Smedley John Benedict

1831 - 1909  (77 years)

• Name	Smedley John Benedict
  Nickname	Smith
  Birth	8 Dec 1831	Sheffield twp., Lennox & Addington county, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	352.254
  Death	28 Jul 1909	Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I6	benedict
  Last Modified	13 Aug 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)
  Mother	Catherine Dafoe,   b. 1805, Fredericksburg twp., Ontario, Canada d. 1887, Woodstock, Oxford county, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)
  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	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.
  Children	+ 1. Captain John Smedley Benedict,   b. Abt 1859, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada d. 29 Dec 1927, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 68 years)   2. Samantha Benedict,   b. Abt 1863  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 3. Minnie Benedict,   b. 13 Jul 1863, Chatham twp., Ontario, Canada  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 4. Caleb Moore Benedict,   b. Abt 1868, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Jul 1947, Ridgetown, Kent county, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 79 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Dec 1831 - Sheffield twp., Lennox & Addington county, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 23 Mar 1858 - Kent county, Ontario, Canada Death - 28 Jul 1909 - Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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.
  		Census of Canada 1901 for Smith and Harriet Benedict John Benedict - head - b. 8 Dec 1832 - 68 - Methodist Harriet A. Benedict - wife - b. 29 Dec 1839 - 61 - Methodist

  
  

  Deaths » Slide Show		obituary Smedley John B (2) 6.jpg Obituary for Smedley John Benedict 1909 Wallaceburg News 5 Aug 1909
  		obituary Smedley John B (1) 6.jpg Obituary for Smedley John Benedict 1909 Wallaceburg News 29 July 1909
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