Ruth Amanda (Lockhart) Bent (1845 - 1916)

Born 1845 in Lockhartville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of David Albert Bent — married 28 Nov 1869 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Died 14 Nov 1916 at about age 71 in Hantsport, Hants County, NS

This profile is part of the Lockhart Name Study.

Biography

• Ruth Lockhart was born about 1845 in Lockhartville, Nova Scotia. She was the daughter of Oliver Lockhart and Sophia Terfry.
• She married David Bent on November 28, 1868 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.^[1]
• Ruth and David do not appear to have had children. The 1871 Census shows them with Ella Bent, age 99. The 1881 Census^[2] shows them with Ruth's mother Sophia and three children named Porter. The 1891 Census^[3] indicates the Porter children are niece and nephew. According to the reference provide below, these would be children of Ruth's sister Elmira, who married John Harding Porter, son of John Porter of Avonport.
• The reference notes that an undertaker's bill was dated November 14, 1916, so the profile indicates her death occurred before that date. The same reference notes she is buried in the River Bank Cemetery in Hantsport, NS, along with her mother Sophia, so that is indicated as place of death.

Sources

1. ↑ Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics, (https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=1815-118&Event=marriage&ID=46383); Registration Year 1868, Book 1815, Page 118, Number 102 – Record for Ruth Annand (sic) Lochart and David Albert Bent, married 1869 in Halifax County
2. ↑ The 1881 Census shows David and Ruth Bent in Nova Scotia; District Name: Annapolis; District Number: 16; Sub-District Name: Wilmot; Sub-District Number: A; Family Number: 455; Page Number: 90; Microfilm: C-13172; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 758484
3. ↑ The 1891 Census shows David and Ruth in Nova Scotia; District Name: Kings; District Number: 37; Sub-District Name: Lower Horton; Sub-District Number: I; Division Number: 2; Family Number: 118; Page Number: 27-28; Microfilm: T-6317; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item Number: 858425

See also:

• Eagles, Douglas Eaton. Lockhart families of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, 1984 – Pg 45