Samuel Erb^[1]

1792 - 1878  (86 years)

• Photos

  Samuel Erb From a binder called Hannah's Albums, (Waterloo Region Branch, OGS Collection)

  
  

• Name	Samuel Erb
  Born	4 Jan 1792	, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Public Service	1822	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Assessor - Waterloo Township
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	yeoman
  Eby ID Number	00032-2781
  Died	26 Jun 1878	Norwich, North Norwich Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario   [1, 3, 4]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I123	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Erb,   b. 8 Dec 1764, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Sep 1832, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Schantz,   b. Jun 1770, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Jun 1826, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Family ID	F2819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Lewis,   b. 14 Aug 1795, Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario ,   d. 26 Mar 1877, South Norwich Township, Oxford Co., Ontario  (Age 81 years)
  Married	25 Jun 1816  [1]
  Children	1. John L. Erb,   b. 24 Nov 1818, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jun 1878  (Age 59 years)   2. Nancy Ann Erb,   b. 19 May 1819, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1910, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   3. Samuel Lewis Erb,   b. 13 Sep 1820, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jun 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 40 years)   4. Margaret Erb,   b. 11 Jul 1822, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Oct 1909, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   5. Abraham L. Erb,   b. 11 May 1824, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Nov 1902  (Age 78 years)   6. Joseph Lewis Erb,   b. 27 May 1826, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1898  (Age 71 years)   7. William Lewis Erb,   b. 22 Aug 1828, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Aug 1907, South River, Parry Sound District, Ontario  (Age 78 years)   8. Nelson L. Erb,   b. 12 Feb 1831, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Jared L. Erb,   b. 7 Jul 1833, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Aug 1892  (Age 59 years)   10. Henry L. Erb,   b. 1 Jan 1836, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1908, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA  (Age 71 years)   11. Barbara Erb,   b. 1837, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Levi L. Erb,   b. 6 Jun 1838, About Two Miles South-East Of Berlin, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Nov 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 38 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Samuel Erb, "the eldest son of John and Magdalena Erb, was born January 4th, 1792. On June 25th, 1816, he was married to Mary Lewis who was born August 14th, 1795, and died March 26th, 1877. They resided for many years about two miles south-east of Berlin, on the farm lately owned by Israel Snider, where there family was born. Later they moved to Norwich, Oxford County, Ontario, where he died June 26th, 1878. Their family consisted of eleven 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.]. _______________________- ERB.-June 26th, in Middlesex Co., Ont., SAMUEL ERB, aged 84 years, 5 months and several days. Herald of Truth - Volume XV, Number 8 - August 1878, pages 141, 143 and 144

  
  

• 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..., 618. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 3 Pg 26. Samuel ERB Yeoman Pennsylvania 61 Methodist Mary ERB wife Canada 57 Methodist Gerrad ERB son Canada 19 Methodist Henry ERB son Canada 17 Methodist Levi ERB son Canada 14 Methodist Alvera POWELL Servant Canada 13 Methodist [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 4 Jul 1878. Died 26 Jun 1878 In Norwich, Samuel Erb the father of William Erb of Bloomingdale died at the age of 86 years [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103038385. [S1449] Book - Grassroots Government Biographies of Waterloo Township Councillors. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 3 Pg 26.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Jan 1792 - , Pennsylvania, USA Public Service - Assessor - Waterloo Township - 1822 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - yeoman - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Jun 1878 - Norwich, North Norwich Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth