Albert Bertrum Henry

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-125778

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215559374
• Eby ID Number: 00092-5283.1
• Occupation: 1871, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Fireman
• Occupation: 1881, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Store Keeper
• Occupation: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

Notes:

"Notes of Interest for Descendants of John Henry and Elizabeth Rife. The town of Hespeler was incorporated into the City of Cambridge in 1973 along with Galt, Preston and some nearby villages. One of the requirements of this amalgamation was the elimination of any duplication in Street names. There was a Henry Street in Galt, Preston and Hespeler. Henry Street Hespeler was named in honour of John Henry. The Galt Street, being by far the longest, was to retain its name, while the Preston and Hespeler Street were to be renamed. I (Robert L. Henry, Halifax) did not agree with this decision and decided to take action. I prepared a court brief and presented it to the judge at the hearing in Kitchener, Ontario. I knew that it was an uphill fight to retain the name "Henry" only on the street, so my conclusion in the brief was a request to rename the street "Henry Villa Drive." "Henry Villa" was the name of John Henry's home. This was authorized by the Court, so now Henry Street in the Hespeler portion of Cambridge is now known as "Henry Villa Drive." The following is a small street map of the old farm area in Hespeler in which streets of interest to the family are shown. Milton Avenue is named after my uncle George Milton. Austin Avenue is named after my uncle James Austin. Emerson Street is named after my father Thomas Emerson. (I don't know why they didn't get a street named for uncle Bert, Aunt Mildred or Aunt Bella when they were at it)."

Henry (1802-1845) was a younger brother of Reverend Thomas. He was married around 1825 and it is believed his wife was an Ellis from the Oshawa area. James and his wife moved to the Guelph area about 1830 (Guelph was founded in 1827) and raised a family of nine children. The next set of notes concerns the family of James Henry (1802-1845). Except for his son John (1840-1903) very little is known. The names below were taken from county records of Guelph and Waterloo and others were names of my father's first cousins. John Henry (1840-1903). John lived all his life in the vicinity of Hespeler (except for a brief stay in California). He married Elizabeth Rife (1842-1926) from Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario. They raised a family of two daughters and four sons. Henry Re-Unions. The plans for having an annual Henry Re-Union were drawn up in Hespeler during the funeral of Elizabeth (Rife) Henry on August 13, 1926. The first Re-Union was held at Arthur in 1927 and the second was held at Oshawa in 1928."

next set of notes concerns the family of John (1840-1903) and Elizabeth (Rife) (1842-1926). John was a businessman in Hespeler, Ontario. He married Elizabeth Rife on 6 January, 1864 in Berlin (Kitchener) Ontario. In 1866, he built a two storey stone building on the main street of Hespeler which contained two stores on the lower level and his own living quarters on the second storey. He operated a bakery in one store and rented the other. In 1875, he erected another stone building alongside and opened a grocery store. In approximately 1880, he purchased a large farm on which was a huge stone barn, farmhouse and house for the hired help. This was the original farm of Jacob Hespeler for which the town was named. He moved the family to the farm house which was known in the town as the Henry Villa. In 1898, the two buildings on the main street were torn down and the large Henry Block was erected in their place. It was completed in 1901 and still stands today (1974) as an imposing structure on the town's main street. The Henry farm was sold to John Forbes and the buildings torn down for his residence (one square stone tower of the barn remains today). Part of the farm land was used for town development - the remainder stayed as farmland. Today, Alex Forbes (son of George) has a wild bird sanctuary on the farmland."

email from Michael Ellis inkellis@cogeco.ca 2007

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Died In Hespeler, on Monday, February 16th, 1903, at 8.15 o'clock a.m., John Henry, Aged 63 years, 7 months and 22 days. Funeral Will take place from his late residence, Avenue St., Hespeler, where services will be held on Wednesday, February 18th, 1903, at 2.30 o'clock p.m., thence to the Hespeler Cemetery for interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation. Hespeler, February 16th, 1903.

Funeral Card

John married Elizabeth Rife 6 Jan 1864, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Samuel Rife and Mary Hilborn) was born 8 May 1842, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Aug 1926, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Henry
• Eby ID Number: 00092-5283
• Residence: 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1891, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1911, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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Elizabeth Rife, "was born May 8th, 1842. She is married to John Henry and resides at Los Angeles, California."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-10610

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"In the first part of February, I was moved to visit my brothers who lived near Guelph. I started accordingly, accompanied by my wife. The snow was deep, and we had an uncommonly hard journey. When within about three miles of the place we met my brother William. Being very tired we were overjoyed at the meeting, but soon, alas, our joy was turned to sorrow, for he informed us that my brother James was dead. He had died the day before of inflammation of the lungs, and we had arrived in time to attend the funeral, which was to take place at two o'clock the next day. We had expected to meet him well and happy, and enjoy a pleasant visit with him. We arrived at his house and found him cold in death, with his wife and nine children weeping around him. It was an affecting time. The next day about eighty sleighs filled with people met at the house, and followed his remains to the Manse burying ground."

Memoir of Rev Thomas Henry

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The Petition of James Henery, now of the Township of Whitby, farmer Honorably sheweth...that your petitioner is a native of Kilshandra, County Cavan in Ireland, that he has resided in the province eight years , that having the means to cultivate a new farm, he is desirous to become a settler. York, 6th Oct 1819 (and contains the signature of James).

Land Petitions, Upper Canada 1819-20 (film C-2048 from the National Archives in Ottawa, Canada): #233,


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Henry of Puslinch died intestate early February 1845, leaving a widow Agnes who applied for letters of administration on 12 May 1845, supported by David Henry, son of deceased, who renounced his own claim to administrator. On 8 Mar 1845, the estate inventory was valued at 264 Pounds, 10s by James Phin and William Henry, both of Waterloo.

