Confederation. William Henry Steeves was born on May 20, 1814, in Hillsborough, New Brunswick, the eldest son born to parents Joseph Steeves and Martha Gross. His...

“Stieff” was later anglicized into “Steeve”, which eventually formed into surnames “Steves” and “Steeves”. The earliest "Steeves" members arrived to Hillsborough...

Stahlecker, founders of the Steeves family in North America. Other notable descendants of Heinrich and Regina include William Steeves, a Father of Canadian...

to an orphanage. According to Steeves, his violent behavior stemmed from sexual abuse beginning in his childhood. Steeves dropped out of school in eighth...

councillor in Toronto for Ward 11 University—Rosedale from 2010 until 2022. William Steeves (May 20, 1814 – December 9, 1873) was a merchant, lumberman, politician...

his wife Edith Parker, a daughter of William Parker by his wife Lucinda Steeves (a daughter of William Steeves, one of the Fathers of Canadian Confederation)...

grandmother, Edith Mary Parker, was a daughter of William Parker and Lucinda Steeves (a daughter of William Steeves, one of the Fathers of Canadian Confederation)...

Doris Elizabeth (née Steeves), and Progressive Conservative MP Robert Layton. He was the maternal great-grandnephew of William Steeves, a Father of Confederation...

Moncton, New Brunswick, via Chatham, Ontario. Born Manoah Steeves, a second cousin of William Steeves, he dropped the second 'e' en route. The family was the...

prostate cancer. Layton married Doris Elizabeth Steeves, a grand-niece of Father of Confederation William Steeves. Robert Layton had three sons and a daughter...