Anna (Meylin) Eby (abt. 1691 - 1739)

Born about 16 Jan 1691 in Zürich, Switzerland

Ancestors

Wife of Peter Eby — married 1719 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 1739 at about age 47 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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Biography

Anna (Meylin) Eby was born about 16 Jan 1691 in Zürich, Switzerland, daughter of Martin Meylin (1665 - 1718) and Anna Rutgen (~1665 - ~1742).

Her brother was Martin Mylin Jr (1691 - 1751).

Anna married Peter Eby (1690 - 1749) in 1719 in Pennsylvania. Their children were:

1. Christian Eby (~1720 - 1805)
2. Jacob Eby (~1728 - 1794)
3. Henry Eby (~1732 - 1806)
4. Abraham Eby (1735 - 1815)
5. Isaac Eby (1737 - 1767)
6. Barbara Eby (1739 - ~1770).

Anna died in 1739 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania aged ~48. She is buried in Eby Homestead Graveyard, Leacock, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.^[1]

Research Notes

Place of death was changed to Lancaster County; beyond that, a more specific location has yet to be discovered.

Prior to the merge, Anna Meylin was showing a birth year of 1699; conflicting with her Find A Grave Memorial of a modern headstone. This, most likely, came from the following:

Name: Anna Meylin Gender: Female Birth Place: Sz Birth Year: 1699 Spouse Name: Peter Eby Spouse Birth Place: Sz Spouse Birth Year: 1690 Marriage Year: 1719 Marriage State: PA ^[2]

Research of June B Hartzell, 4th great-grandaughter of Anna Meylin, found her father, Martin Meylin b. 1674 Zurich, Switzerland and d. 1731 Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. ^[3] June's research also shows Anna Meylin's mother as Anna Rutschne.

Mennonite Vital Records, sadly, does not show dates for Anna. However, there are dates for Martin Meylin. Meylin, Martin Sr 1670-1749 and pg. 2 Meylin, Martin Sr. This record also indicates Anna had two brothers, both named Martin; the younger lived to about the age of 4 years.

Lancaster Pennsylvania, U.S. Mennonite Vital Records ^[4]

• Isaac Eby Child
• Anna Meylin Spouse
• Barbara Eby Child
• Anna Eby Child
• Martin Meylin Father-in-law
• Anna Rutgen Mother-in-law
• Dorst Eby Child
• John Eby Child
• Christian Eby Child
• Jacob Eby Child

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132660547/anna-eby : accessed 27 November 2021), memorial page for Anna Mylin Eby (1691–1739), Find A Grave: Memorial #132660547, citing Eby Homestead Graveyard, Leacock, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Denise Witwer Lahr (contributor 47356680) .
2. ↑ Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
   Source number: 6251.023; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
   Ancestry Record 7836 #830964 (requires subscription, accessed 8 June 2022)
   Ancestry Record Sharable link (no subscription required) Anna Meylin marriage to Peter Eby in 1719 in PA.
3. ↑ Inherited family tree handed down to Carol Sterling
4. ↑ Genealogical Card File. Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing, "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900," Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.

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• Inherited family tree handed down to Carol Sterling