Settlers of
ALGONQUIN HIGHLANDS
Richard Benson
Abt 1802 - 1892 (~ 90 years)
Generation: 1
1. Richard Benson was born about 1802 in Westmorland, England (son of Thomas Benson and Margaret Sisson); died on 30 Jan 1892 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
2. Thomas Benson was born about 1774 in Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England; died on 06 Oct 1864 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada. Thomas married Margaret Sisson on 29 Jun 1801 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. Margaret was born in 1775 in Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England; died on 28 Jan 1870 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Margaret Sisson was born in 1775 in Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England; died on 28 Jan 1870 in Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada. Children:
- 1. Richard Benson was born about 1802 in Westmorland, England; died on 30 Jan 1892 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Jane Benson was born on 15 Aug 1815 in Westmorland, England; died on 01 Feb 1892 in Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
- Margaret Benson