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Benjamin James Sawyer

Benjamin James Sawyer

Male 1873 - 1960  (86 years)

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  • Name Benjamin James Sawyer 
    Nickname Long Ben 
    Birth 21 Sep 1873  Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Mar 1960  Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I495  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2024 

    Father James Napolean Sawyer,   b. 16 May 1852, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1930, Powassan, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Demill Redner,   b. 24 Sep 1843, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F194  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Florence Powell,   b. 3 Aug 1874, Lutterworth, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1953 (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 25 Mar 1895  Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
    +1. Ross Laverne Sawyer,   b. 5 Jan 1896, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1990 (Age 94 years)
     2. Mary Velma Sawyer,   b. 5 Oct 1898, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1939, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
    +3. James Elmer Sawyer,   b. 5 Oct 1898, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1989 (Age 90 years)
     4. Glimmie Essie Mae Sawyer,   b. 13 Aug 1900, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Jun 1911, Lindsay, Ops, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 10 years)
    +5. Zella Alberta Sawyer,   b. 26 Jul 1902, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 04 Aug 1985 (Age 83 years)
    +6. Benjamin Gordon Sawyer,   b. 10 Feb 1905, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1976, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     7. Greta Gertrude Sawyer,   b. 13 May 1908, Maple Lake, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 2008, Unionville, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years)
     8. William Walter Sawyer,   b. 12 Aug 1910, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1929, Dysart, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
    +9. Richard Lorne Sawyer,   b. 20 Sep 1912, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1990 (Age 77 years)
     10. Cecil Clair Sawyer,   b. 30 May 1915, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 1982, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F95  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2022 

  • Photos
    Simon Redner/Demill and Benjamin James Sawyer
    Simon Redner/Demill and Benjamin James Sawyer
    Simon is on the left.
    Benjamin James Sawyer
    Benjamin James Sawyer
    Florence Powell, son Roscoe Sawyer & husband Benjamin James Sawyer
    Florence Powell, son Roscoe Sawyer & husband Benjamin James Sawyer
    Benjamin James Sawyer
    Benjamin James Sawyer

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] Ontario Birth Registrations, Reg# 18177-73.
      Surname is spelled Sawers and surname of mother is Demill.

    2. [S19] Ontario Birth Registrations, Reg# 43937-73.
      Date of birth on this registration is 2 Sep 1872. Surname "Sawers". Mother "Demill". No middle name recorded.

    3. [S8] 1881 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough East / Stanhope, Sherborne & McClintock / Page 1, Family 4.
      Age 7 on this census. Name is recorded as Sawyer.

    4. [S25] 1891 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 9, Family 43.
      Age 17 on this census. Surname is recorded as Sawyers.

    5. [S23] 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 7, Family 66.

    6. [S16] 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario / Haliburton / Stanhope / Page 5, Family 43.
      Enumerated at Lot 30, Con 5

    7. [S34] 1921 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria / Stanhope / Page 6, Family 57.

    8. [S21] Ontario Marriage Registrations, Reg# 04900-95.