John Alexander Bennie

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John Alexander Bennie

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: June 14, 1865 (76-77)
Westmeath, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
Immediate Family:

Son of William Murray Bennie and Margaret Bennie
Husband of Eleanor Bennie and Mary Bennie
Father of Mary Hamilton Wylie Smith; Suzanna Helen #1 Bennie; Robert Bennie, Sr; Susan Helen Church; John Alexander Bennie, Jr and 6 others
Brother of James Bennie

Managed by: Mary-Jo Boone
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About John Alexander Bennie

John Alexander Bennie and Eleanor “Ellen” Carswell Brother to James, younger brother John Alexander Bennie (1788-1865) and Eleanor “Ellen” Carswell (1790-1834) came to Westmeath Township sometime in the 1840s. The Crown was enticing new homesteaders. Eleanor or Ellen was the daughter of Robert Carswell and Helen Russell who were also Scottish immigrants. Both John A. and Eleanor had arrived into Canada at from Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland with their extended families. After marrying in Bathurst District in 1834, the young couple had first lived in Ramsey Township of Lanark County. 1834 John & Helen Marriage. John A. was described as a scribe and teacher.


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John Alexander Bennie's Timeline

1788
1788
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
1816
April 17, 1816
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
1819
1819
Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom
1821
June 28, 1821
Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1824
December 25, 1824
Scotland, United Kingdom
1835
October 4, 1835
Ontario, Canada
1837
December 18, 1837
Westmeath, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
1840
February 8, 1840
Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada