Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Oliver Clayton Bennett[1]

Male 1862 - 1940  (77 years)


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  • Name Oliver Clayton Bennett 
    Born 12 Aug 1862  Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Stove Moulder 
    Residence 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1899  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    iron moulder 
    Occupation 1901  Strong, Muskoka & Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    farmer 
    Residence 1911  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Eby ID Number 00023-1764.7 
    Died 21 Jun 1940  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Buried Howitt Memorial Cemetery (formerly Kirkland Cemetery), Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I17041  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father John Bennett,   b. 20 May 1832, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1881  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Rachel Clemens,   b. 14 Oct 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1902  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F4456  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane Hay,   b. 1874, Amaranth Village, Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Apr 1943, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 5 Apr 1899  Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Oliver Reed Bennett,   b. 17 Jan 1900, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1900, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F57571  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BENNETT, OLIVER C.

      At the home of his son, Ernest of R. R. #6 Guelph, on Friday, June 21, 1940, in his 78th year. Husband of Mary Hays. Service at the Tovell Funeral Home on Tuesday at 2. Interment at Memorial Cemetery in Puslinch.

      -Information from the marriage certificate: Born in Plattsville c. 1864, son of John Bennett and Rachel Clemens.

      A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
      Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 419.

    2. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Sub-district E Page Number 6 Household Number 26.

    3. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 67.

    4. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 39.

    5. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Oliver Bennett
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 05 Apr 1899
      Event Place: Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Male
      Age: 35
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1864 Plattsville
      Occ: iron moulder of Galt
      Father's Name: John Bennett
      Mother's Name: Rachel Clemens
      Spouse's Name: Mary Hay
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Age: 24
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1875 Amaranth Twp
      Res: Mount Forest
      Spouse's Father's Name: George V Hay
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Reid

    6. [S2434] Census - Canada - 1901, Census Place: Strong, Muskoka & Parry Sound, Ontario; Page: 10; Family No: 91.
      Oliver Bennett 36 b. 7 Aug 1868, b. Ontario farmer
      Mary 26, b. 1874
      Samuel 2/12 b. 21 Jan 1901

    7. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration.
      Name:Oliver Bennett
      Gender:Male
      Age:77
      Birth Date:12 Aug 1863
      Birth Place:Ontario
      Death Date:21 Jun 1940
      Death Place:Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
      Father:John Bennett
      Mother:Rachel Bennett
      Spouse:Mary Bennett
      Buried Puslinch

    8. [S2338] Census - Canada - 1911, Census Place: 30 - Guelph, Wellington South, Ontario; Page: 16; Family No: 160.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Aug 1862 - Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Stove Moulder - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - iron moulder - 1899 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Apr 1899 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1901 - Strong, Muskoka & Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1911 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Jun 1940 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Howitt Memorial Cemetery (formerly Kirkland Cemetery), Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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