BENSON BIRTHS – Old Perlican Parish Records

Transcribed by Susan Snelgrove, Etobicoke, Ontario

Unless otherwise noted, these births took place in Grates Cove.

George Benson & Mary

Adam, born March 5, 1828

Aaron, born October 1825 (baptised 1830), so the 1825 date is probably wrong considering the order of records

George Benson & Martha

Newman, born Oct. 18, 1840

Sarah Ann, born Feb. 15, 1851

Joseph Benson & Sarah

Isaac John, born Nov. 22, 1837

Rachel, born Nov. 1, 1840

Esau, born Jan. 27, 1844

Mary Jane, born Aug. 31, 1845

Kesia, born April 6, 1849

Henrietta, born March 4, 1851 (twin)

Hannah, born March 4, 1851 (twin)

Kezia, born April 4, 1851 (this must be wrong, see above date for twins) – Is this same Kesia as above, or a second child?

Susanna, born Nov. 19, 1858

Benjamin Benson & Charlotte

Caroline, born Oct. 7, 1841

Christiana, born Oct. 31, 1843

Joseph, born July 20, 1850

Elijah Benson & Eliza(beth?) Ann

Elisha, born Sept. 23, 1851 – his mother listed as Eliza Ann

Gideon, born July 22, 1857 -- his mother listed as Elizabeth Ann

Naomi, born March 23, 1860 – Her mother listed as Elizabeth

Eli, born Feb. 15, 1863 – His mother listed as Elizabeth -- presuming these are all the same couple

Hezekiah Benson & Grace

Henrietta, born Nov. 16, 1854

Joseph John, born Oct. 25, 1856

Keren-Happash (female), born March 21, 1859

Rachel, born March 4, 1866

John Benson & Ann

Hezekiah, born Aug. 2, 1856

William George, born Oct. 30, 1861

Reuben Benson & Virtue

Maria, born March 10, 1857

Eliza Jane, born May 26, 1859 in Old Perlican

Edmund, born March 20, 1865

Simeon, born Sept. 17, 1868

George William, born June 28, 1876

Reuben Benson & Prudence

Eliza, born April 7, 1861

Note: Speculating that this couple should really read Reuben & Virtue, and that the transcriber confused the mother’s name. This daughter’s birth fits into a gap in time for Virtue’s children, and I have no other record of a second Reuben Benson.

Aaron Benson & Susanna

William George, born Oct. 29, 1857

Eleazer, born Sept. 12, 1863

Eli Benson & Anotha/Anora/Enora/Anorah (there were several spellings of the mother’s name, presumed to all be the same woman

John, born Sept. 15, 1857

Eleazer, born March 6, 1859

Mary Jane, born Jan. 17, 1861

Elijah, born Feb. 1, 1863

Jacob Benson & Ann

Georgina, born August 7, 1858

Jacob Benson & Sarah

Amelia Ruth, born Sept. 3, 1859

Amelia Ann, born Oct. 28, 1861

Isaiah, born March 23, 1864

Elizabeth, born June 24, 1866

Sara & Susan - the transcriber put two women’s name

Rachael, born Sept. 4, 1859

Benjamin Benson & Ann

Mary, born Oct. 1, 1859

Joshua Avery, born March 17, 1861

William John, born July 4, 1863

Sarah Ann, born May 29, 1865 (appears she died June 24, 1867) – her mother listed as Anne

Isaac, born May 10, 1869

Sarah Ann, born Dec. 23, 1871

Newman Benson & Rachel

Mahalah, born Sept. 18, 1862

Joseph George, born March 21, 1864

Jonathon Benson & Sarah

Mary, born Sept. 1, 1862

Jemima, born Jan. 24, 1864

Jessie Susannah, born Oct. 20, 1870

Thomas Benson & Mary (Ann)

Cecilia Jane, born Aug. 15, 1870

Andrew George, born 1876 (his mother listed as Mary Ann, other children’s as Mary -- presuming same couple)

Maria, born April 27, 1878

Joseph Benson & Eliza (Ann)

Druscilla, born October 14, 1879 – her mother listed as Eliza

Robert James, born Sept. 10, 1882 -- his mother listed as Eliza Ann – assuming this is the same couple

Joshua Benson & Sarah Ann

Eli, born March 9, 1879

William John, born Sept. 23, 1881

Joseph Corbett, born July 3, 1883

Ebenezar, born March 30, 1885

Rachel Minnie, born July 17, 1887 (Note date of Rachel Minnie & Mary Hannah – don’t make sense)

Mary Hannah, born May 25, 1887

Elisha Benson & Eliza

Jordan, born June 1, 1881

Drusilla, born Aug. 31, 1883

Annie Jane, born Sept. 4, 1885

Joseph Wilson, born Dec. 9, 1887

Esau Benson & Elizabeth

John Charles, born June 28, 1882

Hezekiah Benson & Hannah

Amelia Ann, born 1883

Obediah, born Feb. 12, 1885

Cecilia Jane, born April 10, 1886

Joshua Benson & Elizabeth

Ariel Edward, born Oct. 3, 1889

Eleazar Benson & Susannah

Bertha, born June 24, 1891

John Benson & Maria (Benson?)

Howard, born Nov. 24, 1891