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Captain John Smedley Benedict

Male Abt 1859 - 1927  (~ 68 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Captain John Smedley Benedict was born about 1859 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada (son of Smedley John Benedict and Harriet Augusta Dusten); died on 29 Dec 1927 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.

    John married Catherine Benedict on 21 Jan 1876 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Caleb Benedict and Sarah Jane McKechnie) was born in 1856 in Chesley, Bruce county, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Dec 1936 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 7 Dec 1936 in Riverview Cemetery, Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Minnie Beatrice Benedict was born on 31 Mar 1876; died on 13 Mar 1948 in Chatham, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.
    2. John Edward Benedict was born on 17 Nov 1883 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Peter George Benedict was born on 23 Feb 1877 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Nov 1948 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; was buried on 26 Nov 1948 in Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
    4. Charles Wesley Benedict was born on 24 Oct 1889 in Kent county, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Apr 1890 in Kent county, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Smedley John Benedict was born on 8 Dec 1831 in Sheffield twp., Lennox & Addington county, Ontario, Canada (son of Smedley Benedict and Catherine Dafoe); died on 28 Jul 1909 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada.

    Smedley married Harriet Augusta Dusten on 23 Mar 1858 in Kent county, Ontario, Canada. Harriet (daughter of Caleb Moore Dusten and Clarissa Colby) was born on 29 Dec 1839 in Sombra, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Feb 1904 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 12 Feb 1904 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Harriet Augusta Dusten was born on 29 Dec 1839 in Sombra, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Caleb Moore Dusten and Clarissa Colby); died on 9 Feb 1904 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 12 Feb 1904 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. 1. Captain John Smedley Benedict was born about 1859 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Dec 1927 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Samantha Benedict was born about 1863.
    3. Minnie Benedict was born on 13 Jul 1863 in Chatham twp., Ontario, Canada.
    4. Caleb Moore Benedict was born about 1868 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Jul 1947 in Ridgetown, Kent county, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Smedley Benedict was born on 27 Mar 1800 in Grand Isle, Vermont, United States (son of Joshua Benedict and Mary Wilcox); died on 27 Apr 1867 in Sydenham twp., Grey county, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Venwyck Cemetery, Balaclava, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

    Smedley married Catherine Dafoe in 1825. Catherine (daughter of Daniel Dafoe and Elizabeth Wright) was born in 1805 in Fredericksburg twp., Ontario, Canada; died in 1887 in Woodstock, Oxford county, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Catherine Dafoe was born in 1805 in Fredericksburg twp., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Daniel Dafoe and Elizabeth Wright); died in 1887 in Woodstock, Oxford county, Ontario, Canada.
    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Benedict was born on 15 Dec 1825 in Richmond, Lennox & Addington county, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Jan 1901 in Chesley, Bruce county, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary Benedict was born in 1829 in Richmond, Lennox & Addington county, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Caleb Benedict was born in 1830 in Richmond, Lennox & Addington county, Ontario, Canada; died in 1907.
    4. 2. Smedley John Benedict was born on 8 Dec 1831 in Sheffield twp., Lennox & Addington county, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Jul 1909 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada.
    5. William Benedict was born on 10 Dec 1834 in Belleville, Hastings county, Ontario, Canada; died on 18 Apr 1914 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
    6. Elias Benedict was born in 1838 in Richmond, Lennox & Addington county, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Aug 1896 in Clarence Center, New York, United States.
    7. Daniel Benedict was born on 6 Dec 1841 in Richmond, Lennox & Addington county, Ontario, Canada; died on 20 Jan 1907 in St. Vincent twp., Grey county, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Ard Benedict was born on 11 Aug 1843 in Richmond, Lennox & Addington county, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 May 1924 in Chesley, Bruce county, Ontario, Canada.
    9. James William Benedict was born on 10 Oct 1845; died on 17 Sep 1906 in Woodstock, Oxford county, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Woodstock Baptist Cemetery, Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Catherine Benedict was born in 1848 in Richmond, Lennox & Addington county, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Sep 1926 in Wiarton, Bruce county, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Caleb Moore Dusten was born in 1815 in Walsingham, Norfolk county, Ontario, Canada (son of Paul Dusten and Charlotte Monro); died in Jan 1885; was buried in Salem Cemetery, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

    Caleb married Clarissa Colby. Clarissa was born in 1814. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Clarissa Colby was born in 1814.
    Children:
    1. 3. Harriet Augusta Dusten was born on 29 Dec 1839 in Sombra, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Feb 1904 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 12 Feb 1904 in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Caleb Adjutant Dusten


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Joshua Benedict was born in 1751 in Danbury, Fairfield co., Connecticut, United States (son of Captain Timothy Benedict and Lydia Hall); died on 9 Dec 1839 in Sheffield twp., Lennosx & Addington county, Ontario, Canada.

    Joshua married Mary Wilcox on 15 Nov 1784. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Wilcox
    Children:
    1. 4. Smedley Benedict was born on 27 Mar 1800 in Grand Isle, Vermont, United States; died on 27 Apr 1867 in Sydenham twp., Grey county, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Venwyck Cemetery, Balaclava, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Daniel Dafoe

    Daniel married Elizabeth Wright. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Wright
    Children:
    1. 5. Catherine Dafoe was born in 1805 in Fredericksburg twp., Ontario, Canada; died in 1887 in Woodstock, Oxford county, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Paul Dusten was born in abt. 1782; was christened on 3 Jul 1792 in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada (son of Paul Dusten).

    Paul married Charlotte Monro on 21 Oct 1810 in Walsingham twp., Norfolk county, Ontario, Canada. Charlotte was born in 1793; died in aft. 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Charlotte Monro was born in 1793; died in aft. 1862.
    Children:
    1. 6. Caleb Moore Dusten was born in 1815 in Walsingham, Norfolk county, Ontario, Canada; died in Jan 1885; was buried in Salem Cemetery, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada.


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