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

Jeremiah Eby[1, 2, 3]

Male 1859 - 1866  (7 years)


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  • Name Jeremiah Eby 
    Born 21 Feb 1859  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00031-2693 
    Died 20 Oct 1866  , Kent Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 6
    Cause: killed by the falling of a dead limb 
    Buried Holy Corners Cemetery, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I21799  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Father William K. Eby,   b. 11 Jul 1831, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1910, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Susannah Detweiler,   b. 8 Aug 1832, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1914, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 31 Jul 1853  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7
    Family ID F13899  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • On the 21st of October 1866, in Kent Co., Michigan, JEREMIAH, son of William and Susanna EBY, aged 7 years, 7 months, and 28 days. He was killed by the falling of a dead limb, which struck him on the back of his head, and also broke his right arm. He died four hours after the accident. Funeral services were conducted by Abm. Detweiler from Jn. 3: 8. He was living with Jonas Detweiler. His parents reside in Waterloo Co., Canada West.


      Herald of Truth - Volume IV, Number 1 - January 1867, Pages 14-16

  • 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..., 600.

    2. [S173] Ancestry.com.

    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..., 511.

    4. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, Obituary of Jeremiah Eby - January 1867.

    5. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 1 Page 6.

    6. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30022898.

    7. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      William Eby, potter of Markham married 31 Jul 1853 in Greenbush by lic. to Susanna Dettweiler of Woolwich. wit: Franz Bussenberger of Waterloo & Joseph Dettweiler of Woolwich

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Feb 1859 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: killed by the falling of a dead limb - 20 Oct 1866 - , Kent Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Holy Corners Cemetery, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, United States Link to Google Earth
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