Anna Maria Benton

1871 - 1947  (76 years)

• Name	Anna Maria Benton
  Nickname	Annie
  Born	28 Aug 1871	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [1, 2]
  Christened	05 Sep 1871	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Godparents	Michael Heavey and Ann Finnerty
  Confirmation	9 Sep 1885	St. John Chrysostom, Arnprior, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [3]
  	Maria, 12, fille de Thomas Benton et de Hannah Ryan
  Census	1891	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [4]
  	Lodger in the household of George Barclay, Lumber Foreman. Occupation: Tailoress
  Occupation	1895	Ottawa, Ontario   [5]
  	Dressmaker: Miss Annie Benton, dressmaker, l [lives] 103 Cambridge
  Address	1895	Ottawa, Ontario
  	103 Cambridge Boarding with Michael H. Fagan and Minnie Moran
  Address	1896	Ottawa, Ontario
  	660 MacLaren Boarding with Michael H. Fagan and Minnie Moran
  Clubs & Societies	1923	Ottawa, Ontario   [6]
  	Ladies' Auxiliary of the County Board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
  Clubs & Societies	1925	Ottawa, Ontario   [7]
  	Member of the reception committee, 6th annual euchre and dance, Rideau Lodge, local 825, International Association of Machinists
  Occupation	1927	Ottawa, Ontario   [8]
  	Grocer: Moran & Moran (Mrs Alex and Mrs Orville Moran), gros, 227 Armstrong
  Religion	Roman Catholic
  Death Informant	7 Sep 1947	Ottawa, Ontario
  	Orville Moran, son, 77 Cobourg St
  Clubs & Societies	Ottawa, Ontario   [9, 10]
  	Union of St. Joseph's League of the Sacred Heart Also: "associated with St. Joseph's Orphanage"
  Died	07 Sep 1947	Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	77 Cobourg St., Ottawa
  Obit	8 Sep 1947	Ottawa, Ontario   [12]
  Buried	09 Sep 1947	Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Section 22
  Association	Michael Dominic Finnerty (Relationship: Godmother/godson)
  Association	Zita Mary Bride Moran (Relationship: Godmother/goddaughter)
  Association	Mary Clara Moore (Relationship: Godmother/goddaughter)
  Association	John Alexander Moran (Relationship: Godmother/godson )
  Person ID	I13	Moran
  Last Modified	1 May 2024

  
  

  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	Alexander Michael Moran,   b. 20 Jun 1872, March Township, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Jan 1939, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1897	St. Patrick's, Ottawa   [13]
  Witnesses	15 Feb 1897	Ottawa, Ontario
  	Emile Bureau and Margaret Benton
  Address	1898	Ottawa, Ontario
  	17 Arthur St
  Address	1899	Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada
  	601 Somerset St.
  Address	1901	Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada   [14]
  	367 Nepean St.
  Census	1901	Ottawa (City/Cité) St George (Ward/Quartier), Ottawa, Ontario   [1]
  	Household has 6 people: Alex and Annie; sons Allan Jerome (3 yrs old) and Alex (Orville Alexander, aged 2 months); Emma Lenahan (widowed Mary Emilia Moran, before marriage to Ed Delaney); and Annie's sister Margaret Benton.
  Address	1904-1908	Ottawa, Ontario
  	204 Somerset E.
  Address	1909	Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada   [15]
  	108 College Ave
  Census	1911	26 Osgoode, St. Georges Ward, Ottawa City, Ontario   [2]
  	Alex, Annie, Allan Jerome, Orville Alexander, and Margaret Benton
  Address	1916	Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada
  	26 Osgoode St.
  Census	1921	Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada
  	26 Osgoode St.
  Address	1923	Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada
  	58 Spadina Ave.
  Address	1925	Ottawa, Ontario
  	231 Armstrong St.
  	Purchased from Mary Emilia [Moran] Delaney and Ed Delaney. "Mary E. Delaney et. al. to Alexander M. and Allan Moran, property on the west side of Parkdale Ave, $4800." In 1922, Ed. Delaney had secured a building permit to build a brick veneer residence at 1160-1162 Parkdale (231 Armstrong). [16, 17]
  Land	19 Mar 1925	Ottawa, Ontario   [18]
  	Agreement for sale. Mary E. and Edward J. Delaney (grantor) to Alexander M. and Allan Moran (grantee). West 54 feet and etc. Lot 1160, Plan 157 [231 Armstrong Street].
  Children	1. Allan Jerome Moran,   b. 30 Dec 1897, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 07 Aug 1978, St. Patrick's Home, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   2. Orville Alexander Moran,   b. 06 Jan 1901, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jan 1972, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Documents		Mr. and Mrs. Alex Moran and family take trip to Swift Current The Ottawa Journal, 9 August 1913 Visiting Con Hazelton and his wife Margaret Benton
  Histories		Memories of the Morans By Emmett Patrick Sloan
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2023
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Baptism of John Alexander Moran St. Mary's (Notre Dame du Bon Conseil), Ottawa, 16 September 1934. Godparents were his uncle, Orville Alexander Moran, and his grandmother, Anna Maria Benton (Mrs. Alexander Moran, Sr.).
  		Mrs. C.D. Hazelton returns to Swift Current, Saskatchewan The Ottawa Citizen, 17 January 1913 After visiting her sister, Anna Maria (Benton) Moran for Christmas

