Alice Eugenia Wilks

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• Name: Alice Eugenia Keefer
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-46946
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant
• Residence: 1890, Cruickston Park, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Alice married Dr. William Napier Keefer 31 Dec 1889, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. William (son of Peter Keefer and Jane Angela Christie) was born 1844, Thorold, Thorold Twp., Welland Co., Ontario; died 27 Dec 1922, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, York Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]

1. Matthew Wilks Keefer was born 19 Jul 1891, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Mar 1971, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-147310
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant Church of England
• Gift: 1885, Trinity Anglican Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Gift:
The interior of the church was altered in 1885-1886 and the Norman Tower was added during the same time frame through the generosity of Matthew Wilks

Matthew — Elizabeth Astor Langdon. Elizabeth was born 1818, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States; died 2 Jun 1896, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Saint James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Astor Wilks
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-147311
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lady
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant Church of England

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WILKS. - On Tuesday, June 2, 1896, at Cruickston Park, Galt, Ontario, Canada,

ELIZA ASTOR, daughter of the late Walter Langdon and wife of Matthew Wilks. Funeral service in Canada. Interment at St. James' Church, Hyde Park.

From the New York Herald, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1896

The death on June 2, at Cruickston Park, Galt, Ontario, of Mrs. Matthew Wilks which removes one of the old time New Yorkers. Mrs. Wilks was a daughter of the late Walter Langdon. Years ago the Wilks mansion stood on the corner of Astor and Lafayette place, and was the scene of much gayety and many social entertainments. The old house was long ago torn down and replaced by buildings for business purposes, and Mrs. Wilks went to reside in Canada, at the old estate which was much beloved by the family Mrs. Wilks was the mother of Mr. Matthew Wilks and of Mrs. Bryan K. Stevens, ot this city. Another daughter is married to an officer of the British array stationed in Canada.