Sarah Rife^[1]

1826 - 1831  (5 years)

• Name	Sarah Rife
  Born	28 Aug 1826	Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Eby ID Number	00092-5307.20
  Died	6 Nov 1831	Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I10654	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

  
  

• Notes

  Sarah Rife, "the fourth daughter of Samuel Rife, was born in Guelph Township, Wellington County, Ontario, August 28th, 1826, and died November 6th, 1831. She was the first white child born in Guelph Township." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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..., 185. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. In memory of Sarah RIFE/ Daughter of Samuel/ And Elizabeth RIFE/ The first child born of/ The Township of/ Guelph born August/ 28th 1826 and de-/ parted this life ?/ 1831/ Aged 5 (years)/ (2) months and (2) days/ [eroded, 2016] [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township).

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Aug 1826 - Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Nov 1831 - Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth