Person:Peter Keffer (5)

m. Abt 1787
  1. Jacob Keffer1788 - 1812
  2. Adam Keffer1790 - 1874
  3. Anna Marian Keffer1792 - 1825
  4. Rosanna Keffer1795 - 1823
  5. Susanna Keffer1796 - 1863
  6. Margaret Keffer1798 -
  7. Peter Keffer1799 - 1890
  8. Ludwig Keffer1800 -
  9. Catherine Keffer1801 - 1832
  10. Jonathan Webb Keffer1803 - 1871
  11. Ann Eve Keffer1805 - 1845
  12. Sara Keffer1808 - 1845
  13. Henry Keffer1810 - 1863
m. 1823
  1. Jacob Keffer1823 - 1904
  2. Catherine Keffer1824 -
  3. Maria Keffer1827 - 1886
  4. Margaret Rebecca Keffer1829 - 1917
m. 2 Feb 1834
  1. Henry Peter Keffer1835 - 1910
  2. Elizabeth Keffer1836 - 1901
  3. Isaac Keffer1838 - 1921
  4. Ann Eve Keffer1843 - 1862
  5. Margaret KefferAbt 1848 -
Facts and Events
Name Peter Keffer
Alt Name[6] Peter Keefler
Gender Male
Birth? 30 Dec 1799 Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage 1823 to Ann C. Fisher
Residence[6] 1834 Vaughan, York, Upper Canada, Canada
Marriage 2 Feb 1834 York, Upper Canada, Canadato Mary Ann Quantz
Alt Marriage 2 Apr 1834 Toronto, York, Upper Canada, Canadato Mary Ann Quantz
Census[1] Jan 1852 Vaughan, York, Canada West, Canada
Census[2] Jan 1861 Vaughan, York, Canada West, Canada
Census[3] Apr 1871 Vaughan, York, Ontario, Canada
Census[4] Apr 1881 Vaughan, York, Ontario, Canada
Death[5] 22 Feb 1890 Vaughan, York, Ontario, Canada
Burial[7] Aft 22 Feb 1890 Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Vaughan, York, Ontario, Canada
References
  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, line23ff.

    Keffer, Peter, 52, m, m, United States, Lutheran, farmer
    Keffer, Mary Ann, 37, f, m, Canada, Lutheran, housekeeper
    Keffer, Henry, 17, m, s, Canada, Lutheran, labourer
    Keffer, Isaac, 12, m, s, Canada, Lutheran, labourer
    Keffer, Elizabeth, 14, f, s, Canada, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Ann Eve, 9, f, s, Canada, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Margret, 4, f, s, Canada, Lutheran, ---

    In census original age appears to be 32. Also, the surname of the previous family (Roadhouse) has been dittoed down by the enumerator and thus the family may be difficult to find in indexes.

  2. Vaughan, York County, Canada West, in Canada. 1861 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-1089, p 27, line 24ff.

    Keffer, Peter, 61, m, m, United States, Lutheran, farmer
    Keffer, Mary, 46, f, m, United States, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Isaac, 21, m, s, United States, Lutheran, labourer
    Keffer, Ann, 18, f, s, United States, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Mar, 13, , s, United States, Lutheran, ---

    Enumerator used ditto marks for birthplaces and religion, except for head of household. If the father was born in the United States these statements for the rest of the family may not necessarily be true.

  3. Vaughan, York West, Ontario, in Canada. 1871 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    Reel C-9966, Dist 44, SubDistrict b, Division 1, Page 61, Household 214, Line 1.

    Keffer, Peter, m, 70, married, born United States, Lutheran, farmer
    Keffer, Mary, f, 56, married , born Ontario, Lutheran
    Keffer, Isaac, m, 31, single, born Ontario, Lutheran, farmer

  4. Vaughan, York West, Ontario, in Canada. 1881 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    Reel C-13249, Dist 136, SubDist E, Division 7, Page 33, Household 153.

    Keffer, Isic, m, 41, married, born Ontario, Lutheran, farmer
    Keffer, Elizabeth, f, 29, married, born Ontario, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, James, m, 4, single, born Ontario, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Peter, m, 81, widowed, born USA, Lutheran, ---

  5. District of the County of York, Division of the Township of Vaughan, Reg'n 019820/90, in Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-ongoing. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario)
    MS935, reel 59, p 117.

    Peter Keffer, male, died 22 Feb 1890, male, 90 yrs, 1 mth & 22 days, farmer, born Somerset Co, Pennsylvania, USA, of old age, no physician, informant Alex McLaughlin, clergyman

  6. 6.0 6.1 Alt name and residence given in marriage registration.
  7. Photo and transcription at Canadian Headstones

    Peter Keffer 1799 - 1890
    Ann Fisher 1802 - 1830
    Mary Quantz 1815 - 1871
    Cath. Keffer 1801 - 1832
    John Snider 1800 - 1845
    Jonathan Keffer 1803 - 1871
    Cath. Puterbaugh 1800 - 1868
    Eva Keffer 1805 - 1845
    Isaac Puterbaugh 1805 - 1881
    Sara Keffer 1808 - 1837
    I. Pfaff
    Henry Keffer 1810 - 1863
    Anna Quantz 1818 - 1900