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David B. Eby

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David B. Eby

Birth
Waterloo Township, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death
19 Mar 1897 (aged 69)
Waterloo Township, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Waterloo, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada Add to Map
Plot
Row 3 (south section)
Memorial ID
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David B. Eby "was born August 26th, 1827. On January 21st, 1851, he was married to Lydia Bowman who was born September 10th, 1831, and died August 14th, 1882. Shortly after his marriage he moved on his father's old homestead, several miles west of the town of Waterloo where she died. After the decease of his first wife he was married, March 25th, 1884, to Mary Kercher, widow of the late Hiram Hewitt. She was born February 11th, 1853. In April 1891, they left the farm and moved to the town of Waterloo where they are still residing. To Mr. Eby and his first wife were born ten children"
- Eby, Ezra E. A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and Other Townships of the County. 1895.
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EBY - On the 19th of March, 1897, in the town of Waterloo, Ont. , Bro. David Eby, aged 70 years, 4 months, 13 days. Bro. Eby had been failing for a number of years, and had not expected to cross the threshold of 1897, but he was fully resigned to God's will. Buried on the 21st at the E. Eby M. H. [now the Erb Street Mennonite cemetery].
- Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXIV, No. 8, April 15, 1897
David B. Eby "was born August 26th, 1827. On January 21st, 1851, he was married to Lydia Bowman who was born September 10th, 1831, and died August 14th, 1882. Shortly after his marriage he moved on his father's old homestead, several miles west of the town of Waterloo where she died. After the decease of his first wife he was married, March 25th, 1884, to Mary Kercher, widow of the late Hiram Hewitt. She was born February 11th, 1853. In April 1891, they left the farm and moved to the town of Waterloo where they are still residing. To Mr. Eby and his first wife were born ten children"
- Eby, Ezra E. A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and Other Townships of the County. 1895.
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EBY - On the 19th of March, 1897, in the town of Waterloo, Ont. , Bro. David Eby, aged 70 years, 4 months, 13 days. Bro. Eby had been failing for a number of years, and had not expected to cross the threshold of 1897, but he was fully resigned to God's will. Buried on the 21st at the E. Eby M. H. [now the Erb Street Mennonite cemetery].
- Herald of Truth, Vol. XXXIV, No. 8, April 15, 1897

Gravesite Details

David B. Eby shares a marker with two sons, David (1864-1864) and Amzey (1861-1866). This marker probably replaces an older wooden or stone marker.



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  • Created by: Cay Bauman
  • Added: Jun 20, 2019
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/200324121/david_b-eby: accessed ), memorial page for David B. Eby (26 Aug 1827–19 Mar 1897), Find a Grave Memorial ID 200324121, citing Erb Street Mennonite Church Cemetery, Waterloo, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Cay Bauman (contributor 49821024).