Susannah
DETWEILER
Born
8 August 1832
,
North Dumfries Township, Waterloo County, Upper Canada
Died
2 May 1914
,
Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
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Born: 8 August 1832 in North Dumfries Township, Waterloo County, Upper Canada
Father:
Johannes Wanner DETTWEILER
Mother:
Barbara Zimmerman WENGER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Susannah married William (Wilhelm) EBY abt. 1852 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William (Wilhelm) EBY was born 11 July 1831 in Waterloo Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. William (Wilhelm) died 27 October 1910 in Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. William (Wilhelm) was the child of Samuel W EBY and Susannah KAPPLEN.
Susannah DETWEILER died 2 May 1914 in Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Susannah DETWEILER
Susannah DETWEILER married 
William (Wilhelm) EBY
Marriage date: abt. 1852
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William (Wilhelm) EBY was the child of Samuel W EBY and Susannah KAPPLEN
William (Wilhelm) EBYMarriage date: abt. 1852
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William (Wilhelm) EBY was the child of Samuel W EBY and Susannah KAPPLEN
Children of William (Wilhelm) EBY and Susannah DETWEILER
Henry Detwiler EBYBorn: 27 August 1864, Waterloo, Canada West
Died: 25 March 1947, Westminster, California, USA
Died: 25 March 1947, Westminster, California, USA
Married: Nannie Lavina SCHROCK 1885
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Birth — 18328 August 1832
North Dumfries Township, Waterloo County, Upper Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1864 Birth of ChildHenry Detwiler EBY was born 27 August 1864, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Susannah was 32 years old.
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England
1910 Death of Spouse/PartnerWilliam (Wilhelm) EBY died 27 October 1910, Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
Death — 19142 May 1914
Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 81.
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