b. 1799 d. 1868
Married - Hannah Martinson
The forebears of Thomas Quickfall originated in Yorkshire, England. Thomas Quickfall came to New York State in America and there married Hannah Martinson. In 1841 the Thomas Quickfall family with his brother-in-law ____ Martinson came to Waterloo when Quickfall purchased the old William Moxley farm north-east of Waterloo. Over the years the farm was developed and was later called Evergreen Farm. Thomas’ son, Richard M., inherited the farm in 1868.
Sources:
1. Ezra E. Eby, A Biographical History of Early Settlers and their Descendants in Waterloo Township. Eldon D. Weber, Editor, 1971.
Thomas Quickfall Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of Thomas Quickfall from the Ellis Little Papers. This biography has been transcribed exactly as written. Ellis Little was a local historian, who was the principal of Elizabeth Ziegler Public School.On his retirement, he invested much of his time in researching and writing about Waterloo's history. The Ellis Little Papers consist of extensive notes, papers and historical works.
- Notes
- Please scroll to the bottom of the page to see the transcribed text. To see the original document, please visit the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Main Branch of the Waterloo Public Library
- Date Of Event
- 1799-1868
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Quickfall, Thomas ; Martinson, Hannah ; Quickfall, Hannah ; Moxley, William ; Quickfall, Richard
- Local identifier
- ELP 51.156
- Collection
- Ellis Little Papers: Men and Women of Our Past
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Location of Original
- Ellis Little Papers
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
Website:
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