Rebecca Bricker

1837 - 1904  (66 years)

• Name	Rebecca Bricker
  Born	28 Oct 1837	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Rebecca Stafford
  Eby ID Number	00016-1335
  Died	25 Feb 1904	Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Cause: strangulated hernia
  Buried	Port Elgin Cemetery, Port Elgin, Bruce Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I12745	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel E. Bricker,   b. 30 May 1810, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catharine Overholt,   b. 14 Dec 1814, Clinton Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario ,   d. 14 Oct 1902, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1835  [7]
  Family ID	F3526	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Stafford,   b. 9 Aug 1827, Chinquacousy Twp., Peel Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Nov 1902, Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Dilman A. Stafford,   b. 1857, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Amelia Stafford,   b. 1858, Bruce Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Charlotte Catherine Stafford,   b. 1863, Fullarton Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Dec 1945, Victoria, British Columbia  (Age 82 years)   4. Hiram Stafford,   b. Abt 1870, Bruce Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Ida R. Stafford,   b. 1872, Bruce Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Barbara E. Stafford,   b. 19 Dec 1875, Bruce Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F3529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Rebecca Bricker,"was born October 28th, 1837. She is married to William Stafford, a retired farmer. They reside at Port Elgin, Ontario. Their family consists of six children". Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. _____________________________ DIED STAFFORD - At Port Elgin, on Feb. 29th, Rebecca Bricker, relict of the late William Stafford, aged 66 years. From the Paisley Advocate, March 3, 1904 _________________________ Port Elgin Times: The news of the death of Mrs. William Stafford came as a shock to many on Sunday morning. She had been in her usual health up till Saturday but passed away during the night after a few hours of severe suffering. Mrs. Stafford was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bricker and lived in this community nearly all her life. She was a careful, industrious woman, an indulgent mother and kind neighbor. Her husband died a little more than a year ago. She leaves a family of six, four daughters and two sons. The daughters are Mrs. T. Rankin and Mrs. Fair of Port Elgin, Mrs. H. C. Baker, Paisley, and Mrs. R. Marrs of Manitoba. The sons are Hiram in Manitoba and Dilman in Bruce. The funeral took place to Port Elgin cemetery on Tuesday afternoon and was attended by many old friends and acquaintances. Rev. H.E. Allen, assisted by Rev. A. Mahaffy, conducted the funeral services. Mr. Allen will conduct a memorial services in the Baptist church next Sunday evening From the Paisley Advocate, March 10, 1904

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 330. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 6511-1904 Rebecca Bricker. [S411] Census - ON, Bruce, Port Elgin - 1901, Port Elgin (Village) G-1 Page 7. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 7 Nov 1837:47. 28 Oct 1837 The family of Samuel Bruecker, junior, was blessed with a daughter. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 4 Pg 25. [S1930] News - ON, Bruce, Port Elgin - Paisley Advocate, Obituary of Mrs. William Stafford - March 10, 1904. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 329.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Oct 1837 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: strangulated hernia - 25 Feb 1904 - Port Elgin, Saugeen Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Port Elgin Cemetery, Port Elgin, Bruce Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth