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Benjamin Teskey 1837 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Oct 1837

Birth Location: Rathkeale, Limerck, Ireland

Death Date: 13 Aug 1926

Death Location: Medonte Township, Simcoe County Ontario, Canada

Father: Garrett Teskey

Mother: Mary Shire

Spouse(s): Margarete Horne

Children(s): Mary Teskey, James Teskey, William Teskey, Margaret Teskey, Benjamin Teskey, Alexander Teskey, Marian Teskey, George Teskey

According to available records, Benjamin Teskey was born in 1837 in Rathkeale, Limerck, Ireland, the child of Garrett Joseph Teskey and Mary Ann Shire. Following those early years, Benjamin Teskey married Margarete MacLeod Horne, and their family grew to include Mary McLeod Teskey, James Joseph Teskey, William John Teskey, Margaret McLeod Teskey, Benjamin Norman MacLeod Teskey, Alexander Marshall Teskey, Marian Jane Caroline "Minnie" Teskey and George Reuben Teskey. In the later years of life, Benjamin Teskey died in 1926 in Medonte Township, Simcoe County Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Garrett Teskey
1797 – 1877
Birth Location: Court, Limerick, Ireland
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Mary Shire
1804 – 1896
Birth Location: Courtmatrix, Limerick, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margarete Horne
1848 – 1929
Birth Location: Rugby, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Mary Teskey
1874 – 1959
Birth Location: Warminster, Ontario, Canada
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James Teskey
1876 – 1960
Birth Location: Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
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William Teskey
1878 – 1962
Birth Location: Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
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Margaret Teskey
1880 – 1947
Birth Location: Warminster, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
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Benjamin Teskey
1882 – 1976
Birth Location: Warminster, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
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Alexander Teskey
1886 – 1971
Birth Location: Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
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Marian Teskey
1889 – 1975
Birth Location: Warminster, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
MT
George Teskey
1894 – 1992
Birth Location: Medonte Twp, Ontario, Canada
GT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Oct 1837
    Event Place: Rathkeale, County Limerck, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 28 Oct 1837
    Event Place: Rathkeale, Limerck, Ireland
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Year: 1901; Census Place: Medonte, Simcoe (east/est), Ontario; Page: 11; Family No: 100, Roll: MS935_340., Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 86; Census Place: Orillia (Town), Simcoe East, Ontario; Page Number: 6

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1848
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 86; Census Place: Orillia (Town), Simcoe East, Ontario; Page Number: 6

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Medonte, Simcoe (east/est), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Medonte, Simcoe (east/est), Ontario; Page: 11; Family No: 100

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Orillia, Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 86; Census Place: Orillia (Town), Simcoe East, Ontario; Page Number: 6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_340.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Aug 1926
    Event Place: Medonte Township, Simcoe County Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Aug 1926
    Event Place: Medonte Township, Simcoe County Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_340.
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