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Benjamin Wessels

Male 1857 - 1923  (65 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Wessels 
    Born 29 Nov 1857  Murray, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Nov 1923  St. Joseph, Pembina, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Hyde Park Cemetery, Neche, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7057  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2024 

    Father Owen Wessels,   b. 15 Mar 1826, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1904  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann Preston,   b. 22 Jun 1834, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1915, St. Joseph, Pembina, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Family ID F723  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Emily Drader,   b. 4 Jun 1859, Murray, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 1938, St. Joseph, Pembina, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 18 Sep 1878  Trenton, Hastings, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Percy Asher Wessels,   b. 31 Dec 1879, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Grace Alma Wessels,   b. 12 Jul 1884, Guilford, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Eva May Wessels,   b. Abt 1894, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2020 
    Family ID F2217  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S144] North Dakota Death Certificates - 1908 - 2007, Reg# 2888-24.
      Informant: son Percy Wessels. Reports father has been in the death location for 35 years, 4 months, 10 days.

    2. [S21] Ontario Marriage Registrations, Reg# 03606-78.