Nancy Rife^[1]

1810 - 1860  (49 years)

• Name	Nancy Rife
  Born	19 Sep 1810	, Adams Co., Pennsylvania   [2]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215335944
  Name	Nancy Diller
  Name	Nancy Vance
  Eby ID Number	00092-5278
  Died	19 May 1860  [2]
  	Cause: fall
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I10576	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Samuel Rife,   b. 15 Apr 1788, , Adams Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 10 Mar 1856, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Hoke,   b. 7 Jan 1793, , Chester Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 21 Aug 1873, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F3033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	David Vance,   b. Abt 1808,   d. , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. John Vance,   b. CA 1830,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Vance,   b. 30 May 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 May 1913, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   3. David Vance,   b. 1837, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Edward Vance,   b. 15 Mar 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1919  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F3034	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Joseph Diller,   b. Abt 1808, of, Waterloo Twp., Region of Waterloo, Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Joseph Diller   2. Benjamin Diller   3. Sarah Diller,   b. 1848, of, Waterloo Twp., Region of Waterloo, Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F3035	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Nancy Rife, "the eldest in the family, was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, and came to Canada with her parents in 1825. She was married twice, first to David Vance who was accidentally killed by falling while walking over the ice one morning. His head struck the solid ice with such a force as to cause instant death. Some time after his decease she was married to Joseph Diller. They resided on a beautiful farm about three miles north of Hespeler. With her first husband she had four children, namely: David, John, Edward, and Mary who was married to David Decker. Of the second union there were three children, namely: Joseph, Benjamin, and Sarah." 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.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 181. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). Nancy / wife of / Joseph Diller / died / May 19,1860 / aged 49 yrs 8 mo. / Affliction sore long time I bore / Physicians were ib vain / till God did please to give me ease / and free me of my pain

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Sep 1810 - , Adams Co., Pennsylvania Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth