Waterloo Region Generations
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Elizabeth Mager

Elizabeth Mager[1, 2]

Female 1836 - 1940  (104 years)

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  • Name Elizabeth Mager 
    Born 16 Apr 1836  Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133048101 
    Rebellion of 1837
    • Mrs. Keffer spent her girlhood in the then sparsely settled Vaughan Township. Her recollections of her girlhood reveal that soldiers of the Rebellion of 1837 drilled on her father's farm before they attempted their coup.
    Name Elizabeth Keffer 
    Residence 1891  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Evangelical 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-84331 
    Died 29 Jul 1940  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I84331  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Family Solomon Keffer,   b. 18 Feb 1830, , York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1905, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 18 Oct 1853 
    Children 
     1. Jeremiah M. Keffer,   b. 13 Sep 1854, Richmond Hill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1922  (Age 67 years)
     2. Sarah Catherine Keffer,   b. 7 Jun 1856, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1938, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Josephine Keffer,   b. 8 May 1858, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1945, Wisconsin Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     4. Mary Melinda Keffer,   b. 15 Feb 1860, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1910, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     5. Wellington Keffer,   b. 16 Jan 1862, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1940  (Age 78 years)
     6. Florence E. Keffer,   b. 20 Feb 1869, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1947, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     7. Ephraim M. Keffer,   b. 20 Dec 1871, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Ethel May Keffer,   b. 28 Aug 1874, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1972  (Age 97 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F21904  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Elizabeth Mager and Solomon Keffer
    Elizabeth Mager and Solomon Keffer
    JudithHauck44 originally shared this on 25 Mar 2012 to Ancestry Public Member Tree
    Elizabeth Mager Keffer 1836 - 1940
    Elizabeth Mager Keffer 1836 - 1940
    JudithHauck44 originally shared this on 25 Mar 2012 to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  • Notes 
    • Hespeler Woman 101 Years Old

      Mrs. Elizabeth Keffer Native of York Township.

      HESPELER. Mrs. Elizabeth Keffer, believed to be the oldest citizen of Waterloo County, observed her 101st birthday anniversary at her home in Hespeler on Friday. Mrs. Keffer is enjoying comparatively good health. Born in Vaughan Township, York County, Mrs. Keffer is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Adam Mager. She received the greater part of her education at home owing to the lack of educational facilities.

      She maried Solomon Keffer on October 18, 1853, the ceremony being performed by Rev. James Dick, of the Presbyterian church. At that time clergymen of the Presbyterian and Anglican faith, only, were privileged to perform the marriage ceremony, she recalled.

      The couple resided in "Muddy York," now Toronto, for seven years, coming to this district in 1860 when they took up their home on a farm in Puslinch Township. After six years of farming they moved to Hespeler about 70 years ago.

      Of the eight children, six are still living.

      Waterloo Chronicle, 20 Apr 1937, p. 5

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 10990-77.
      10990-77 (Waterloo Co.) Henry Aaron KRIBS (Krebs?), 22, yeoman, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, s/o Lewis & Elizabeth married Mary Melinda KEFFER, 17, Vaughan Twp, Hespeler, d/o Solomon & Elizabeth, witn Louis KRIBS & Sarah FISHER both of Hespeler, 19 July 1877 in Waterloo Twp.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9315-75.
      9315-75 William Bergey SMITH, 22, cooper, Hespeler, same, s/o Adolph & Rachel Bergey SMITH, married Sarah Catherine KEFFER, 19, Vaughan twp., Hespeler, d/o Solomon & Elizabeth Mager KEFFER, witn: George HAMMETT & Susanna BERGEY, both of Hespeler, 2 Nov 1875 at Hespeler

    3. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-1 Page 18.

    4. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 38.

    5. [S299] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1881, Page 21.

    6. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 54.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Apr 1836 - Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelical - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Jul 1940 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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