John (24 Dec 1822-1912) — m. Anna Bell; m. Dorothea Wismer in 1851
Elizabeth “Betsy” (1 Jul 1824-11 Oct 1901) — m. William Shaver on 13 Jun 1843
Barbara (30 Mar 1827-22 Mar 1923) — m. Isaac P. Johnson about 1848
Samuel (~1829-????)
Jacob (~1830-9 Jun 1864) — m. Mary Ann Raymon on 23 May 1854
Joseph, Jr. (8 Sep 1833-28 Aug 1916) — m. Elizabeth Long
Catherine Ann (~1835-27 Apr 1927) — m. Zachariah Wismer on 30 Aug 1852
Joseph was born in Pennsylvania – probably Northampton County, where his father was from. He was the fifth of nine children to Samuel Pipher and Barbara LaBar. “Pipher” is a variant of the better-known German name “Pfeiffer”. The Pipher family migrated west to settle in Markham Township, York County, Ontario around 1810, when Joseph was just a boy.
Catherine was also from Pennsylvania. Her parents were reportedly Johann Peter Kleisser and Maria E.
Joseph and Catherine must have married sometime around 1820, but there is no record.
Catherine died in 1836, and is buried in Dickson Hill Cemetery, York Regional Municipality, Ontario.
In 1845, Joseph married Leah Kaiser (18 Dec 1823-20 Nov 1900), daughter of John Kaiser and Mary Snyder. His children with Leah:
Abraham (19 Dec 1847-10 Jun 1900) — m. Sophia Smith
Isaac (10 Apr 1849-1935) — m. Barbara Kendrick; m. Rosanna Brillinger on 25 May 1872
Mary (15 Aug 1851-????) — m. Frank Smith
William (17 Jul 1855-1927) — m. Agnes Guthrie
Ludwick (19 Nov 1857-1857)
Melinda (23 Apr 1859-1907) — m. Oliver Smith about 1880
Benjamin (1 Nov 1861-????) — m. Rachel Fockler
Emanuel (22 Oct 1863-????) — m. Alice Fockler
The 1851 census for Markham listed Joseph Pipher (54) and wife Lea (28), plus children Jacob (22), Joseph (19), Catherine (16), Abraham (6), Isaac (4), and Mary (1). As noted above, Leah was the mother of the younger children. There were other Pipher families in Markham.
The 1861 census for Markham listed Joseph Pipher (60), wife Leah (36), and children Abram (12), Isaac (10), Mary (8), William (5), and Malinda (2). It was around this time that Joseph and family built a new house for themselves in Dickson Hill.
Joseph died in 1866 and, like Catherine, is buried in Dickson Hill Cemetery, York Regional Municipality, Ontario. Leah in 1883 married William Guthrie, and lived until 1900. She is buried with William in Dickson Hill Cemetery.
John married Anna Bell (~1822-185x). They had two children:
Joseph (~1848-????)
Barbara (~1849-????)
After Anna’s death, John married Dorothea Wismer (27 Aug 1834-1909) in 1851. The 1851 census showed them in Markham. Their children:
Lydia Sophia (~1853-????) — m. James Connelly
Anna Laura (30 Jul 1854-10 Jul 1952) — m. Edward Markham; m. Frank Hamilton; m. William Rusnell on 13 Jun 1876
Louisa Anna (1856-1939) — m. Moses Lorenz Johnson
Judith (18 Apr 1858-????) — m. Enoch Nigh; m. Walker Wilson
Lucy (26 Oct 1860-28 Jul 1960) — m. Joshua Lehman in 1881
Charles Lester (26 Aug 1862-16 Jan 1938) — m. Frances Calhoun on 5 Mar 1893
Hiram (7 Jul 1867-10 Apr 1960) — m. Mossie Mae Bruels
Dorothy Sophia (29 Aug 1868-17 Feb 1964)
John Commodore (19 Jan 1873-????)
John died in 1912.
Betsy married William Shaver (10 Sep 1819-15 May 1902) on 13 Jun 1843. They lived in Markham. Their children:
Joseph (~1845)
Mary Ann (~1846) — m. Richard Ball on 25 Dec 1862
Ann (~1847)
Leah (~1850)
Abraham (~1851) — m. Arinda Long
Samuel (~1854)
Barbara (~1855) — m. John Jarvis on 14 May 1874
Ann J. (~1857-1919) — m. William Roy
Isaac (~1861)
Margaret (~1863-1936) — m. Thomas J. Baston
Elizabeth (~1869)
Betsy died in 1901. She is buried in Goodwood Cemetery, Goodwood, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario.
Barbara married Isaac P. Johnson (~1816-????). They had more than one child, but I know of just one, the youngest:
Elizabeth (1858-1933)
Barbara died in 1923 in Ontario, and is buried with Isaac and daughter Elizabeth in Dickson Hill Cemetery, York Regional Municipality, Ontario.
Samuel... can’t track.
Jacob married Mary Ann Raymon or Reaman (1835-????), and had several children:
Levi (1854-1857)
Susannah (1855-????)
Elizabeth (1857-????)
Margaret E. (1858-1945) — m. Joseph McMillen
Isaac (1859-????)
Silvester (1861-????)
Jacob died in 1864 and is buried in the Dickson Hill Cemetery in Markham, York County, Ontario.
Joseph, Jr. married Elizabeth Long (10 Apr 1835-1923), and had at least six children:
Caroline (16 Aug 1857-30 Jun 1927) — m. William Vague
Ellen Jane (1859-1938) — m. Allanson Robinson in 1879; m. George J. Fockler on 27 Feb 1894
Margaret Ann (1860-9 Nov 1906) — m. George Smith on 30 Mar 1887
Leonard Everett (27 Nov 1862-20 Dec 1920) — m. Harriet Sophronia Toole
Josephine (27 Dec 1865-28 Jun 1936) — m. David Martin Hoover
Joseph Albert (1871-8 Sep 1889)
He died at reported age 82 in 1916 in Markham Village, York County, Ontario, the place where he was born. He is buried with Elizabeth in Peach’s United Church Cemetery, Markham.
Catherine has her own entry in the family tree.
https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/pipher/1/ -- extensive family data
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40520426 -- 1836 grave of Catherine Kleisser Pipher
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e095/e002374292.jpg -- 1851 census
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e095/e002374280.jpg -- 1851 census, John and Dorothea
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2C1-GM7W -- 1854 wedding of Jacob Pipher
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1861/jpg/4108435_00307.jpg -- 1861 census
http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/1861/jpg/4391955_00077.jpg -- 1861 census, Jacob Pifer (at bottom)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CB-S5PS -- 1862 wedding of Betsy’s daughter Mary Ann
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40516385 -- 1864 grave of Jacob Pipher
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40520395 -- 1866 grave of Joseph, Sr.; links to wives, parents, children!
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNZ-J9H -- 1874 wedding of Betsy’s daughter Barbara
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK7N-7ZG -- 1916 death of Joseph, Jr.; gives mother’s name as “Catherin Keiler”
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZQ9-QN3 -- 1920 census, Catherine
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF3K-7H1 -- 1927, Catherine’s death
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16151665 -- 1927 grave of Catherine
