Leah Eby^{[1, 2]}

1839 - 1902  (63 years)

• Name	Leah Eby
  Born	11 Feb 1839	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Leah Klippert
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Wesleyan Methodist
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Evang.
  Residence	1881	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Evangelical
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Evangelical
  Eby ID Number	00031-2703
  Died	26 Apr 1902
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I21827	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	Susannah Capplen,   b. 8 Nov 1810, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jun 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Married	10 Mar 1830  [9]
  Family ID	F5294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Adam Klippert,   b. 24 May 1837, , Germany ,   d. 14 Mar 1917, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	17 Mar 1857  [1, 8]
  Children	1. William Klippert,   b. 4 Feb 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Mar 1915  (Age 57 years)   2. Conrad Klippert,   b. 1859, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Leander Conrad Klippert,   b. 17 Dec 1860, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Aug 1913, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 52 years)   4. Mary Ann Klippert,   b. 17 Apr 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jun 1901  (Age 39 years)   5. Adam E. Klippert,   b. 29 Aug 1864, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Daniel Klippert,   b. Sep 1869, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 May 1870, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)   7. John Eby Klippert,   b. 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Matilda Klippert,   b. 7 Sep 1877, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F5301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Leah Eby, "was born February 11th, 1839. On March 17th, 1857, she was married to Adam Klippert who was born May 24th, 1837. They reside in the town of Waterloo, Ontario, where he is engaged in manufacturing furniture, etc. They have had a family of eight 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.]. _________________________ The Chronicle Telegraph, May 1, 1902, p. 5 Death of Mrs A. Klippert The death occurred at 9 o'clock Saturday evening of Mrs. Klippert, wife of Mr. Adam Klippert, and one of the oldest residents of our town, aged 63 years, 2 months and 15 days. Deceased had been ill for several months with jaundice but her end came rather suddenly caused by hemmorage of the stomach. Mrs. Klippert, nee Leah Eby, was the daughter of Mr. Sam Eby and was born near Conestogo in 1839. She spent all her days in Berlin and Waterloo. She was married to Mr. Klippert in 1857. The fruits of this marriage were eight children, three of whom predeceased her. A sorrowing husband, four sons and one daughter are left to mourn her death. She was a consistent and faithful member of the Evangelical Association. Her death is the third in her fanily inside of three months, a sister and a brother having died recently. The funeral of the late Mrs. Klippert, held Tuesday afternoon, was attended by a large number of friends. The services were conducted by Rev. Mr. [the rest isn't legible]..

  
  

• 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..., 601. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012241-83. Josiah MUSSELMAN, 23, laborer, Woolwich twp., Elmira, s/o Isaac MUSSELMAN & Susan HINGER, married Catherine BEATTIE, 27, Waterloo, Woolwich twp., d/o Simon BEATTIE & Julia BEECOM, witn: Urias BEATTIE & Melvina GOWING, both of Woolwich twp., 3 Oct 1883 at Hawksville [S135] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1901, Waterloo (Town/Ville) D-3 Page 4. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Div 1 Pg 29. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 27. [S302] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1881, Waterloo Village 1881 Div. 1 Page 29. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 2 Page 14. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 54. [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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Feb 1839 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesleyan Methodist - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evang. - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1881 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Evangelical - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth