King East in Kitchener in Waterloo Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Bishop Benjamin Eby, 1785-1853
Erected by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board.
Erected by Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.
Location. 43° 26.642′ N, 80° 28.57′ W. Marker is in Kitchener, Ontario, in Waterloo Region. It is in King East. Marker is on King Street East, 0.1 kilometers Sterling Avenue North, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 King Street East, Kitchener ON N2G 2M7, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Site of the First Church in Waterloo County (a few steps from this marker); Kitchener Cenotaph (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Waterloo County Registry Office (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Waterloo County (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); William Lyon Mackenzie King, 1874-1950 (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); World Trade Center (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Joseph Schneider Haus (approx. 1.5 kilometers away); The Joseph Schneider House 1820 (approx. 1.5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kitchener.
Also see . . . Kitchener Waterloo Record - Bishop Benjamin was a builder and Berlin booster.
Benchi doesn’t have what it takes to make a farmer; he’ll have to be a schoolteacher.” At Hammer Creek in Lancaster County, that was sometimes said in the late 1700s — in Pennsylvania-Deutsch, of course. Benchi may have been a physically-weak teenager in Pennsylvania but he was a tower of strength adult in Upper Canada. On his first trip north in summer 1806, all he did was clear two acres of Lot 2, German Company Tract, and build a cabin! Benchi returned to Hammer Creek on horseback that fall and over the winter married Mary Brubacher. The young couple (22 and 18) moved to Lot 2 in June 1807 beginning a new life, eventually raising a family of 11(Submitted on April 5, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)
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