David B. Eby^{[1, 2, 3]}

1827 - 1897  (69 years)

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• Name	David B. Eby
  Born	26 Aug 1827	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1851	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1887	78 Erb St. E., Waterloo, Ontario
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00031-2385
  Died	19 Mar 1897	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  	Cause: spinal sclerosis (4 years)
  Buried	21 Mar 1897
  Person ID	I20859	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	David Eby,   b. 23 Feb 1785, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1 Apr 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Bechtel,   b. 5 Mar 1787, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 15 Jan 1844  (Age 56 years)
  Married	8 May 1810  [2, 12]
  Family ID	F2984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lydia Bauman,   b. 10 Sep 1831, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Aug 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Married	21 Jan 1851	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 11, 13]
  Children	1. Amanda Eby,   b. 31 Oct 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jun 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)   2. Joel Eby,   b. 25 Feb 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Aug 1915  (Age 62 years)   3. Cyrus Eby,   b. 18 Jan 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Sep 1906, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)   4. Angeline Eby,   b. 6 Oct 1858, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Amsey Eby,   b. 1 Dec 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Feb 1866  (Age 4 years)   6. David B. Eby,   b. 1 Jun 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   7. Lydia Ann Eby,   b. 18 Apr 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Sep 1918  (Age 52 years)   8. Nelson Eby,   b. 14 Jan 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Apr 1883  (Age 15 years)   9. Mary Ann Eby,   b. 14 Apr 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1941, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   10. Selina Eby,   b. 21 Oct 1872, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Feb 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F2353	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Kaercher,   b. 11 Feb 1853, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1884  [1, 10]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F5154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David B. Eby, "was born August 26th, 1827. On January 21st, 1851, he was married to Lydia Bowman who was born September 10th, 1831, and died August 14th, 1882. Shortly after his marriage he moved on his father's old homestead, several miles west of the town of Waterloo where she died. After the decease of his first wife he was married, March 25th, 1884, to Mary Kercher, widow of the late Hiram Hewitt. She was born February 11th, 1853. In April 1891, they left the farm and moved to the town of Waterloo where they are still residing. To Mr. Eby and his first wife were born ten 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.]. _____________________ EBY - On the 19th of March, 1897, in the town of Waterloo, Ont. , Bro. David Eby, aged 70 years, 4 months, 13 days. Bro. Eby had been failing for a number of years, and had not expected to cross the threshold of 1897, but he was fully resigned to God's will. Buried on the 21st at the E. Eby M. H. Funeral services by Solomon Gehamn. A widow and family of three children mourn his departure. Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXIV, No. 8, April 15, 1897 - Page 124, 125 _________________________ THE OLD SCHOOLHOUSE An interesting meeting took place the Saturday before last in the old log cabin in Waterloo Park. This house was, of course, the first schoolhouse in this area and stood originally on the school-house square at the corner of King and Church Streets in Waterloo. It was built in 1820 and served its purpose until 1842, when it was torn down and a 1-storey stone house was constructed on the site. The dismantled log house was erected again in Greenbush and served as a residence for a long time for the coloured man, Mr. Carroll and his family. In the course of this year, the Waterloo Park Commissioners purchased the house, moved it to their park and furnished it again as it was when it was a school-house. At this gathering, in addition to many other ladies and gentlemen, the following (male and female) former pupils attended, took their places on the benches, and were called to order by the 82-year-old teacher, Benjamin Burkholder, who held the scepter, or rather, the switch, from 1831 to 1842 in the old log-house: Joel Guth, 80 years old; Abraham Scherk, Blair, 79; Jakob Bricker, Waterloo, 77; Sarah Burkholder, nee Erb, Bridgeport, 75; Amos Weber, Berlin, 73; John C, Bricker, Hawksville, 71; Maria Erb, nee Quickfall, Norwich 69; David B. Eby, Waterloo, 69; Wendel Baumann, Woolwich, 68; Henry Stauffer, Erbsville, 67; Simon Beatty, Elmira, 67; Jakob Ratz, New Hamburg, 67; Israel Baumann, Berlin, 65; George Elbert, Moorefield, 63; George H. Baumann, Elmira, 63; John Devitt, Waterloo, 62; Richard Quickfall, Bridgeport, 62; Isaak Hoffmann, Waterloo, 61; Robert Barkwell, Peel, 60; Diana McMahon, nee Dekay, Berlin, 60; Thomas Quickfall, Floradale, 60; Benjamin Devitt, Waterloo, 60; Isaak Devitt, Floradale, 58; John Longmann, Peel, 57. In addition, to these, the teacher read the names of 25 pupils from the roll; they were, however, absent. Mr. Burkholder gave an interesting talk about the history of the old school-house, and after him, Rev. J.A. MacLachlan, Rev. J. McNair, Mr. J.E. Baumann, M.P., and Mr. Jakob Ratz spoke about the old days which brought many things out of the past to mind again. School was, as a rule, only in session in winter and the costs were borne by the parents of the children. There were few subjects taught, namely: Reading, Writing and Sums. The children heard little about language, and geography; no child had more than 2 or 3 books. The predominant language was German. The pupils learned to read and write English, but didn't understand a word of it. Among the teachers in the old school-house from 1820-1842, with the exception of Mr. Burkholder, were the following whose names are still recognized: Jephtha DeKay, Joseph Guth, John Herringer, Peter Otto, John Dobbin, Elias Eby, Robert Barber, & Joseph Eby. After those present, on hearing the various speeches felt themselves transported back to the past, the school was closed at four o'clock and the pupils were gathered together in front of the school and photographed as a group. On their return into the school, they found it had been transformed into a dining room with heavily-laden tables, which the old-timers thoroughly enjoyed. After everyone had chatted cordially for a while longer, the gathering broke up. The company will not meet again in complete numbers, nor in such a way. Berliner Journal September 26, 1895 Page 4 Column 4

  
  

• 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..., 542. [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..., 195. [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..., 130. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, Obituary of David B. Eby - April 15, 1897. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 2 Page 39. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 4 Page 20. [S2222] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township (North) - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 31. [S1573] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1891, Section 3 Page 58. [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, 21 Jan 1851 Pg 4. BAUMANN, Lydia married 21 Jan 1851 To David EBY. Both of Waterloo. minister F. W. Bindemann [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..., 537. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. David Eby, 25, yeoman of Waterloo married 21 Jan 1851 in Greenbush by banns to Lidia Baumann, 18, of Waterloo, wit. William Dekay - carpenter - Waterloo & C. Bindemann - Waterloo

  
  

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  Born - 26 Aug 1827 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 21 Jan 1851 - Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1887 - 78 Erb St. E., Waterloo, Ontario Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: spinal sclerosis (4 years) - 19 Mar 1897 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth