Birth: 11 DEC 1748 Warwick Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
Marriage: 17 SEP 1769
Note: After marriage, living in Lititz, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
Birth of Son: 20 FEB 1772
Name: Samuel Eby
Birth of Daughter: 01 NOV 1774
Name: Esther Eby
Birth of Son: 08 MAY 1776
Name: George S. Eby
Birth of Son: Christian Eby
Birth of Son: David Eby
Birth of Son: Joseph Eby
Birth of Daughter: Anna Eby
Birth of Daughter: Elizabeth Eby
Birth of Daughter: Susannah Eby
Death: 10 JUN 1800 Greene Twp, Franklin Co, Pennsylvania
Click here to see parents: Christian Eby and Elizabeth Mayor
The Ebys belong to the Celts, an ancient race of Asiatic origin, who inhabited the central parts of Europe, particularly the north of Italy. Here they came into contact with the Vaudois, who converted them to their faith. Between 1300 and 1320, the Ebys left Lombardy, Italy, crossed the Alps, to live in Canton, Berne.
During the reformation they suffered the same persecutions as the Protestants in Northern Europe. With the advent of Simon Menno and the Mennonite faith in 1537, the Ebys were drawm into the beliefs of Mennos’ followers. In 1683, a Jacob Eby was ordained as a bishop of the Mennonite faith at Canton, Zurich. With the continuation of the various persecutions, the Eby’s moved again to the Palatinate in Germany. After a few years, the state church again began to harass the Mennonites. At the same time, William Penn had opened up colonization in Pennsylvania. With the offer of free land these persecuted people left mainland Europe for America in large numbers. Among them was Theodorus Eby, George’s grandfather.
Barbara Sensenig
Birth: 30 JAN 1749 Warwick Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
Death: 24 APR 1787 Warwick Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
parents are Michael Sensenig and Veronica Reiff
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