John Wenger Weber

1786 - 1854  (67 years)

• Name	John Wenger Weber
  Born	20 Mar 1786	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Jan 1854
  Person ID	I645912382	Eby/Aebi and Bernethy Family
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2007

  
  

  Family	Catherine Gehman,   b. 11 Mar 1782, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1864, Waterloo County, Ontario  (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Veronica Weber,   b. 19 Jul 1808, Waterloo County, Ontario ,   d. 10 Dec 1837, Kitchener (Berlin) (Ebytown), Waterloo, Ontario  (Age 29 years)   2. Joel Weber,   b. 04 Oct 1809, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 23 Mar 1834, Waterloo County, Ontario  (Age 24 years)   3. Catharine Gehman Weber,   b. 28 Apr 1811, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 2 Dec 1890  (Age 79 years)   4. John Weber,   b. 17 Feb 1818, Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 Mar 1908, Oxford County, Ontario  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2007
  Family ID	F557633666	Group Sheet

  
  

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• Notes

  John Weber," the eldest son of Peter and Elizabeth (Wenger) Weber, was born March 20th, 1786, and was married, March 18th, 1806, to Catherine, daughter of Benjamin Gehman. She was born March 11th, 1782, and died June 2nd 1864. They resided in Earl Township, Lancaster County, until 1825 when they moved to Canada. They left their home April 7th, and arrived at the farm now possessed by Joseph M. Brubacher, two miles northeast of the town of Waterloo, on the 26th day of the same month. Shortly after their arrival they located on a farm in the township of Woolwich, about one mile south of Conestogo. The farm is now possessed by Aaron Sheifley. Here old John Weber resided until his death which took place January 21st, 1854. Mr Weber was a deacon of the Mennonite body when he came to Canada. In July, 1833, he was ordained at the Martin Mennonite Meeting House as minister of the Mennonites by Bishop Benjamin Eby. He was considered a good speaker and ranked among the foremost of the ministers of his day. Their family consisted of ten children, all born in Pennsylvania. The names of three of the children are not given, they died when quite young, none being more than five days old. Those whose names were given were as follows:"