Benjamin James Brodie (1913 - 1975)

Born 2 Jan 1913 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

Husband of Margaurite Alice (Duchesneau) Brodie — married about 1942 in California, United States

Died 30 Jan 1975 at age 62 in Lake, California, United States

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Biography

Ben Brodie is a member of Clan Brodie.

Ben Brodie migrated from Canada to United States of America.

Benjamin was born in 1913. He was the son of Frank Brodie and Eleanor Thomson. He passed away in 1975.

He applied to become a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1942. He had entered the US at Sweetgrass, Montana in 1922 and was a resident of Clement Street in Oakland, California where he was employed as an optician. He was described as 5'11", 160 pounds with brown hair and eyes. The application indicated he married Marguerite du Chasneau on September 3, 1929 and that she was born February 22, 1917 in Reno, Nevada. His wife and a Martha Brodie of Oakland, California were witnesses.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "California, Northern U.S. District Court Naturalization Index, 1852-1989", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SR-R2P4 : 6 March 2020), Benjamin James Brodie, 1922.

• 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
• 1921 Census of Canada
• 1930 United States Federal Census
• 1940 United States Federal Census
• California, Death Index, 1940-1997

"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGT3-V18 : 26 November 2014), Benjamin J Brodie, 30 Jan 1975; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

• U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMMD-R4Q : 23 August 2020), Benjamin Brodie, Jan 1975; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).