to Christina Eby. They reside in St. Jacobs, Ontario, where he is engaged in manufacturing patent heating drums. His family consists of three children, namely: Edna, Lloyd, and Arma."


      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..., 591.

    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..., 593.

    3. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-3 Page 14.

    4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Christina Eby Born: Waterloo Age: 21 Father: Peter Eby Mother: Catherine Eby Born: abt 1863 Spouse: Solomon Eby Age: 20 born: Waterloo Father: Benjamin Eby Mother: Barbary Eby married 25 Mar 1884

    5. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 45.

    6. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 2 Page 11.

    7. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 14.

    8. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 32.

    9. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18483285/solomon-eby.

    10. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.

    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..., 590.

    12. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Marriages By Rev'd Benjamin Eby, Minister of The Mennonist Society, Berlin report #194.
      Benjamin L. Eby, to Barbara Martin, both of Woolwich. 9 Sept. 1851. Rev. Eby. Wit. Daniel Martin and Peter Eby.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Apr 1864 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1884 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Mar 1884 - Amabel Township, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - teamster - 1891 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer Mill - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Miller - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical Association - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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