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Maria Jane Bentley 1839–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 MAY 1839

Birth Location: Billtown, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 28 JUN 1923

Death Location: Canning, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Asahel Bentley

Mother: Elizabeth Gesner

Spouse(s): John Borden

Children(s): Margaret Borden, John Borden, Mary Borden, William Borden, Sarah Borden

Maria Jane Bentley was born in 1839 in Billtown, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Asahel Bentley And Elizabeth Caroline Gesner. Maria Jane Bentley married John Alexander Borden, and had children including John Nelson Borden, Margaret Eliza Borden, Mary Eugenie Borden, Sarah Jane Borden, William Perry Borden. Maria Jane Bentley passed away in 1923 in Canning, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Maria Jane Bentley was born in 1839 in Billtown, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Asahel Bentley And Elizabeth Caroline Gesner.
  • Maria Jane Bentley married John Alexander Borden, and had children including John Nelson Borden, Margaret Eliza Borden, Mary Eugenie Borden, Sarah Jane Borden, William Perry Borden.
  • Maria Jane Bentley passed away in 1923 in Canning, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Maria Bentley's Ancestors

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Maria Bentley
1839–1923
Birth Place: Billtown, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Asahel Bentley
1818–1900
Elizabeth (Caroline) Gesner
1817–1871
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria Bentley's Descendants

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Maria (Jane) Bentley (14 MAY 1839–28 JUN 1923) m. John (Alexander) Borden (ABT 1820–23 AUG 1909)
  1. 1. Margaret (Eliza) Borden 1859–1952
  2. 2. John (Nelson) Borden 1861–1943 m. Helen Forsythe 1867–
    1. 1. David (Harold) Borden 1891–
    2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Borden 1906– m. Willard (Dexter) Houghton 1895–
  3. 3. Mary (Eugenie) Borden 1864–
  4. 4. William (Perry) Borden 1866–
  5. 5. Sarah (Jane) Borden 1869–1870

Maria Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1839
14 MAY 1839
Birth of Maria Jane Bentley in Billtown, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Billtown, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
1923
28 JUN 1923
Age 84
Death of Maria Jane Bentley in Canning, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Canning, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 MAY 1839
    Event Place: Billtown, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Bentley Family Tree, Family data collected by John H. Bentley (b. Jan 26, 1847)
    [2] Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, A collection of online birth, marriage and death records.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JUN 1923
    Event Place: Canning, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, A collection of online birth, marriage and death records.

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