Elizabeth Telfer

Cal 1845 - 1882  (~ 36 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Telfer
  Born	CALC 19 Aug 1845	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Betsy Telfer
  Name	Elizabeth McDavitt
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Church of Scotland
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	C. Presb.
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-136979
  Died	19 Feb 1882	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 6]
  	Cause: Heart Disease with Consumption 1 year
  Buried	Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I136979	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	George John Telfer,   b. 26 Apr 1801, Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland ,   d. 1 Dec 1885, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Helen Shiel,   b. 1806, , Scotland ,   d. 22 Dec 1870, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F19164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James McDavitt,   b. Sep 1835, , Ireland ,   d. 27 Jan 1913, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Married	22 Sep 1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Elizabeth McDavitt,   b. 1872, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Elizabeth McDavitt,   b. 9 Nov 1872, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1942, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   3. Ellen McDavitt,   b. 1874,   d. 1881  (Age 7 years)   4. Margaret McDavitt,   b. 1876, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1881  (Age 5 years)
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F34892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 80. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 5 Page 38. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 2, Page 50. [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Death notice of Elizbeth Telfer McDavitt - Feb 24 1882 pg 8. In Township of Dumfries, on Sabbath, 19th inst., at 11 o'clock, Elizabeth Telfer, wife of James McDavitt, aged 36 years and months [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link. In memory of/ James McDAVITT/ 1835-1913/ his wife/ Elizabeth TELFER/ 1845-1882/ their daughters/ Elizabeth 1872-1942/ Ellen 1874-1881/ Margaret 1876-1881/ McDAVITT/ [veteran's cross] [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 017933 (1882). Name:Elizabeth McDavitt Gender:Female Age:36 Birth Date:abt 1846 Birth Place:North Dumfries Death Date:19 Feb 1882 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Heart Disease & Consumption [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate. Name:James McDevitt Age:27 Birth Year:abt 1844 Birth Place:Scotland Marriage Date:22 Sep 1871 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:James McDevitt Mother:Elizabeth McDevitt Spouse:Elizabeth Telfer

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 19 Aug 1845 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of Scotland - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presb. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 22 Sep 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist Canada - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Heart Disease with Consumption 1 year - 19 Feb 1882 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth