Benjamin Dafoe (1834 - 1910)

Born 3 Aug 1834 in Thurlow Twp, Hastings Co, Upper Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Bentley) Dafoe — married 25 Dec 1860 in Thurlow, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

Died 5 Apr 1910 at age 75 in Hastings, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

When Benjamin Dafoe was born on August 3, 1834, in Thurlow, Ontario, his father, Abraham, was 28 and his mother, Uretta, was 21. He married Frances "Fanny" Bentley on December 25, 1860, in his hometown. He died on April 5, 1910, in Hastings, Ontario, having lived a long life of 75 years, and was buried in Thurlow, Ontario.

Sources

Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2YM-D67B : 17 March 2018), Benjamin Dafoe and Francis Bentley, 25 Dec 1860; citing Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,061

Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDF4-VFJ : 2 March 2021), Benjamin Dafoe, 05 Apr 1910; citing Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, yr 1910 cn 13909, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,854,626.

Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q291-TSDG : 13 September 2020), Benjamin Dafoe, ; Burial, Thurlow, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, Zion Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 155409263, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1926 Record details Name Benjamin Dafoe Age 26 Birth Year 1834 Birth Place Thurlow Residence Thurlow Township Marriage Date 25 Dec 1860 Marriage Place Ontario, Ontario, Canada Father Abraham Dafoe Mother Mrs Dafoe Spouse Francis Bentley