Born in Drummondville, Centre-du-Quebec Region, Quebec, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Thomas
and Sarah (Dally) Thomas
Sister of
Margaret (Thomas) Neil, Daniel G. Thomas, William H. Thomas Jr, John E. Thomas, James Joshua Thomas and Dinah Charlotte Thomas
Wife of
William Riff
— married
3 Apr 1837 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary Riff, Sarah Jane Riff, Ellen Maria Riff, William Daniel Riff, Nelson Riff, Jemima Creek (Riff) Folster, Albert Edward Riff and Lucy J (Riff) Doyle
Died
at age 53
in Drummondville, Centre-du-Quebec Region, Quebec, Canada
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Biography
Jane was born in 1819. She was the daughter of William Thomas and Sarah Dally. She passed away in 1873. Aged: 53 y.
Wife of William Riff farmer Wickham d. 1893 79 yrs
Jane was born to William Thomas and Sarah Dally. She was baptized on December 26, 1819 in Saint George’s Anglican Church, Drummondville, Quebec, Canada. In the same church, she married William Riff on April 3, 1837. The groom is William Riff, of major age, a farmer from the Township of Wickham. Marriage banns were posted. The bride, of minor age, is the daughter of William Thomas, the farmer from Grantham. The marriage witnesses were Daniel Dally, Louis Riff, and Margaret Thomas. Rev. George McLeod Ross officiated.
They had 12 children. , her funeral was held at Saint-Georges Anglican Church on January 14, 1837.
This list is included by original submitter. Children:
Mary b 6 January 1838
Sarah Jane b 6 March 1841 d. 14 October 1847
Ellen Maria born April 9, 1843 d. October 20, 1847
William Daniel b 1846 d. 18 January 1849 aged 3 years and 4 months
Nelson b 02 February 1848 m. 16 November 1869 Jane Ellen Watkins (daughter of Edward Watkins) d 5 June 1900
Mary Jane b 22 July 1850 d. 06 October 1854
Jemina C b. 13 October 1852 married 23 September 1874 John Folster
Moses Alexander b 27 May 1855 m. 22 May 1883 Ellen Cordella Diana Watkins (daughter of Edward Watkins)
Lucy b. 19 December 1857
Mary Jane b.22 July 1850 died 10 June 1854 aged 4 years old
Salomon Charles b 08 July 1860 married 17 September 1890 to Isabelle Kirkness
Marriage 03 Apr 1837. Drummondville, Quebec, Canada. [1]
Died 18 January 1873. Drummondville, Centre-du-Quebec Region, Quebec, Canada. 18 January 1873. Drummondville, Québec. [2] 11 Jan 1873. Wickham, Drummondville (Anglican Church), Quebec, Canada. 1873 Found multiple copies of death date. Using 18 January 1873
Residence Marital Status: Married. 1871 Wickham, Drummond, Quebec, Canada. [3] Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head. 1861 Drummond, Canada East, Canada. [4]
Buried Drummondville, Centre-du-Quebec Region, Quebec, Canada. [2]
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S990110441 Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Ancestry Record 1091 #2535288
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Source: #S980686551 Ancestry Record 60527 #1639142
- ↑ Source: #S990130047 Year: 1871; Census Place: Wickham, Drummond, Quebec; Roll: C-10084; Page: 8; Family No: 24 Ancestry Record 1578 #1109860
- ↑ Source: #S990130156 Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1278-1279 Ancestry Record 1570 #793690338
- Source: S980686551 Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 60527
- Source: S990110441 Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 1091
- Source: S990112662 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 155523193
- Source: S990130047 1871 Census of Canada Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 1578
- Source: S990130156 1861 Census of Canada Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 1570
- Source: S990299641 New Brunswick, Canada, Deaths, 1888-1938 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 61512
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