Thomas Benton

1826 - 1890  (~ 63 years)

• Name	Thomas Benton
  Born	Jun 1826	Clonganhue, Cappawhite, Co. Tipperary, Ireland   [1]
  Christened	8 Jun 1826	Clongarriff [Clonganhue], Cappawhite, Co. Tipperary, Ireland   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Godparents	Wm. Benton and Biddy Benton
  Emigration	About 1850	Ireland to North America
  	Possibly emigrated first to the United States, before moving up to Canada by 1856?
  Newspaper	30 Jun 1855	Boston, MA   [4]
  	OF THOMAS BENTON, parish of Cappawhite, Co. Tipperary; when last heard from he was in Edgar co., Ill. Information of him will be received by his brother John, care of David Shiels, Pewaukie, Wis.
  Occupation	Labourer
  Religion	Roman Catholic
  Address	Address: 1888: 36 Daniel St., Arnprior  [5]
  Died	07 Mar 1890	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [6]
  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   [6, 7]
  Obit	14 Mar 1890	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [8]
  	"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 head injury (possibly a fractured skull?), after an accident at an Arnprior mill
  Association	William Benton (Relationship: Godfather/godson)
  Person ID	I55	Moran
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Benton,   b. About 1785, Cappawhite, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
  Mother	Catherine Dwyer,   b. About 1790, Cappawhite, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
  Married	11 Mar 1809	Cappawhite, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
  Family ID	F61	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Honora Ryan,   b. Dec 1836, Curraghafoil, Doon, Co. Limerick, Ireland ,   d. 28 Jan 1879, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1856	St. John the Evangelist, Gananoque, Leeds Co., Ontario   [9]
  Witnesses	Patrick Dwyer and Bridget Conway
  Census	1861	Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario   [10]
  	Thomas Benton, Laborer, born Ireland, religion RC, age 28; with wife Anne, born Ireland, RC, age 23; and children Catherine, 4, born Upper Canada, and Thomas, 3, born Upper Canada.
  Children	1. Catherine Benton,   b. 23 Jan 1857, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 09 Jan 1941, Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota  (Age 83 years) + 2. Thomas A. Benton,   b. 25 Jul 1859, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 04 Nov 1914, Grand Rapids, Itasca County, Minnesota  (Age 55 years)   3. Bridget Ellen Benton,   b. Feb 1861, Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 08 Dec 1940, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 79 years)   4. Margaret Benton,   b. Dec 1863,   d. Before 1869  (Age ~ 5 years)   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 ,   d. 8 Jul 1952, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   7. Anna Maria Benton,   b. 28 Aug 1871, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 07 Sep 1947, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   8. Hanora Agnes Benton,   b. 08 Nov 1873, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jun 1937, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario  (Age 63 years)   9. Julia Gertrude Benton,   b. 07 Aug 1876, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 17 Aug 1965, Minnesota  (Age 89 years)
  Histories		Our Irish Origins, Roughly Mapped Irish ancestors roughly mapped to their Irish counties of origin
  Marriage		Marriage of Thomas Benton and Honora Ryan 14 April 1856, St. John the Evangelist, Gananoque, Leeds Co., Ontario
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories		Lumberman Ancestors Many of our ancestors, both Irish and French Canadian, worked in the lumber trade.
  		Railway Ancestors Many of our ancestors worked for the railways.

  
  

  Newspaper		Thomas Benton severely injured, but expected to recover The Arnprior Chronicle, 7 March 1890
  		John Benton searching for his brother Thomas Benton Transcript of a "Missing Friends" advertisement placed in the Boston Pilot, 30 June 1855

  
  

  Obituary

  Death of Thomas Benton The Arnprior Chronicle, 14 March 1890

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Ireland, Select Catholic Birth and Baptism Registers, 1763-1912 . [S3] Ireland, Select Catholic Birth and Baptism Registers, 1763-1912 . Tipperary, Cappawhite, 1810-1899, p. 189 [S29] Register of Cappawhite, Co. Tipperary. [S430] The Boston Pilot. [S147] Renfrew Co. Directory 1888, (Pembroke: W.J. Gallagher). [S93] Register of St. John Chrysostom, Arnprior. [S483] Index to the Burials of St. Celeste Cemetery, 1867-191. Benton, Thomas Death/Burial Date: 10 Mar 1890 [S174] Arnprior Chronicle, Friday, 14 March 1890. [S1] Register of St. John the Evangelist, Gananoque. [S261] 1861 Census of Canada. Packenham, Lanark, Canada West, p. 5.