Thomas Halifax Lanphier^[1]

1811 - 1872  (61 years)

• Name	Thomas Halifax Lanphier
  Born	17 Oct 1811	Sunbury, , Middlesex, England   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Christened	17 May 1812	Sunbury, , Middlesex, England
  Gender	Male
  Military	CA 1830	, England
  	English Navy
  Military	1835  [6]
  	English Navy
  Residence	1849	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Occupation	1852	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	farmer
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	E. N. C.
  Occupation	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Retired Gentleman
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	RC
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-99102
  Died	21 Oct 1872	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 6, 7, 8]
  	Cause: Liver Disease 3 months
  Buried	Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Person ID	I99102	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Dr. William Henry Lanphier, L. L. D.,   b. 1773, of, Sunbury, , Middlesex, England ,   d. 24 Mar 1823  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Margaret Lucy Mence,   b. Abt 1790, of, Sunbury, , Middlesex, England ,   d. 1842  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Family ID	F46517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane "Jean" Gordon,   b. 1 Aug 1806, Aberdeen, , Aberdeen, Scotland ,   d. 2 May 1881, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	1840	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Children	1. William Henry Lanphier,   d. CA 1850   2. Margaret Lucia Lanphier,   b. 16 Jun 1841, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Feb 1925, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   3. Elizabeth Frances "Eliza" Lanphier,   b. CALC 29 Aug 1843, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Apr 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F29465	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Thomas Halifax Lanphier Susan Burt originally shared this to Ancestry Public Member Tree 2014

  
  

• Notes

  Our family still has possession of a sterling silver tray bearing the Lanphier coat of arms which was passed down to Thomas Halifax Lanphier who emigrated to Winterbourne, Ontario Canada from his mother Margaret Lucy Mence https://boards.ancestry.ca/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=37&p=surnames.lanphier ____________________ Thomas H. Lamphier lived a mile east of Winterbourne where he owned three hundred acres of land. He married Jane Gordon and they had two daughters, Lucia, who is Mrs. Andrew Brown, living in her father's home, and Eliza, Mrs. Albert Gordon, living on the old Gordon homestead. Thomas H. Lamphier died on October 31st, 1872, at the age of sixty-one years, while Jane Gordon, his wife, died on May 2nd, 1881, in her seventy- sixth year. The Early History of Elora, Ontario, and Vicinity by John R. Connon _______________________________ At his residence, Sunny Bank, Woolwich, Ont., on the 21st ult., Mr. Thomas Halifax Lanphier, son of the late William Henry Lanphier, L.L.D., Sunbury, Middlesex, England, aged 61 years. He was born and educated in Sunbury. At an early age he entered the navy, and in the year 1835 procured his discharge, and came to America, and settled in Woolwich, on the farm adjoining Sunny Bank. He was a man of large means and kind heart, and was never slow to aid the distressed, and many now comfortable homes can date their early prosperity to his helping hand. He leaves a widow and two daughters to mourn his loss. Galt Reporter Nov 29 1872 pg 3.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 19 May 1881. 2 May 1881 Jane Lanphier, widow of Thomas H. Lanphier, died in Winterborn at age of 76 years. [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 1 Pg 10. Thomas H. LAMPHIER Farmer born England Church of England 40 Jean LAMPHIER born Scotland Church of England 46 Luca LAMPHIER born Canada Church of England 11 Eliza LAMPHIER born Canada Church of England 9 [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Thomas Halifax Lamphier, d. 31 Oct 1872 Woolwich, aged 61y 14 days, b. England, cause: disease of the liver (3 months) [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 14. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 7 Page 65. [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Obituary of Thomas Halifax Panphier - Nov 29 1872 pg 3. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135026373/thomas-hallifax-lanphier. [S417] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Winterbourne Presbyterian CC#4597 Internet Link. Thomas H. Lanphier/ Died/ Oct. 31, 1872/ Aged 61 Yrs./ & 14 Dy's/ Jane [From cemetery burial map - Gordon] Wife Of Thomas H. Lanphier/ Died May 2, 1881/ Aged 75 Y'rs. 10/ Mo's & 16 Dy's./ The Winter Of Trouble Is Past,/ The Storms Of Affliction Are O'er/ Their Struggles Are Ended At Last,/ And Sorrow And Death Are No More/ [S26] Lower Canada Marriage Bonds (1779-1858), C-6790. Name of Future Husband: LANPHIER, Thomas Hallifax Res: Woolwich Township, Halton County Name of Future Wife: GORDON, Jane Res: Woolwich Township, Halton County Reference: RG 5 B9 Volume: 41 Bond Number: 7953 Date: 1840-07-03 [S141] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1851, Div 1 Pg 10.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Oct 1811 - Sunbury, , Middlesex, England Christened - 17 May 1812 - Sunbury, , Middlesex, England Military - English Navy - CA 1830 - , England Married - 1840 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1849 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1852 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - E. N. C. - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Retired Gentleman - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - RC - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Liver Disease 3 months - 21 Oct 1872 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Winterbourne Presbyterian Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth