FAWCETT Benjamin
1831 - 1907 (76 years)-
Name FAWCETT Benjamin Birth 21 Feb 1831 Yorkshire, England 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Census 4 Apr 1881 Arran Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada [2] Census 6 Apr 1891 Arran Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada [4] Census 31 Mar 1901 Arran Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada [1] Death 21 Dec 1907 [3] Burial Tara, Bruce County, Ontario - monument says aged 75 yr, 10 m
Person ID I438 Lynda Family Tree Last Modified 18 Feb 2022
Family SPAVEN Martha, b. 25 Dec 1826, Sherburn Near Scarborough, Yorkshire, England d. 11 Feb 1892, Arran Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years) Marriage 1857 Scarborough, Yorkshire North Riding, England [5] Children 1. FAWCETT William, b. 11 Oct 1857, Pickering County, Ontario, Canada d. 1939 (Age 81 years)2. FAWCETT John, b. 15 Nov 1859, Canada d. 1948 (Age 88 years)3. FAWCETT Jemima R, b. Abt 1866 4. FAWCETT Fanny, b. Abt 1867 Family ID F318 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 11 Feb 2017
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Notes - Mr. Benjamin Fawcett became one of the lay preachers in the district, walking miles each Sunday to preach at schoolhouses and later churches, at such places as Allenford, North Derby, Tara, Invermay, Arkwright and Burgoyne. In later years he rode horseback. Benjamin Fawcett also gave leaderships in the Saugeen Reservation church. Logging bees and fall fairs occupied his time and he was president of the Bruce Farmers' Institute for several years.
Family said to come from Snainton, Yorkshire.
Arrival in New York 30 Mar 1857
- Mr. Benjamin Fawcett became one of the lay preachers in the district, walking miles each Sunday to preach at schoolhouses and later churches, at such places as Allenford, North Derby, Tara, Invermay, Arkwright and Burgoyne. In later years he rode horseback. Benjamin Fawcett also gave leaderships in the Saugeen Reservation church. Logging bees and fall fairs occupied his time and he was president of the Bruce Farmers' Institute for several years.
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