1847 - 1923 (75 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Thomas Rife was born 10 Jun 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Apr 1923; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: 00092-5285
- Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard
- Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
Notes:
Thomas Rife, "was born June 10th, 1847. He is married to Clara Thompson and resides in Hespeler, Ontario."
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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].
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Burglary at Hespeler
Mr. D. Krig's Dry Goods Store Robbed \endash The Burglars Traced to Guelph
Hespeler, Ont., Jan. 6 \endash While Mr. Thos. Rife, of this place, was returning home at an early hour this morning, he noticed that the doors of Mr. H. Krig's dry goods store were open, and at once notified Mr. Krig. Chief McMaster was also notified, and immediately commenced working on the case. On close investigation it was found that the parties had driven up to the door, effected an entrance, and extracted goods to the amount of about one hundred dollars.
The burglars were traced to Guelph, where it was learned they had left for Campbellville. Chief McMaster discovered that their horse had a broken hoof, by which they are being traced.
Daily Mail and Empire 7 Jan 1898
Thomas married Clara Wade Thompson 18 May 1874, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Clara was born 1852, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Sep 1918, Barton Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Mary Ellen "May" Rife
was born 1875; died 13 Mar 1933; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 3. Clarence Ward Rife
was born 1877, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 4. Thomas Arthur Rife
was born 10 Jul 1882, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1970; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
- 5. Roy Bernard Rife
was born 1885, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 6. Leigh Francis Rife
was born 1888, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1975, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States.
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Thomas — ?. ? was born Abt 1847; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 7. Ward Rife
was born 22 Sep 1877, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
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Thomas — . Unknown [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 7. Ward Rife
was born 22 Sep 1877, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 8. Art Rife
was born 10 Jul 1882, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
- 9. Lee Rife
was born 11 Dec 1888, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
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Generation: 2
2. | Mary Ellen "May" Rife (1.Thomas1) was born 1875; died 13 Mar 1933; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Mary Ellen "May" Cunningham
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-60680
Mary — Clarence A. Cunningham. Clarence (son of James Cunningham and Anne Elizabeth Gillespie) was born 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died 3 Nov 1949; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]
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3. | Clarence Ward Rife (1.Thomas1) was born 1877, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1965; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Name: Ward Rife
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-60682
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4. | Thomas Arthur Rife (1.Thomas1) was born 10 Jul 1882, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1970; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-60683
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5. | Roy Bernard Rife (1.Thomas1) was born 1885, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-101454
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6. | Leigh Francis Rife (1.Thomas1) was born 1888, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1975, Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-118756
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7. | Ward Rife (1.Thomas1) was born 22 Sep 1877, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-82143
- Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
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8. | Art Rife (1.Thomas1) was born 10 Jul 1882, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-83506
- Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Spinner
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9. | Lee Rife (1.Thomas1) was born 11 Dec 1888, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Eby ID Number: Waterloo-83507
- Occupation: 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; School
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