Person:Solomon Keffer (5)
Solomon Keffer
b.18 Feb 1830 Upper Canada, Canada
d.8 Apr 1905 Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Parents and Siblings
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m. 4 Oct 1822
  1. Diana Keffer
  2. Solomon Keffer1830 - 1905
  3. Henry Keffer1831 -
  4. John Keffer1832 - 1893
  5. Jacob Keffer1836 - 1916
  6. Sarah Ann Keffer1847 - 1910
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1853
  1. Jeremiah Mager Keffer1854 - 1922
  2. Sarah Catherine Keffer1856 -
  3. Josephine Keffer1858 -
  4. Mary Melinda Keffer1860 - 1910
  5. Wellington Keffer1862 - 1940
  6. Florence Keffer1869 - 1948
  7. Ephraim Mager Keffer1872 - 1941
  8. Ethel May Keffer1874 - 1972
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Facts and Events
Name Solomon Keffer
Gender Male
Birth[6] 18 Feb 1830 Upper Canada, Canada
Alt Birth[8] 18 Feb 1836 Upper Canada, Canada
Census[1] Jan 1852 Vaughan, York, Canada West, Canada
Marriage Abt 1853 Canada West, Canadato Elizabeth Mager
Census[2] Jan 1861 Puslinch, Wellington, Canada West, Canada
Census[3] Apr 1871 Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Census[4] Apr 1881 Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Census[5] Apr 1891 Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Census[6] 31 Mar 1901 Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Death[7][8] 8 Apr 1905 Hespeler, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Burial[8] New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler, Waterloo, 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 51, line 3ff.

    Keffer, Jonathan, 49, m, m, United States, Lutheran, farmer
    Keffer, Cathrine, 48, f, m, United States, Lutheran, housekeeper
    Keffer, Solomon, 21, m, s, Canada, Lutheran, labourer
    Keffer, Henry, 20, m, s, Canada, Lutheran, labourer
    Keffer, John, 19, m, s, Canada, Lutheran, labourer
    Keffer, Jacob, 15, m, s, Canada, Lutheran, labourer
    Keffer, Sarah Ann, 14, f, s, Canada, Lutheran, ---

  2. ↑ Puslinch, Wellington County, Canada West, in Canada. 1861 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-1084, p 65, line 33ff.

    Keffer, Solomon, 31, m, married, born Canada West, Lutheran, farmer
    Keffer, Elizabeth, 25, f, married, born Canada West, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Jeremiah, 7, m, single, born Canada West, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Sarah, 5, f, single, born Canada West, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Josephine, 3, f, single, born Canada West, Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Mahlinda, 1, f, single, born Canada West, Lutheran, ---

  3. ↑ District Waterloo South, SubDistrict Hespeler, in Canada. 1871 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    Reel C-9943, Dist 31, SubDistrict g, Division , Page 38, Household 143, Line 1.

    Keffer, Solomon, m, 41, married, born Ontario, Evangelical, sawer
    Keffer, Elizabeth, f, 34, married, born Ontario, Evangelical, ---
    Keffer, Jerimiah, m, 16, single, born Ontario, Evangelical, ---
    Keffer, Sarah Catharine, f, 14, single, born Ontario, Evangelical, ---
    Keffer, Josephina, f, 12, single, born Ontario, Evangelical, ---
    Keffer, Mary Melindy, f, 11, single, born Ontario, Evangelical, ---
    Keffer, Wellington, m, 9, single, born Ontario, Evangelical, ---
    Keffer, Florence, f, 2, single, born Ontario, Evangelical, ---

  4. ↑ Hespeler, Waterloo South, in Canada. 1881 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    Reel C-13265, Dist 161, SubDist F, Division -, Page 21, Household 98.

    Keffer, Solomon, m, 57, married, born Ontario, Evangelical, sawer
    Keffer, Elizabeth, f, 46, married, born Ontario, Evangelical, ---
    Keffer, Florin, f, 12, single, born Ontario, Evangelical, ---
    Keffer, W. Ephrahim, m, 8, single, born Ontario, Evangelical, ---
    Keffer, Ethenay, f, 6, single, born Ontario, Evangelical, ---

  5. ↑ Hespeler, Waterloo South, Ontario, in Canada. 1891 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    Reel T-6375, Dist 123, SubDistrict d, Division -, Page 14, Household 257.

    Keffer, Solomon, m, 61, married, head, born Ontario, father born USA, mother born USA, Evangelical, sawer
    Keffer, Elizabeth, f, 57, married, wife, born Ontario, father born Germany, mother born Germany, Evangelical, ---
    Keffer, Florence, f, 22, single, daughter, born Ontario, father born Ontario, mother born Ontario, Evangelical, working in woollen mill
    Keffer, Ephraim, m, 18, single, son, born Ontario, father born Ontario, mother born Ontario, Evangelical, ---
    Keffer, Ethel, f, 16, single, daughter, born Ontario, father born Ontario, mother born Ontario, Evangelical, ---

  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hespeler (Village), Waterloo South, Ontario, in Canada. 1901 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    Reel T-6503, District 122, SubDistrict d, Division 1, Page 18, Family 169.

    Keffer, Solomon, m, head, married, born 18 Feb 1830 in Ontario, age 71, Evangelical Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Elizabeth, f, wife, married, born 16 Apr 1836 in Ontario, age 64, Evangelical Lutheran, ---
    Keffer, Ephraim M, m, son, single, born 30 Dec 1872 in Ontario, age 29, Evangelical Lutheran, loom fixer
    Keffer, Florence E, f, daughter, single, born 20 Feb 1869 in Ontario, age 32, Evangelical Lutheran, dressmaker
    Keffer, Ethel M, f, daughter, single, born 28 Aug 1874 in Ontario, age 26, Evangelical Lutheran, teacher

  7. ↑ District of the County of Waterloo, Division of the Town of Hespeler, p 287, Reg'n 028568/05, in Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-ongoing. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario)
    MS935, reel 123, page 287 [condensed horizontal form].

    Solomon Keffer, m, 8 Apr 1905, 75yrs, 2mths, 7days, at Hespeler, retired sawyer, born York County

  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Gravestone at New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler photographed by Canada Genweb's Cemetery Project

    In memory of
    Solomon Keffer
    born Feb 18, 1836--died Apr 8, 1905
    Here we have no continuing [---?]
    his wife
    Elizabeth Mager
    April 16, 1836--July 29, 1940
    Florence E Keffer
    Feb 20, 1869--Jan. 7, 1948
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