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Benjamin Sawyer

Male 1864 - 1942  (77 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Sawyer 
    Birth 5 Aug 1864  Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Death 10 Jul 1942  Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1567  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2023 

    Father Hiram David Sawyer,   b. 1836, Dunham, Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1921, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Eliza Jane Redner,   b. 1842, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1918, West Guilford, Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F319  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane Morrison,   b. 30 Jul 1868, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jan 1944, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Children 
     1. Hiram Carmel Sawyer,   b. 29 Mar 1890, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1963, Lindsay, Ops, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    +2. Edith Greta Sawyer,   b. 21 Sep 1891, West Guilford, Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1986, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     3. Lawrence Alexander Sawyer,   b. 5 Dec 1894, Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Whelena Marie Sawyer,   b. 10 Apr 1897, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Laura C Sawyer,   b. 3 Dec 1899, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Annie Sawyer,   b. Jun 1901, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Gordon B Sawyer,   b. Oct 1905, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1970 (Age ~ 64 years)
     8. James Wesley Sawyer,   b. 17 Apr 1909, Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1976 (Age 66 years)
    Documents
    Benjamin Sawyer / Mary Jane Morrison 50th wedding anniversary
    Benjamin Sawyer / Mary Jane Morrison 50th wedding anniversary
    Family ID F428  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2017 

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] 1871 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough North / Snowdon / Page 18, Family 67.
      Age 6 on this census. Recorded as born in Ontario.

    2. [S8] 1881 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough East / Stanhope, Sherborne & McClintock / Page 2, Family 5.
      Age 16 on this census. Born USA. Name is recorded as Sawyer. Occupation: Hunter.

    3. [S25] 1891 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 9, Family 46.
      Age 25 on this census. Recorded as born in Ontario. Living with his wife, son, and father.

    4. [S23] 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough East / Guilford L-1 / Page 3, Family 24.
      Birth date = 5 Aug 1865

    5. [S16] 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario / Haliburton / Guilford / Page 2, Family 18.
      Age 44 on this census. Living at Lot 6, Con 6, Guilford. Born USA, immigrated 1884. Baptist.