Captain John Smedley Benedict

Abt 1859 - 1927  (~ 68 years)

• Name	John Smedley Benedict
  Title	Captain
  Birth	Abt 1859	Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	352.254.1
  Death	29 Dec 1927	Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada
  Burial	Riverview Cemetery, Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I5	benedict
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Smedley John Benedict,   b. 8 Dec 1831, Sheffield twp., Lennox & Addington county, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Jul 1909, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Harriet Augusta Dusten,   b. 29 Dec 1839, Sombra, Ontario, Canada d. 9 Feb 1904, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	23 Mar 1858	Kent county, Ontario, Canada
  	Marriage: The marriage of John and Harriet is shown in the Ontario Marriage Registration as: John BENEDICT, 25, Township of Dawn, Sheffield, s/o Smithey BENEDICT, married Harriet A. DUSTIN, 19, Sombra, Sombra, d/o Caleb DUSTIN, witn: John DUSTIN, Sombra, 23 March 1858.
  Notes	John and Harriett Benedict in Kent county in Wallaceburg. There they had a house on Poat Street, with seven in the house. The 1881 census lists their son, John Smedley with spouse Catherine, and other son Caleb, plus daughter Samantha. Also the son of John Smedley and Catherine, George Peter at age four.
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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
  Children	+ 1. Minnie Beatrice Benedict,   b. 31 Mar 1876   d. 13 Mar 1948, Chatham, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. John Edward Benedict,   b. 17 Nov 1883, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada d. 16 May 1949, California, United States (Age 65 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 3. George Peter Benedict,   b. 23 Feb 1877, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Nov 1948, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 71 years)   4. Charles Wesley Benedict,   b. 24 Oct 1889, Kent county, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Apr 1890, Kent county, Ontario, Canada (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Photos		John Smedley and Catherine Benedict
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1859 - Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 21 Jan 1876 - Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Death - 29 Dec 1927 - Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Riverview Cemetery, Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		John Smedley Benedict house on Poat St. John Smedley Benedict house on Poat St., Wallaceburg (unconfirmed)
  		John Smedley Benedict house Poat St., Wallaceburg; Benedict house on right
  		102.jpg John Smedley and wife Catharine plot indexes
  		Wallaceburg, Ontario with barbershop old buildings in Wallaceburg (note barbershop)
  		Wallaceburg Sydenham River Scene along the Sydenham River in Wallaceburg
  		John Smedley Benedict
  		Ship T. J. Clark of Toronto, Ontario Captain John S. Benedict was captain of the ferry running between Toronto Island and downtown Toronto in the 1910's. The T. J. Ferry was built in 1911 and began as a fireboat, to serve Toronto's harbour and island communities. By 1923, she shifted to freight service for residents of the Toronto islands, operated first by the Toronto Ferry Company and later by the Toronto Transportation Commission (TTC) after 1927. In 1930, she was converted to passenger service, becoming part of the fleet that ferried people between the mainland and the islands. She was one of the few composite-hulled vessels (wood planking on steel frames) still operating on the Great Lakes into the 1950's.. Retired in 1960 and sold for scrap in 1961.

  
  

  Documents

  Research of John S. Benedict Genealogy report prepared in 2011 on Captain John Smedley Benedict of Wallaceburg and Toronto, Ontario. Requested by Jim Benedict and prepared by Janice Nickerson.

  
  

  Headstones » Slide Show		Wallaceburg Benedict marker Benedict burial plot marker
  		Gravestone John Smedley Benedict John S. Benedict 1858 - 1927
  		Wallaceburg Cemetery records List of Benedict burials at Riverview Cemetery, Wallaceburg, Ontario

  
  

  Census Canada

  Canada census 1881 Benedicts in Wallaceburg Benedicts: John Sr. 48; Harriett 41; John S. 21; Catherine 25; George P. 4; Samantha 18; Caleb 13.

  
  

  Deaths » Slide Show		smedley-death-1927.jpg Death record 1927 for John Smedley Benedict
  		CardofThanks.jpg A thank-you to friends from his spouse and family.
  		Obituary John Smedley Benedict Obituary from the Wallaceburg News.
  		Obituary John Smedley Benedict Obituary from The Chatham Daily News
  		obit3.jpg Obituary for Capt. Benedict laid to rest