Thomas
Benham
Born in Hillier, Prince Edward Cnty, Ontario
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Benham
and Jane (Haviland) Benham
Brother of
William W Benham, Mary Benham, Benjamin Leavens Benham, John Hevland Benham, Edward Benham, Joseph Benham, Nancy Jane Benham, Phebe Ann Benham, Henry Benham and Rhoda Benham
Husband of
Margaret (Masters) Benham
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Benjamin William Benham, Samuel James Benham, Agnes Matilda (Benham) McGuire, Hannah Elizabeth (Benham) Walker and Alice Belle Benham
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 10 May 2015
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Biography
Thomas Benham was born in Upper Canada in 1832, son of Henry Benham and Jane Haviland. In 1852 he was in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County. He married Margaret Masters. In 1861 they were in Hallowell with sons 3 and 4 years old. In 1871 they were in Hillier Township, Prince Edward County with four children. He was a mill laborer and farm laborer. Later (at least 1891-1911) he lived in Trenton, Ontario, employed in "Gen. Sale"??. Margaret died in 1904 and Thomas by 1911 married Martha ___ (born June 1849 in Canada).
Sources
Upper Canada Census, Prince Edward County, Hallowell Township, 1851/52 (Thomas Benham)--Ancestry.com
Canada West Census, Prince Edward County, Hallowell Township, 1861, https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=pdf&id=4108334_00382 (Thom Benham, 29)
Ontario Census, Prince Edward County, Hillier Township, 1871 https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1871&op=pdf&id=4396759_00213
Ontario Census, Hastings West, Trenton, 1891, 1911 (Thomas Benham)--Ancestry.com
Ontario Census, Hastings West, Trenton, p. 19, 1901, https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1901&op=pdf&id=z000070810
Morris-Lyons Tree 4-9-12, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/12724897/person/1678921409?ssrc=
Sweet Family in L&A County, Ontario, Canada, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4747907/person/-1363753256?ssrc=
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Profile begun in 2015 by R.S. Peterson-2111, from 2016 managed by Helen O'Kane (Brooks-8189).
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