Peter Eby^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1800 - 1883  (82 years)

• Name	Peter Eby
  Born	3 Jun 1800	, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1851	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonist
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Died	24 Mar 1883  [9]
  Death	23 Feb 1884	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 11]
  Eby ID Number	00031-2590
  Buried	Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Person ID	I21556	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	George S. Eby,   b. 8 May 1776, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 Nov 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Barbara Wenger,   b. 1780, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Sep 1834  (Age 54 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1797  [13, 14]
  Family ID	F4279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Magdalena Erb,   b. 22 Sep 1806, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Apr 1899  (Age 92 years)
  Married	24 Mar 1824  [1, 3, 10]
  Children	1. Jacob E. Eby,   b. 23 May 1825, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Oct 1886, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)   2. Lydia E. Eby,   b. 17 Sep 1826, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Barbara Eby,   b. 15 Jun 1828, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Sep 1918, , Michigan, USA  (Age 90 years)   4. Benjamin L. Eby,   b. 25 Oct 1829, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Apr 1920  (Age 90 years)   5. David E. Eby,   b. 22 Sep 1831, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Apr 1877, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)   6. Daniel E. Eby,   b. 28 Oct 1833, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Peter E. Eby,   b. 26 May 1836, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 May 1909, Southampton, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario  (Age 72 years)   8. Martin E. Eby,   b. 5 Jul 1838, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Mar 1924  (Age 85 years)   9. Magdalena Eby,   b. 30 Aug 1840, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Sep 1909  (Age 69 years)   10. Anna E. "Nancy" Eby,   b. 16 Oct 1842, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 May 1876  (Age 33 years)   11. Joel E. Eby,   b. 6 Oct 1844, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Veronica Eby,   b. 15 Mar 1847, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Mar 1935  (Age 87 years)   13. Susannah Eby,   b. 14 Jun 1851, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jan 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F1022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Peter Eby, "the second son of George and Barbara (Wenger) Eby, was born June 3rd, 1800. On March 15th, 1824, he was married to Magdalena Erb who was born September 22nd, 1807. They resided in Woolwich Township, Waterloo County, Ontario, where they followed farming. In their old age they lived in St. Jacobs, Ontario, where he died February 23rd, 1888. They had a family of thirteen 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 24th of March, in St. Jacobs, Waterloo county, Ontario, of old age, Peter Eby, aged 83 years. He was a member of the Mennonite church and was buried at Martin's Meeting-house on the 26 th., in the presence of many relatives and friends. Herald of Truth - Volume XXI, Number 8 - APRIL 15, 1884, page 125,126

  
  

• 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..., 588. [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..., 31. [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..., 635. [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..., 171. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. David Martin Born: Woolwich Township Res: Woolwich Township Age: 21 Born: abt 1839 Father: Daniel Mother: F. Spouse: Magdalina Eby Age: 19 Born: abt 1841 born: Woolwich Township Res: Woolwich Township Father: Peter Mother: Magalina married 1 May 1860 county: Waterloo [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div 4, Page 67. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 1 Page 53. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div. 3, Pg. 19. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, APRIL 15, 1884- Obituary of Peter Eby. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Dist. 8 Page 74. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Section 3 Page 17. [S64] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Martin's Mennonite CC#4521 Internet Link. [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. [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

  Born - 3 Jun 1800 - , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonist - 1851 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Death - 23 Feb 1884 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth