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James A Bennett 1787 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1787

Birth Location: Brookline, Hillsborough, New Hampshire

Death Date: 1 Mar 1861

Death Location: Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

Father: Ezra Bennett

Mother: Elizabeth Whitney

Spouse(s): Mary Ashley

Children(s): James Bennett, John Bennett

In 1787, James A Bennett entered the world in Brookline, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, born to Ezra Phineas Bennett and Elizabeth Whitney. In 1851, James A Bennett resided in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada. James A Bennett married Mary Ann Ashley, and had children including James Bennett, John Emerson Bennett. James A Bennett passed away in 1861 in Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1787, James A Bennett entered the world in Brookline, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, born to Ezra Phineas Bennett and Elizabeth Whitney.
  • In 1851, James A Bennett resided in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.
  • James A Bennett married Mary Ann Ashley, and had children including James Bennett, John Emerson Bennett.
  • James A Bennett passed away in 1861 in Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ezra Bennett
1750 – 1849
Birth Location: Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Elizabeth Whitney
1748 – 1812
Birth Location: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Mary Ashley
1792 – 1855
Birth Location: Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

James Bennett
1812 – 1884
Birth Location: Addington, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
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John Bennett
1827 – 1909
Birth Location: Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
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James Bennett's Ancestors

Self
James Bennett
1787 – 1861
Birth Place: Brookline, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Parents
Ezra Phineas Bennett
1750 – 1849
Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Whitney
1748 – 1812
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Phineas Bennett
1721 – 1803
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Mary French
1720 – 1793
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
James Whitney
1714 – 1755
Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Eleanor Robbins
1721 – 1755
Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Samuel III
1690 – 1762
Tabitha Wheeler
1695 – 1762
Joseph Whitney
1672 – 1754
Rebeckah Burge
1683 –
Jonathan Robbins
1686 – 1725
Margaret Lund
1688 – 1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bennett
1665 – 1742
Mary Parmenter
1670 – 1742
George Wheeler
1670 – 1737
Abigail Hosmer
1669 – 1717
Jonathan Whitney
1634 – 1702
Lydia Jones
1638 – 1702
John Burge
1655 – 1743
Tryall Thayer
1656 – 1737
George Robbins
1640 – 1688
Alice Frye
1640 – 1686

James Bennett's Descendants

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James (A) Bennett (11 Apr 1787 – 1 Mar 1861) m. Mary (Ann) Ashley (19 Sept 1792 – 16 Aug 1855)
  1. 1. James Bennett (Abt 1812 – 23 Apr 1884) m. Helen (Eleanor) MacDonald (abt 1831 – 9 Feb 1907)
    1. 1. Eleonor Bennett (abt 1831 – )
    2. 2. Theresa Bennet (abt 1848 – )
    3. 3. George Bennett (abt 1850 – )
    4. 4. Emma (Jane) Bennett (Nov 1851 – 20 Jun 1920) m. William (Henry) Warren (Aug 1843 – 6 Jul 1907)
      1. 1. Willie (W) Warren (Abt 1870 – )
      2. 2. Bertha (M) Warren (Abt 1871 – )
      3. 3. Ellen Warren (Abt 1873 – )
      4. 4. George (W) Warren (May 1874 – )
      5. 5. Doutney Warren (Abt 1877 – )
      6. 6. Lloyd (O) Warren (Jul 1879 – 17 Apr 1935) m. Catherine (Maude) Amo (16 Nov 1883 – 4 Apr 1960)
        1. 1. Edna Warren (1903 – )
        2. 2. Arthur Warren (abt 1905 – )
        3. 3. Edith (L) Warren (abt 1907 – )
        4. 4. Norine Warren (1909 – )
        5. 5. George Warren (abt 1913 – )
        6. 6. Elenor Warren (abt 1915 – )
        7. 7. Emma (Jane) Warren (abt 1916 – ) m. Mose Sawyer (abt 1910 – 1969)
        8. 8. Maud Warren (abt 1919 – )
        9. 9. Hattie Warren (abt 1921 – )
        10. 10. Paul Warren (abt 1925 – )
        11. 11. Leland Warren (abt 1928 – )
      7. 7. Edna (J) Warren (Jun 1882 – )
      8. 8. Neil Warren (Jul 1886 – )
    5. 5. James Bennet (abt 1852 – abt 1858)
    6. 6. Jice Bennett (abt 1852 – )
    7. 7. William Bennet (abt 1854 – )
    8. 8. Ellen Bennet (abt 1857 – )
    9. 9. James (G) Bennett (1859 – 1898) m. Josephine (Fanny) Bennett (24 Oct 1856 – 13 May 1936)
      1. 1. Jennie Crowley (1892 – 1979)
    10. 10. Mary Bennet (abt 1861 – )
    11. 11. Frank Bennett (Jul 1862 – )
    12. 12. Lucinda Bennet (abt 1864 – )
    13. 13. Robert Bennett (Abt 1866 – )
    14. 14. Fred Bennett (Abt 1869 – )
  2. 2. John (Emerson) Bennett (1827 – 23 December 1909) m. Jennet McLees (1856 – )

James Bennett's Timeline

5 Records

1787
11 Apr 1787
Birth of James A Bennett in Brookline, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
Brookline, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
1808
1808
Age 21
James A Bennett was married
None
1851
1851
Age 64
James A Bennett resided here in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
1861
1861
Age 74
James A Bennett resided here in Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
1861
1 Mar 1861
Age 74
Death of James A Bennett in Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1787
    Event Place: Brookline, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
    [2] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1023-1024
    [3] New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904
    [4] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] New Hampshire, U.S., Birth Records, 1631-1920, Birth Certificates, 1631-1919; Archive: New Hampshire Department of State; Location: Concord, New Hampshire; Credit: The Original Document May Be Seen At the New Hampshire Department of State
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1808
    Record Source: Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Frontenac, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: B; Roll: C-11721; Page: 76; Line: 38

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1023-1024

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1861
    Event Place: Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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