Horatio
Nelson
Brenton
Born in Williamsdale, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Brenton Sr.
and Hannah Lee (Bulmer) Eaton
Husband of
Helen May (Eaton) Brenton
— married
23 Jun 1892 (to 22 Dec 1951) in Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Father of
Ethel May (Brenton) Holtz, Alverna Lee (Brenton) McWilliam, Thomas Wellington Brenton, Clayton Francis Brenton, Alice Emma (Brenton) Dahl, Hannah Elizabeth (Brenton) Burnham, Dezza Marie (Brenton) Hoel and Basil Douglas Brenton
Died
at age 87
in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jun 2015
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Biography
Horatio was born in 1864 to Thomas Brenton and Hannah Bulmer. He married Helen May Eaton in 1892 and had 8 children (see below). Horatio lived in Moyie, British Columbia for some time in the Silver/Lead Mining industry - Moyie is now a ghosttown. He died in 1951 at Lacombe, Alberta and was buried at Fairview Cemetery. Horatio owned a Freight business in British Columbia. He was a farmer in Alberta where his homestead papers were registered with the Province of Alberta.
Children born to Horatio Brenton and Helen Eaton:
- Ethel 1893-1989
- Alverna 1895-1986
- Thomas 1897-1936
- Clayton 1899-1980
- Alice 1902-1968
- Hannah 1904-1995
- Dezza 1908-1993
- Basil 1914-1978
Sources
- Vital Statistics of Nova Scotia 1763-1957 - Helen Eaton and Horatio Brenton married 1892 in Cumberland County. Item can be found in Registration Year: 1892 - Book 1810 Page 90 Number 92.
- First Hand Brenton Family Knowledge.
- John and Ruth's Family Pages ID M#13188
- Canada census's
- Vital Statistics of British Columbia and Alberta.
- Find a Grave Memorial #126407252 - Fairview Cemetery
- Eaton-Thomas-Morse Family Pages - person page for Horatio Nelson Brenton
- http://www.ghosttowns.com/canada/bc/moyie.html
Notes for Horatio Nelson Brenton
Source: Descendants of John Wellington Eaton & Sarah Elizabeth Walker
- He came west in April 1899 to Moyie, British Columbia.
- Moyie Leader 19 Sept. 1900: The wife and family of H.N. Brenton arrived here last Sunday from Springhill, Nova Scotia. Her brother Graham Eaton also arrived with her. She was accompanied by Mrs. Frank Nelson and 4 little children - she died shortly after of the fever leaving her husband to raise their children.
- Moyie Leader 20 April 1905 - H.N. Brenton has disposed of his freight business to E.M. MacBeth.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Horatio by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Horatio:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Horatio by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Horatio:
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~6.25%
Amy Webber
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~0.78%
Helen (Shewfelt) Arnold :
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