Catherine Benton

1857 - 1941  (83 years)

• Name	Catherine Benton
  Nickname	Kate
  Born	23 Jan 1857	Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Confirmation	1872	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [1]
  	Confirmed at Arnprior Church (St. John Chrysostom)
  Emigration	1892	Canada to the US
  Address	1927	Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota   [2]
  	Finnerty Cath (wid Jno) h 10 13th
  Died	09 Jan 1941	Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota
  Probate	18 Feb 1941	Carlton, Minnesota   [3]
  	Last will and testament of Catherine Finnerty, also known as Katherine Finnerty, Decedent, recorded and filed.
  Address	Address: 1905: 1106 Cloquet Ave., Cloquet, MN 1920: 10 13th St., Cloquet, MN
  Person ID	I1385	Moran
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2022

  
  

  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	John Finnerty,   b. 23 Dec 1847, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. About 1918, Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota  (Age 70 years)
  Married	27 Jul 1875	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [1]
  Witnesses	27 Jul 1875
  	Michael Heavy, Mary Finnerty and Thomas Benton
  Land	23 Mar 1891	McNab township, Renfrew County   [4]
  	John Finnerty and Catherine Finnerty sold land to James McCreary. One thousand and fifty dollars for a part of the southwest half of Lot 2, Concession 13, McNab township.
  Children	1. James Finnerty,   b. 23 Sep 1876, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 16 Sep 1948, Kandiyohi, Minnesota (Willmar State Hospital)  (Age 71 years) + 2. John Finnerty,   b. 24 Aug 1878, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 29 Jan 1965, Carlton Co., Minnesota  (Age 86 years)   3. Margaret Dunleavy Finnerty,   b. 29 Dec 1882, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 6 Feb 1939, Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota  (Age 56 years)   4. Edward Francis Finnerty,   b. 07 Jan 1885, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 9 Aug 1902, Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota  (Age 17 years) + 5. Thomas Benton Finnerty,   b. 15 Feb 1887, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 15 Apr 1943, San Diego, California  (Age 56 years)   6. Sylvester Finnerty,   b. 07 May 1889, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 22 Feb 1972, Carlton, Minnesota  (Age 82 years)   7. Michael Dominic Finnerty,   b. 13 Apr 1891, Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 14 Oct 1948, St. Joseph's Hospital, New York, NY  (Age 57 years)   8. Peter Finnerty,   b. Dec 1893, Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota ,   d. 13 Nov 1941  (Age ~ 47 years)   9. Mary Finnerty,   b. Feb 1897, Minnesota ,   d. 01 Jan 1904, Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota  (Age ~ 6 years)
  Histories		Lumberman Ancestors Many of our ancestors, both Irish and French Canadian, worked in the lumber trade.
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2023
  Family ID	F407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S93] Register of St. John Chrysostom, Arnprior. [S437] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, image 31 of 158. Carlton, Minnesota, City Directory, 1927 [S50] Minnesota, Wills and Probate Records, 1801-1925. Wills, Vol C, 1920-1925 [S393] Land Records of Renfrew County, 1827-1955. McNab Township (v. H, 3434-3897) 1885-1888; (v. J, 3898-4414) 1888-1892; (v. K, 4415-4766) 1892-1894. No. 4293.