Jane (McBride) Keefer (1785 - 1833)

Born 8 Mar 1785 in Niagara, Province of Quebec, British North America

Wife of John Emery — married about 1805 in Niagara, Lincoln, Upper Canada

Wife of George Keefer — married 8 Jun 1815 (to 1833) in Upper Canada

Descendants

Died 6 Jan 1833 at age 47 in Upper Canada

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Biography

Jane, born about 1785,^[1] married George Keefer in 1815 after the death of her first husband, John Emory, in the War of 1812. George was a widower with nine children and Jane had five from her first marriage. They had seven children of their own.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Chadwick, Edward. Ontarian Families - Genealogies Of United Empire Loyalists And Other Pioneer Families Of Upper Canada. Google eBook
2. ↑ H. V. Nelles, “KEEFER, GEORGE,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed March 22, 2016, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/keefer_george_8E.html.

See also:

• "Canadian Headstones," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ88-K3G1 : accessed 22 March 2016), Jane Mcbride Keefer, Burial, Niagara (Lincoln & Welland), Ontario, Canada, Old Lakeview+, OGS#4665 Thorold cemetery; citing 399364, Canadianheadstones.com, http://www.canadianheadstones.com.

• 1933 Find a Grave MEMORIAL ID# 161950730
  • Jane McBride Keefer (aged 47)
    • Born: 8 Mar 1785 in Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    • Died: 6 Jan 1833 in , Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    • Buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Thorold, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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      • Jane McBride
      • Widow of John Emory With Five Children
      • Second Wife of George Keefer
      • Married 8th June 1815
      • Died 6th Jan 1833