Oliver Clayton Bennett^[1]

1862 - 1940  (77 years)

• Name	Oliver Clayton Bennett
  Born	12 Aug 1862	Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Stove Moulder
  Residence	1891	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Occupation	1899	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	iron moulder
  Occupation	1901	Strong, Muskoka & Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	farmer
  Residence	1911	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Eby ID Number	00023-1764.7
  Died	21 Jun 1940	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Buried	Howitt Memorial Cemetery (formerly Kirkland Cemetery), Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario   [7]
  Person ID	I17041	Generations
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	John Bennett,   b. 20 May 1832, , Scotland ,   d. 17 Jan 1881  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Rachel Clemens,   b. 14 Oct 1831, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   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 ,   d. 15 Apr 1943, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Married	5 Apr 1899	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Oliver Reed Bennett,   b. 17 Jan 1900, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1900, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	3 Dec 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

  [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. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Sub-district E Page Number 6 Household Number 26. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 67. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 39. [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 [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 [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 [S2338] Census - Canada - 1911, Census Place: 30 - Guelph, Wellington South, Ontario; Page: 16; Family No: 160.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Aug 1862 - Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Stove Moulder - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - iron moulder - 1899 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 5 Apr 1899 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1901 - Strong, Muskoka & Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1911 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Jun 1940 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Howitt Memorial Cemetery (formerly Kirkland Cemetery), Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth