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Edith Augustus Dunham 1858–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1858

Birth Location: Halls Harbour, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 26 Jan 1943

Death Location: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Dunham

Mother: Mary Strong

Spouse(s): Byron Benjamin

Children(s): Edith Benjamin, Herman Benjamin, George Benjamin, Frank Benjamin, Ella Benjamin, Byron Benjamin, Pearl Benjamin, Earl Benjamin

Edith Augustus Dunham was born in 1858 in Halls Harbour, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of William M Dunham And Mary Matilda Strong. Edith Augustus Dunham married Byron Lorenzo Benjamin, and had children including Byron Egbert Benjamin, Earl Clinton Benjamin, Edith Alberta Benjamin, Ella Maud Benjamin, Frank Day Benjamin, George Edwin Whitman Benjamin, Herman R Benjamin, Pearl N Benjamin. Edith Augustus Dunham passed away in 1943 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Edith Augustus Dunham was born in 1858 in Halls Harbour, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of William M Dunham And Mary Matilda Strong.
  • Edith Augustus Dunham married Byron Lorenzo Benjamin, and had children including Byron Egbert Benjamin, Earl Clinton Benjamin, Edith Alberta Benjamin, Ella Maud Benjamin, Frank Day Benjamin, George Edwin Whitman Benjamin, Herman R Benjamin, Pearl N Benjamin.
  • Edith Augustus Dunham passed away in 1943 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Dunham
1820–1879
Birth Location: Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Mary Strong
1825–1910
Birth Location: Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
MS

Spouses(s)

Byron Benjamin
1856–1924
Birth Location: Chipman Brook, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
BB

Children(s)

Edith Benjamin
1905–1984
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States
EB
Herman Benjamin
1877–
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
HB
George Benjamin
1878–1961
Birth Location: Vernon Mills, Nova Scotia, Canada
GB
Frank Benjamin
1882–
Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
FB
Ella Benjamin
1885–1947
Birth Location: Massachusetts
EB
Byron Benjamin
1893–1962
Birth Location: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
BB
Pearl Benjamin
1894–
Birth Location: New York, United States
PB
Earl Benjamin
1896–1965
Birth Location: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
EB

Edith Dunham's Ancestors

Self
Edith Dunham
1858–1943
Birth Place: Halls Harbour, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
William M Dunham
1820–1879
Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary (Matilda) Strong
1825–1910
Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edith Dunham's Descendants

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Edith (Augustus) Dunham (1858–26 Jan 1943) m. Byron (Lorenzo) Benjamin (20 Mar 1856–7 Apr 1924)
  1. 1. Edith (Alberta) Benjamin 1905–1984 m. Ernest Goldthwaite 1905–2001
  2. 2. Herman (R) Benjamin 1877–
  3. 3. George (Edwin Whitman) Benjamin 1878–1961 m. Margaret (M.) Caulfield 1882–
    1. 1. Freida Benjamin 1904–1973 m. Burton (Gordon) Royal 1901–1974
      1. 1. George (Franklin) Royal 1934–2009
  4. 4. Frank (Day) Benjamin 1882– m. Cora (W) Doerfler 1885–
    1. 1. Elmer (F) Benjamin 1909–1988 m. Helen 1910–
  5. 5. Ella (Maud) Benjamin 1885–1947 m. Albert (Z) Blois 1872–
    1. 1. Everett (C) Blois 1907–
    2. 2. Byron (S) Blois 1910–
  6. 6. Byron (Egbert) Benjamin 1893–1962 m. Virginia (L) Perry 1902–1954
    1. 1. Orthia Benjamin 1921–
    2. 2. Ardine Benjamin 1925–
  7. 7. Pearl (N) Benjamin 1894– m. Otto Murphy 1893–
  8. 8. Earl (Clinton) Benjamin 1896–1965 m. Ann J 1890– m. Earl (C) Benjamin 1918–
    1. 1. Ruth (M) Benjamin 1921–
    2. 2. Howard (J) Benjamin 1922–
    3. 3. Charlotte (L) Benjamin 1924–

Edith Dunham's Timeline

7 Records

1858
1858
Birth of Edith Augustus Dunham in Halls Harbour, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halls Harbour, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
1880
1880
Age 22
Edith Augustus Dunham resided here in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1900
1900
Age 42
Edith Augustus Dunham resided here in Framingham Town (Incl. Saxonville), Middlesex, Massachusetts
Framingham Town (Incl. Saxonville), Middlesex, Massachusetts
1910
1910
Age 52
Edith Augustus Dunham resided here in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1910
1910
Age 52
Edith Augustus Dunham resided here in New Bedford Ward 4, Bristol, Massachusetts
New Bedford Ward 4, Bristol, Massachusetts
1920
1920
Age 62
Edith Augustus Dunham resided here in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1943
26 Jan 1943
Age 85
Death of Edith Augustus Dunham in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Halls Harbour, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_709; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 148; Image: .
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 566; Family History Film: 1254566; Page: 446C; Enumeration District: 871; Image: 0708.
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T623_659; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 757.
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: New Bedford Ward 4, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1875
    Record Source: Nova Scotia, Canada, Marriages, 1763-1932

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1880
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: New Bedford Ward 4, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 566; Family History Film: 1254566; Page: 446C; Enumeration District: 871; Image: 0708.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1881
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T623_659; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 757.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1890
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Framingham Town (Incl. Saxonville), Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T623_659; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 757.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: New Bedford Ward 4, Bristol, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: New Bedford Ward 4, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_709; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 148; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1943
    Event Place: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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