Bridget Ellen Benton

1861 - 1940  (~ 79 years)

• Name	Bridget Ellen Benton
  Born	Feb 1861	Pakenham, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada
  Christened	01 Mar 1861	Fitzbory Harbour mission   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Godparents	James Casey and Honora Dooley
  Occupation	Seamstress ("tailoress").
  Religion	Roman Catholic
  Confirmation	10 Apr 1875	St. John Chrysostom, Arnprior, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [2]
  	Bridget Benton, fille de Thomas Benton et Ann Ryan
  Burial Witnesses	Gratton Patrick Finnerty and Emmett Finnerty
  Died	08 Dec 1940	Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Address given as 126 Albert St.
  Buried	11 Dec 1940  [4]
  Association	Margaret Dunleavy Finnerty (Relationship: Godmother/goddaughter)
  Person ID	I58	Moran
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Thomas Benton,   b. Jun 1826, Clonganhue, Cappawhite, Co. Tipperary, Ireland ,   d. 07 Mar 1890, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Mother	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
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Finnerty,   b. 01 Mar 1851, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. Apr 1921, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario  (Age 70 years)
  Married	23 April 1888	St. John Chrysostom, Arnprior, Renfrew Co., Ontario
  Witnesses	J.P. O'Farrell and Phoebe McGregor
  Children	1. Emmett Patrick Finnerty,   b. Jul 1887, Misericordia Hospital, Ottawa ,   d. 28 Mar 1944, Montreal, Quebec  (Age ~ 56 years)   2. John Albert Finnerty,   b. 27 Sep 1889, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 16 Nov 1889, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario  (Age 0 years)   3. Mary Teresa Finnerty,   b. 17 Feb 1891, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   4. Catherine Finnerty,   b. Oct 1892, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 09 Nov 1893, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario  (Age ~ 1 years)   5. James Finnerty,   b. 10 Apr 1894, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 11 July 1894, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario  (Age 0 years)   6. Louisa Finnerty,   b. 10 March 1895,   d. 2 Jun 1960, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   7. Thomas J. Finnerty,   b. 02 Nov 1896, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 5 Feb 1962, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)   8. Margaret Henrietta Finnerty,   b. 19 Dec 1898, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario + 9. Patrick Grattan Finnerty,   b. 17 June 1900, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 1957  (Age 56 years)   10. Hugh Francis Finnerty,   b. 18 Feb 1902, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 16 May 1941, Ontario Hospital, Kingston  (Age 39 years)   11. Anne Genevieve Finnerty,   b. 4 April 1906, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario
  Histories		Lumberman Ancestors Many of our ancestors, both Irish and French Canadian, worked in the lumber trade.
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2011
  Family ID	F266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Obituary		Obituary for Bridget Benton The Ottawa Citizen, 9 December 1940
  		Funeral of Bridget Benton The Ottawa Citizen, 11 December 1940

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Fitzroy Harbour Register. [S93] Register of St. John Chrysostom, Arnprior. [S85] Ontario Deaths. [S134] Register of St. Theresa, Ottawa.