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John Benjamin Weir 1894–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1894

Birth Location: Blackwood Settlement, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 8 Aug 1978

Death Location: Hillside, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Robert Weir

Mother: Priscilla Geldart

Spouse(s): Harriet Smith

Children(s): Eleanor Weir, John Weir, Hilda Weir, Guy Weir, Howard Weir, Charlotte Weir, Eric Weir, Pearson Weir, Eva Weir, Clarence Weir, Raymond Weir, Audrey Weir, Benjamin Weir, Gerald Weir

The story of John Benjamin Weir began in 1894 in Blackwood Settlement, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada. In 1911, John Benjamin Weir resided in Kings and Albert, New Brunswick. John Benjamin Weir married Harriet Mabel Hattie Smith, and had children including Audrey Nina Weir, Benjamin Kenneth Bennie Weir, Charlotte Weir, Clarence Roy Weir, Eleanor Eileen Weir, Eric George Weir, Esther Weir, Eva Bernice Weir, Gerald Weir, Guy Reid Weir, Hilda Jean Weir, Howard C Weir, John Jack Weir, Pearson Weir, Raymond Weir. John Benjamin Weir passed away in 1978 in Hillside, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of John Benjamin Weir began in 1894 in Blackwood Settlement, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • In 1911, John Benjamin Weir resided in Kings and Albert, New Brunswick.
  • John Benjamin Weir married Harriet Mabel Hattie Smith, and had children including Audrey Nina Weir, Benjamin Kenneth Bennie Weir, Charlotte Weir, Clarence Roy Weir, Eleanor Eileen Weir, Eric George Weir, Esther Weir, Eva Bernice Weir, Gerald Weir, Guy Reid Weir, Hilda Jean Weir, Howard C Weir, John Jack Weir, Pearson Weir, Raymond Weir.
  • John Benjamin Weir passed away in 1978 in Hillside, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Weir
1875–1947
Birth Location: Hampton, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
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Priscilla Geldart
1878–1942
Birth Location: Gowland Mountain, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
PG

Spouses(s)

Harriet Smith
1898–1971
Birth Location: Meadow, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
HS

Children(s)

Eleanor Weir
1935–2019
Birth Location: Middlesex, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
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John Weir
1936–2025
Birth Location: Turtle Creek, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
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Hilda Weir
1920–1985
Birth Location: Meadow, Elgin, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
HW
Guy Weir
1922–1993
Birth Location: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
GW
Howard Weir
1930–2007
Birth Location: Wright Mills, New Brunswick, Canada
HW
Charlotte Weir
1924–2013
Birth Location: Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
CW
Eric Weir
1932–2011
Birth Location: Wrights Mills, New Brunswick, Canada
EW
Pearson Weir
1928–1928
Birth Location: –
PW
Eva Weir
1925–2013
Birth Location: Turtle Creek, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
EW
Clarence Weir
1930–2007
Birth Location: Wright Mills, New Brunswick, Canada
CW
Raymond Weir
1926–2007
Birth Location: , Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
RW
Audrey Weir
1941–2014
Birth Location: Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
AW
Benjamin Weir
1936–2016
Birth Location: Middlesex, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
BW
Gerald Weir
–2018
Birth Location: –
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John Weir's Ancestors

Self
John Weir
1894–1978
Birth Place: Blackwood Settlement, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Robert Selick Weir
1875–1947
Hampton, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada
Priscilla (Evangeline) Geldart
1878–1942
Gowland Mountain, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
John Weir
–1920
Elgin, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Lucretia ((Cassie)) Horsman
1848–1876
, Westmorland, New Brunswick
Great-Grandparents
Robert Weir
1799–1868
Rebecca Bettle
1795–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Weir's Descendants

