William Henry Benjamin
M, b. circa 1814, d. 20 April 1895
William Henry Benjamin was born circa 1814 at Nova Scotia.1,2 He married Mary Elizabeth Wood, daughter of William D. Wood and Olivia Hovey Williams, on 30 December 1841 at Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick.3 William Henry Benjamin died on 20 April 1895 at Gardner's Creek, Saint John Co, New Brunswick; William died in his 81st year.1
William Benjamin migrated to New Brunswick in 1836 from Nova Scotia according to the 1851 Simonds Parish census in Saint John County. Family stories indicate he was from Annapolis County, Nova Scotia and had traveled to New Brunswick with a brother, Joseph, who lived to be quite old but never married. It is possible that Joseph Benjamin was the same who settled in Spencer, Worcester Co, b. c1817 Canada and d. 30 Aug 1886. No parents were listed on his death record.
There was also family talk that there was a cousin Clarence back in Nova Scotia. This may, or may not, be the Clarence Benjamin, born c1894, son of Milton Benjamin.4 He appeared on the census of 1851 at Simonds Parish, Saint John Co, New Brunswick; William Benjamin, 38, b. Nova Scotia, farmer, entered the colony in 1836; wife Elizabeth, 29, also b. Nova Scotia, entered in 1826; The children listed were all native to New Brunswick: John, 9, Joseph, 7, Henry, 4, William J., 2 and Emma, 5 mos.2
He appeared on the census of 1881 at Simonds Parish, Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick; William Benjamin, 64, born NS, farmer; Elizabeth, 56 b. NS, along with children Nathan, 20, born NB, Theresa M., 17, born NB, and Bessie A., 14, born NB. The family was Presbyterian.5 He appeared on the census of 17 May 1891 at Simonds Parish, Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick; William Benjamin, aged 74, Baptist, and a farmer, along with his wife, Elizabeth, then aged 68 years. Both William's and Elizabeth's parents were listed as both born Nova Scotia. At that time, they had only two of their children with them: Nathan, then aged 30, born New Brunswick and his older brother, Joseph, then 40 and his wife Elizabeth, then 35, whose parents were both born Ireland.6
William Benjamin migrated to New Brunswick in 1836 from Nova Scotia according to the 1851 Simonds Parish census in Saint John County. Family stories indicate he was from Annapolis County, Nova Scotia and had traveled to New Brunswick with a brother, Joseph, who lived to be quite old but never married. It is possible that Joseph Benjamin was the same who settled in Spencer, Worcester Co, b. c1817 Canada and d. 30 Aug 1886. No parents were listed on his death record.
There was also family talk that there was a cousin Clarence back in Nova Scotia. This may, or may not, be the Clarence Benjamin, born c1894, son of Milton Benjamin.4 He appeared on the census of 1851 at Simonds Parish, Saint John Co, New Brunswick; William Benjamin, 38, b. Nova Scotia, farmer, entered the colony in 1836; wife Elizabeth, 29, also b. Nova Scotia, entered in 1826; The children listed were all native to New Brunswick: John, 9, Joseph, 7, Henry, 4, William J., 2 and Emma, 5 mos.2
He appeared on the census of 1881 at Simonds Parish, Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick; William Benjamin, 64, born NS, farmer; Elizabeth, 56 b. NS, along with children Nathan, 20, born NB, Theresa M., 17, born NB, and Bessie A., 14, born NB. The family was Presbyterian.5 He appeared on the census of 17 May 1891 at Simonds Parish, Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick; William Benjamin, aged 74, Baptist, and a farmer, along with his wife, Elizabeth, then aged 68 years. Both William's and Elizabeth's parents were listed as both born Nova Scotia. At that time, they had only two of their children with them: Nathan, then aged 30, born New Brunswick and his older brother, Joseph, then 40 and his wife Elizabeth, then 35, whose parents were both born Ireland.6Family | Mary Elizabeth Wood b. c 1822, d. 4 Aug 1894 |
| Marriage* | He married Mary Elizabeth Wood, daughter of William D. Wood and Olivia Hovey Williams, on 30 December 1841 at Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick.3 |
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| Last Edited | 24 Jan 2010 |
Citations
- [S811] Daniel F. Johnson, New Brunswick Vital Statistics from Newspapers, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, The Daily Telegraph, Saint John. 22 Apr 1895. Death of William H. Benjamin.
- [S776] 1851 Canadian Census, Published online at http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1851/…, New Brunswick, Saint John County, Sub-District: Simonds, Sub-District Number: 71, Page: 22 , Roll: C_996 Schedule: I. Household of William Benjamin.
- [S811] Daniel F. Johnson, New Brunswick Vital Statistics from Newspapers, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, New Brunswick Courier, Saint John. 1 Jan 1842. Marriage of William Benjamin and Elizabeth Wood.
- [S769] Personal Research & Conjecture of Pam Wood Waugh.
- [S303] 1881 Canadian Census Index (CD), New Brunswick, Saint John Co, Simonds: FHL Film 1375815; NA Film Number C-13179 - District 25, Sub-district H, Division 1, Page 31 Household 143.
- [S602] 1891 Canadian Census , New Brunswick, Saint John Co., Saint John, Simonds Parish. District #2, Microfilm #T6304. Household of Nathan Benjamin.