Hannes Eby Burial Record, 1806 - 1845

Hannes Eby Death and Burial Record Record of burials (not obituaries) kept by John (Hannes) Eby from 1793-1845, chiefly of his friends, associates, and relatives in northern Lancaster County. The pdf consists of transcription of p. 31-92 from the book, Hannes Eby Death and Burial Record: Life and Death in Old Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1806-1845. Translated by Carolyn C. Wenger, annotated by Denise Witwer Lahr. Published by the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2012. 272 p. Hardcover. The full LMHS publication contains a translation of nearly nine hundred entries in a German ledger kept by John (“Hannes”) Eby (1767-1845), who lived along Hammer Creek northeast of Lititz, Pennsylvania. From 1806 until his own death, Eby recorded burials of relatives, friends and acquaintances in “old” Warwick Township, Lancaster County, in neighboring counties and even into Canada. The book combines more than two hundred black-and-white and color photographs with twenty-seven sidebars and a detailed index to deliver fresh insight on the legal, political, economic, religious, medical, and industrial complexities of the early nineteenth century. Included are extensive annotations about the persons named in the record book, which will be beneficial to those with ancestry in northern Lancaster County. Click here to purchase a copy of the book!