Catherine E. Jackson
F, b. 25 March 1871, d. 21 March 1925
| Father | John Jackson b. c 1830, d. 16 Dec 1912 |
| Mother | Mary (?) b. c 1847, d. c 1874 |
Catherine E. Jackson was born on 25 March 1871 at Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick.1,2 She was the daughter of John Jackson and Mary (?). Catherine E. Jackson married Nathan Benjamin, son of William Henry Benjamin and Mary Elizabeth Wood, on 18 December 1895 at Saint John, Saint John Co, New Brunswick.3 Catherine E. Jackson died on 21 March 1925 at Gardner's Creek, Saint John Co, New Brunswick, at age 53; Newspaper: Mrs. N. Benjamin, 50, Trapped Bones Found Amid Ruins.
"Mrs. Nathan Benjamin, a widow, about 50 years of age was burned to death Saturday night when her home at Gardners Creek, near St Martins, about 25 miles outside Saint John was destroyed by fire. She had been left alone in the house and her death was not discovered until the fire burned itself out. A search of the ruins disclosed charred bones lying near what had the bottom of the stairway.
Mrs. Benjamin's two sons and daughter, who were living at the house, were away from home for the evening. On their return about 10:30 PM they saw the fire and rushed to their home. By then the house was a little more than a burning heap of wood. The roof and walls having given away. When they could not find her they figured she may have wondered off into the woods, then the charred bones were discovered. It is believed she was on her way up the stairs to extinguish the fire but fell and had been overcome by smoke just a few feet from the front door.
Mrs. Benjamin had two daughters living in Saint John, Mrs. Ralph Hatfield (Mary Elizabeth), and Miss Estelle Benjamin, with J. Willard Smith's family; and one brother Daniel Jackson, 9 Hospital Street. They were all called yesterday to Gardner's Creek after word of the tragedy was received. Sargeant-Detective John T. Power drove to Gardner's Creek to view the scene of death and will return there this morning with coroner H.A. Porter, for an investigation.
The house was situated on Fairfield Road in an isolated postion. A factor that was probably responsible for the fire getting a big headway was the lateness of the hour, most of the neighbors being asleep. The origin of the blaze is unknown. Mrs. Benjamin has been a subject to fainting spells and it is believed that she may have taken one of these at the time of the fire and had been overcome by the smoke before recovering."4 She was buried at Brown's Cemetery, Bain's Corner, Saint John Co, New Brunswick.2
"Mrs. Nathan Benjamin, a widow, about 50 years of age was burned to death Saturday night when her home at Gardners Creek, near St Martins, about 25 miles outside Saint John was destroyed by fire. She had been left alone in the house and her death was not discovered until the fire burned itself out. A search of the ruins disclosed charred bones lying near what had the bottom of the stairway.
Mrs. Benjamin's two sons and daughter, who were living at the house, were away from home for the evening. On their return about 10:30 PM they saw the fire and rushed to their home. By then the house was a little more than a burning heap of wood. The roof and walls having given away. When they could not find her they figured she may have wondered off into the woods, then the charred bones were discovered. It is believed she was on her way up the stairs to extinguish the fire but fell and had been overcome by smoke just a few feet from the front door.
Mrs. Benjamin had two daughters living in Saint John, Mrs. Ralph Hatfield (Mary Elizabeth), and Miss Estelle Benjamin, with J. Willard Smith's family; and one brother Daniel Jackson, 9 Hospital Street. They were all called yesterday to Gardner's Creek after word of the tragedy was received. Sargeant-Detective John T. Power drove to Gardner's Creek to view the scene of death and will return there this morning with coroner H.A. Porter, for an investigation.
The house was situated on Fairfield Road in an isolated postion. A factor that was probably responsible for the fire getting a big headway was the lateness of the hour, most of the neighbors being asleep. The origin of the blaze is unknown. Mrs. Benjamin has been a subject to fainting spells and it is believed that she may have taken one of these at the time of the fire and had been overcome by the smoke before recovering."4 She was buried at Brown's Cemetery, Bain's Corner, Saint John Co, New Brunswick.2
Family | Nathan Benjamin b. 30 May 1859, d. 1919 |
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| Last Edited | 24 May 2006 |
Citations
- [S418] 1901 Canadian Census , New Brunswick, Saint John Co, Saint John. District (#21) Simonds, q-2 Page 11; Schedule 1 Microfilm T-6444.
- [S265] Provincial Archives of New Brunswick ,Vital Statistics, Cemeteries. Brown's Cemetery, (Shore Road) Bain's Corner, Saint John Co.
- [S265] Provincial Archives of New Brunswick ,Vital Statistics, RS141B7: Index to New Brunswick Marriages: 1887-1926: Number: 1112; Reference: B4/1895; Microfilm: F15576.
- [S265] Provincial Archives of New Brunswick ,Vital Statistics, RS141C5-Index to Death Certificates: 1920-1951; Registration: 040328; Microfilm: F18943.
- [S543] Mitchell Maybury, "E-mail - Maybury, Mitchell," e-mail to Pam Wood Waugh, various dates, Information originally received from Beatrice Lalime Sloan.