William Benedict

1834 - 1914  (79 years)

• Name	William Benedict
  Birth	10 Dec 1834	Belleville, Hastings county, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	352.255
  Death	18 Apr 1914	Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
  Burial	Merrington Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada
  Person ID	I102	benedict
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Smedley Benedict,   b. 27 Mar 1800, Grand Isle, Vermont, United States d. 27 Apr 1867, Sydenham twp., Grey county, Ontario, Canada (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Catherine Dafoe,   b. 1805, Fredericksburg twp., Ontario, Canada d. 1887, Woodstock, Oxford county, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	1825
  Census Canada		Canada Census 1851 Smedley Benedict Family of 12 of Smedley Benedict living in a shanty house in Richmond (now Nepanee) Ontario. Father: Smedley (50), mother Catherine (47). Caleb, Betsy, Mary, John, William, Daniel, Ard, James and Catherine.
  		Canada census of 1861 for Smedley Benedict Benedict family in log cabin in St. Vincent, Grey county, Ontario. Father: Smedley and mother Catherine. Elias, Daniel, Ard, James and Catherine.
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ann Elmer,   b. 8 Jan 1837   d. 8 Apr 1877 (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1855
  Children	+ 1. Susan Benedict,   b. 26 Nov 1856, Sullivan twp., Grey county, Ontario, Canada d. 1935, Chatsworth, Holland twp., Grey county, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Alice Benedict,   b. 11 Apr 1859, Sullivan twp., Grey county, Ontario, Canada bur. 1951, Hillcrest Cemetery,Tara, Arran twp., Bruce county, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 91 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 3. William Elmer Benedict,   b. 2 Oct 1861, Sullivan twp., Grey county, Ontario, Canada d. 29 May 1934, Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 72 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F69	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 May 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Alice Cashore   d. 29 May 1934, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  Marriage	12 sept 1879	Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. John Benedict,   b. 21 Jun 1880, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Nov 1960, Moosomin, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 80 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. Rupert Joseph Benedict,   b. 27 Feb 1884, Tara, Bruce county, Ontario, Canada  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Reginald Benedict,   b. 30 Sept1885, Tara, Bruce county, Ontario, Canada  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F70	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 May 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Dec 1834 - Belleville, Hastings county, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 12 sept 1879 - Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada Death - 18 Apr 1914 - Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Burial - - Merrington Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  William Benedict and family