Jane Benson

1815 - 1892  (76 years)

• Name	Jane Benson
  Born	15 Aug 1815	Westmorland, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Died	01 Feb 1892	Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Buried	St. Peter's Anglican Church Cemetery, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I13	Algonquin Highlands Settlers
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Benson,   b. Abt 1774, Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England ,   d. 06 Oct 1864, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Mother	Margaret Sisson,   b. 1775, Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England ,   d. 28 Jan 1870, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Peter Dawson,   b. 15 Jun 1800, Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England ,   d. 4 Sep 1873, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Married	30 Jun 1833	Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England
  Children	1. Sarah Dawson,   b. 02 Jun 1835, Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England ,   d. 11 Dec 1883, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 48 years) + 2. Margaret Dawson,   b. 1836, England ,   d. 23 Jan 1878, Minto, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 42 years)   3. Sophia Jane Dawson,   b. 26 Aug 1837, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England ,   d. 10 Oct 1915, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   4. Peter Dawson,   b. 14 Jan 1839, Helsington, Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England ,   d. 14 Feb 1839, Westmorland, England  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   5. Thomas Dawson,   b. 25 Jan 1840, Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England  [natural]   6. Peter John Dawson,   b. 21 Sep 1841, Helsington, Barrowfield, Underbarrow, Westmorland, England  [natural]   7. Dorothy Dawson,   b. 26 Jul 1843, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 05 Jul 1857, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada  (Age 13 years)  [natural]   8. William Dawson,   b. 09 Dec 1845, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Oct 1859, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada  (Age 13 years)  [natural] + 9. Isabella Dawson,   b. 10 Feb 1848, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 1898, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)   10. Richard Henry Dawson,   b. 21 Feb 1850, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Aug 1923, Maple Lake, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   11. Stephen Dawson,   b. 3 Mar 1852, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Apr 1945, Carbon, Strathmore, Wheatland, Alberta, Canada  (Age 93 years) + 12. John Dawson,   b. 31 Oct 1853, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 07 Jan 1899, Gelert, Snowdon, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years) + 13. Emma Dawson,   b. 24 May 1856, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Nov 1935, Carnarvon, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   14. Mary Agnes Ellen Dawson,   b. 11 Nov 1860, Cavan, Durham, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Feb 1904, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada  (Age 43 years)
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2022
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Jane Benson, wife of Peter Dawson

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1160; Book: 24; Civil Parish: Kendal; County: Westmorland; Enumeration District: 20; Folio: 6; Page: 4; Line: 22; GSU roll: 464190. [S4] 1861 Census of Canada, Ontario / Durham / Cavan ED 5 / Page 10. Age 46 on this census. [S9] 1871 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough North / Stanhope & Sherborne / Pg 2, Family 4. [S8] 1881 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough East / Stanhope, Sherborne & McClintock / Page 10, Family 54. Age 65 on this census. Enumerated as Mrs. Peter Dawson, widowed. [S25] 1891 Census of Canada, Ontario / Victoria North / Stanhope / Page 1, Family 2. Age 77 on this census. Living with son Richard. [S24] Ontario Death Registrations, Reg# 07039-92. Age 76, born Westmoreland, England. Cause: La Grippe, three weeks. Died 2 days after her brother Richard Benson, who also died of La Grippe.