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Benjamin Theodore Weir 1872–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Sep 1872

Birth Location: Hampton Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 7 Aug 1948

Death Location: Hopewell Hill, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: John Weir

Mother: Lucretia Horsman

Spouse(s): Francis Bannister

Children(s): Joseph Weir, Otto Weir, Mary Weir, Mildred Weir, Elza Weir, Bertha Weir, Garnet Weir

Benjamin Theodore Weir was born in 1872 in Hampton Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of John Weir And Lucretia Cassie Horsman. Benjamin Theodore Weir married Francis Ellen Bannister, and had children including Bertha Louise Weir, Elza Jean Weir, Garnet Tilman Weir, Joseph Theodore Weir, Mary Elizabeth Weir, Mildred Annie Weir, Otto Benjamin Weir. Benjamin Theodore Weir passed away in 1948 in Hopewell Hill, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Theodore Weir was born in 1872 in Hampton Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada, the child of John Weir And Lucretia Cassie Horsman.
  • Benjamin Theodore Weir married Francis Ellen Bannister, and had children including Bertha Louise Weir, Elza Jean Weir, Garnet Tilman Weir, Joseph Theodore Weir, Mary Elizabeth Weir, Mildred Annie Weir, Otto Benjamin Weir.
  • Benjamin Theodore Weir passed away in 1948 in Hopewell Hill, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Weir's Ancestors

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Benjamin Weir
1872–1948
Birth Place: Hampton Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
John Weir
–1920
Elgin, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Lucretia ((Cassie)) Horsman
1848–1876
, Westmorland, New Brunswick
Grandparents
Robert Weir
1799–1868
, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Rebecca Bettle
1795–
Kings Co, New Brunswick, Canada
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Weir's Descendants

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Benjamin (Theodore) Weir (7 Sep 1872–7 Aug 1948) m. Francis (Ellen) Bannister (1884–12 Jan 1965)
  1. 1. Joseph (Theodore) Weir 1903–1984 m. Elizabeth (Anne) McAnulty 1909–1997
    1. 1. Joseph (Weir) Clinton 1928–2003 m. Mary (Margaret) Lyman 1931–1997
      1. 1. Richard (Allen) Weir 1951–2025
    2. 2. Elinor (Amilda) Weir 1927–2003 m. Chesley (Freeman) Snelgrove 1929–2011
    3. 3. Carney (Graydon) Weir 1931–2004 m. Eva (Grace) Duffy 1937–2018
      1. 1. Vickie Weir –2018
    4. 4. Karl (Eugene) Weir 1940–2007 m. Margaret (Loretta) McNaught 1942–2017
    5. 5. Garry (Eldon) Weir 1948–1980
    6. 6. Juanita (Shirley) Weir 1938–2001 m. Eldon (Robert) Butland 1936–2013
    7. 7. Mary (Desma (Dessie)) McAnulty 1925–2021
    8. 8. Theodore (Wayne) Weir –1944
    9. 9. Howard (Benjamin) Weir 1933–2024
  2. 2. Otto (Benjamin) Weir 1919–1996
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Weir 1899–1966 m. John (Edgar) Beck 1893–1964
    1. 1. Lester (Thomas) Beck 1922–1992
    2. 2. Carl (Aubrey) Beck 1930–1997
    3. 3. Clark (Allison) Beck 1924–2001
  4. 4. Mildred (Annie) Weir 1908–1969 m. Frederick (Bruce) Power 1904–1966
    1. 1. Otto (Benjamin Weir) Power 1929–1997
    2. 2. Frederick (J) Power 1927–1927
  5. 5. Elza (Jean) Weir 1917–1999
  6. 6. Bertha (Louise) Weir 1900–1978
  7. 7. Garnet (Tilman) Weir 1922–2013 m. Muriel Steeves 1927–2002

Benjamin Weir's Timeline

6 Records

1872
7 Sep 1872
Birth of Benjamin Theodore Weir in Elgin, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Elgin, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
1872
7 Sep 1872
Birth of Benjamin Theodore Weir in Hampton Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada
Hampton Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada
1873
1873
Age 1
Birth of Benjamin Theodore Weir in Hampton Parish, NB, Canada
Hampton Parish, NB, Canada
1948
12 Aug 1948
Age 76
Death of Benjamin Theodore Weir in Albert, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Albert, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
1948
12 Aug 1948
Age 76
Death of Benjamin Theodore Weir in Hampton Parish, NB, Canada
Hampton Parish, NB, Canada
1948
7 Aug 1948
Age 76
Death of Benjamin Theodore Weir in Hampton, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
Hampton, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1872
    Event Place: Elgin, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Hampton Parish, NB, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1872
    Event Place: Hampton Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1948
    Event Place: Albert, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1948
    Event Place: Hampton Parish, NB, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1948
    Event Place: Hampton, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hopewell Hill, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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