Individual Details
Benjamin Eby
(2 May 1785 - 28 Jun 1853)
Benjamin Eby was ordained a minister on 27 November 1809 and a bishop on 11 October 1812. Both times, his brother, Mennonite Bishop Peter Eby, rode his horse from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Upper Canada (now Ontario) to ordain Benjamin. Benjamin's Bible is in the Grace Schmidt Room of the Kitchener Public Library.
Events
| Birth | 2 May 1785 | ||||
| Marriage | 25 Feb 1807 | Maria Brubacher | |||
| Death | 28 Jun 1853 | Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
Families
| Spouse | Maria Brubacher (1789 - 1834) |
| Spouse | Magdalena Erb ( - ) |
| Father | Christian Eby Junior (1734 - 1807) |
| Mother | Catherine Brucker ( - 1810) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Eby (1762 - 1832) |
| Sibling | Christian Eby III (1763 - 1824) |
| Sibling | Peter Bricker Eby Senior (1765 - 1843) |
| Sibling | Johannes "Hannes" Eby (1767 - 1845) |
| Sibling | Andreas Eby (1769 - 1809) |
| Sibling | Catherine Eby (1771 - 1856) |
| Sibling | Barbara Eby (1774 - 1843) |
| Sibling | Anna Eby (1777 - 1829) |
| Sibling | George Eby (1779 - 1793) |
| Sibling | Maria Eby (1781 - 1783) |
| Sibling | Maria Eby (1787 - 1864) |