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Emma Maude Benson 1911–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1911

Birth Location: Hastings, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 8 Jan 1980

Death Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Father: George Benson

Mother: Eva Heagle

Spouse(s): Paul Polay

Children(s):

The story of Emma Maude Benson began in 1911 in Hastings, Ontario, Canada. Emma Maude Benson married Paul Robert Polay. Emma Maude Benson passed away in 1980 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Emma Maude Benson began in 1911 in Hastings, Ontario, Canada.
  • Emma Maude Benson married Paul Robert Polay.
  • Emma Maude Benson passed away in 1980 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Emma Benson's Ancestors

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Emma Benson
1911–1980
Birth Place: Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Parents
George Wesley Benson
1878–1951
West Huntingdon, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Eva (May) Heagle
1889–1948
Rawdon, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
James Benson
1833–1917
Keadue, Rosscommon, Ireland
Camilla Shuler
1840–1914
Ameliasburg, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
William Shuler
1785–1862
Catherine Huyck
1795–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Pieter Huyck
1761–1829
Machteld Quackenbosch
1764–1807

Emma Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1911
26 Oct 1911
Birth of Emma Maude Benson in Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Hastings, Ontario, Canada
1980
8 Jan 1980
Age 69
Death of Emma Maude Benson in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1911
    Event Place: Hastings, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Births, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS929; Reel: 219

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1980
    Event Place: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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