Born in Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Daughter of Perez Martin Benjamin
and Sarah (Stevens) Benjamin
Sister of
Irad Benjamin, Nathan Benjamin, Perez Benjamin, Samuel Benjamin, Harriet (Benjamin) Coldwell, Sarah (Benjamin) Eagles, James Benjamin and David Benjamin
Wife of
David Coldwell
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Nathaniel Randall
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Marshall Roland Thompson
— married
about 25 Feb 1863 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Mother of
Somirami Lula Thompson, Safford Neilor Thompson, Giles Whittington Thompson, Izena Petrona Thompson, Petrowna Igena (Thompson) Hart and Mary Bessma (Thompson) Palmeter
Died
at age 82
in Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Mar 2010
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Biography
Eunice, the daughter of Perez Martin Benjamin and his wife Sarah,[1] was born at Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada,[2] on 22 April 1830.[3]
She married three times.
First, she married Marshall Thompson in 1863.[4]. A Bond for their marriage of R. Marshall Thomson, bachelor, and Eunice Benjamin, spinster, was filed on 24 Feb 1863 at Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia. (The date at the top of the Bond is 23 Feb 1863.)[5] They had at least 6 children, all born in Nova Scotia, including:
- Petrowna Igena
- Giles Whittington
- Safford N.
Second, she married David D. Coldwell on 9 Aug 1879 at Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia.. David was a 50 year old bachelor farmer. His parents were Eliphaht and Martha Coldwell.[1]
Her third husband was Nathan Randall. Eunice T. Coldwell, a 62 year old widow, and Nathan Randall, a 63 year old widowed farmer, were married by License at Gaspereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, on 10 Aug 1892. He lived at Grand Pre at the time of their marriage, but he was born in Lower Horton, the son of Nathl. and Talley. She lived at Gaspereaux at the time of their marriage.[2]
In 1881, David and Eunice Coldwell lived in Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, with 4 Thompson children. David is a farmer.[6]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thompson-Coldwell Marriage; Nova Scotia Marriage Records, Year: 1879 - Book: 1826 - Page: 124 - Number: 65. Accessed on 9 Dec 2017 at www.novascotiagenealogy.com. Marriage Record
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Randall-Coldwell Marriage; Nova Scotia Marriage Records, Year: 1892 - Book: 1826 - Page: 249 - Number: 65 Marriage Record
- ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M48B-N8L : 2 April 2016), Eunice Thompson, Gaspereau, King's, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 11, line 9; Library and Archives Canada film number C-10541, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,229,129.
- ↑ "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2LF-L46 : 5 December 2014), Roland Marshall Thompson and Eunice Benjamin, 25 Feb 1863; citing Wolfville, reference P112 CN152; FHL microfilm 1,298,810.
- ↑ Randall-Benjamin Marriage; Nova Scotia Marriage Records, Registration Year: 1863 - Book: 1800 - Page: 11357. Bond Record
- ↑ 1881 Census Canada: Nova Scotia, Kings, District #: 17; Sub-District: Gaspereau; Sub-District #: G; Division #: 1; Family #: 57; Page: 14; Microfilm: C-13173; Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada. Item: 788985. Item 788985
- David Coldwell, 51; Eunice Coldwell, 50; Safford Thompson, 15; Giles Thompson, 13; Petrona Thompson, 11; Mary Thompson, 10. All were born in Nova Scotia. Eunice and all the children are Baptists, while David is Carmelite.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eunice by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eunice:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eunice by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eunice:
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~1.56%
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Benjamin-913 and Benjamin-101 appear to represent the same person because: Birth within 2 years, same parents., same husbands Please merge. Thanks.
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