| Birth |
20 Mar 1786 |
[2] |
| Sex |
Male |
| Eby ID |
00127-7678 |
| Died |
21 Jan 1854 |
Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario [3] |
| Person ID |
I4589 |
| Last Modified |
06 Sep 2004 |
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| Father |
Peter Weber, b. 1760 |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Wenger, b. Abt 1760 |
| Group Sheet |
F405 |
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| Family 1 |
Catherine Gehman, b. 11 Mar 1782 |
| Married |
18 Mar 1806 |
[4] |
| Children |
| | 1. Veronica Weber, b. 19 Jul 1808 |
| | 2. Joel Weber, b. 4 Oct 1809 |
| | 3. Peter Weber, b. 10 Dec 1810 |
| | 4. Catherine Weber, b. 28 Apr 1812 |
| | 5. Nancy Weber, b. 3 Jun 1814 |
| | 6. Lydia Weber, b. 8 Sep 1816 |
| | 7. John C. Weber, b. 17 Feb 1818, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania |
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| Group Sheet |
F1566 |
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| Notes |
John Weber," the eldest son of Peter and Elizabeth (Wenger) Weber, was born March 20th, 1786, and was married, March 18th, 1806, to Catherine, daughter of Benjamin Gehman. She was born March 11th, 1782, and died June 2nd 1864. They resided in Earl Township, Lancaster County, until 1825 when they moved to Canada. They left their home April 7th, and arrived at the farm now possessed by Joseph M. Brubacher, two miles north-east of the town of Waterloo, on the 26th day of the same month. Shortly after their arrival they located on a farm in the township of Woolwich, about one mile south of Conestogo. The farm is now possessed by Aaron Sheifley. Here old John Weber resided until his death which took place January 21st, 1854. Mr Weber was a deacon of the Mennonite body when he came to Canada. In July, 1833, he was ordained at the Martin Mennonite Meeting House as minister of the Mennonites by Bishop Benjamin Eby. He was considered a good speaker and ranked among the foremost of the ministers of his day. Their family consisted of ten children, all born in Pennsylvania. The names of three of the children are not given, they died when quite young, none being more than five days old. Those whose names were given were as follows:" |
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| Sources |
1. [S1] 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..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 690 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
2. [S2] 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..., Ezra Eby, 570 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
3. [S2] 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..., Ezra Eby, 570 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
4. [S2] 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..., Ezra Eby, 570 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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