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Thomas Benton

1831 - 1890

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• Birth	About 1831	Ireland
  	Possibly in the parish of Doon, Co. Limerick.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Labourer
  Emigration	About 1852	Ireland to Canada
  Religion	Roman Catholic
  Address	Address: 1888: 36 Daniel St., Arnprior  [1]
  Died	07 Mar 1890	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [2]
  Burial Witnesses	10 Mar 1890
  	Thomas Benton and Michael Mulvihill, "who did not sign with us"
  Buried	10 Mar 1890	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [2]
  Obituary	14 Mar 1890	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [3]
  	"Last Friday we reported an accident that happened to Mr. Thomas Benton, sen., in one of Messrs. McLachlin Bros. mills a day or two previous. At the time of writing the paragraph it was reported that Mr. Benton was in a fair way of recovery, but during Friday his case took a dangerous turn, and terminated fatally on Saturday. The block which fell upon Mr. Benton's head was about 3 feet long and 9 inches square, and weighed probably 75 lbs. It fell a distance of about 5 feet, so that it is probably that his skull was fractured. The deceased was 59 years of age, and had lived in Arnprior a number of years, where he was held in high respect. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon, and was very largely attended."
  Cause of Death	Died of injuries at Arnprior Mill.
  Notes	In the 1930 Minnesota census, eldest daughter Catherine Benton (widow of John Finnerty) said that her parents had been born in Northern Ireland. In earlier, pre-1922 census records, she lists her parents' birthplace as simply Ireland.
  Person ID	I55	Moran
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2012

  
  

  Family	Hanora Ryan,   b. Abt 1836, Co. Limerick, Ireland ,   d. 28 Jan 1879, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario
  Married	About 1856
  Children	1. Catherine Benton,   b. About 1857, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 09 Jan 1941, Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota   2. Thomas A. Benton,   b. Dec 1859, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 04 Nov 1914, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota   3. Bridget Ellen Benton,   b. Feb 1861, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 08 Dec 1940, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada   4. Margaret Benton,   b. Dec 1863,   d. Before 1869   5. Mary Elizabeth Benton,   b. 09 Dec 1866, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada   6. Margaret Anne Benton,   b. 09 Apr 1869, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   7. Anna Maria Benton,   b. 28 Aug 1871, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 07 Sep 1947, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada   8. Hanora Agnes Benton,   b. 08 Nov 1873, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jun 1937, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   9. Julia Gertrude Benton,   b. 07 Aug 1876, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 17 Aug 1965, Minnesota
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2012
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S147] Renfrew Co. Directory 1888, (Pembroke: W.J. Gallagher). [S93] Register of St. John Chrysostom, Arnprior. [S174] Arnprior Chronicle, Friday, 14 March 1890.