Robert Thompson Banting (abt. 1843 - 1915)

Born about 18 Dec 1843 in Queen's County, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (Cruthers) Banting — married 4 Apr 1877 (to 1885) in Essa, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Husband of Ann Jane (Douglas) Banting — married 29 Sep 1886 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 9 Dec 1915 at about age 71 in Tecumseth, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Robert Banting was a son of James Banting and Ann Thompson,^[1]Irish immigrants who had settled in Simcoe County, Ontario.^{[2] [3]} In 1861 Robert and his sister Susan lived with, and probably worked for, the Woolcock family on their farm in Tecumseth Township, Simcoe County.^[4] Four years later Robert joined the local militia^[5] and by 1871 he and his older brother Charles were farming together in Tecumseth.^[6]

On April 4, 1877, he married Mary Jane Cruthers. The witnesses were John Culbert of Essa Township and Mary Jane's brother Samuel Cruthers ^[7] The Bantings had two children, William and Eva, before Mary Jane's death of tuberculosis in 1885, three months after their daughter's birth. William remained with Robert while Eva was raised by Mary Jane's mother in her home nearby.

In the fall of 1886, Robert married Ann Jane Douglas.^[8] In 1891 they lived with William on the farm in Tecumseth. Mary Douglas, one of Ann's sisters, is also recorded on the census as a member of their household.^[9] In 1911 another Douglas sister, Margaret, also lived with the Bantings. By this time William had moved to British Columbia, where he ran a general store.^[10]

Robert died of pneumonia and heart failure on December 9, 1915, in Tecumseth.^[11] He was buried at Beeton United Cemetery, Beeton, Ontario.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK7B-FPV : 3 January 2015), Robert Banting, 09 Dec 1915; citing Tecumseth Twp. Simcoe, Ontario, yr 1915 cn 29280, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,174.
2. ↑ Queen's Bench and Practice Court Reports, Vol. 24, p. 287, Charles Banting vs. Robert Gummerson [1]
3. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMN2-G99 : accessed 14 January 2016), Robert Hampson Banting and Mary Jane Cruthers, 04 Apr 1877; citing registration , Essa, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,650.
4. ↑ Census of Canada West, 1861
5. ↑ Service Milita List of Canada, March 1, 1867, p. 122
6. ↑ Census of Canada 1871
7. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FMN2-G99 : accessed 20 March 2015), Robert Hampson Banting and Mary Jane Cruthers, 04 Apr 1877; citing registration 009781, Essa, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,650.
8. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMVS-6K5 : 10 April 2015), Robert T Banting and Ann J Douglas, 29 Sep 1886; citing registration , Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,216.
9. ↑ Census of Canada 1891
10. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-35RG : 16 March 2018), Robt I Banting, 1911; citing Census, Simcoe South Sub-Districts 1-29, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,522.
11. ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK7B-FPV : 3 January 2015), Robert Banting, 09 Dec 1915; citing Tecumseth Twp. Simcoe, Ontario, yr 1915 cn 29280, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,174.
12. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #97035318