Samuel Rife

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215736749
• 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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]

1. Henry Rife was born 28 Feb 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 10 Mar 1885; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
2. Elizabeth Rife 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.
3. Samuel Rife was born 11 Oct 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Feb 1902; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Thomas Rife was born 10 Jun 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Apr 1923; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
5. Mary Rife was born 1 May 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
6. Sarah Ann Rife was born 25 Jul 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1919, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada.
7. John Rife was born 13 Apr 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Apr 1930, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
8. George W. Rife was born 29 May 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
9. David Rife was born 20 Sep 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
10. James Rife was born 13 Apr 1860, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
11. Jennie Rife was born 15 Jan 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
12. Emma Rife was born 23 Oct 1864, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jan 1875; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Samuel married Julia 2 Jun 1881, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Julia was born 1830, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; died 12 May 1917, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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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

Notes:

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: 00092-5275

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David Rife, "a native of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was born in the year 1751 (My grandmother, Mrs. John Shoemaker, daughter of Barbara Reiff, used to say that her uncle, David, was two years older than her mother and that her uncle was ordained as minister of the Mennonite Church when he was in his thirty-ninth year, consequently he entered the ministry in 1790). All attempts made to obtain names of his parents and of all his brothers and sisters proved fruitless. We know of one sister he had, named Barbara, who was born in 1753, and died in Waterloo County in 1820. She was married to Isaac Shantz, father of all the old Shantzes that settled in this county during the early part of the present century. When a young man he moved to Adams County, Pennsylvania. He was a Mennonite and in 1790 was appointed a minister of that church. He was married and had a family of eight 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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• Eby ID Number: 00092-5275.11

Christian — Veronica Reiff. Veronica was born 1732; died 1800; was buried , East Coventry Mennonite Cemetery, East Coventry Township, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Veronica Rife
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-117100