Descendants of Jeremiah Giff

Third Generation


4. Eliza Keays (Eliza Emelia Giff , Jeremiah ) was born on 21 Sep 1823 in Ile aux Noix, Quebec. She died on 10 Jun 1896 in Augusta, Leeds, Ontario. She was buried in Bissell Cemetery, Augusta.

Eliza married Isaiah Wright (photo) son of Asahel Wright and Eleanor Carpenter on 23 Jun 1846. Isaiah was born on 29 Jun 1818 in Augusta, Leeds, Ontario. He died on 29 Jul 1904 in Augusta, Leeds, Ontario. He was buried in Bissell Cemetery, Augusta.

They had the following children:

+ 8 F i Florence Amelia Wright was born on 18 Feb 1847. She died on 5 Jan 1925.
+ 9 F ii Emily Helen Wright was born on 8 Jun 1849. She died on 31 Dec 1938.
+ 10 F iii Isabella Louisa Wright was born on 6 Feb 1857.
  11 F iv Mary Florence Keays was born on 24 Dec 1861 in Buffalo, USA. She died on 14 Dec 1862 in Augusta, Grenville, Ont.. She was buried in North Augusta Presbyterian Cemetery. [Notes]
+ 12 M v Frederick Keays Wright was born on 8 Oct 1865. He died on 23 Apr 1962.

6. William Jeremiah Keays (Eliza Emelia Giff , Jeremiah ) was born on 24 Jan 1829 in Ottawa, Ont.. He died on 24 Apr 1914 in Sisters' Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y.. He was buried in Sec, 42 Grave 1198 Forest Lawn Cem'y, Buffalo (photo).

William married (1) Isabella ? on 15 Sep 1855 at "St. Andrews". Isabella was born on 26 Feb 1838. She died on 24 Jan 1862 in Buffalo, N.Y.. She was buried in Maitland Cemetery, Goderich, Ontario.

They had the following children:

  13 F i Isabella Keays was born in 1857 in Goderich, Ont.. She died in 1857 in Goderich, Ont.. She was buried in 1857 in Maitland Cemetery, Goderich, Ont..
  14 M ii James Forbes Keays was born in 1859 in Goderich, Ont.. He died in 1861 in Buffalo, N.Y.. He was buried in 1861 in Maitland Cemetery, Goderich, Ont..
  15 F iii Mary Florence Keays is printed as #11.

William married (2) Emily DeRenzi Horton in 1871. Emily was born in 1847 in London, Ont.. She died on 1 Jun 1910 in Buffalo, N.Y.. She was buried in Sec, 42 Grave 1199 Forest Lawn Cem'y, Buffalo (photo).

They had the following children:

+ 16 F iv Daisy Emma Keays was born in 1872 (photo).
  17 M v Reginald Horton Keays was born on 26 Mar 1874 in Sarnia, Ont.. He died on 4 Sep 1973 in Santa Clara, California. [Notes]
        Reginald married Janet ?. Janet was born in 1874. She died in Sep 1950 in New York City, New York.
+ 18 M vi William Jeremiah Keays was born on 21 Oct 1879.

7. Jeremiah Giff (Unknown , Jeremiah ) was born in 1831 in St. Kitts, West Indies.

[Notes]

Jeremiah married Elizabeth ? about 1851. Elizabeth was born about 1840. She died on 19 Nov 1891 in Chicago, Ill..

They had the following children:

+ 19 M i William Henry Giff was born in 1852. He died on 2 Sep 1939.
+ 20 F ii Sarah Jean Giff was born in 1853.
  21 M iii David George Giff was born in Jan 1855. He died on 28 Oct 1946 in Chicago, Ill..
  22 F iv Female Giff was born in Oct 1855. She died in 1861. [Notes]
+ 23 M v Jeremiah James Giff was born in 1856. He died on 5 Aug 1910.
+ 24 F vi Emily Giff was born in 1860. She died on 15 Jul 1919.
  25 F vii Alice Giff was born in 1863/1864 in Chicago, Ill.. She died in 1939. [Notes]
        Alice married Thomas Ward on 13 Feb 1883.
+ 26 M viii Walter Giff was born in Sep 1866. He died on 4 Mar 1937.

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