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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

The story of James A Bennett began in 1787 in Brookline, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, with parents Ezra Phineas Bennett and Elizabeth Whitney. As an adult, James A Bennett wed Mary Ann Ashley. Their household included James Bennett and John Emerson Bennett. James A Bennett's life came to an end in 1861 in Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Ezra Bennett
1750 – 1849
Birth Location: Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts
EB
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
MA

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
JB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 Apr 1787
    Event Place: Brookline, Hillsborough, New Hampshire
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Geneanet Community Trees Index, New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904, New Hampshire, U.S., Birth Records, 1631-1920, U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1023-1024, 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

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 Year: 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 Year: 1 Mar 1861
    Event Place: Wolfe Island, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, 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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