1.
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John (Benjamin) Weir (23 May 1894–8 Aug 1978) m. Harriet (Mabel (Hattie)) Smith (1898–6 Dec 1971)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Eileen) Weir 1935–2019 m. Lorne Wilson 1917–1976 m. Ralph MacDonald 1931–2011
  2. 2. John ((Jack)) Weir 1936–2025
  3. 3. Hilda (Jean) Weir 1920–1985 m. Joseph Morrisey 1899–
    1. 1. Stillman (Russell) Morrissey 1940–2006
  4. 4. Guy (Reid) Weir 1922–1993
  5. 5. Howard (C) Weir 1930–2007 m. Mary (Tryphosie) Bartlett 1933–2016
  6. 6. Charlotte Weir 1924–2013 m. Aubrey (Howard) Martin 1918–1988
    1. 1. Sandra Martin 1950–1974
  7. 7. Eric (George) Weir 1932–2011
    1. 1. Rick Weir –1993
  8. 8. Pearson Weir 1928–1928
  9. 9. Eva (Bernice) Weir 1925–2013 m. Arnold (Thistle) Bannister 1916–2009
    1. 1. Gordon (S) Bannister 1946–2022
  10. 10. Clarence (Roy) Weir 1930–2007 m. Elizabeth (Jeannette (Betty)) Weston 1934–2020
  11. 11. Raymond Weir 1926–2007
  12. 12. Audrey (Nina) Weir 1941–2014 m. Carl Steeves 1929–2010 m. Norman (Lewis) Mitton 1923–1988
  13. 13. Benjamin (Kenneth (Bennie)) Weir 1936–2016
    1. 1. Danny Weir –2016
  14. 14. Gerald Weir –2018

John Weir's Timeline

13 Records

1894
23 May 1894
Birth of John Benjamin Weir in Blackwood Settlement, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
Blackwood Settlement, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
1911
1911
Age 17
John Benjamin Weir resided here in Kings and Albert, New Brunswick
Kings and Albert, New Brunswick
1978
8 Aug 1978
Age 84
Death of John Benjamin Weir in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
1978
8 Aug 1978
Age 84
Death of John Benjamin Weir in Hillside, Albert co., NB.
Hillside, Albert co., NB.
1978
8 Aug 1978
Age 84
Death of John Benjamin Weir in Hillside, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada
Hillside, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada
1978
8 Aug 1978
Age 84
Death of John Benjamin Weir in Hillside, Albert County, NB, Canada, 45.783333,-65.016667
Hillside, Albert County, NB, Canada, 45.783333,-65.016667
1978
8 Aug 1978
Age 84
Death of John Benjamin Weir in Hillside, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada
Hillside, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada
1978
8 Aug 1978
Age 84
Death of John Benjamin Weir in Hillside, Albert co., NB.
Hillside, Albert co., NB.
1978
8 Aug 1978
Age 84
Death of John Benjamin Weir in Hillside, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada
Hillside, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada
1978
8 Aug 1978
Age 84
Death of John Benjamin Weir in Hillside, Albert co., NB.
Hillside, Albert co., NB.
1978
8 Aug 1978
Age 84
Death of John Benjamin Weir in Hillside, Albert co., NB.
Hillside, Albert co., NB.
1978
8 Aug 1978
Age 84
Death of John Benjamin Weir in Hillside, Albert co., NB.
Hillside, Albert co., NB.
1978
8 Aug 1978
Age 84
Death of John Benjamin Weir in Hillside, Albert co., NB.
Hillside, Albert co., NB.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1894
    Event Place: Blackwood Settlement, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: Kings and Albert, New Brunswick
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [3] New Brunswick, Canada, Marriages, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick; New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Kings and Albert, New Brunswick
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: Kings and Albert, New Brunswick

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Hillside, Albert co., NB.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Hillside, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Hillside, Albert County, NB, Canada, 45.783333,-65.016667

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Hillside, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Hillside, Albert co., NB.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Hillside, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Hillside, Albert co., NB.
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Hillside, Albert co., NB.
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Hillside, Albert co., NB.
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Hillside, Albert co., NB.
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hillside, Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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