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

Ephraim B. Erb[1, 2]

Male 1829 - 1911  (81 years)


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  • Name Ephraim B. Erb 
    Born 16 Jul 1829  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Business Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Erb & Brother - drygood, grocery, liquors, crockery, hardware Preston and Breslau 
    Business Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Erb & Brother - drygood, grocery, liquors, crockery, hardware Preston and Breslau 
    Occupation 1852  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Clerk 
    Occupation 1852  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Clerk 
    Occupation 1853  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    merchant 
    Elected Office 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    councillor - Waterloo Township 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Merchant 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Elected Office 1867  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Warden for the County of Waterloo 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Commission Merchant 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1881  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Merchant 
    Eby ID Number 00032-2813 
    Died 18 Jan 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Cause: arterial sclerosis (senile), heart failure (sudden death) 
    Buried Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Person ID I4994  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father John S. Erb,   b. 4 Sep 1795, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1873  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Maria Bricker,   b. 1 Sep 1797, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1876  (Age 78 years) 
    Family ID F2328  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Jane Dobbin,   b. 13 Aug 1834, Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1920, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 23 Mar 1854  Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9
    Children 
     1. Mary Jane Erb,   b. 1858, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Minnie Erb,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F1570  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Ephraim B. Erb, "was married to Jane Dobbin. Mr. Erb was engaged in the mercantile and milling business in Breslau, Ontario, for a number of years. Thence he moved to Preston where he was engaged in the dry goods and grocery business until he moved to St. John, New Brunswick, thence to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he is engaged in the commission business. Their family consists of one daughter named Minnie."

      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 
    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..., 624-625.

    2. [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..., 312.

    3. [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 7.

    4. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Ephraim Erb Death Date: 18 Jan 1911 Death Location: Waterloo Born: abt 1830 Birth Location: Preston

    5. [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 20.

    6. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 36.

    7. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 48.

    8. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 12 Page 87.

    9. [S42] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Vol 9 Part 2 1852 - 1857.
      Ephraim ERB, Merchant, of Preston, to Elizabeth Jane DEBBIN, of Garafraxa. 23 Mar. 1854. Wit. John SMITH and Thomas McKEE by Rev'd G. Smellie, Minister Melville Church, Fergus

    10. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Ephraim B. ERB/ 1829 - 1911/ E. Jane DOBBIN/ his wife/ 1834 - 1920/ ERB.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Jul 1829 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Erb & Brother - drygood, grocery, liquors, crockery, hardware Preston and Breslau - - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBusiness - Erb & Brother - drygood, grocery, liquors, crockery, hardware Preston and Breslau - - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Clerk - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Clerk - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - merchant - 1853 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Mar 1854 - Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - councillor - Waterloo Township - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Warden for the County of Waterloo - 1867 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Commission Merchant - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant - 1881 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: arterial sclerosis (senile), heart failure (sudden death) - 18 Jan 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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