Edward "Ed" Eby -

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b- Sept 22, 1877 , Elmwood, Bruce Co., Grant Township, ON
d- Aug 3, 1964 , Bulkley Valley District Hospital, Smithers BC, age 86, buried in Smithers Cemetery, Smithers BC

German ancestry
Had lived in BC for 60 years when he died
Eby street in Terrace named after him and his Brother
May 1906 he came to Kitsumgallum area from Port Essington and founded Eby's Landing ca 1907, complete with General Store, Hotel, Bar, and Post Office
enlisted Mar 9, 1916 in Prince Rupert BC, Reg # 704019, Army, Canadian Infantry, 102nd Batt
He retired as a merchant in 1963
moved to Smithers ca 1919
He was 5ft 6 1/2 in tall, dark Complexion
Rank- Sgt when he was demobilized May 24, 1919
Served 3 months in Canada
served 2 months in England
served 33 months in France
Served with 102nd Btn. Total 3 yrs 2 months.

Vina Olive Foyette

b- Oct 24, 1882, Chesley, WI, USA
d- 1956 in Bulkley Valley Hospital, Smithers
m- 1904 in Victoria BC

Edward “Vernon” Eby (Son)

b- Feb 18, 1905, Port Simpson BC
d- Aug 9, 1956 in White Rock Hospital, White Rock, BC, age 51, buried in Smithers

a Mechanic
married a Mary Eleanor Grant

Vina Ellen Eby (Daughter)

b- Dec 27, 1911 in Prince Rupert BC
d- Aug 1, 1979 in Bulkley Valley Hospital, Smithers BC

Peter Eby (Son)

b- 1913 Kitsumkalum
d-

I believe he married a Margaret ?

Cornelius Eby

b-Jan 10, 1840, Wilmot, Waterloo, ON
d-Nov 9, 1927, Grey Co. ON

married Ed's mother- Elizabeth Algier, Nov 24, 1867 in Waterloo Co. ON

Elizabeth Algier

b-Dec 28, 1844, in Germany
d-

Samuel Algier “Sam” Eby (Brother)

b- Apr 15, 1887 in Elmwood, BC
d- Aug 12, 1959, in Bulkley Valley Hospital, Smithers, age 72

He operated a General Dry Goods Store in Smithers area.
Shown as a Mennonite when he married
he married a Daisy Isabel Greer Sept 26, 1914, in Vancouver BC
his father is shown as Cornelious Eby in death and marriage cert.
mother same as Ed above.

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