Benjamin
CAMERON
(b.
23 February 1838
,
Dalhousie, Lanark, Upper Canada
d.
15 March 1919
,
Lanark, Ontario, Canada
)
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Benjamin CAMERON was born 23 February 1838 in Dalhousie, Lanark, Upper Canada
Benjamin CAMERON was the child of Robert CAMERON and Harriet BOLTONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Benjamin married Mary Ann CLOSE 3 July 1861 in Lanark, Lanark, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ann CLOSE was born 14 January 1843 in Dalhousie, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. Mary Ann died 30 April 1921 in Drummond, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. Mary Ann was the child of David CLOSS and Jane Harvey JAMIESON.
Benjamin CAMERON died 15 March 1919 in Lanark, Ontario, Canada.
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Family and Children of Benjamin CAMERON
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Mary Ann CLOSE-- Date: 3 July 1861 Place: Lanark, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Mary Ann CLOSE was the child of David CLOSS and Jane Harvey JAMIESON
Children of Benjamin CAMERON and Mary Ann CLOSE:
Elizabeth CAMERON (b.February 16 1877, Darling, Ontario, Canada d. November 20 1959, Almonte, Ontario, Canada)
m. William ELLIOTT 9 June 1897
Mary Ann CLOSE-- Date: 3 July 1861 Place: Lanark, Lanark, Ontario, CanadaMary Ann CLOSE was the child of David CLOSS and Jane Harvey JAMIESON
Children of Benjamin CAMERON and Mary Ann CLOSE:
Elizabeth CAMERON (b.February 16 1877, Darling, Ontario, Canada d. November 20 1959, Almonte, Ontario, Canada)m. William ELLIOTT 9 June 1897
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1838 Birth 23 February 1838
Dalhousie, Lanark, Upper Canada
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1861 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin CAMERON and Mary Ann CLOSE 3 July 1861, Lanark, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
He was 23 years old.
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1877 Birth of ChildElizabeth CAMERON was born February 16 1877, Darling, Ontario, Canada
Benjamin was 39 years old.
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1919 Death 15 March 1919
Lanark, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 81.
Added: 9/17/2025 1:00:14 PM
- Updated: 11/3/2025 12:13:26 PM
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