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Alice Benton 1850–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1850

Birth Location: Haldimand, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: March 1888

Death Location: Burford Twp., Brant, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Benton

Mother: Mary Purdy

Spouse(s): Charles Ward

Children(s): Adelaide Ward, Mary Ward, William Ward, Mary Ward, Charles Ward

In 1850, Alice Benton entered the world in Haldimand, Ontario, Canada, born to William Benton And Mary Ann Purdy. Alice Benton married Charles Ward, and had children including Adelaide Elizabeth Ward, Charles Almon Ward, Mary Ethel Ward, Mary Minnie Ward, William Thomas James Ward. Alice Benton passed away in 1888 in Burford Twp., Brant, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1850, Alice Benton entered the world in Haldimand, Ontario, Canada, born to William Benton And Mary Ann Purdy.
  • Alice Benton married Charles Ward, and had children including Adelaide Elizabeth Ward, Charles Almon Ward, Mary Ethel Ward, Mary Minnie Ward, William Thomas James Ward.
  • Alice Benton passed away in 1888 in Burford Twp., Brant, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alice Benton's Ancestors

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Alice Benton
1850–1888
Birth Place: Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
Parents
William Benton
1828–1903
Mary (Ann) Purdy
1832–1879
haldimald, twp, Newcastle, Durham, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Benjamin Purdy
1791–1877
, , Vermont, USA
Dorcas Eddy
1797–1876
Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Allen Eddy
1773–1835
Esther Harnden
1773–1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Eddy
1746–1777
Elizabeth Smith
1738–

Alice Benton's Descendants

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Alice Benton (2 Mar 1850–March 1888) m. Charles Ward (abt 1837–23 December 1906)
  1. 1. Adelaide (Elizabeth) Ward 1877–1937 m. Ernest (Andrew) Sherwood 1875–1911 m. Thomas (Henry) O'Brien 1846– m. George Miller 1879–
    1. 1. Ethel (Alice Emma) Sherwood 1907–1987 m. Anthony Knoll 1906–1982
      1. 1. Charles (William) Knoll 1931–2003
      2. 2. Marian (F) Knoll 1932–2000
      3. 3. Margaret (Joann) Knoll 1944–1944
    2. 2. James (Frederick) Sherwood 1902–1968 m. Vera (Luella) Parker 1909–1995
      1. 1. James (F.) Sherwood 1945–1997
  2. 2. Mary (Minnie) Ward 1865–1947
  3. 3. William (Thomas James) Ward 1883–1932 m. Gertrude (Elizabeth) Turner 1884–1939
    1. 1. James (Edwin) Ward 1907–1912
    2. 2. Frank (Marvin) Ward 1913– m. Ruth (Doris) Sisson 1916– m. Edith Nardine 1914–
    3. 3. Mildred (Gertrude) Ward 1906–1979
  4. 4. Mary (Ethel) Ward 1879– m. Thomas Wilson 1869–
    1. 1. William (Myrtle) Wilson 1894–1896
    2. 2. Nellie (May) Wilson 1896–
    3. 3. Harry (Armitage) Wilson 1900–
  5. 5. Charles (Almon) Ward 1875–1875

Alice Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1850
2 Mar 1850
Birth of Alice Benton in Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
1888
March 1888
Age 38
Death of Alice Benton in Burford Twp., Brant, Ontario, Canada
Burford Twp., Brant, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1850
    Event Place: Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869; Reel: 10

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Burford Township
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869; Reel: 10

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1888
    Event Place: Burford Twp., Brant, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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