Christian Erb^[1]

1815 - 1849  (34 years)

• Name	Christian Erb
  Born	15 May 1815	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	accident, misfortune
  Residence	1835	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Misfortune	1849
  	accidentally killed, June 28th, 1849, while raising the frame-work of their new house
  Eby ID Number	00032-2831
  Died	28 Jun 1849	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  	Cause: accident
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I2374	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John Erb,   b. 8 Dec 1764, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Sep 1832, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Schantz,   b. Jun 1770, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Jun 1826, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Family ID	F2819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Brower,   b. 20 Jun 1815, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 30 Jul 1883, Townsend Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario  (Age 68 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1835	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5, 7]
  Children	1. Nancy Erb,   b. 1 Jan 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Oct 1846  (Age 9 years)   2. Aaron B. Erb,   b. 30 Mar 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1927, , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Christian Erb, "the fifth and youngest son of John and Magdalena (Schrantz) Erb, was born May 15th, 1815. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Maris) Brower. She was born June 20th, 1815, and died some years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Erb resided on a farm a little below Preston where he was accidentally killed, June 28th, 1849, while raising the frame-work of their new house. They had a family of two 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

  
  

• 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..., 628-629. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . In / memory of / Christian Erb / who departed this life / June 28th 1849 / aged 34 years / 1 month / & 13 days / A faithful friend, a companion dear / a tender father lieth here / great is the loss that we sustain / but hope in heaven to meet again [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 48. [S26] Lower Canada Marriage Bonds (1779-1858), C-6784. Name of Future Husband: ERB, Christian Res: Waterloo Township, Halton County Name of Future Wife: BROMER, Elizabeth Res: Waterloo Township, Halton County Reference: RG 5 B9 Volume: 29 Bond Number: 4622 Date: 1835-02-17 [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..., 629. [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..., 335. [S2171] Original Marriage Certificates in private hands, original in the possession of Dan Clark 2014 [email]. marriage certificate and the date is Feb. 19 1835. The licence was "given from under my hand and seal at Hamilton" by Wesleyan Methodist minister A.K.McKenzie C,W.M.P.. Witnesses were H.(first name hard to read)Williams and John Beachtel(Bechtel).

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 May 1815 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1835 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Feb 1835 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: accident - 28 Jun 1849 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth