Person:Benjamin Keffer (8)

Benjamin Keffer
d.3 Oct 1893
m. Abt 1832
  1. Phillip Keffer1833 - 1833
  2. Louisa Keffer1834 - 1925
  3. Jane Ann KefferAbt 1837 -
  4. Maria KefferAbt 1838 - Bef 1852
  5. Benjamin KefferAbt 1840 - 1893
  6. Thomas Dixon Keffer1843 - 1921
  7. Annie KefferAbt 1846 -
  8. Harriet KefferAbt 1847 -
m. 27 Jan 1881
  1. Carl Casper Keffer1882 -
  2. Ettie Lorna Keffer1885 - 1949
  3. Alice Genevieve Keffer1887 - 1897
Facts and Events
Name Benjamin Keffer
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1840 Canada West, Canada
Census[1] Jan 1852 Vaughan, York, Canada West, Canada
Census[2] Jan 1861 Vaughan, York, Canada West, Canada
Marriage 27 Jan 1881 Albion (township), Peel, Ontario, Canadato Sarah Elizabeth Brown
Census[3] Apr 1881 Tecumseth, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Census[4] Apr 1891 East York, York, Ontario, Canada
Death[5] 3 Oct 1893
Burial[6] St. John's Norway Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Vaughan, York County, Canada West, in United Province of Canada. 1851 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-11759, District 42, SubDistrict 401, p 67, lines 48-50 & p 69, 1-5.

    Keffer, Michael, 54, m, m, United States, Church of England, farmer
    Keffer, Jane, 42, f, m, England, Church of England, housekeeper
    Keffer, Susan, 23, f, s, Canada, Church of England, ---
    Keffer, Louisa, 17, f, s, Canada, Church of England, ---
    Keffer, Jane Ann, 15, f, s, Canada, Church of England, ---
    Keffer, Benjamin, 12, m, s, Canada, Church of England, ---
    Keffer, Thomas, 9, m, s, Canada, Church of England, ---
    Keffer, Hariott, 7, f, s, Canada, Church of England, ---

  2. Vaughan, York County, Canada West, in Canada. 1861 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-1089, p 121, line 38.

    Keffer, Benjamin, 18, m, s, Canada, Lutheran, apprentice to Augustus Groskurth, cabinetmaker

    Benjamin's age is not consistent over censuses.

  3. Tecumseth, Simcoe South, Ontario, in Canada. 1881 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    Reel C-13250, Dist 138, SubDist A, Division 1, Page 70, Household 329 Reel C-13250, Dist 138, SubDist A, Division 1, Page 70, Household 329 Reel C-13250, Dist 138, SubDist A, Division 1, Page 70, Household 329 Reel C-13250, Dist 138, SubDist A, Division 1, Page 70, Household 329.

    Keefer, Benjamin, m, 39, married, born Ontario, Church of England, carpenter
    Keefer, Sarah, f, 22, married, born Ontario, Methodist, ---
    Haffenbrack, Isaac, m, 22, single, born Ontario, Lutheran, carpenter
    Young, John H, m, 22, single, born Ontario, Methodist, agent

  4. District: York (East), SubDistrict: York East, in Canada. 1891 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    T-6379, District 130, SubDistrict: York East, page 86, Family 426.

    Keffer, Benjamin, m, 50, married, head, b Ontario, father born Germany, mother born England, [religion] C. R., carpenter
    Keffer, Sarah, f, 31, married, wife, b Ontario, father born Ireland, mother born Ontario, [religion] C. R., ---
    Keffer, Karl, m, 9, single, son, b Ontario, parents born Ontario, ---
    Keffer, Etty, f, 6, single, daughter, b Ontario, parents born Ontario, ---
    Keffer, Alice G, f, 4, single, daughter, b Ontario, parents born Ontario, ---

  5. Death registration not found.
  6. In loving memory
    Benjamin Keffer died Oct. 3, 1893 aged 54 years
    and his wife
    Sarah Elizabeth Brown died Dec. 3, 1939 aged 80 years
    and their daughter
    Ettie Louisa Keffer died July 11, 1949 aged 64 years
    Marion Gertrude Keffer Sept. 21, 1867 - Dec. 9, 1944
    Marion Christena Keffer Mar. 8, 1911 - May 7, 1987


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