Leta May (Bennett) Harrington (1892 - 1918)

Born 21 Jun 1892 in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Wife of George Herbert Harrington — married 24 Dec 1910 (to 25 May 1918) in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada

Died 25 May 1918 at age 25 in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Leta was born in Simcoe (Norfolk County) Ontario on 21 June 1892. She is the daughter of Arthur Bennett and Bertha Ann Watts (maiden name unsourced).

At age 18 in Brantford Ontario, Leta married George Herbert Harrington, a recent immigrant from England. The couple would become the parents of 2 sons - Arthur born in 1912 and George born in 1913.

Sadly, Leta passed away in Brantford on 25 May 1918 at age 25. She is interred at Mount Hope Cemetery in Brantford.

Sources

• "Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLTP-ML9 : 13 February 2020), Leta Bennett, 1892.

• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH2G-74G : 23 February 2021), Leta M Bennett in household of William T Bennett, Essex (south/sud), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 15, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSZB-L5F : 8 March 2021), George Herbert Harrington and Leta May Bennett, 24 Dec 1910; citing registration , Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,887,244.

• "Canada Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9R-PHLM : 16 March 2018), Leta Harrington in entry for George Harrington, 1911; citing Census, Brantford Sub-Districts 1-35, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,691.

• "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDR4-DPJ : 2 March 2021), Leta May Harrington, 25 May 1918; citing Brantford, Brant, Ontario, yr 1918 cn 9999, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,879.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:69ZV-L7MM : 6 March 2021), Leta May Bennett Harrington, ; Burial, Brantford, Brant Municipality, Ontario, Canada, Mount Hope Cemetery; citing record ID 217743482, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.