Margaret Elizabeth Clare

1868 - 1949  (81 years)

• Name	Margaret Elizabeth Clare
  Born	1868	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lizzie Clare
  Name	Margaret Elizabeth Erb
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1949	519 Queenston St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-350956
  Died	21 Dec 1949	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I350956	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Reeeve Johannes "John" Clare,   b. CALC 15 Oct 1823, Odenbach, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 9 Mar 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Margaret Beck,   b. 15 Sep 1826, Weiler, Baden, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 8 Mar 1906, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1845	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F14460	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harry Joseph Erb,   b. 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Sep 1916, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1901	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  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

  Mrs. Margaret Erb PRESTON, Dec 22. One of Preston's oldest citizens, Margaret Elizabeth Clare. widow, of Harry Joseph Erb, died at her residence, 519 Queen Street, last night at the age of 81 years. Mrs. Erb was well known in Preston, having resided here for 77 years. Her, death culminated an illness of the past six months. A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Clare of Preston, she was the last surviving member of their family. Born in Preston, she resided here all her life with the exception of four years spent in Winnipeg, about 40 years ago. A member of St. John's Anglican Church, she was active in the work of the church and various church organizations, until recent years. Surviving is a son, John Clare Erb of Preston. Her husband predeceased her in 1916. The body is resting at the residence, where the funeral will be held tomorrow at 2: 30. Interment will he in the Preston Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 22 Dec 1949 pg 7

  
  

• Sources

  [S105] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1871, Pg 6. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 34. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 18. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Pillow Markers, 1st Row At Back] Our Ammale/ Be Ye Holy/ As I Am Holy./ Margaret E. Gee/ 1910 - 1962/ Wife Of/ John C. Erb./ John C. Erb/ 1906 - 1970/ Husband Of/ Margaret E. Gee./ Margaret E. Clare/ Wife Of/ Harry J. Erb/ 1868 - 1949./ [S826] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Preston - Saint Peter's Lutheran - index. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner, Lutheran Minister, Preston report 53. John Clare, married to Margaretha Beck, both of Waterloo. 28 Sept. 1845 [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 - 1868 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 16 Jan 1901 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Dec 1949 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth