THE RINEHARTS

George Rinehart came to Canada about 1865. Where he landed is not yet clear. The first record of George is found in Saint George Church records in Caverhill New Brunswick in 1869. George had two brothers and two sisters that came to North America from Ireland as well. It appears that the two sisters Mary and Margret Jane moved to Seattle Washington where there brother Joseph was living. Joseph had married Mary Miller in Caverhill New Brunswick Canada and had moved to Seattle sometime earlier. The second brother Henry had lived in Saint John New Brunswick but moved to the eastern United States around 1880. Henry had married a Catherine Prendergast and they had a daughter born to them on Christmas Eve 1879 in Saint John New Brunswick. There are a variety of spellings for the name Rinehart and each spelling appears to indicate a different place of origin. In researching the spelling RINEHART it appears to be most prominent in Sumiswald, Bern, Switzerland. There was a Rev. Peter Rinehart that immegrated to Ireland and settled in Wexford which is very close to where documented proof of our family can first be found. The earliest documented Rinehart was Stephen Rinehart who lived in the town of Listerlin in county Kilkenny. He was the father of George,Henry,Joseph.Mary and Margret listed above. Stephens children indicated that he spoke with a heavy accent which would indicate that Stephen was new to Ireland or had lived in a prodominately German speaking area of Ireland.Stephens place of origin is all conjecture and not based on documented fact.

My Family History

• Surname List


• Index of Individuals


• InterneTree


• Sources

Books

• Book: Stephen Rinehart of Ireland

Family Photos

• Helen (Rinehart) Morrison 2002 Reunion (106 KB)
  Helen (Rinehart) Morrison 2002 Reunion
• Cox home in Hampton (20 KB)
  Cox home in Hampton
• cox grandma ellen (55 KB)
  cox grandma ellen
• Don rinehart (52 KB)
  Don rinehart
• Jordan Rinehart and Bennie (96 KB)
  Jordan Rinehart and Bennie
• Malcolm Rinehart (12 KB)
  Malcolm Rinehart
• Karin Rinehart (13 KB)
  Karin Rinehart
• Frog Pond summer home (36 KB)
  Marshall summer home
• George Rinehart (20 KB)
  George Rinehart the first to come to Canada
• Harry Rineharts Retirement (51 KB)
  Harry and Ida Rinehart
• Helen Rinehart abt 17 yrs old (5 KB)
  Helen Rinehart abt 17 yrs
• Jean (Rinehart) Butler (13 KB)
  Jean (Rinehart) Butler
• Margrette Jane Rinehart (360 KB)
  Margrette Jane Rinehart
• Carr Harry Leanord (31 KB)
  Carr Harry Leanord
• Philip Harry Cox 1938 (20 KB)
  Philip Harry Cox 1938
• Bud Ida Jennie Harry Helen Donnie in Front (26 KB)
  Bud Ida Jennie Harry Helen Donnie in Front
• Harry and Ida Rinehart and children (33 KB)
  ida cox children
• COX FAMILY (120 KB)
  COX FAMILY
• Matthew (Strickland) Rinehart 14 May 2005 (612 KB)
  Matthew 8 years old
• COX FAMILY (35 KB)
  Standing -Clara,Ida, Frank, Mother Ellen, Nelle, Philip Father, Carrie, Muriel. Sitting Edgar, Charlie, Harold, Victor, Marion, Clinton, Winie
• Jean and Bob (142 KB)
  Jean and Bob
• Chris Rinehart Wedding 14 May 2005 (527 KB)
  Chris and Matthew
• Donald Hoyt (30 KB)
  Donald Hoyt
• mary rinehart (37 KB)
  mary rinehart
• Heather (Strickland) Rinehart (129 KB)
  Heather (Strickland) Rinehart May 2005
• Ellen Cox, Helen ,Ida, George, Jennie (25 KB)
  Ellen Cox,Helen Rinehart, Ida (Cox)Rinehart,George (Bud) and Jennie
• Malcolm Rinehart (12 KB)
  Malcolm Rinehart
• Matthew and Grant Rinehart (100 KB)
  Christmas 2006
• Ellen, Philip and Percy Cox abt. 1889 (48 KB)
  Ellen and Philip Cox and son Percy abt 1889

Related Links

• New Brunswick Provincial Archives Search Site
• Latterday Saints Family Search Site