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Stephen Peter Benjamin 1837–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 January 1837

Birth Location: Nova Scotia

Death Date: 15 March 1912

Death Location: Willowbank, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada

Father: Daniel Benjamin

Mother: Jane McNabb

Spouse(s): Emma Ospen

Children(s): Lillian Benjamin, May BENJAMIN, May Benjamin, Lillian Benjamin, Bessie Benjamin, Stephen Benjamin, Audrey Benjamin

Stephen Peter Benjamin was born in 1837 in Nova Scotia, the child of Daniel Benjamin And Jane Mcnabb. In 1860, Stephen Peter Benjamin resided in Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts. In 1871, Stephen Peter Benjamin resided in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. Stephen Peter Benjamin married Emma Ospen, and had children including Audrey Edwin Benjamin, Bessie Emma Benjamin, Lillian Jane Benjamin, May Eliza Benjamin, May Elizabeth Benjamin, Stephen Percy Benjamin. Stephen Peter Benjamin passed away in 1912 in Willowbank, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Stephen Peter Benjamin was born in 1837 in Nova Scotia, the child of Daniel Benjamin And Jane Mcnabb.
  • In 1860, Stephen Peter Benjamin resided in Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts.
  • In 1871, Stephen Peter Benjamin resided in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Stephen Peter Benjamin married Emma Ospen, and had children including Audrey Edwin Benjamin, Bessie Emma Benjamin, Lillian Jane Benjamin, May Eliza Benjamin, May Elizabeth Benjamin, Stephen Percy Benjamin.
  • Stephen Peter Benjamin passed away in 1912 in Willowbank, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Stephen Benjamin's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Benjamin
1837–1912
Birth Place: Nova Scotia
Parents
Daniel Benjamin
1782–1854
Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jane McNabb
1803–1893
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Stephen Benjamin
1757–1856
Preston City, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Obed Benjamin
1729–1806
Mary Herd
1731–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obediah Benjamin
1701–1746
Mary Yarrington
1701–1755
Thomas Hurd
1690–1751
Lydia Bumpus
1692–1750

Stephen Benjamin's Descendants

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Stephen (Peter) Benjamin (28 January 1837–15 March 1912) m. Emma Ospen (October 1846–13 Mar 1926)
  1. 1. Lillian (Jane) Benjamin 1864– m. William Smallman 1857–
  2. 2. May (Eliza) BENJAMIN 1868–
  3. 3. May (Elizabeth) Benjamin 1901–
  4. 4. Lillian (Jane) Benjamin 1891–
  5. 5. Bessie (Emma) Benjamin 1870–1890
  6. 6. Stephen (Percy) Benjamin 1881–1917 m. Bessie Waterbury 1884–1914
    1. 1. Emma (Laurette) Benjamin 1905– m. Arthur (L.) Neal 1905–1992
  7. 7. Audrey (Edwin) Benjamin 1879–1898

Stephen Benjamin's Timeline

8 Records

1837
28 January 1837
Birth of Stephen Peter Benjamin in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
1860
1860
Age 23
Stephen Peter Benjamin resided here in Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts
1871
1871
Age 34
Stephen Peter Benjamin resided here in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1881
1881
Age 44
Stephen Peter Benjamin resided here in Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
1891
1891
Age 54
Stephen Peter Benjamin resided here in Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
1901
1901
Age 64
Stephen Peter Benjamin resided here in Wolfville (Town/Ville), Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Wolfville (Town/Ville), Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
1911
1911
Age 74
Stephen Peter Benjamin resided here in Kings, Nova Scotia
Kings, Nova Scotia
1912
15 March 1912
Age 75
Death of Stephen Peter Benjamin
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 January 1837
    Event Place: Nova Scotia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] 1881 Census of Canada
    [3] 1871 Census of Canada
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_516; Page: 89; Image: 92.
    [5] 1901 Census of Canada
    [6] 1911 Census of Canada
    [7] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_516; Page: 89; Image: 92.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Wolfville (Town/Ville), Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Kings, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 March 1912
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Willowbank, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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