Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Charles Frederick Cliff[1]

Male 1827 - 1893  (66 years)


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  • Name Charles Frederick Cliff 
    Born 1827  , New York State, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Manufacturer 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Infidel 
    Occupation 1871  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Wool Manufacturer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-27602 
    Died 16 Jul 1893  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I27602  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Family Clarrissa Peak,   b. 1831, Pickering Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 21 May 1849  St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. George Henry Cliff,   b. 1850, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Elmira Cliff,   b. 1854, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Elizabeth A. "Millie" Cliff,   b. 10 May 1855, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1944, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     4. A. M. Cliff,   b. 1856, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Anna Cliff,   b. 1857, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Haidee Jane Cliff,   b. 6 Nov 1859, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1925, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     7. John A. Cliff,   b. 1860, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1947  (Age 87 years)
     8. Janett Cliff,   b. 1862, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. William Cliff,   b. 1864, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Clara Cliff,   b. 1866, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     11. Mary Isabella Cliff,   b. 12 Mar 1871, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1871  (Age 0 years)
     12. Charlotte Cliff,   b. CALC 13 Mar 1873, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1877  (Age ~ 4 years)
     13. Minnie May Cliff,   b. 16 Apr 1873, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     14. Charles Frederick Cliff,   b. CALC 4 Mar 1874,   d. 19 Sep 1874  (Age ~ 0 years)
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F7188  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Weaver Street by Lary Turner

      This is another in a series concerning Hespeler's street names. Weaver Street is named for a very prominent family in Hespeler's history. William Henry Weaver was born in Waterloo Township on August 19th, 1849. At age 16, William had finished school and his parents were eager to see him started in some business that would provide a future for him. His father went to see his friend, Shubel Randall, to discuss taking young William on as an apprentice at the woolen mill just started by Mr. Randall, his brother George and their cousin Herbert Farr (Randall, Farr & Company). Shubel Randall contacted the mill manager, Mr. Charles Cliff, and asked him to take the young lad under his wing and teach him the textile business. After assurances that the boy was all right in every way, Mr. Cliff agreed to take him on as his apprentice. Fearing that the young lad

      would become lonely and homesick growing up in a boarding house, it was decided that William would live with the Cliff family. Thereby Mrs. Cliff could keep a better eye on him and Mr. Cliff could accelerate his learning of the textile business. William learned fast and extremely well and as the years went by, more and more of the day- to-day running of the big mill fell on his shoulders. By 1880 he had become the mill manager and retained that position for the next fifty years...

      Hespeler Happenings Winter 2010

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012793-73 Maria Elizabeth Sipes and George Henry Cliffe.
      George Henry CLIFF, 22, manager in cotton mill, Ontario, Philadelphia, s/o Charles & Clarissa, married Maria Elizabeth SIPES, 20, Hespeler, same, d/o John & Margaret, witnesses were Thomas SWAN (M.D.) & Minnie SEIGEL, both of Hespeler, Jan. 21, 1873 at Hespeler

    2. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 30.

    3. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 7 Page 46.

    4. [S2294] Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, FHL microfilm 976,870.
      Charles Cliff Event Type, Marriage Event Date, 21 May 1849 Event Place, St. Clair, Michigan Age, 22 Birth Year (Estimated), 1827 Spouse's Name, Claricy Peak Spouse's Age, 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated), 1831

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1827 - , New York State, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 May 1849 - St. Clair, St. Clair, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Manufacturer - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Infidel - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Wool Manufacturer - 1871 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Jul 1893 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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