Harry Joseph Erb^[1]

1856 - 1916  (60 years)

• Name	Harry Joseph Erb
  Born	1856	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86144655
  Name	Harry Erb
  Name	Harvey Joseph Erb
  Name	Henry Erb
  Residence	1861	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	United Presbyterian
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Not Given
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	00032-2819.5
  Died	18 Sep 1916	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Cause: Cause: Cerebral Apoplexy (3 weeks)
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I350955	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Reeve Abraham Albert "Abram" Erb,   b. 8 Mar 1829, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1896, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Margaret Wallace,   b. CALC 11 Sep 1831, Blackburn, Scotland ,   d. 11 Jan 1915, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Family ID	F251552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Elizabeth Clare,   b. 1868, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1949, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1901	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Children	1. John Wilfred Clare Erb,   b. 18 Jul 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Oct 1970, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F251553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mr Harry Erb Is Dead The death occurred Monday night of one of the town's best known men in the person of Mr Harry Erb who had been ill only a short time He had been a lifelong resident of Preston except for a few years when he was a resident of Winnipeg, where he was engaged in looking after the affairs of Clare Bros A Co of this town. At the time of his death he was engaged in the office of the above concern. He leaves his widow and one son. The News Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Wed, Sep 20, 1916 Page 2

  
  

• 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..., 626. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Film 1375901 District 161 Sub-district E Page Number 28 Household Number 149. [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 4. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 28. [S1473] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1861, Div. 1 Page 3. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 14. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Right Side] James Alfred Erb/ Died Nov. 21, 1867/ In His 10th Year/ Harry J. Erb/ Beloved Husband Of/ Margaret E. Clare/ Died Sept. 18, 1916/ In His 81st Year./ [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Harry Erb Gender:Male Birth Year:abt 1856 Birth Place:Preston Age at Death:60 Death Date:18 Sep 1916 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Elizabeth Margaret Clare Age:29 Birth Date:abt 1872 Birth Place:Preston, Ontario Marriage Date:16 Jan 1901 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:John Clare Mother:Margaret Back Spouse:Joseph Harry Erb Spouse's Age:44 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1857 Spouse Birth Place:Preston, Ontario Spouse Father:Abram Albert Erb Spouse Mother:Margaret Wallace Erb

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1856 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Not Given - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Jan 1901 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Cerebral Apoplexy (3 weeks) - 18 Sep 1916 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth