Rebecca Jane (Ireland) Huff (1847 - 1930)

Born 11 Jun 1847 in Murray, Northumberland, Canada West

Ancestors

Wife of Solomon Sanger Huff — married about 1866 in Northumberland, Canada West

Died 29 Jan 1930 at age 82 in Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

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Rebecca Jane Ireland, one of the daughters of George Ireland (abt.1821-bef.1881) and Ann (Rogers) Ireland (1821-1901), was born on June 11, 1847 in Murray Township, Northumberland County, Canada West (Ontario). Part of Murray Township became part of the new Brighton Township in 1851-52: Rebecca would live there for the rest of her life.^[1] She married farmer Solomon Sanger Huff in Northumberland County around 1866. They and their family, which would include George Henry (1867-1951) and Lillian Anne (1873-1922), would live in Brighton Township until Solomon's death in 1922.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]} The widowed Rebecca died in Brighton Township on Jan. 29, 1930 of arteriosclerosis aggravated by an accidental "fall down cellar".^[8] She was buried on Jan. 31, 1930 in Woods Cemetery.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQWH-83P : 5 September 2017), Reb Ireland, Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 47, line 5; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1054, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,435,928.
2. ↑ Year: 1871; Census Place: Brighton, Northumberland East, Ontario; Roll: C-9984; Page: 65. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1871 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1871. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, n.d.. RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: C-9888 to C-9975, C-9977 to C-10097, C-10344 to C-10388, C-10390 to C-10395, to C-10540 to C-10570.
3. ↑ Year: 1881; Census Place: Brighton, Northumberland East, Ontario; Roll: C_13239; Page: 11; Family No: 63. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data: Canada. "Census of Canada, 1881." Statistics Canada Fonds, Record Group 31-C-1. LAC microfilm C-13162 to C-13286. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1881/Pages/about-census.aspx.
4. ↑ Year: 1891; Census Place: Brighton, Northumberland East, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6356; Family No: 84. Ancestry.com. 1891 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1891. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2009. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/about-census.aspx. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6290 to T-6427.
5. ↑ Year: 1901; Census Place: Brighton, Northumberland (East/Est), Ontario; Page: 7; Family No: 76. Ancestry.com. 1901 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2004. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/about-census.aspx. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6428 to T-6556.
6. ↑ Year: 1911; Census Place: 1 - Brighton, Northumberland East, Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 25. Ancestry.com. 1911 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2007. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/about-census.aspx. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels T-20326 to T-20460.
7. ↑ Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 74; Census Place: 74, Northumberland, Ontario; Page Number: 2. Ancestry.com. 1921 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013. Original data: Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2013. Series RG31. Statistics Canada Fonds.
8. ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK4V-F5C : 2 March 2021), George Ireland in entry for Rebecca Jane Huff, 29 Jan 1930; citing Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, 26411, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,313,258.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/100968132/rebecca-jane-huff : accessed 27 May 2021), memorial page for Rebecca Jane Ireland Huff (1847–1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 100968132, citing Woods Cemetery, Colborne, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Peterborough K (contributor 46537737)