Margaret Anne Benton

1869 - 1952  (83 years)

• Name	Margaret Anne Benton
  Nickname	Maggie
  Born	09 Apr 1869	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [1]
  Christened	25 Apr 1869	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Godparents	James O'Connor and Johanna Ryan
  Occupation	Dressmaker/seamstress
  Religion	Roman Catholic
  Census	1881	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [3]
  	With widowed father Thomas Benton, brother Thomas and sisters Bridget, Mary, Anna Maria, Agnes and Julia (Julia Gertrude). Age 11, attending school.
  Confirmation	25 May 1884	St. John Chrysostom, Arnprior, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [2]
  	Margaret, 12, fille de Thomas Benton et de Ann Ryan
  Census	1891	Arnprior, McNab township, Renfrew Co., Ontario   [4]
  	Found in the household of James Havey and his wife Catherine O'Brien, listed as "domestic."
  Census	1901	Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Found in the household of Alec Moran and Annie Benton. Occupation: presser. Gross remumeration for previous year: $150. Emma (Moran) Lenehan (not yet married to Ed Delaney) is also in this household, occupation milliner, gross yearly income $144.
  Census	1911	Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Found in the household of Alec Moran and Annie Benton. Occupation: Dress maker.
  Died	8 Jul 1952	Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Died in an Ottawa nursing home
  Buried	Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Carleton Co., Ontario, Canada
  Association	Allan Jerome Moran (Relationship: Godmother/godson)
  Association	James O'Connor (Relationship: Godfather/goddaughter)
  Association	Johanna Ryan (Relationship: Godmother/goddaughter)
  Association	Sylvester Finnerty (Relationship: Godmother/godson)
  Association	Family: Alexander Michael Moran / Anna Maria Benton (Relationship: Marriage witness)
  Person ID	I60	Moran
  Last Modified	13 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	Constantine David Hazelton,   b. 04 Apr 1876, Eganville, Renfrew Co., Ontario ,   d. 20 Nov 1946, Regina, Saskatchewan  (Age 70 years)
  Married	16 Apr 1912	St. Joseph's, Ottawa   [8]
  	A copy of the marriage record from St. Joseph's, Ottawa, found inserted in the parish register for St. Celestine, Pakenham (1875, page 154). Presumably Con Hazelton's mother Mary O'Neil was connected to the O'Neils of Fitzroy/Pakenham area. [7]
  Witnesses	Alexander Michael Moran and Mary Lillian Fagan
  Census	1916	Maple Creek, Saskatchewan   [9]
  	Con Hazleton with wife Maggie Benton and two daughters from his first marriage to Mary McCourt: Cora, aged 19, and Nellie, aged 10. Con Hazleton's occupation listed as Manager of Lumber Yard.
  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
  Family ID	F494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  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

  
  

  Obituary

  Obituary for Margaret Anne Benton The Ottawa Citizen, 10 July 1952 Address given as 146 Hinton Ave = home of Minnie Fagan (Mary Eugenie Gertrude Moran)

  
  

• Sources

  [S79] 1901 Census of Canada. [S93] Register of St. John Chrysostom, Arnprior. [S72] 1881 Census of Canada. Ontario, District 113, Renfrew South, Arnprior Village, Family Number 276, pages 60-61. [S158] 1891 Census of Canada. Ontario, District no. 114, Renfrew South, Arnprior. [S79] 1901 Census of Canada. Ontario, Ottawa (City/Cité), District Number 100, Subdistrict (City/Cité) St George (Ward/Quartier), E3, Family Number 152, page 19. [S80] 1911 Census of Canada. Ontario, Ottawa City, St. Georges Ward, Subdistrict 40, Place of Habitatoin: 26 Osgoode, page 22. [S88] St. Peter Celestine. [S125] Register of St. Joseph, Ottawa. [S243] 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Saskatchewan, Maple Creek, 07, Family Number 296.