| Nickname |
Saddler Sam |
| Birth |
27 Jun 1790 |
, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania [2] |
| Sex |
Male |
| Eby ID |
00031-2501 |
| Died |
8 Aug 1878 |
Wyandot, Wellington Co., Ontario [3] |
| Person ID |
I7810 |
| Last Modified |
25 Mar 2004 |
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| Father |
John Eby, b. 28 Sep 1737 |
| Mother |
Rebecca Hershey |
| Group Sheet |
F2338 |
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| Family 1 |
Elizabeth Brigel |
| Married |
27 Jun 1813 |
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania [4] |
| Children |
| | 1. Jonas Eby, b. 3 Jan 1815, , Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
| | 2. Rebekah Eby, b. 9 Jun 1817 |
| | 3. Menno Eby, b. 20 Feb 1819, Berlin, Waterloo Co., Ontario |
| | 4. Mary Eby, b. 22 Mar 1821 |
| | 5. John B. Eby, b. 23 Jun 1823 |
| | 6. Lemuel Eby, b. 15 Sep 1825 |
| | 7. Manasseh Eby, b. 23 Mar 1828 |
| | 8. Elizabeth Eby, b. 25 Feb 1836 |
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| Group Sheet |
F2407 |
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| Notes |
Samuel Eby, "("Saddler Sam") the youngest son of John Eby, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, June 27th, 1790. He was one of the original settlers of Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada. In the year 1817 he, with other relatives and friends from his native state, settled in Berlin, Ontario. He soon afterwards made his home on a farm near Preston, Ontario, where he remained until 1844, when he returned to Berlin and worked at his trade of harness-making. In 1850 he moved to Colborne, Huron County, Ontario, where he occupied a farm until 1856, and then moved to Conestogo, Ontario, where his wife died in 1862. By this time he was getting up in years, and soon after went to live with his eldest son, Jonas, in Elora, Ontario, where he remained until 1865, then he made his home with his third son, John, at Wyandot, Ontario. Here he remained until the time of his death, which occurred August 8th, 1878. He attained to the mature age of 88 years. On July 27th, 1813, he was married to Elizabeth Brigel, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. They had a family of eight 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), 573 [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), 574 [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), 574 [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), 574 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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Region of Waterloo