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

Catharine W. Eby[1, 2]

Female 1830 - 1909  (79 years)


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  • Name Catharine W. Eby 
    Born 4 Jun 1830  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Female 
    Name Catharine W. Bowman 
    Name Katie Eby 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00031-2678 
    Died 6 Jul 1909  [5, 6
    Buried Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I21721  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father John W. Eby,   b. 6 Nov 1803, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1891, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Veronica Weber,   b. 19 Jul 1808, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Family ID F4613  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isaac G. Bowman,   b. 13 Aug 1822, , , , New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1893, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 2 Jan 1849  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11
    Children 
     1. Levi Bowman,   b. Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Veronica E. "Fanny" Bowman,   b. 7 Feb 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1938, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     3. John E. Bowman,   b. 18 Dec 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Noah E. Bowman,   b. 22 Sep 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1934  (Age 80 years)
     5. Benjamin E. Bowman,   b. 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1925, Saskatoon, , Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     6. Amanda E. Bowman,   b. 21 Aug 1858, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1887  (Age 29 years)
     7. Mary E. Bowman,   b. 3 Aug 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1942  (Age 81 years)
     8. Eli Eby Bowman,   b. 9 Aug 1862, Bright, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1939, Limerick (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     9. George E. Bowman,   b. 20 Oct 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1917  (Age 52 years)
     10. Laura Bowman,   b. 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Lucy E. Bowman,   b. 27 Jan 1867, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     12. Sarah E. Bowman,   b. 15 Sep 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F2056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Catharine W. Eby, "was born June 4th, 1830. She was married to Isaac G. Bowman, a farmer and resided near Freeport, Ontario. She had a family of ten children, namely: John, Noah, Benjamin, George, Levi, Veronica, Amanda, Mary, Sarah, and a baby whose name has not been ascertained. "


      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.].

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      Bowman.-- Catharine Eby, widow of the late Isaac Bowman, was born in Berlin, Ont., in 1830; died July 6, 1909; aged 79 y. 1 m. 2 d. She is survived by five sons and four daughters. She was a faithful sister in the Mennonite Church. Funeral services were conducted in the Berlin Mennonite Church, by Noah Stauffer and Simon Swartz. Text, Psa. 16: 11 and Mark 14: 8. Buried in cemetery near Hagy Church.


      Gospel Herald - Vol. II, No. 17 - July 22, 1909

  • 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..., 597.

    2. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 2.

    3. [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..., 149.

    4. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Division 2 Page Number 44 Household Number 209.

    5. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Isaac G. Bowman/ died April 13, 1893/ aged 70 years 8 mo./ Then let our sorrows cease to flow/ God hath recalled his own/ but let our hearts in every woe/ still say Thy will be done/ Catharine Eby/ his beloved wife/ died July 6, 1909/ aged 79 yrs. 1 m. 2 d./ Dearest mother thou hast left us/ here thy loss we deeply feel,/ but tis God that hath bereft us,/ He can all our sorrows heal/ Bowman

    6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, July 22, 1909 - Obituary of Catharine W. Eby.

    7. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 20.
      Kathrine BOWMAN Birthplace: Canada Age 22 Mennonite b.

    8. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-11 Page 4.

    9. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 23.

    10. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 44.

    11. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 5 Jan 1849 Pg 1.
      BAUMAN, Isaac married 2 Jan 1849 To Catharina EBY. minister J. Huttner

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Jun 1830 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Jan 1849 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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