Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

John H. Cliff

Male 1875 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John H. Cliff was born 1875, , Ontario, Canada (son of George Henry Cliff and Maria Elizabeth Sipes); died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-108030


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  George Henry Cliff was born 1850, , Ontario, Canada (son of Charles Frederick Cliff and Clarrissa Peak); died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27601
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; None
    • Occupation: 1873, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; manager in cotton mill
    • Occupation: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Knitter

    George married Maria Elizabeth Sipes 21 Jan 1873, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Maria (daughter of John Sipes and Margaret Mulholland) was born 1852, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Maria Elizabeth Sipes was born 1852, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Sipes and Margaret Mulholland); died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Maria Elizabeth Cliff
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27600
    • Residence: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian

    Children:
    1. 1. John H. Cliff was born 1875, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Maudie Cliff was born 1876, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Percia Cliff was born 1879, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Charles Frederick Cliff was born 1827, , New York State, USA; died 16 Jul 1893, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27602
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Manufacturer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Infidel
    • Occupation: 1871, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wool Manufacturer

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    Weaver Street by Lary Turner

    This is another in a series concerning Hespeler's street names. Weaver Street is named for a very prominent family in Hespeler's history. William Henry Weaver was born in Waterloo Township on August 19th, 1849. At age 16, William had finished school and his parents were eager to see him started in some business that would provide a future for him. His father went to see his friend, Shubel Randall, to discuss taking young William on as an apprentice at the woolen mill just started by Mr. Randall, his brother George and their cousin Herbert Farr (Randall, Farr & Company). Shubel Randall contacted the mill manager, Mr. Charles Cliff, and asked him to take the young lad under his wing and teach him the textile business. After assurances that the boy was all right in every way, Mr. Cliff agreed to take him on as his apprentice. Fearing that the young lad

    would become lonely and homesick growing up in a boarding house, it was decided that William would live with the Cliff family. Thereby Mrs. Cliff could keep a better eye on him and Mr. Cliff could accelerate his learning of the textile business. William learned fast and extremely well and as the years went by, more and more of the day- to-day running of the big mill fell on his shoulders. By 1880 he had become the mill manager and retained that position for the next fifty years...

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    Charles married Clarrissa Peak 21 May 1849, St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan, USA. Clarrissa was born 1831, Pickering Twp., York Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Clarrissa Peak was born 1831, Pickering Twp., York Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

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    • Name: Clarrissa Cliff
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27603
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Skeptic

    Children:
    1. 2. George Henry Cliff was born 1850, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Elmira Cliff was born 1854, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Elizabeth A. "Millie" Cliff was born 10 May 1855, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Aug 1944, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. A. M. Cliff was born 1856, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    5. Anna Cliff was born 1857, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. Haidee Jane Cliff was born 6 Nov 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Oct 1925, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. John A. Cliff was born 1860, , Ontario, Canada; died 1947; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Janett Cliff was born 1862, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. William Cliff was born 1864, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Clara Cliff was born 1866, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Mary Isabella Cliff was born 12 Mar 1871, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Oct 1871; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Charlotte Cliff was born CALC 13 Mar 1873, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Aug 1877; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Minnie May Cliff was born 16 Apr 1873, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    14. Charles Frederick Cliff was born CALC 4 Mar 1874; died 19 Sep 1874; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  John Sipes was born 1815, , Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Sipes and Catherine Williams); died 1893; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-252732
    • Occupation: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; sawyer
    • Occupation: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Sawyer
    • Residence: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Christian
    • Occupation: 1881, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; labourer
    • Occupation: 1881, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Labourer
    • Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Retired: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    John — Margaret Mulholland. Margaret (daughter of John Mulholland and Marie Jane Griffin) was born 1817, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jul 1907, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Margaret Mulholland was born 1817, , Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Mulholland and Marie Jane Griffin); died 14 Jul 1907, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Margaret Sipes
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-252733
    • Residence: 1861, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Children:
    1. Jane C. Sipes was born CALC 13 Aug 1835, , Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jan 1888, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Rebecca Sipes was born 1840, , Ontario, Canada; died 1893; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. James W. Sipes was born 24 Dec 1842, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 2 Mar 1923, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. John Conrad Sipes was born 29 Feb 1848, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Oct 1903, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States; was buried , Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.
    5. 3. Maria Elizabeth Sipes was born 1852, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Jacob Sipes was born 16 Oct 1760, Rhinecliff, Dutchess, New York, United States; died 12 Oct 1823, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27596

    Jacob — Catherine Williams. Catherine was born 1771; died 1823. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Catherine Williams was born 1771; died 1823.

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    • Name: Catherine Sipes
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-118803

    Children:
    1. Mary Sipes was born 21 Oct 1798, , New York State, USA; died 1 Aug 1859, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario.
    2. 6. John Sipes was born 1815, , Ontario, Canada; died 1893; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 14.  John Mulholland was born 1780, , USA; died 10 Apr 1870, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-214255
    • Occupation: 1851, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Occupation: 1861, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; laborer
    • Occupation: Bef 1870; farmer

    John — Marie Jane Griffin. Marie was born 1787, , USA; died 24 Jul 1861. [Group Sheet]


  4. 15.  Marie Jane Griffin was born 1787, , USA; died 24 Jul 1861.

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    • Name: Marie Jane Mulholland
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-214256
    • Occupation: 1861, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; laborer

    Children:
    1. William Mulholland was born 1 Mar 1815, Glanford Township, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jun 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Jun 1891, Sheffield Cemetery, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada.
    2. 7. Margaret Mulholland was born 1817, , Ontario, Canada; died 14 Jul 1907, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. George Blais Mulholland was born 1823, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Hugh Alexander Mulholland was born 17 Feb 1823, Stoney Creek, Wentworth Co., Ontario; died 20 Jan 1907, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Troy Cemetery, Troy, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario.