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George Benton

Birthdate:
Birthplace: New Zealand
Death: November 07, 1944 (82)
New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand
Place of Burial: 87 Carthew Street, ōkato, Taranaki, 4335, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Benton and Caroline Rebecca Benton
Husband of Catherine Benton
Father of Albert George Benton and Thomas Wilfred Benton
Brother of William Benton; Mary Grace Elizabeth Wakelin; Thomas Benton; James Benton; Timothy Benton and 5 others

Managed by: Susanne Margaret Melton
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About George Benton

George Benton and Catherine Brannigan married in 1893 in St Matthew's Church, Masterton. He died at New Plymouth in public hospital in 1944. He was buried in Okato Cemetery, Okato, Taranaki.

  • "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SB-HG9J : 9 March 2021), George Benton, 1944; citing , New Plymouth probate files, 1867-1981, record number 6892, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 100021338.
  • Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand, Birth cert 1862/9529.
  • "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Marriage Registration of "George Benton" and "Catherine Brannigan". Date of marriage: 3 Mar 1893. Marriage Certificate 1893/888.
  • "Chit Chat" (1st section, concerning marriage), New Zealand Mail, Issue 1097, 10 March 1893, Page 14. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZMAIL18930310.2.31.5
  • Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand, Death cert 1944/28556.
  • BillionGraves, https://billiongraves.com/grave/George-Benton/19147956
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203343287/george-benton: accessed 12 December 2023), memorial page for George Benton (unknown–7 Nov 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203343287, citing Okato Cemetery, Okato, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand; Maintained by Baby Stegosaurus (contributor 49885654).
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George Benton's Timeline

1862
February 20, 1862
New Zealand
1894
February 20, 1894
Wellington, New Zealand
1898
June 15, 1898
New Zealand
1944
November 7, 1944
Age 82
New Plymouth, New Plymouth District, Taranaki, New Zealand
1944
Age 81
87 Carthew Street, ōkato, Taranaki, 4335, New Zealand