Settlers of
ALGONQUIN HIGHLANDS
Benjamin Sawyer
1864 - 1942 (77 years)-
Name Benjamin Sawyer Birth 5 Aug 1864 Michigan, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Gender Male Death 10 Jul 1942 Saskatchewan, Canada Person ID I1567 Algonquin Highlands Settlers Last Modified 19 Mar 2023
Father Hiram David Sawyer, b. 1836, Dunham, Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada d. 26 Feb 1921, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years) Mother Eliza Jane Redner, b. 1842, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Nov 1918, West Guilford, Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years) Family ID F319 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Jane Morrison, b. 30 Jul 1868, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Jan 1944, Saskatchewan, Canada (Age 75 years) Children 1. Hiram Carmel Sawyer, b. 29 Mar 1890, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Jun 1963, Lindsay, Ops, Victoria, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years) + 2. Edith Greta Sawyer, b. 21 Sep 1891, West Guilford, Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Sep 1986, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Age 94 years) 3. Lawrence Alexander Sawyer, b. 5 Dec 1894, Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada 4. Whelena Marie Sawyer, b. 10 Apr 1897, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada 5. Laura C Sawyer, b. 3 Dec 1899, Ontario, Canada 6. Annie Sawyer, b. Jun 1901, Ontario, Canada + 7. Gordon B Sawyer, b. Oct 1905, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Jan 1970 (Age ~ 64 years) 8. James Wesley Sawyer, b. 17 Apr 1909, Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada d. 1976 (Age 66 years) Documents Benjamin Sawyer / Mary Jane Morrison 50th wedding anniversary Family ID F428 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 10 Jul 2017
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Sources - [S9] 1871 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough North / Snowdon / Page 18, Family 67.
Age 6 on this census. Recorded as born in Ontario. - [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. - [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. - [S23] 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough East / Guilford L-1 / Page 3, Family 24.
Birth date = 5 Aug 1865 - [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.
- [S9] 1871 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough North / Snowdon / Page 18, Family 67.