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Benjamin E. Eby[1,2,3]

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Birth  10 Feb 1818    [4,5
Sex  Male 
Eby ID  00031-2449 
Died  9 Jul 1872  Near Centreville, Waterloo Co., Ontario  [6,7
Person ID  I7620 
Last Modified  03 May 2005 
 
Father  Benjamin Eby, b. 2 May 1785, Hammer Creek, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania 
Mother  Mary (Maria) Brubacher, b. 6 Aug 1789, Elizabeth (Part of Warwick) Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania 
Group Sheet  F2342 
 
Family 1  Elizabeth Cressman, b. 4 Oct 1818, Near Strasburg, Waterloo Co., Ontario 
Married  19 Mar 1839    [8
Children 
 1. Mary Eby, b. 17 Jun 1840
 2. Amos Eby, b. 13 Apr 1842
 3. Leah Eby, b. 22 Nov 1844
 4. Sarah Eby, b. 24 Apr 1847
 5. Susannah Eby, b. 31 Jul 1849
Group Sheet  F2368 
 
Notes  Benjamin E. Eby, "the sixth member and third son of the family of Bishop Benjamin Eby, was born February 10th, 1818. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Abraham and Mary (Schneider) Cressman. She was born October 4th, 1818, and died February 23rd, 1889, aged 70 years, 4 months and 19 days. They moved on a farm two and one-half miles east of Berlin, on south-west part of lot No. 120, German Company's Tract, where they lived for many years. During their old age they lived with their son-in-law, John Erb, where they died. He died July 9th, 1872. They were blessed with a family of five children, viz:"
 
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), 560   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
2. [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), 345   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
3. [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), 649   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
4. [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), 560   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
5. [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), 493   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
6. [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), 560   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
7. [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), 493   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
8. [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), 493   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
 
Documents
Account Book
An account book relating to the estate of Benjamin E. Eby, written in German.
Marriage Certificate
The marriage certificate of Elizabeth Cressman and Benjamin Eby Jr. in 1839.
Will - Elizabeth Eby
A handwritten transcript of the Will of Elizabeth Eby, deceased, dated July 15, 1882. The Probate of the Will was registered in March 22, 1889.
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