Pierre BENJAMIN

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abt. 1835 , Canada

Died

abt. 1880 ,

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Jean Baptiste BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN Marie-Josephe CYR

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Born: abt. 1835 in Canada

Father: Jean Baptiste BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN

Mother: Marie-Josephe CYR

Paternal grandparents: Joseph-Amable BENJAMIN dit ST-AUBIN , Marie-Josette LANIER (LASNIER) dite BELHUMEUR

Maternal grandparents: Alexis CYR , Marie-Josephe DUPUIS

Pierre was an immigrant, arriving by 1868.

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Pierre married Philomene BOUCHER 10 May 1858 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Philomene BOUCHER was born 13 May 1841 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Philomene died 20 December 1883 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Philomene was the child of Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER and Rose DEMERS.

Pierre BENJAMIN died abt. 1880
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Pierre BENJAMIN married

Philomene BOUCHER
Marriage date: 10 May 1858
Marriage place: Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East
Philomene BOUCHER was the child of Jean Baptiste David BOUCHER and Rose DEMERS

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Children of Pierre BENJAMIN and Philomene BOUCHER

Philomene BENJAMIN

Born: 4 April 1859, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East
Died: 22 June 1935, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: François GAUMOND 1876

Peter-J BENJAMIN

Born: abt. 1860, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Canada East
Died: abt. 1931,

Rosella BENJAMIN

Born: abt. 1861, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: , , United States

Married: Joseph DESPARDINES 6 April 1883 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Peter Francis BENJAMIN

Born: abt. 1864, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 November 1936, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA

Jacob Noel BENJAMIN

Born: 25 December 1865,
Died: ,

Amelia (Emily) BENJAMIN

Born: July 1865, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: abt. 1951, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: David BERCUME 26 July 1891 Place: Spencer, Massachusetts, USA

Clara BENJAMIN

Born: 29 May 1868, , New York, USA
Died: , , United States

Francis BENJAMIN

Born: 16 May 1870, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Marie Caroline BENJAMIN

Born: 19 July 1871, , New York, USA
Died: 19 April 1876, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

David BENJAMIN

Born: 25 August 1873, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1949, , New Jersey, USA

Mary BENJAMIN

Born: abt. 1876, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 August 1876, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Marie Mathilde BENJAMIN

Born: 29 June 1877, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1880,

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1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BENJAMIN and Philomene BOUCHER 10 May 1858, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

1858 marriage

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1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Birth of Child
Philomene BENJAMIN was born 4 April 1859, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Birth of Child
Amelia (Emily) BENJAMIN was born July 1865, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Birth of Child
Clara BENJAMIN was born 29 May 1868, , New York, USA

1870 Ellenburg, Clinton, New York
Name: Peter Benjamin
Birth Year (Estimated): 1840
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 30y
Race: White
Birthplace: Canada
Event Place: New York, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Peter Benjamin M 30y Canada
Philomon Benjamin F 28y Canada
Philomon Benjamin F 11y Canada
Rosella Benjamin F 9y New York
Amelia Benjamin F 8y Canada
Peter Benjamin M 6y Canada
Clara Benjamin F 2y New York
Frank Benjamin M 1m New York
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 Birth of Child
Francis BENJAMIN was born 16 May 1870, , New York, USA

1871 Birth of Child
Marie Caroline BENJAMIN was born 19 July 1871, , New York, USA

1873 Birth of Child
David BENJAMIN was born 25 August 1873, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Death of Child
Marie Caroline BENJAMIN died 19 April 1876, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1877 Birth of Child
Marie Mathilde BENJAMIN was born 29 June 1877, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Name: Peter Benjamin
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Marital Status: Married
Occupation:
Race (Original):
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: Canada
Birth Date: 1835
Spouse's Name: Ellen Benjamin
Spouse's Birthplace: Canada
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Page: 188
Page Letter: A
Entry Number: 113
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0566
GS Film number: 1254566
Digital Folder Number: 004241648
Image Number: 00194
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Peter Benjamin M 45 Canada
Wife Ellen Benjamin F 42 Canada
Daughter Rosa Benjamin F 20 Canada
Daughter Amelia Benjamin F 18 Canada
Daughter Clara Benjamin F 14 New York, United States
Son David Benjamin M 6 Massachusetts, United States
Daughter Matilda Benjamin F 3 Massachusetts, United...Read full story

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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