Person:Benjamin Phillips (16)

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Benjamin Phillips
b.27 Sep 1820 New Brunswick, Canada
d.26 Oct 1896 Yarmouth, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Parents and Siblings
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m. 14 Feb 1815
  1. Margaret Phillips1815 - 1884
  2. John Pride Phillips1817 - 1901
  3. Mary Charlotte Phillips1819 - 1899
  4. Benjamin Phillips1820 - 1896
  5. Frances Phillips1822 - 1895
  6. Ann Phillips1824 - Bef 1891
  7. James Phillips1826 - 1893
  8. William Charles Phillips1828 - 1897
  9. Robert Seth Phillips1830 - 1888
  10. Susannah Phillips1832 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Benjamin Phillips1820 - 1896
  • W.  Amanda Lynd1827 - 1892
m. 16 Jan 1844
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Facts and Events
Name Benjamin Phillips
Gender Male
Birth[6] 27 Sep 1820 New Brunswick, Canada
Marriage 16 Jan 1844 Whitby, Ontario, Ontario, Canadato Amanda Lynd
Census[1] Jan 1852 Scott, Ontario, Ontario, CanadaConcession 6, Lot 10, Scott Township
Census[2] 14 Jan 1861 Scott, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Census[3] 2 Apr 1871 Scott, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Property[7] 1873 Southwold, Elgin, Ontario, CanadaElgin, Concession and Lot: STR, 30
Census[4] 4 Apr 1881 Southwold, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Census[5] 5 Apr 1891 Yarmouth, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Death[6] 26 Oct 1896 Yarmouth, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
References
  1. ↑ United Province of Canada. 1851 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    Agricultural Schedule, Jan 1852.

    Benjamin Phillips, Concession 6, Lot 10, Scott Township

    Schedule 1 (Register of the Living) is no longer extant for Scott Township in 1851. This was true of many places in Canada West for this census.

  2. ↑ Canada. 1861 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-1058; page 30, line 14ff, 14 Jan 1861.

    Scott Township, Ontario, Canada West
    Benjamin Phillips, farmer, b New Brunswick, m, 41, m
    Amanda Phillips, b Upper Canada, f, 34, m
    Laura Phillips, b Upper Canada, f, 15, s
    Margaret Phillips, b Upper Canada, f, 13, s
    Amanda Phillips, b Upper Canada, f, 8, s
    Sylvester Phillips, b Upper Canada, m, 11, s
    James Phillips, b Upper Canada, m, 6, s
    Benjamin Phillips, b Upper Canada, m, 3, s
    Chester Phillips, b Upper Canada, m, 1, s

    In later censuses, Laura is named Louisa or Mary, and Chester becomes Hector.

  3. ↑ Canada. 1871 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-9987, District 49, SubDistrict 1, Divison d, page 8; family 26, 2 Apr 1871.

    Scott Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
    Benjamin Phillips, m, 50, farmer, b New Brunswick, m
    Amanda Phillips, f, 44, b Ontario, m
    Louisa Phillips, f, 23, b Ontario, s
    Margaret Phillips, f, 21, b Ontario, s
    Sylvester Phillips, m, 19, b Ontario, s
    Amanda Phillips, f, 17, b Ontario, s
    James Phillips, m, 15, b Ontario, s
    Hector Phillips, m, 10, b Ontario, s
    Hester Phillips, f, 5, b Ontario, s
    Maurace Phillips, m, 3, b Ontario, s
    Charles Henry Phillips, m, 11 months, b Ontario, s

  4. ↑ Canada. 1881 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    C-13266 District 164, SubDistrict C, Division 3, page 2, family 11, 4 Apr 1881.

    Southwold, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
    Benjamin Phillips, m, 60, head, m, b New Brunswick, farmer
    Amanda Phillips, f, 53, wife, m, b Ontario
    James Phillips, m, 25, son, s, b Ontario
    Benjamin Phillips, m, 22, son, s, b Ontario
    Hector Phillips, m, 20, son, s, b Ontario
    Maurice Phillips, m, 13, son, s, b Ontario
    Charles Phillips, m, 11, son, s, b Ontario
    Mary Phillips, f, 33, daughter, s, b Ontario
    Margret Phillips, f, 31, daughter, s, b Ontario
    Hester Phillips, f, 13, daughter, s, b Ontario
    Mabel Phillips, f, 7, daughter, s, b Ontario

  5. ↑ Canada. 1891 Census of Canada. (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada)
    T-6333 District 60, SubDistrict E, Division 1; page 40, family 204, 5 Apr 1891.

    Yarmouth, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
    Benjamin Phillips, m, 70, b N B, father b Scotland, mother born N B
    Amanda Phillips, f, 63, b Ontario, father b United States, mother b Ontaio
    Margret Phillips, f, 42, b Ontario, father b N B, mother b Ontario
    Hester Phillips, f, 25, b Ontario, father b N B, mother b Ontario
    Morris Phillips, m, 23, b Ontario, father b N B, mother b Ontario
    Charles Phillips, m, 21, b Ontario, father b N B, mother b Ontario
    Mable Phillips, f, 18, b Ontario, father b N B, mother b Ontario

    In the original image, "father b N B" appears to read "father b N S", but this would appear to be an enumerator error. Benjamin's family moved from New Brunswick to Upper Canada around 1827.

  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Reg'n 007241/96, in Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-ongoing. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario)
    MS935; Reel: 79, p 95, 26 Oct 1896.

    District of the County of Elgin, Division of the Township of Yarmouth
    24 Oct 1896 in Yarmouth Township
    Benjamin Phillips, male, age 76 years, 28 days, farmer, b New Brunswick. Informant: W E Youmans. Registered 26 Oct 1896.

  7. ↑ Elgin County Map, in Canadian County Atlas Digital Project
    1877.

    Last Name: Philips, First Name: Benjamin, Nativity: Canada
    Business: farmer, stock raiser, Year Settled: 1873, Post Office: Middlemarch
    Township: Southwold, County: Elgin, Concession and Lot: STR, 30, Lot Size: 200[acres]

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