Benajah Malery Brown (1834-1910)

Parents
 Brinton Paine Brown and Elizabeth Hoy
Birth
 August 26, 1834 in Southwold Township, Elgin County, Upper Canada (now Ontario), Canada
Death
 August 15, 1910, Brownsville, Ontario, Canada   Obits
Last Will & Testament
Buried
 Old Delmer Cemetery, Oxford County, Dereham Township, Ontario, Canada (behind Delmer United Church)
Benajah Mallary TombsBurial Stone
Occupation
 Farmer
Marriage 1st
Aug 25, 1856
 Eliza Bell Livingston
Born November 16, 1834, in Bayham Township, Ontario, Canada.
Died April 17, 1872.
Buried in Old Delmer Cemetery, Oxford County, Dereham Township, Ontario, Canada (behind Delmer United Church)
Eliza Bell Livingston Burial Stone
Marriage Notice Ingersoll Chronicle.
Death Notice Ingersoll Chronicle.
Marriage 2nd
Jan 01, 1874
 Margaret Hay
Born 1834, Ontario, Canada.
Died November 17, 1920   Obit
Buried in Old Delmer Cemetery, Oxford County, Dereham Township, Ontario, Canada (behind Delmer United Church)
Margaret Hay Burial Stone

Children of Marriage to Eliza Bell Livingston
Dr. Arthur Livingston Brown
 Born  October 12, 1859 0 Died May 27, 1898, in Holstein, Ontario, Canada   Obits
Buried, Old Delmer Cemetery, Oxford County, Dereham Township, Ontario, Canada (behind Delmer United Church)
Henry Wilkinson Brown
 Born April 20, 1862 Died April 29, 1930
Frank Kilham Brown
 Born February 02, 1864 Died April 28, 1913
Edward Dancy Brown
 Born May 22, 1866, Brownsville, Oxford County, Dereham Township, Ontario, Canada Died October 12, 1937, Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
DEATH: g.s. Tecumseh Herald, 14 Oct. 1937, p. 1, gives obituary. He was a dentist in Tecumseh since 1900. Grad from U of M school of Dentistry in 1896. Married Nov. 02, 1898 at Raisin Twp., Lenawee, Michigan to Mary Emily Haight.
Clara Eliza Brown
 Born March 11, 1870
Married  April 14, 1897, Norman L. Sage MD		 Died after Nov. 25, 1920
Eliza Bell Livingston Brown
 Born August 24, 1871
Married Monroe		 Died after Nov. 25, 1920
Children of Marriage to Margaret Hay
William James Hay Brown
 Born April 24, 1875 Died October 28, 1935

1861 Census of Ontario info on Brown, B.
District #04:  Oxford
Sub-District:  Township of Dereham
Reel Number C-1060, Page 110
Name
Occupation
Country or Prov of Birth
Religion
Age
Marital Status
B. Brown
Farmer
Upper Canada
New Connexion Methodist
26
Married
E. Brown
Wife
Upper Canada
New Connexion Methodist
26
Married

1871 Census of Ontario info on Brown, Benajah
District #13:  Oxford South
Sub-District:  Township of Dereham, Division No. A-2,
Reel Number C-9910, Page 22
Living with the family is Jane Hawthorn, Female, Age 14, born in Ontario, Meth. N.C., origin is Enlglish, listed as House Servant
Name
Sex
Age
Country or Prov. of Birth
Religion
Origin
Occupation
Benajah
M
36
Ontario
New Connexion Methodist
Irish
Farmer
Eliza
F
36
Ontario
New Connexion Methodist
Irish
 
Arthur
M
12
Ontario
New Connexion Methodist
 
 
Henry
M
8
Ontario
New Connexion Methodist
 
 
Francis
M
6
Ontario
New Connexion Methodist
 
 
Edward
M
4
Ontario
New Connexion Methodist
 
 
Cara
F
1
Ontario
New Connexion Methodist
 
 

1891 Census of Ontario info on Brown, Benajah
District #96:  North Norfolk,
Sub-District:  Township of Dereham, Division No. 4,
Reel Number T-6355, Page 49
Enumerated April 24, 1891, Enumerator - John Hopkins
Benajah Brown's occupation is listed as 'Farmer'
Jane Hay, sister-in-law to Benajah, is listed as living with them
Age 58, of Scottish parents
Name
Sex
Age
Married / Widowed
Relation to Head of Family
Prov. of Birth
Place of Birth of Father
Place of Birth of Mother
Religion
Hands Employed During the Year
Benajah
M
56
M
 
Ontario
United States
Ontario
Baptist
1
Margaret
F
57
M
Wife
Ontario
Scotland
Scotland
Baptist
 
Edward
M
25
 
Son
Ontario
Ontario
Ontario
Baptist
 
William
M
15
 
Son
Ontario
Ontario
Ontario
Baptist
 

1901 Fourth Census of Canada info on Brown, Benajah
District #93:  North Norfolk,
Sub-District:  B;  Polling Subdivision No. 6
Township of Dereham,
Reel Number T-6484, Page 08
Enumerated April 20 - 23, 1901, Enumerator - Fred J. Brown
Name
Sex
Colour
Rel'nship to head of family or household
Single, married, widowed or divorced
Month and date of birth
Year of birth
Age at last b'day
Country or place of birth
Racial or tribal origin
Nationality
Religion
Profession, occupation, trade or means of living of each person
Brown Benajah M.
M
W
Head
M
26 Aug
1834
66
Ont "U"
Scotch
Canadian
Bapt.
Farmer R.
Brown Margaret
F
W
Wife
M
2 April
1834
66
Ont "U"
Scotch
Canadian
Bapt.
 
Brown Wm. J. H.
M
W
Son
S
24 April
1875
25
Ont "U"
Scotch
Canadian
Bapt.
Preacher
Hay Jane
F
W
S-in-law
S
2 Aug
1832
68
Ont "U"
Scotch
Canadian
Cong
 
Carey Richard
M
W
Boarder
S
10 March
1877
24
England
English
Canadian
Bapt.
Labourer


1901 Fourth Census of Canada info on Brown, Henry W
District #93:  North Norfolk,
Sub-District:  B;  Polling Subdivision No. 4
Township of Dereham,
Culloden,
Reel Number T-6484, Page 09
Enumerated April 15 - 16, 1901, Enumerator - James Ryan
Name
Sex
Colour
Rel'nship to head of family or household
Single, married, widowed or divorced
Month and date of birth
Year of birth
Age at last b'day
Country or place of birth
Racial or tribal origin
Nationality
Religion
Profession, occupation, trade or means of living of each person
Brown Henry W.
M
W
Head
M
20 April
1862
38
Ont "R"
English
Canadian
Christian
Farmer
Brown Agnes
F
W
Wife
M
10 Feb
1864
37
Ont "R"
English
Canadian
Christian
 
Bulan?, Edith
F
W
Domestic
S
14 Feb
1876
25
Ont "R"
English
Canadian
Methodist
Domestic
Scott, Walter
M
W
Domestic
S
20 April
1882
18
England (1898 immigration)
English
English
Methodist
Farm Labourer


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