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Joseph Erb

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Joseph Erb

Birth
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
15 Oct 1885 (aged 85)
Preston, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
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Herald Of Truth - Volume XXII, Number 21 - Nov. 1, 1885, page 333:
ERB.-- On the 15th of October, in Waterloo County, Ontario, Joseph Erb, aged 85 years, 6 months and 15 days. He was taken last winter with kidney disease, but during the summer he was again able to walk out. During the last few weeks however he suffered a good deal, but bore it all with patience. He leaves a widow and seven children. He was buried at Hagy's Meeting-house on the 18th, followed to the grave by many people. Services by J. Woolner and Moses Erb.

Obituary,
Berliner Journal 22 Oct 1885 pg 5 col 2,
(Waterloo Region Generations, Darryl Bonk)
Joseph Erb died in Preston at the age of 85 years and 6 months. He came to Canada from Pennsylvania with his parents when only a few years old, and has lived ever since in Preston. He is survived by his widow, 6 sons and 1 daughter, as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. At his burial service on Sunday at Hagy's meeting-house, a great many mourners from near and far were congregated.
Herald Of Truth - Volume XXII, Number 21 - Nov. 1, 1885, page 333:
ERB.-- On the 15th of October, in Waterloo County, Ontario, Joseph Erb, aged 85 years, 6 months and 15 days. He was taken last winter with kidney disease, but during the summer he was again able to walk out. During the last few weeks however he suffered a good deal, but bore it all with patience. He leaves a widow and seven children. He was buried at Hagy's Meeting-house on the 18th, followed to the grave by many people. Services by J. Woolner and Moses Erb.

Obituary,
Berliner Journal 22 Oct 1885 pg 5 col 2,
(Waterloo Region Generations, Darryl Bonk)
Joseph Erb died in Preston at the age of 85 years and 6 months. He came to Canada from Pennsylvania with his parents when only a few years old, and has lived ever since in Preston. He is survived by his widow, 6 sons and 1 daughter, as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. At his burial service on Sunday at Hagy's meeting-house, a great many mourners from near and far were congregated.


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