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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 #8356 in Schürch/Shirk/Sherk Family "A", in Davis, Richard W. Mennosearch.
'Mary Sherk [daughter of Joseph Sherk], b. 1737. She died 17 Aug 1814, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. She married Christian Erb (1734-1810), son of Christian and (Winger) Erb of Warwick Township.'
The parentage given here for Christian Erb (1734-1810) contradicts the information given in Davis's report on the Erb family, which does not list a Christian Erb married to a Winger.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Eby, Ezra E. A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county ... (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971)
1:615-16.
'ERB, CHRISTIAN, was born in Warwick Township, in October, 1734. He was married, in 1756, to Maria Scherch. She was born in 1737. They resided in Warwich Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. When well advanced in years they came to Canada and made their home with their daughter, Elizabeth (Mrs. Christian Schneider), who resided at Doon where they both died. He died July 7th, 1810, and she died August 17th, 1814. Both lie buried in the Blair cemetery.'
He is listed as the son of Christian Erb (b. 1703) and his wife (Maria Winger, according to tradition) of Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and grandson of Nicholaus Erb (1679-1740).
Neither his birthplace nor the pedigree given here is consistent with the 1737 passenger list of the "Charming Nancy", which implies that Nicholas Erb's son Christian was born in Europe after 1720 (and thus was likely the Christian Erb born 1734).
Richard Davis (Mennosearch) believes that the Christian Erb of Warwick Township (who died in 1750) was born about 1723, and "was probably" the Christophel Erb who was on the "Charming Nancy" with the Nicholas Erb family, relationship unknown.
- ↑ Blair Cemetery, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, in Find A Grave.
'Inscription:
CHRISTIAN ERB
1734 - 1810
his wife
MARIA SCHERCH
1737 - 1814'
'A project to replace the original gravestone which was extremely difficult to decipher was begun in 2010.
The new gravestone contains the original wording, as close as possible, along with an English translation.
The original wording wasn't in perfect German, so it was difficult to come up with an English translation which was perhaps 100% accurate however it should be reasonably close.'
There is a photo of the original gravestone and photos (German and English) of the replacement gravestone erected in July 2012. The replacement gravestone includes the following:
'Here rests Christian Erb who died in the year 1810 and was 75 years, 10 months old. ... Here rests Maria Erb wife of Christian Erb who died in the year 1814 and was 76 years old.'
- #14737 in Erb Family "A", in Davis, Richard W. Mennosearch.
'Christian Erb [son of Nicholas Erb], b. Oct 1734. He was alive in 1769
when his brother mentions him in his will. ... He married Mary Shirk (1737-17 Aug 1814). He went to Blair, Canada late in life where he died 7 Jul 1810.'
Their first child was born Jan 1758.
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