| Birth |
20 Feb 1772 |
[2] |
| Sex |
Male |
| Eby ID |
00031-2543 |
| Died |
10 Feb 1840 |
[3] |
| Person ID |
I7930 |
| Last Modified |
04 May 2005 |
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| Father |
George Eby, b. 11 Dec 1748 |
| Mother |
Barbara Sensenig, b. Jan 1750 |
| Group Sheet |
F2339 |
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| Family 1 |
Magdalena Erb, b. 2 Feb 1777 |
| Children |
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| Group Sheet |
F2436 |
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| Notes |
Samuel Eby, "(known as "Indian Sam") the second son of George Eby, was born February 20th, 1772, and died February 10th, 1840. He was married to Magdalena Erb who was born February 2nd, 1777, and died December 26th, 1864. In company with his brother, George, and a few others he left Pennsylvania in the spring of 1804 and moved to Canada. He took up north-west part of lot No. 1, German Company's Tract, in the township and county of Waterloo, Ontario. At that time there were but few white settlers in this beautiful county and the Indians were his next neighbors. He spent much of his time among the Indians and taught them many good things, in fact he was their law-giver, minister, interpreter and peace-maker. He had a family of one son, 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), 582 [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), 582 [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), 582 [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
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