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Benjamin James Enslow Teskey 1913 – 2004 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1913

Birth Location: Orillia, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 23 Nov 2004

Death Location: Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Teskey

Mother: Adeline Wilson

Spouse(s): Jane Steele, Betty Skinner

Children(s): Robert Teskey, Dennis Teskey, Maureen Teskey, Patricia Teskey, Donald Teskey, David Teskey

Benjamin James Enslow Teskey was born in 1913 in Orillia, Ontario, Canada, the child of James Joseph Teskey and Adeline Ella Wilson. In 1921, Benjamin James Enslow Teskey resided in Orillia, Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada. Benjamin James Enslow Teskey married Jane Henrietta Faith Steele, Betty Jane Skinner, and had children including Robert Teskey, Dennis Teskey, Maureen Teskey, Patricia Teskey, Donald Teskey, David Teskey. Benjamin James Enslow Teskey passed away in 2004 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Benjamin James Enslow Teskey was born in 1913 in Orillia, Ontario, Canada, the child of James Joseph Teskey and Adeline Ella Wilson.
  • In 1921, Benjamin James Enslow Teskey resided in Orillia, Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada.
  • Benjamin James Enslow Teskey married Jane Henrietta Faith Steele, Betty Jane Skinner, and had children including Robert Teskey, Dennis Teskey, Maureen Teskey, Patricia Teskey, Donald Teskey, David Teskey.
  • Benjamin James Enslow Teskey passed away in 2004 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Benjamin Teskey's Ancestors

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Benjamin Teskey
1913 – 2004
Birth Place: Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Parents
James Joseph Teskey
1876 – 1960
Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Adeline (Ella) Wilson
1874 – 1961
Goderich, Huron, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Benjamin Teskey
1837 – 1926
Rathkeale, Limerck, Ireland
Margarete (MacLeod) Horne
1848 – 1929
Rugby, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Lockman (Stephen) Wilson
1845 – 1916
Goderich, Ontario, Canada
Ann Wilson
1846 –
Goderich, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Garrett Teskey
1797 – 1877
Mary Shire
1804 – 1896
James Horne
1802 – 1850
Mary McLeod
1812 – 1883
Jacob III
1816 – 1890
Eliza Sayres
1817 – 1886
George Wilson
Mary Rutherford
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Garrett Teskey
1750 – 1836
Catherine Dulmage
1750 – 1819
Nicholas Shier
1772 – 1852
Mary Cronsberry
1775 – 1806
John Horne
1785 –
Donald McLeod
1784 – 1861
Margaret McFarlane
1791 – 1866

Benjamin Teskey's Descendants

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Benjamin (James Enslow) Teskey (15 Oct 1913 – 23 Nov 2004) m. Jane (Henrietta Faith) Steele (28 Feb 1915 – 8 July 1967) m. Betty (Jane) Skinner (1915 – 2005)
  1. 1. Robert Teskey
  2. 2. Dennis Teskey
  3. 3. Maureen Teskey
  4. 4. Patricia Teskey
  5. 5. Donald Teskey
  6. 6. David Teskey ( – 1991)

Benjamin Teskey's Timeline

3 Records

1913
15 Oct 1913
Birth of Benjamin James Enslow Teskey in Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 8
Benjamin James Enslow Teskey resided here in Orillia, Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada
Orillia, Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada
2004
23 Nov 2004
Age 91
Death of Benjamin James Enslow Teskey in Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1913
    Event Place: Orillia, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registration of Marriages 1936; Reel: 19-999
    [2] Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; MS929; Series: 243; Reel: MS929
    [3] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 85; Census Place: Orillia (Township), Simcoe East, Ontario; Page Number: 2
    [4] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Orillia, Simcoe East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 85; Census Place: Orillia (Township), Simcoe East, Ontario; Page Number: 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 2004
    Event Place: Guelph, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2012

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