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

Peter Weber

Male 1801 - 1873  (72 years)


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  • Name Peter Weber 
    Born 11 Jun 1801  Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Farmer 
    Eby ID Number 00127-7708 
    Died 3 Jul 1873  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Buried Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I54117  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Peter Weber,   b. 1760, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth Wenger,   b. Abt 1760, Of, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F277  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Wenger,   b. 11 Feb 1805, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1884, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 1822  [1
    Children 
     1. Israel Weber,   b. 2 Sep 1823, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1849  (Age 26 years)
     2. Jonas Weber,   b. 8 Nov 1824, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1875, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     3. Zimmerman Weber,   b. 3 May 1826, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1893, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     4. Peter Weber,   b. 26 Dec 1827, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Urbana, Champaign, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Rev. Isaac W. Weber,   b. 19 Sep 1829, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1892, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     6. Joseph Weber,   b. 10 Nov 1831, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Veronica Weber,   b. 7 Jun 1833, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. IN INFANCY
     8. Mary Weber,   b. 20 Oct 1834, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Oct 1907  (Age 73 years)
     9. Elizabeth Weber,   b. 3 Feb 1836, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1850  (Age 14 years)
     10. Eli Weber,   b. 10 Sep 1837, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1882, Caledonia, Kent, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     11. Magdalena Weber,   b. 14 Jun 1839, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. IN INFANCY
     12. John Weber,   b. 15 Jun 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. IN INFANCY
     13. Susannah Weber,   b. 3 Dec 1841, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     14. Anna Weber,   b. 31 Mar 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1928, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     15. Lydia Weber,   b. 13 Jun 1844, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     16. Catharine "Katie" Weber,   b. 15 Nov 1846, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1922  (Age 75 years)
     17. Lovina Weber,   b. 25 Feb 1848, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1858  (Age 9 years)
     18. Hiram Weber,   b. 31 May 1850, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F13984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Peter Weber," the fifth son of Peter and Elizabeth (Wenger) Weber) was born in Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, June 11th, 1801. In 1822 he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Zimmerman) Wenger. She was born February 11th, 1805. On April 7th, 1825, they in company with his brother John and family, left Earl Township and moved to Canada, arriving on the farm now possessed by Joseph M. Brubacher, two miles north-east of the town of Waterloo, on the 26th, of the same month. They located on the "Peter Musselman Farm" a little north of Conestogo, in the township of Woolwich. Here they resided until their deaths. They had a family of eighteen children. The two eldest were born in Pennsylvania. The names of the children are as follows:"


      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. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 575.

    2. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div 4, Page 57.

    3. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 1 Page 3.

    4. [S64] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Martin's Mennonite CC#4521 Internet Link.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jun 1801 - Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Jul 1873 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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