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Benjamin B. Eby

Benjamin B. Eby[1]

Male 1819 - 1898  (78 years)

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    Benjamin B. Eby
    Benjamin B. Eby
    From: Find A Grave submitted by George DeKay

  • Name Benjamin B. Eby 
    Born 24 Dec 1819  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1880  Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Proprietor of Planning Mill 
    Eby ID Number 00031-2498 
    Died 14 Sep 1898  Squiresville, Owen, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Eastern Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I21309  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Daniel Eby,   b. Jan 1773, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1820, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Mother Delilah,   b. 25 Apr 1779,   d. 25 Jun 1842, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married Jan 1818  [1
    Family ID F5210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Smith,   b. 28 Apr 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1847, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years) 
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F5212  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Susan Watkins,   b. 29 Jun 1829, , Guernsey Co., Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1885  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 18 Jan 1848  Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Sarah Cordelia Eby,   b. Abt 1849, Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Leander Eby,   b. Abt 1851, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Charles H. Eby,   b. Abt 1853, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Annie Eby,   b. Abt 1855, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Benjamin F. Eby,   b. 1858, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Alice E. Eby,   b. Abt 1859, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Charles O. Eby,   b. Abt 1861, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Lee Hampton Eby,   b. 1869, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F5213  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Benjamin B. Eby, "was born December 24th, 1819, and was married to Sarah Smith who died of small-pox, January 2nd, 1847, aged 18 years, 8 months and 14 days. After the death of his wife he left Berlin, Ontario, and went to Stratford, Ontario, thence to Hamilton, Ontario. From Hamilton he went to Wheeling, West Virginia, where, January 18th, 1848, he married a second time. His second wife's name was Susan Watkins, born June 29th, 1829, in Guernsey County, Ohio, and died March 7th, 1885. They had a family of eight children, namely: Sarah C. (dead), Leander, (dead), Charles H. (dead), Annie (dead), Benjamin F. (dead), Alice E. (dead), Charles O.(dead), and Lee Hampton who resides in Wheeling. All the named children, with the exception of Sarah Cordelia who was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, were born in Louisville, Kentucky. Benjamin Franklin Eby, the third son of the family, was married to Mary Della Townsend, and at his death left a family of three children, namely: Daisy Adams, Robert Lee, and Irene."


      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..., 572.

    2. [S362] Census - KY - 1880, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky Film 1254422 Page Number 417D.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Benjamin B. Eby (1819 - 1898) - Find A Grave Memorial. (2017). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 23 April 2017, from https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=75172293.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Dec 1819 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Jan 1848 - Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Proprietor of Planning Mill - 1880 - Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 Sep 1898 - Squiresville, Owen, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Eastern Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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