1836 - 1940 (104 years)
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Name |
Elizabeth Mager |
Born |
16 Apr 1836 |
Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario [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.
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Name |
Elizabeth Keffer |
Residence |
1891 |
Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [6] |
Evangelical |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-84331 |
Died |
29 Jul 1940 |
Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Buried |
New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Person ID |
I84331 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
28 Jan 2025 |
Family |
Solomon Keffer, b. 18 Feb 1830, , York Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 8 Apr 1905, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years) |
Married |
18 Oct 1853 |
Children |
| 1. Jeremiah M. Keffer, b. 13 Sep 1854, Richmond Hill, Markham Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 1922 (Age 67 years) |
| 2. Sarah Catherine Keffer, b. 7 Jun 1856, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario , d. 28 Apr 1938, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 81 years) |
| 3. Josephine Keffer, b. 8 May 1858, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario , d. 15 Oct 1945, Wisconsin Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin, United States (Age 87 years) |
| 4. Mary Melinda Keffer, b. 15 Feb 1860, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario , d. 12 Jul 1910, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 50 years) |
| 5. Wellington Keffer, b. 16 Jan 1862, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario , d. 17 Mar 1940 (Age 78 years) |
| 6. Florence E. Keffer, b. 20 Feb 1869, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 7 Jan 1947, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years) |
| 7. Ephraim Mager Keffer, b. 20 Dec 1871, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| 8. Ethel May Keffer, b. 28 Aug 1874, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 1972 (Age 97 years) |
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Last Modified |
29 Jan 2025 |
Family ID |
F21904 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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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
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Sources |
- [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.
- [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
- [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-1 Page 18.
- [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 38.
- [S299] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1881, Page 21.
- [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 54.
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Event Map |
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 | Born - 16 Apr 1836 - Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario |
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 | Residence - Evangelical - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Died - 29 Jul 1940 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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 | Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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