Billyard Genealogy: Benjamin Fletcher

Benjamin Fletcher (1827-1877)   

Spouse: Clara Harper (b. 1838)

Children (8): Henry Fletcher (b. 1859), Mary J. Fletcher (1860-1876), Margaret Fletcher (b. 1861), Louisa Fletcher (b. 1866), Alfred Fletcher (b. 1867), Nellie Fletcher (b. 1868), Charles A Fletcher (b. 1870), Benjamin Fletcher (b. 1874)

Life Events:
[Year][Date][Age][Event]
~1827   Born in United States      [1, 2, 3]
~1856   [28-29y] Emigrated from Virginia, United States      [3]
 via the Underground Railroad
~  "   [28-29y] Immigrated to Saint Catharines, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada      [3]
1857Dec 10   [29-30y] Married Clara Harper (b. 1838) in St Catharines, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada      [4]
~1859   [31-32y]   - birth of son Henry Fletcher (b. 1859) in United States      [1]
1860 [32-33y]   - birth of daughter Mary J. Fletcher (1860-1876) in Ontario, Canada      [1, 5]
~1861   [33-34y]   - birth of daughter Margaret Fletcher (b. 1861) in St. Catharines, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada      [5, 7]
1866-1868until Dec 2   [39-41y]   - birth of daughter Louisa Fletcher (b. 1866) in St Catharines, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada      [5, 8]
~1867   [39-40y]   - birth of son Alfred Fletcher (b. 1867) in St Catharines, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada      [9]
1868May 25   [40-41y]   - birth of daughter Nellie Fletcher (b. 1868) in Ontario, Canada      [10, 11]
~1870   [42-43y]   - birth of son Charles A Fletcher (b. 1870) in Ontario, Canada      [5]
~1874   [46-47y]   - birth of son Benjamin Fletcher (b. 1874) in Ontario, Canada      [12]
1876Jan   [48-49y]   - death of daughter Mary J. Fletcher (1860-1876) in St. Catharines, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada      [6]
1877Nov 5   [49-50y] Died in St Catharines, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada      [2]

Census information:
Census Name Age Birth Religion Origin Occ.
1861 Ben Fletcher 34 United States Wesleyan Methodist   Labourer
1871 Benjamin Fletcher 36       '' Methodist African    ''

Notes

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Sources:
   [1] - 1861 Census [St. Catharines (1), Lincoln, Ontario, Canada, row 3]
   [2] - Ontario Death Registry for Benjamin Fletcher (1877:08016)
   [3] - William Sill, "The Underground Railroad; A Record of Facts, Authentic Narrative, Letters, &c.,Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes And Death Struggles of the Slaves In Their Efforts For Freedom, As Related By Themselves and Others, or Witnessed By The Author", 1878, 479pp, ISBN-13: 978-1540761118, ISBN-10: 1540761118
   [4] - Rochelle Bush
   [5] - 1871 Census [St. Catharines (1), Lincoln, Ontario, Canada, row 11]
   [6] - Ontario Death Registry for Mary Jane Fletcher (1876:07886)
   [7] - Ontario Marriage Registry for Daniel Diggs and M.E. Fletcher (1886:06836)
   [8] - Ontario Death Registry for Louise Harriett Cornish (1933:21860)
   [9] - Ontario Marriage Registry for Alfred Fletcher and Elizabeth Parker (1890:07334)
   [10] - 1901 Census
   [11] - 1911 Census
   [12] - 1881 Census


Last updated 28 Feb 2024 by Andrew Billyard

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