Elizabeth Cressman^{[1, 2]}

1818 - 1889  (70 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Cressman
  Born	4 Oct 1818	Near Strasburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Elizabeth Eby
  Residence	1840	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00028-2147
  Died	23 Feb 1889	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 7, 8]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I35	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham Cressman,   b. 13 Dec 1789, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 29 Dec 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mary Schneider,   b. 9 Jun 1794, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 May 1864, Near Strasburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	21 Jun 1814	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12, 13]
  Family ID	F4432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Benjamin E. Eby,   b. 10 Feb 1818, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jul 1872, Near Centreville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 54 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1839	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 11]
  		Eby, Benjamin marriage cert. to Elizabeth Cressman.jpg
  Children	1. Mary C. Eby,   b. 17 Jun 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Nov 1898  (Age 58 years)   2. Rev. Amos C. Eby,   b. 13 Apr 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Feb 1923, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   3. Magdalena Eby,   b. 1843, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Leah Eby,   b. 22 Nov 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 May 1932  (Age 86 years)   5. Sarah Eby,   b. 24 Apr 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1880, Near Lebanon, Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co, Onatrio  (Age 32 years)   6. Susannah Eby,   b. 31 Jul 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 2 years)   7. Lavina Eby,   b. 1857, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Elizabeth Cressman, "the eldest daughter of Abraham and Mary (Schneider) Cressman, was born near Strasburg, Ontario, October 4th, 1818. On March 19th, 1839, she was married to Benjamin E. Eby who was born February 10th, 1818, and died July 9th, 1872. They resided near Centreville, about two miles south-east of Berlin where they both died. She died February 23rd, 1889. To them were born five 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 23d of February, near Centreville, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo county, Ontario, Sister Elizabeth, widow of the late Benjamin Eby, aged 70 years, 4 months and 19 days. She was buried in Berlin on the 28th, followed to her last resting-place by many relatives and friends. In the last few months Sister Eby had but very little rest, being in great pain, but which she bore with christian fortitude, and with the assurance that after the afflictions of this life were over there would follow a glorious rest. Funeral services by Daniel Wismer, Samuel Bowman and Noah Stauffer from Rev. 21: 4. Herald of Truth , Vol. XXVI, Number 6, March 15, 1889 - Page 94, 95

  
  

• 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..., 560. [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..., 649. [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..., 493. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. (broken & eroded) In loving memory of / Elisabeth (Cressman) / (wife of ) Benjamin E. (Eby) / born Oct. 4, 1818 / died Feb.23, 1889 / aged 70 yea. 4 mo. 19 ds. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 27. Elisabetha EBY Birthplace: Canada Age 34 Mennonite b. 8-Oct [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 3 Page 32. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, March 15, 1889 - Obituary of Elizabeth Cressman. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 7 Mar 1889. Feb. 23, 1889 Elizabeth Eby, nee Cressman, widow of Benjamin E. Eby, died in Waterloo Township at age of 70 years & 4 months. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div. 2 Page 10. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 1 Page 40. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 23 Mar 1839:13. last Tuesday Benjamin Eby, teacher, m. his son, Benjamin Eby, to Elisabeth Cressman, daughter of Abraham Cressman, all of Waterloo Tp. [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..., 485. [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..., 289.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Oct 1818 - Near Strasburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Mar 1839 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1840 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Feb 1889 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth