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

Benjamin Erb[1, 2]

Male 1820 - 1856  (36 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Erb 
    Born 1820  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1841  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    merchant 
    Eby ID Number 00032-2902 
    Died 1856  , USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I9800  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Jacob Erb,   b. 25 Jan 1768, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Salome Graybill,   b. 8 Aug 1778, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1821, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 22 Jun 1802  Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F2442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Master,   b. 18 Dec 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1895, Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 5 Jan 1841  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Children 
     1. Absalom Erb,   b. 1846, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Acey Erb,   b. 1848, of, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1849, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     3. Sephrona "Sarah" Erb,   b. 1853, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1938, , Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     4. Thomas Erb,   b. Abt 1854, of, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Eliza Ann Erb,   b. 1854, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1890, Crown Point, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)
     6. Edward Ellis Erb,   b. Abt 1856, of, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F2834  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Benjamin Erb, "the youngest son in the family of John (Jacob) and Salome (Graybill) Erb, was born in 1820. When a young man he was married to Miss Hannah Master and resided in New Hamburg where he was engaged in the mercantile business. Some forty years ago he moved to one of the Western States where he died in 1856, leaving a family of six 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 
    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..., 645.

    2. [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..., 79.

    3. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 29 Jan 1841 pg 5.
      5 Jan 1841 Benjamin ERB, merchant in Wilmot, married Hanna MAESTER, from Preston.

    4. [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..., 630.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1820 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - merchant - 1841 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Jan 1841 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1856 - , USA Link to Google Earth
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