On Wednesday afternoon of last
week, the remains of the late Elizabeth Steinhoff were interred in Potts'
Cemetery [video], where lie a number of other pioneers of the township of
Woodhouse.
Mrs. Steinhoff, whose maiden name
was Elizabeth Guiler, was born in Derry, Comber County, Ireland, in August
1813. She, in company with a number of others, one of whom was her uncle,
Wm. Walker, came to Canada in 1837. The party landed at Prescott after 13
weeks on the ocean, and took passage on a small boat up to Hamilton, and
came by the Indian trail to Simcoe, then called Birdtown. They settled at
Lynn Valley. Two members of the company were brothers of deceased, a son
of one of them being William Guiler, of Charlotteville, who has reached
the advanced age of 83 years.
In 1841 she was married to William
C. Steinhoff, of Woodhouse, by Elder Ryerson. In 1879 Mr. Steinhoff died,
and for a number of years Mrs. Steinhoff's home has been with her
daughter, Mrs. A. M. Butler, of Simcoe.
Mrs. Steinhoff was in good health
considering she was in her 97th year, and was more active on Saturday that
she had been since Christmas Day. She entered into a sound sleep about
seven o'clock Sunday morning, from which she never awakened, and passed
peacefully away at half-past nine Monday morning, Jan. 22nd.
Deceased is survived by two
children, Mrs. Butler and Wm. Steinhoff, the whereabouts of the latter
being at present unknown. There are also eight grandchildren and ten
great-grandchildren.
