Cyrus Eby

Male 1844 - 1906  (62 years)


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  • Name Cyrus Eby 
    Born 02 Aug 1844  Kitchener (Berlin) (Ebytown), Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Sep 1906  Saugeen, Bruce, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Sanctuary Park Cemetery Port Elgin, Bruce, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I523422543  Eby/Aebi and Bernethy Family
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2013 

    Father Samuel Eby,   b. 18 Aug 1805, Kitchener (Berlin) (Ebytown), Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1847, New Hamburg, Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Mother Susannah Caplin or Capplen,   b. 08 Nov 1811, New Hamburg, Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1876, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 10 Mar 1830 
    Family ID F510241053  Group Sheet

    Family Sarah Ann Heisey,   b. 06 Jan 1841, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1926, Port Elgin, Bruce, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 04 Oct 1864  York County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    Married:

    • Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928 about Sarah Ann Heisey
      Name: Sarah Ann Heisey
      Birth Place: Markham, Ontario
      Residence: Markham Township
      Age: 21
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
      Father Name: Christopher
      Mother Name: Rachael
      Spouse Name: Siras Eby
      Spouse's Age: 20
      Spouse Birth Year: abt 1844
      Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo
      Spouse Residence: Markham Township
      Spouse Father Name: Samuel
      Spouse Mother Name: Susan
      Marriage Date: 4 Oct 1864
      Marriage County or District: Haldimand
    Children 
     1. Wellington Eby,   b. 29 Sep 1866, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1942, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    +2. John Wesley Eby,   b. 14 May 1869, Conestoga, Waterloo, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 06 Jan 1944, Guelph, Wellington, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Amelia Paulina Florence Eby,   b. 05 May 1873, Port Elgin, Bruce, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 1950, Elsinore, Bruce, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +4. William H Eby,   b. 09 Dec 1875, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Louis Dominion Eby,   b. 01 Jul 1879, Port Elgin, Bruce, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1931, Bruce County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
     6. Ida Rebecca Eby,   b. 08 Dec 1881, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1893, Port Elgin, Bruce, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 11 years)
     7. Leah Grace Eby,   b. 02 Sept 1885, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1961  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2013 
    Family ID F510648600  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 02 Aug 1844 - Kitchener (Berlin) (Ebytown), Waterloo, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 04 Oct 1864 - York County, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Sep 1906 - Saugeen, Bruce, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Sanctuary Park Cemetery Port Elgin, Bruce, Ontario Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Cyrus Eby and Sarah Anne Heisey
    Cyrus Eby and Sarah Anne Heisey
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  • Notes 
    • Name: Cyrus Eby
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      Death date: 16 Sep 1906
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      Age at death: 62 years 1 month 14 days
      Death place: Saugeen Tp., Bruce, Ontario
      Birth date: 1844
      Estimated birth year: 1844
      Birth place: Berlin
      Gender: Male
      Marital status: Married
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      GSU film number: 1854399
      Digital GS number: 4174876
      Image number: 1126
      Reference number: yr 1906 cn 6702
      Collection: Ontario Deaths 1869-1947
    • From mennniteheritageportrait.com

      In 19th century, potteries operated in ten communities in Waterloo region: Hawkesville, St. Clements, New Hamburg, Berlin (Kitchener), Waterloo, Bridgeport, Conestogo, Kossuth and Preston. Most of the potters working at this
      time in Ontario were from a Pennsylvania-German heritage.

      Probably the best-known Mennonite potter of the region was William K. Eby. Eby, whose father Potter Sam taught the trade to him and his brother Cyrus, bought 10 acres of land with an existing pottery on it a half-mile south of Conestoga where he established the region's longest-running pottery business, Conestogo Pottery. The pottery was built of brick and was relatively small - only 30 x 22 feet. For several early years, Eby and his family lived in a small, warm apartment above the pottery. Like most other potters and Mennonite artisans, Eby also supported his family of nine children by farming. Occasionally, transient men would come to the pottery during the winter, knowing that they could find a warm place to sleep near the kiln which was fired day and night.

      A price list of Eby's pottery from the 1890's promised that "common earthenware" such as jugs, pitchers, pie plates, flower pots, chamber pots and milk pans would be "made of the Best Material." Eby's pie plates and tableware were often decorated with twin-stemmed cherries. Eby also made unique, smaller pieces of pottery for his family and friends; many of these are glazed with a distinctive green colour.

    • Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947 about Cyrus Eby
      Name: Cyrus Eby
      Death Date: 16 Sep 1906
      Death County or District: Bruce
      Age: 62
      Gender: Male
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844
      Birth Location: Berlin


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