  
  

  Headstones

  Alexander Michael Moran and Anna Maria Benton

  
  

  Histories

  Seamstress Ancestors Some of our female ancestors worked as seamstresses/dressmakers/tailoresses.

  
  

  Marriage		Mrs. Allan J. Moran Hosts Shower The Ottawa Citizen, 20 November 1937 For Mrs. Paul Scott, formerly Miss Dorothy Kelly Mrs. Allan J. Moran = Mary Catherine Lahey, wife of Allan Jerome Moran Mrs. Orville Moran = Mary Elizabeth Clyne, wife of Orville Alexander Moran Mrs. J.H. Touhey = Mary Norma Whelan, wife of John Harold Touhey Mrs. A.M. Moran = Anna Maria Benton, wife of Alexander Michael Moran
  		Trousseau Tea for Mary Elizabeth Clyne Hosted by her stepmother, with Mrs. A.M. Moran and Mrs. A. Gallivan presiding Mrs. A. Gallivan = Anna Loretta Carey, maternal aunt of Mary Elizabeth Clyne The Ottawa Citizen, 21 October 1924

  
  

  Obituary		Obituary for Anna Maria Benton The Ottawa Journal, 8 September 1947
  		Funeral of Anna Maria Benton The Ottawa Citizen, 10 September 1947

  
  

• Sources

  [S79] 1901 Census of Canada. [S80] 1911 Census of Canada. [S93] Register of St. John Chrysostom, Arnprior. [S158] 1891 Census of Canada. Arnprior, Renfrew South, Ontario, Canada, p. 54 (image 28 of 68) [S149] Ottawa City Directory, 1895-96, (Might Directory Co., 1895). [S259] The Ottawa Citizen, p. 17, 8 Mar 1923. Mrs. A.M. Moran member of a committee to help plan 20th anniversary celebration [S347] The Ottawa Journal, p. 12, 30 Nov 1925. [S443] Ottawa City Directory 1927, (Might Directories), p. 506. [S347] The Ottawa Journal, p. 14, 9 Sep 1947. "Many Pay Tribute to the Memory of Mrs. Anna Moran" [S347] The Ottawa Journal, p. 9, 8 Sep 1947. "Mrs. A.M. Moran Church Worker Dies" Described as "an energetic church worker" [S85] Ontario Deaths. [S10] Ottawa Citizen, p. 10. "Mrs. A.M. Moran Dies After Brief Illness"... [S107] St. Patrick's Ottawa. [S324] Ottawa City Directory 1901, (Might Directories), 363. [S345] Ottawa City Directory 1909, (Might Directories), 505. [S10] Ottawa Citizen, 1 Apr 1925. [S10] Ottawa Citizen, 28 Jul 1922. [S438] Abstract Parcel Register Book, Ottawa-Carleton (LRO 04). Book 133, Lot 1160, Plan 157, image 125 of 162.