| Birth |
21 Nov 1823 |
[4] |
| Sex |
Male |
| Eby ID |
00031-2462 |
| Died |
21 Aug 1885 |
Bridgeport, Waterloo Co., Ontario [5,6] |
| Person ID |
I7654 |
| Last Modified |
03 May 2005 |
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| 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 |
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| Family 1 |
Lucy Hembling, b. 9 Aug 1822 |
| Married |
30 Apr 1843 |
[7,8] |
| Children |
| | 1. Hannah Eby, b. 12 Feb 1844 |
| | 2. Magdalena Eby, b. 19 Apr 1845 |
| | 3. Tilman Eby, b. 3 Apr 1847 |
| | 4. Phoebe Eby, b. 20 Jul 1849 |
| | 5. Herman Eby, b. 11 Jul 1851 |
| | 6. Edward Eby, b. 9 Sep 1853 |
| | 7. Noah Eby, b. 25 Feb 1857 |
| | 8. Charlotte Eby, b. 9 Jan 1859 |
| | 9. Dianna Eby, b. 14 Mar 1861 |
| | 10. William Eby, b. 25 Nov 1862 |
| | 11. Isaac H. Eby, b. 21 May 1865 |
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| Group Sheet |
F2183 |
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| Notes |
Abraham Eby, "the sixth son of Bishop Benjamin Eby, was born on the old homestead, November 21st, 1823. On April 30th, 1843, he was married to Lucy Hembling who was born August 9th, 1822. Soon after their marriage they moved on a farm two and one-half miles east of Berlin. This farm is now owned by Henry Cressman. Here they resided for nearly five years, when they moved on another farm two and one-half miles north of the town of Waterloo where they lived for about five years, then they sold out and moved to the village of Bridgeport, where they resided until his death which took place August 21st, 1885. His widow still owns and occupies the old homestead. They had a family of eleven children, viz:" |
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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), 564 [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), 785 [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), 564 [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), 565 [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), 785 [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), 564 [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), 785 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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| Artifacts |  | Highchair
A dark brown highchair with tapered back spindles and arm rests, and a rounded seat. |  | Secretary Desk
A two-piece pine secretary desk with original grained finish. The desk was made for Abraham Eby at the time of his marriage to Lucy Hembling in 1843. It is signed “John B. Eby.” |
| | Photos |  | Abraham Eby
An oversized framed photograph of Abraham Eby. |
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Region of Waterloo