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Captain John Smedley Benedict

Male Abt 1859 - 1927  (~ 68 years)


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

    Father Smedley John Benedict,   b. 8 Dec 1831, Sheffield twp., Lennox & Addington county, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1909, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Harriet Augusta Dusten,   b. 29 Dec 1839, Sombra, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1904, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 23 Mar 1858  Kent county, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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.
    Family ID F6  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Benedict,   b. 1856, Chesley, Bruce county, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Dec 1936, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jan 1876  Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Minnie Beatrice Benedict,   b. 31 Mar 1876   d. 13 Mar 1948, Chatham, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Birth]
    +2. John Edward Benedict,   b. 17 Nov 1883, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +3. Peter George Benedict,   b. 23 Feb 1877, Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1948, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     4. Charles Wesley Benedict,   b. 24 Oct 1889, Kent county, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Apr 1890, Kent county, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1859 - Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Jan 1876 - Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Dec 1927 - Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Riverview Cemetery, Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Clark Ferry    		Clark Ferry
    The T. J. Clark passenger ferry, commanded by Capt. John Smedley Benedict. Plied between Toronto, Ontario downtown to nearby Toronto island.
    Captain John Smedley Benedict 1859-1927    		Captain John Smedley Benedict 1859-1927
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    John Smedley Benedict house on Poat St., Wallaceburg (unconfirmed)
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    Poat St., Wallaceburg; Benedict house on right
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    Poat St. signpost

    Headstones
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    Benedict burial plot marker
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    John Smedley Benedict headstone
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    Benedict burial plot
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    Benedict burial plot


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