Wellington Early Estate File (MS 638 R 22):

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• Eby ID Number: 00092-5281
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard

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Samuel Rife Jr., "was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, October 12th, 1818. He resides on the old homestead. He was married twice, first to Mary Hilborn, March 10th, 1840, and after her decease to a Mrs. Hine. His family, all of the first wife, consisted of twelve children"

Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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Samuel Rife's Funeral Card

Died In Guelph Tp., on Tuesday, Sept. 27th, 1898, at 5 o'clock a.m., Samuel Rife, Sr., Aged 80 Years. Funeral Will take place from his late residence, Waterloo Road, Guelph Tp., where services will be held, on Thursday, Sept. 29th, 1898, at 2 o'clock p.m., thence to the Hespeler cemetery for interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation. Hespeler, Sept. 27th, 1898.

Samuel married Mary Hilborn 10 Mar 1840. Mary (daughter of James Hilborn and Mary Bechtel) was born 26 Aug 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Apr 1875; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Rife
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0738.15
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180090719
• Eby ID Number: 00092-5277
• Death: 7 Jun 1856, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada

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Samuel Rife, "fourth son of Rev. David Rife, was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, April 15th, 1788. He was married to Elizabeth Hoke who was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, January 7th, 1793. In 1825 they moved to Canada and located in Waterloo County for a short time, then moved to what was afterwards called Guelph Township, Wellington County where he squatted on a tract of land before the survey of the township was made. The old homestead is now in possession of their son, Samuel. Here and on the farm adjoining their homestead Mr. and Mrs. Rife resided until their deaths. He died June 7th, 1856, and she died August 21st, 1873. Their family consisted of eight children, the five eldest of whom were born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, and the three younger in Guelph Township, Wellington County, Ontario."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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A-1-99 Samuel Rife Sr. Probate of the will of Samuel Rife Senior, Late of the Township of Waterloo, granted the 8^th day of July 1856 on the petition of Samuel Rife, David Rife and George Rife the Executors named in said will.

I Samuel Rife Senior of the Township of Waterloo…It is my wish and will that all my honest debts be paid. Secondly, It is my wish and will and do hereby give and bequeath unto my dear and beloved wife Elisabeth, the use of my small homestead which I bought of Jacob Bretz and Joseph Cook[?], with all its privileges and as much of the household furniture, mare harness buggy and spring wagon, two cows, chattels as she thinks proper to make use of during her natural life. I also bequeath unto my dear and beloved wife Elisabeth, fifteen pounds lawful money of Canada in each and every year during her natural life to be paid to her by my Executors out of my Estate of Lot number Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen and Sixteen in the Township of Guelph, an amount left in the farm aforesaid sufficient so that the interest will pay the aforesaid amount. Thirdly, my Executors shall have full power and authority at any time where they see proper to sell my farm lot number thirteen, fourteen, fifteen and sixteen in the south east side of the Waterloo road in the Township of Guelph and then equally divided among my six children namely Samuel, David, Joseph, George, Elizabeth, Maria, share and share alike until the six aforesaid children shall have one hundred and fifty pounds currency of this province each of them as their share, then my eldest daughter Nancy shall come in heir, equally, share and share alike with the rest of my six children. It is my wish and will that my daughter Maria's share aforesaid is collected and the aforesaid farm sold, the sum or share is to be let out on interest by my Executors for her support during her natural life and after her death to her children although if she become a widow and the Executors think or believe that she is in need of her share they can give it to her, all what I have charged in my Book. I also give and devise unto my eldest daughter Nancy, formerly the wife of Edward Vance all the farm Lot number two, south west half in the fourth concession of Division B, Guelph Township during her natural life but after her death my Executors shall have full power aned authority to sell the aforesaid farm to any person or persons, and sign seal and deliver a deed of conveyance and of the same, and the price of sasid farm to be equally divided among my daugher Nancey's children namely Mary,, John, Edward, which she had by her first husband Edward, but should my daughter Nancy choose to have the said farm sold before her death, my Executors shall have full power and authority to sell the same and to sign seal and deliver a deed of conveyance of the same and divide the price of the same between my daughter nancy and her three before mentioned children. The one third to be given to my daughter Nancy and the other two thirds is to be equally divided among her three children….I do hereby nominat, constitute and appoint Samuel, David and George, my three sons my sole Executors of this my last will and testament.

Witnessed by, John Ellis, John McIntosh and William Henry.
Will dated 10 March 1856
Proved 8 July 1856
Died 10 March 1856
No inventory.

Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

Samuel — Elizabeth Hoke. Elizabeth was born 7 Jan 1793, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania; died 21 Aug 1873, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180090921
• Name: Elizabeth Rife
• Eby ID Number: 00092-5277.1
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
• Residence: 1871, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

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• Eby ID Number: 00007-0738.1
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 22S, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 23W, Waterloo County, Ontario
• Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Beasley's Broken Front Lot 05W, Waterloo County, Ontario

Notes:

Did James have two wives, according to his wife's tombstone she was born in 1810 too young to be the mother of his earliest children.

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According to various online family trees: James' parents are Thomas Hillborn and Martha Lever who both died in Pennsylvania.

James — Mary Bechtel. Mary (daughter of Deacon Jacob Bechtel and Elizabeth Gabel) was born 18 Aug 1793, , Pennsylvania, USA; died 1 Jul 1864, Near Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Hilborn
• Name: Mary Slipper
• Name: Mollie Bechtel
• Eby ID Number: 00007-0738

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Mollie Bechtel "the eldest in family, was married to James Hilborn. They resided near Preston where she died."


Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].