David Benn: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

David Benn was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada (son of Henry F. Benn and Maria McConnell); died 31 Jan 1905; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-101067P
Occupation: 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Printer

Generation: 2

Henry F. Benn was born 22 Apr 1840, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Walter Hayes Benn and Agnes Fleming); died 18 Mar 1907; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-101065P
Occupation: 1881, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer
Occupation: 1901, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Blacksmith

Henry married Maria McConnell 16 Oct 1859, Orangeville, Mono Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario, Canada. Maria was born 21 Nov 1837, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 14 Nov 1910; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

Maria McConnell was born 21 Nov 1837, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 14 Nov 1910; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Name: Maria Benn
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-101066P

Children:

1. David Benn was born 1858, , Ontario, Canada; died 31 Jan 1905; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
Agnes Fleming Benn was born 9 Jun 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died 27 Jan 1917; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 3

Walter Hayes Benn was born 1808, , Ireland; died 3 Feb 1868, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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Eby ID Number: Waterloo-88956
Residence: 1832, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1832, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Residence: 1839, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; shoemaker
Residence: 1855, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
Occupation: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Inn Keeper
Residence: 1861, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
Business: 1867, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Inkerman Inn

Notes:

The men who took the most prominent part in organizing the first library in the village were: Rev. Dr. Bayne, Alexander Burnet, James Cowan, John Gowinlock, William Trotter, H. G. Barlow, James Harris, Andrew Elliott, Francis McElroy, Francis Hogg, Andrew Moscrip and Walter H. Benn. These men have long since passed away, but they all did good work in their day in laying the foundations of a progressive and moral community; to the older generation of Galtonians their names call up a crowd of memories of the days that are no more.

First Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society, Berlin 1913, pg 17

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Born in County Kerry, Ireland, came to Galt in 1832. He was a shoemaker, but his first job in Galt was as foreman in James Smith's harness shop. Also operated a hotel on Water St. Galt for a number of years. He was a member of Galt's first debating society and was involved in the library.

Cambridge Mosiac, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [snippet from original text in book]

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In our obituary of today will be found a name that for many years past has been a "household word" in Galt. Walter H. Benn departed this life on Monday last, at half-past 3 o'clock. Mr. Benn had for some time past been in but indifferent health, so that his demise was not unexpected. He was aged 58 years.

The subject of this notice was an Irishman by birth, and came to Galt in the year 1832. Naturally of a quick and active mind, he soon took quite a position in the growing village he had selected as his future residence; and there are but very few in our midst but what have on some occasion or other paid tribute to "Walter's" eloquence, his strong flashes of wit, his great fund of anecdote, and the rich quotations with which he could always embellish any theme upon which he was speaking. His natural abilities were of a very high order, and he possessed a most retentive memory and fine flow of language. His abilities, indeed, fitted him for a much higher position than he occupied; and there can be no doubt, had he enjoyed the blessings of education, that he would have filled a much more prominent position than fell to his lot in our midst. And now, in closing this brief notice of his removal from amongst us, let us treat his failings as we have all to hope that ours will be treated, and think of him only as the light-hearted, witty, rollicking Walter Benn of the days that are now past never more to return. One by one the connecting links between the present and the past are being severed; the death of Mr. Benn will leave a blank in our town that will perhaps never again be filled.
Galt Reporter Feb 7 1868 pg 2

Walter married Agnes Fleming 16 Jul 1839, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Agnes was born 1819, , Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1855. [Group Sheet]

Agnes Fleming was born 1819, , Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1855.

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Name: Agnes Benn
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-108862
Residence: 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Children:

2. Henry F. Benn was born 22 Apr 1840, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Mar 1907; was buried , Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
John Wesley Benn was born 10 Apr 1843, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 26 Feb 1844, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
Walter Hayes Benn was born 1844, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.