George Peter Benedict

1877 - 1948  (71 years)

• Name	George Peter Benedict
  Birth	23 Feb 1877	Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Barber
  Reference Number	352.254.12
  Residence	1922	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  	Benedict residence in Calgary in 1922+/- in the (now) historic Elsworth (Gosnik) Residence at 503- Tenth Street SW. Aunt Dorothy [Benedict] Lamont talked about growing up in that house. See: http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/PD/Pages/Heritage-planning/Discover-Historic-Calgary-resources.aspx?dhcResourceId=809
  Death	23 Nov 1948	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  Burial	Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  Person ID	I4	benedict
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2026

  
  

  DNA Tests	2 DNA tests are associated with George Peter Benedict
  	Test Type	Taken by	Haplogroup	Test Information
  	Y-DNA-67	A.J. Benedict	G-M201
  	Y-DNA-67	G.W. Benedict	G-M201

  
  

  Father	Captain John Smedley Benedict,   b. Abt 1859, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Dec 1927, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 68 years)
  Mother	Catherine Benedict,   b. 1856, Chesley, Bruce county, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Dec 1936, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	21 Jan 1876	Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada
  Photos		John Smedley and Catherine Benedict
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Roe McPhail,   b. 10 Sept 1886, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 8 Jan 1937, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1904	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  Children	+ 1. John Alexander Benedict,   b. 6 Nov 1905, Calgary, Alberta, Canada d. 2 Sept 1974, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 68 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. William Douglas Benedict,   b. 10 Jan 1908, Calgary, Alberta, Canada d. 30 Nov 1976 (Age 68 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 3. Albert Charles Benedict,   b. 3 Jun 1910, Calgary, Alberta, Canada d. 5 Jul 1983, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 73 years)   4. Stanley Gordon Benedict,   b. 17 Aug 1911, Calgary, Alberta, Canada d. 10 Jan 1951, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada (Age 39 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 5. George Alexander Benedict,   b. 3 Dec 1912, Calgary, Alberta, Canada d. 19 Feb 1986, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 73 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 6. Dorothy May Benedict,   b. 28 Jul 1918, Calgary, Alberta, Canada d. 22 Jun 2017, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 98 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 7. Agnes Marion Benedict,   b. 21 Nov 1920, Calgary, Alberta, Canada d. 16 Apr 2019, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (Age 98 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 8. Norman Lorne Benedict,   b. 20 Dec 1927, Calgary, Alberta, Canada d. 14 Oct 2008, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada (Age 80 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Marriages		Peter Benedict wedding day 1904 Agnes Roe McPhail and Peter George Benedict on their wedding day in Calgary
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Feb 1877 - Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 26 Dec 1904 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Residence - Benedict residence in Calgary in 1922+/- in the (now) historic Elsworth (Gosnik) Residence at 503- Tenth Street SW. Aunt Dorothy [Benedict] Lamont talked about growing up in that house. See: http://www.calgary.ca/PDA/PD/Pages/Heritage-planning/Discover-Historic-Calgary-resources.aspx?dhcResourceId=809 - 1922 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Death - 23 Nov 1948 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada Burial - - Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Peter George Benedict on wedding day
  		Wallaceburg, Ontario with barbershop old buildings in Wallaceburg (note barbershop)
  		Wallaceburg Sydenham River Scene along the Sydenham River in Wallaceburg
  		Dorothy and father Peter Benedict Dorothy at abt. 2 years with her father, Peter George Benedict
  		Benedict boys 1916 Sons of Peter George Benedict. Back L-R: William (Bill) Benedict, John (Jack) Benedict. Front L-R: Stanley (Stan) Benedict, Albert (Al) Benedict, George Benedict.

  
  

  Headstones

  Peter George Benedict Marker for Peter George Benedict in Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta. FATHER PETER GEORGE BENEDICT 1878-1948

  
  

  Census Canada		George Benedict in Lethbridge 1901 Census for Alberta in 1901. George Benedict, male, age 24, b. 23 Feb 1877 in Ontario, boarder, occupation of barber, Methodist, living in Lethbridge. Household of Charles and Ellen Towle.
  		Canada census 1881 Benedicts in Wallaceburg Benedicts: John Sr. 48; Harriett 41; John S. 21; Catherine 25; George P. 4; Samantha 18; Caleb 13.

  
  

  Marriages		Peter Benedict wedding day 1904 Agnes Roe McPhail and Peter George Benedict on their wedding day in Calgary
  		Marriage notice for Peter G. Benedict and Agnes McPhail in Calgary