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

George W. Eby[1]

Male 1798 - 1886  (87 years)


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  • Name George W. Eby 
    Born 25 Dec 1798  , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number 00031-2582 
    Died 1 Nov 1886  Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I21541  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father George S. Eby,   b. 8 May 1776, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Barbara Wenger,   b. 1780, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1834  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 1 Apr 1797  [1, 3
    Family ID F4279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Nafzinger,   b. 13 Aug 1800, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1881  (Age 80 years) 
    Children 
     1. Henry Eby,   b. 14 Nov 1822,   d. 23 Feb 1906, Wyandotte, Wayne, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. Barbara Ann Eby,   b. 6 Nov 1824, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1896, Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Elizabeth Eby,   b. 9 Jun 1827, , Elkhart, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Magdalena Eby,   b. 9 Jul 1829, , Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 1888, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     5. Sarah Eby,   b. 24 Apr 1834, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1914, Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     6. Harriet Eby,   b. 1 Feb 1836, Of, Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. George William Eby,   b. 12 Dec 1839, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1917, South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F5258  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • George Eby, "the eldest son of George Eby, was born in Pennsylvania, December 25th, 1798, and came to Canada with his parents in 1804. He was married to Elizabeth Nafcher who was born August 13th, 1800, and died July 23rd, 1881. When a young man he moved to Elkhart County, Indiana, where he followed farming. He died November 1st, 1886."

      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..., 587.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, George W. Eby, I. (1798). George W. Eby, III (1798-1886) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 5 April 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119951768/george-w_-eby.

    3. [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 - 25 Dec 1798 - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Nov 1886 - Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
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