James BENNETT

James BENNETT

Male 1815 - 1896  (81 years)

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  • Name James BENNETT  [1, 2
    Alt. Birth 1812  Churchtown, St Merryn, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Birth 1815  St. Merryn, St. Merryn, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Christening 14 Jan 1815  St Merryn, St. Merryn, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 14 Jan 1815  Churchtown, St Merryn, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Census 1841  Water Cottages, St Merryn, Co. Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Emigration Aft Feb 1842  USA(Penn.)Then Canada(Ontario) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1851  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1861  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Land 1865  Lot 9, Con 6 Ross Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario Purchased For $35.00 Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 1871  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Census 1881  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Census 1891  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    1851 Census Not Found Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation Carpenter Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation Farmer Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 10 Nov 1896  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12, 13, 14, 15, 16
    Burial Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [15
    Person ID I38808  Whitewater Region Early Families
    Last Modified 22 Jul 2016 

    Father William BENNETT,   b. 12 Mar 1780, St. Merryn, St. Merryn, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1865, St. Merryn, St. Merryn, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth BREWER,   b. 1780, St. Ervan, Co. Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1861, St Merryn, St. Merryn, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 23 Apr 1803  St. Merryn, St. Merryn, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F9704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane GREGOR,   b. 1815, St. Merryn, St. Merryn, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1898, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 12 Aug 1837  St. Merryn, St. Merryn, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Alt. Marriage 12 Aug 1837  Saint Merryn, , Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17
    Children 
     1. Thomas Henry BENNETT,   b. 1839, Shop, St Merryn, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1897, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)
     2. James BENNETT,   b. 4 Jan 1842, St Merryn, St. Merryn, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1922, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     3. William BENNETT,   b. 22 Jun 1846, Litchfield Twp., Pontiac Co., Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1898, Portage Du Fort, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     4. John BENNETT,   b. 18 May 1846, Litchfield Twp., Pontiac Co., Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1912, Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     5. Elizabeth Jane BENNETT,   b. 10 Apr 1848, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1918, Bancroft, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     6. Joseph BENNETT,   b. 16 Sep 1851, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1920, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     7. Andrew BENNETT,   b. 1 Sep 1855, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1933, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     8. George BENNETT,   b. 14 Sep 1858, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1939, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     9. Mary Ann BENNETT,   b. Dec 1862, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1889, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 26 years)
    Family ID F8290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 May 2010 

  • Photos
    016-Bennett, James
    016-Bennett, James
    01617-Bennett, James & Jane nee Gregor
    01617-Bennett, James & Jane nee Gregor
    01617-St. Merryn Church, inside view
    01617-St. Merryn Church, inside view
    01617-St. Merryn Church
    01617-St. Merryn Church
    Bennett family church in County Cornwall, England

    Documents
    01617-St. Merryn Church Sunday School Roll
    01617-St. Merryn Church Sunday School Roll
    lists James Bennett & Jane Gregor in Sunday school
    01617-Parish of St. Merryn, Cornwall Online Parish Clerks Database
    01617-Parish of St. Merryn, Cornwall Online Parish Clerks Database
    01617-Bennett Letter # 1
    01617-Bennett Letter # 1
    A letter written to James and Jane Bennett from Jane’s brothers Wm and Richard Greggor, Feb 21, 1864.
    016-Bennett, James death notice
    016-Bennett, James death notice
    Newspaper Clipping Nov 27 1896, Renfrew Mercury

    Headstones
    Gravestone-Bennett plots
    Gravestone-Bennett plots
    Howard Cemetery
    Stones -
    bk row - George D; John
    ft row - Joseph; James; George; James
    taken by Fay Bennett
    Gravestone-Bennett, James & Jane Griggor
    Gravestone-Bennett, James & Jane Griggor
    Howard Cemetery, Forester's Falls, Ontario
    taken by Fay Bennett

    Albums
    EF-Bennett Family Album
    EF-Bennett Family Album (681)
    Photos, documents and histories pertaining to the descendants of James and Jane (nee Gregor) Bennett

  • Sources 
    1. [S231] Susan Old, Wadebridge, Co. Cornwall, England, Gregor and Bennett Family Information, (Transcription of St. Merryn Parish Records) (Reliability: 3).
      Date of Import: Feb 15, 2000

    2. [S865] Ontario Genealogical Society Provincial Index, Census database, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1851, (http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi/5/o3160000.htm).

    3. [S177] Pam Spencer, Yately, Hampshire, England, Bennett File of Pam Spencer, (received by F. Bennett Apr 1999).

    4. [S697] Pat Evans, Australia, Bennett Ancestral File.

    5. [S702] Mary Eady and Joseph Bennett, Bennett Family History, (1962-1964).

    6. [S231] Susan Old, Wadebridge, Co. Cornwall, England, Gregor and Bennett Family Information, (Transcription of St. Merryn Parish Records).

    7. [S115] Ontario Genealogical Society Provincial Index, Database, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1861, (http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi/7/o082e000.htm updated 2005-12-03).

    8. [S696] Ross Township Land Records, (Land Registry Office, Pembroke, Ontario).

    9. [S242] Transcription draft by Weller, Harry, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1871.

    10. [S372] LDS, Family History Resource Fil e, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1881, (2002).

    11. [S480] Ontario Genealogical Society Provincial Index, Census database, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1891, (http://www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi/9/o113i101.htm#100).

    12. [S575] Vital Statistics of Ontario - Death Certificate of James Bennett, Reg # 017776 Ross Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3).
      Death Registration of James Bennett d. Nov 10 1896 age 84 yrs, farmer; b. Co. Cornwall, England; died of old age; Dr Geo Forbes reg Nov 11 1896; Church of England; Wm Grant, Registrar

    13. [S257] OGS Sault Ste Marie Branch, Newspaper - Index to Births, Marriages, & Deaths in the Pembroke Observer and Upper Ottawa Advertiser 1867-1898, (July 1991).

    14. [S508] Ross Twp Register, BMD.

    15. [S248] Cemetery Record - Howard Cemetery Gravestones, Ross Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario, (Pletsch, Murray, Webmaster of Renfrew County, Ontario Gravemarker Gallery, Digital Images at http://nocgg.maddoc.net/renfrew/).

    16. [S698] Death Notice of James Bennett, (Renfrew Mercury Nov 27, 1896).

    17. [S255] IGI.