Joseph H. B. Erb^{[1, 2, 3]}

1824 - 1870  (46 years)

• Name	Joseph H. B. Erb
  Born	20 Jun 1824	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	iron foundry owner  [5]
  Residence	1846	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00032-2811
  Died	22 Oct 1870	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10]
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I578	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Anna "Nancy" Detweiler,   b. 19 Dec 1827, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	8 Dec 1846	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 8]
  Children	1. Ephraim D. Erb,   b. 1846, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Esther Erb,   b. 9 Mar 1850, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jan 1930  (Age 79 years)   3. Mary Ann Erb,   b. 1851, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Emeline Erb,   b. 18 Jan 1856,   d. 17 Mar 1856  (Age 0 years)   5. Joanne Erb,   b. 1857, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Phoebe Erb,   b. 6 Mar 1858, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Apr 1948  (Age 90 years)   7. Catharine "Kitty" Erb,   b. 7 Oct 1860, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Sep 1870, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 9 years)   8. Jacob D. Erb,   b. 1 Feb 1864, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1944, Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA  (Age 80 years)   9. William Erb,   b. 1867, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Joanna Erb,   b. 1870, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1956  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F209	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph Erb, "was born June 20th, 1824, and died in Elmira, Ontario, October 22nd, 1870. He was married to Nancy Detweiler who was born December 19th, 1827. He had a family of eight 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..., 624. [S173] Ancestry.com. [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. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . In memory of / Joseph H. B. Erb / who died Oct. 22, 1870 / aged / 46 years 4 mo. 2 d's. / verse [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 3 Nov 1870. 22 Oct 1870 in Elmira, part owner of iron foundry, 44 yrs, 3 mths, 5 days. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 9 Page 63. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 2 Nov 1870. Erb, Joseph B. died 22 Oct 1870 At Elmira. Late of Blair. Aged 47 years, 2 months, and 2 days. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev. Jacob Huttner - Minister of The Lutheran Evangelical Church In The Village of Preston report 65. Joseph Erb, Jun., of Waterloo, married Nancy Dettweiler, of Dumfries 8 Dec. 1846 [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..., 510. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 7.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Jun 1824 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1846 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Dec 1846 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Oct 1870 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth