Benjamin Forrest^[1]

1832 - 1892  (59 years)

• Name	Benjamin Forrest
  Born	26 Mar 1832	, Scotland   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1862	Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Occupation	1871	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Labourer
  Occupation	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Brickmaker
  Residence	1881	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Brickmaker
  Residence	1891	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-24364P
  Died	2 Jan 1892  [2]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I24364	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Alexander Forrest,   b. Abt 1802, of, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Jane Schurf,   b. Abt 1802, of, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F22368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda Kee,   b. 22 Feb 1837, , Ireland ,   d. 12 Oct 1919  (Age 82 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1862	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Children	1. William Forrest,   b. 20 Jan 1863, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. James Forrest,   b. 1 Mar 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1952  (Age 84 years)   3. Ellen Forrest,   b. Jun 1870, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Robert Forrest,   b. Jun 1872, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1935  (Age ~ 62 years)   5. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Forrest,   b. 13 Oct 1874, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1920  (Age 45 years)   6. Margaret Forrest,   b. 3 Feb 1878, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1916  (Age 38 years)   7. Benjamin Forrest,   b. 23 Sep 1879, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1947  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F6073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 016283-00. Robert FORREST, 27, laborer, New Hamburg, New Hamburg, s/o Benjamin FORREST & Matilda KEE married Jemima EBY, 25, New Hamburg, New Hamburg, d/o Isaac EBY & Elisabeth STAUFFER, witn: Neander (?) WOOLNER & Lizzie FORREST both of New Hamburg, April 1900 in New Hamburg [S153] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Riverside New Hamburg CC#4564 Internet Link. Forrest/ Benjamin Forrest/ born Mar.26,1832/ died Jan.2,1892/ Matilda Forrest/ born Feb.22,1837/ died Oct.12,1919/ Lizzie Forrest/ born Oct.13,1874/ died May 17,1920/ James Forrest/ 1867-1952/ (A) Grandma (B) Grandpa (C) Ellen [S250] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1871, Page 31. [S251] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1881, New Hamburg 1881 Page 16. [S699] Census - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - 1891, Section 1 Page 52. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Benjamin Forrest Born: Scotland Res: Peel Township Age: 30 Father: Alexander Mother: Jane Schurf Born: 1832 Spouse: Matilda Ker Age: 24 born: Ireland Res: Guelph Born: 1838 Father: James Mother: Elisabeth married 24 Nov 1862 county: Waterloo

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 Mar 1832 - , Scotland Residence - 1862 - Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 24 Nov 1862 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Labourer - 1871 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Brickmaker - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1881 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Brickmaker - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth