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Nelson Benjamin 1813–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1813

Birth Location: Shubenacadie, , Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1921

Death Location: Canning, Kings Co, Nova Scotia

Father: Jacob Benjamin

Mother: Salome Cleveland

Spouse(s): Mary Porter

Children(s): Edward Benjamin, Mary Benjamin

Nelson Benjamin was born in 1813 in Shubenacadie, , Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Jacob H Benjamin And Salome Cleveland. Nelson Benjamin married Mary Caroline Porter, and had children including Edward Harris Benjamin, Mary Elizabeth Benjamin. Nelson Benjamin passed away in 1921 in Canning, Kings Co, Nova Scotia.

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Biography

  • Nelson Benjamin was born in 1813 in Shubenacadie, , Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of Jacob H Benjamin And Salome Cleveland.
  • Nelson Benjamin married Mary Caroline Porter, and had children including Edward Harris Benjamin, Mary Elizabeth Benjamin.
  • Nelson Benjamin passed away in 1921 in Canning, Kings Co, Nova Scotia.

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Nelson Benjamin's Ancestors

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Nelson Benjamin
1813–1921
Birth Place: Shubenacadie, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Jacob H Benjamin
1766–1832
Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Salome Cleveland
1776–1853
Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Obed Benjamin
1729–1806
Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
Mary Herd
1731–1786
Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Obediah Benjamin
1701–1746
Mary Yarrington
1701–1755
Thomas Hurd
1690–1751
Lydia Bumpus
1692–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Benjamin
1673–1738
Elizabeth Cooke
1678–1738
Peter Yarrington
1665–1725
Mary Woodward
1674–1720
Jacob Hurd
1653–1694
Anna Wilson
1655–1728
Philip Bumpas
1648–1724
Sarah Eaton
1662–1725

Nelson Benjamin's Descendants

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Nelson Benjamin (1813–1921) m. Mary ("CAROLINE") Porter (ABT 1823–abt 1909)
  1. 1. Edward (Harris) Benjamin 1853–1920 m. Sarah ("Sadie") Sherman 1868–
    1. 1. Wylie (Allen) Benjamin 1896–1977 m. Mildred Pither 1899–1987
      1. 1. Joan (Phyllis) Pither 1919–2004 m. Douglas (George Henry) Bewley 1917–1999
    2. 2. James (Edward) BENJAMIN 1883–1964 m. Mary ("Inez") Corkum 1887–1953
      1. 1. James (Carson) Benjamin 1907–1976 m. Miriam (Marie "Peg") Pearl 1920–1993
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Benjamin 1859–1937 m. Thaddeus Pearl 1855–1917
    1. 1. Minard Pearl 1885– m. Daisy (Virtue) Coffill 1886–1970
      1. 1. Robert ("Bob" Burton) Pearl 1922–2005
    2. 2. Mabel (Charlotte) Pearl 1900–1971 m. Michael (Patrick) Flynn 1896–1941
      1. 1. Dorothy (Maie) Flynn 1928–2000 m. John (William "Bill") Bottomley 1929–2009

Nelson Benjamin's Timeline

6 Records

1813
2 Dec 1813
Birth of Nelson Benjamin in Shubenacadie, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Shubenacadie, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
1813
2 December 1813
Birth of Nelson Benjamin in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, Canada
Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, Canada
1813
1813
Birth of Nelson Benjamin in Shubenacadie, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Shubenacadie, , Nova Scotia, Canada
1901
after 1901
Age 88
Death of Nelson Benjamin in Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
1921
1921
Age 108
Death of Nelson Benjamin in Canning, Kings Co. Nova Scotia, Canada
Canning, Kings Co. Nova Scotia, Canada
1921
1921
Age 108
Death of Nelson Benjamin in Canning, Kings Co, Nova Scotia
Canning, Kings Co, Nova Scotia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1813
    Event Place: Shubenacadie, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 December 1813
    Event Place: Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: Shubenacadie, , Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: after 1901
    Event Place: Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Canning, Kings Co. Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Canning, Kings Co, Nova Scotia

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