Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Greeniaus, Sebastian |
Born |
1761 |
Birthplace |
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA |
Affiliation |
2nd Regiment York Militia |
Rank/Profession |
Weaver |
Spouse |
Wiel, Eva Barbara |
Children |
1. Valentin Gruenius (1791-1793) 2. Daniel Grinius / Grineus (1793-1863) 3. Elizabeth Grinius (1796- ?) 4. Peter Greeniaus (1797-1871) 5. Sussanah Grinius (1800-1844) 6. Catherine A. Greenius (1802-?) |
Deceased |
1847 |
Deceased where |
Toronto Township (Mississauga) |
Biography |
Sebastian Greeniaus was born in Pennsylvannia in 1761 to his father, Simon Conrad Gryneus, and his mother, Anna Margaretha Rabb Gryneus. Both of his parents were German-speaking immigrants from Alsace, France. Sebastian married Eva Barbara Wiel, who was also a German immigrant, on April 06, 1790 at Schwartzwald Reformed Church in Berks County, Pennsylvania. They had 6 children together while living in Pennsylvannia. Most of Eva's family had fled to Canada following the Revolutionary War as United Empire Loyalists. It is unclear whether Sebastian himself was considered a Loyalist, but the family came to settle near Niagara in 1804 and received a land patent in Toronto Township in 1808. The old homestead property was along the Middle Road (Q.E.W.). Like his father, Sebastian was a weaver by trade. He also served in the War of 1812 with the 2nd Regiment York Militia with his son Daniel Greeniaus (1793-1863). Sebastian died in 1847 in Peel County. |
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