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Ard Benedict

Male 1843 - 1924  (80 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ard Benedict was born on 11 Aug 1843 in Richmond, Lennox & Addington county, Ontario, Canada (son of Smedley Benedict and Catherine Dafoe); died on 19 May 1924 in Chesley, Bruce county, Ontario, Canada.

    Ard married Mary Cameron on 1 Nov 1865 in Grey county, Ontario, Canada. Mary was born in 1844 in Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. John Benedict was born on 17 Nov 1866 in Meaford, Grey county, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Dec 1949 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
    2. Harriet A. Benedict was born in 1868.
    3. Smedley Benedict was born on 23 Jul 1870 in Chesley, Elderslie twp., Bruce county, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Mar 1948 in Chesley, Elderslie twp., Bruce county, Ontario, Canada.

    Ard married Christina Kelso on 3 Nov 1880 in Paisley, Bruce county, Ontario, Canada. Christina was born in 1859. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. William Benedict was born on 3 Nov 1879 in Chesley, Elderslie twp., Bruce county, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Jun 1935 in Kincardine, Bruce county, Ontario, Canada.
    2. David Stewart Benedict was born on 26 Oct 1882 in Chesley, Elderslie twp., Bruce county, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Harriet Benedict was born on 11 Aug 1884.
    4. Gordon Albert Benedict was born on 21 Aug 1893 in Chesley, Elderslie twp., Bruce county, Ontario, Canada; died in Jan 1968 in Tucson, Arizona, United States.
    5. Marguarite Elveretta Benedict was born on 24 Feb 1903 in Chesley, Elderslie twp., Bruce county, Ontario, Canada; died in Mar 1966 in Chesley, Elderslie twp., Bruce county, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  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. 3.  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. 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. 1. 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.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  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. 5.  Mary Wilcox
    Children:
    1. 2. 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. 6.  Daniel Dafoe

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


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


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Captain Timothy Benedict was born on 15 Nov 1723 in Wilton, Fairfield county, Connecticut, United States (son of Abraham Benedict and Rebeckah Knapp); died in Sept 1771 in Winchester, Litchfield county, Connecticut, United States.

    Timothy married Lydia Hall. Lydia was born in 1729 in Redding, Fairfield county, Connecticut, United States; died on 24 Feb 1824 in Winchester, Randolph county, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Lydia Hall was born in 1729 in Redding, Fairfield county, Connecticut, United States; died on 24 Feb 1824 in Winchester, Randolph county, Connecticut, United States.
    Children:
    1. 4. Joshua Benedict was born in 1751 in Danbury, Fairfield co., Connecticut, United States; died on 9 Dec 1839 in Sheffield twp., Lennosx & Addington county, Ontario, Canada.


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