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Nancy Burdett¹

• Birth*: 1822; Upper Canada; per family tree of psnam on ancestry.ca, Oct 5 2024.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1840; Upper Canada; per family tree of psnam on ancestry.ca, Oct 5 2024.; Principal=George E. W. Meyers¹

• Married Name: circa 1840; Meyers¹

John Alexander Walden Meyers¹

• Father*: Jacob Walden Meyers¹ b. 31 Mar 1777, d. 29 Oct 1851
• Mother*: Jane Christine McKenzie¹ b. Sep 1781, d. 1858

• Birth*: February 1820; Upper Canada; per family tree of psnam on ancestry.ca, Oct 5 2024.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1841; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; per family tree of psnam on ancestry.ca, Oct 5 2024.; Principal=Louise Hildrith¹
• Death*: 1899; per family tree of psnam on ancestry.ca, Oct 5 2024.¹

Louise Hildrith¹

• Birth*: 1818; per family tree of psnam on ancestry.ca, Oct 5 2024.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1841; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; per family tree of psnam on ancestry.ca, Oct 5 2024.; Principal=John Alexander Walden Meyers¹
• Death*: 1893; per family tree of psnam on ancestry.ca, Oct 5 2024.¹

• Married Name: circa 1841; Meyers¹

Sarah Ann Meyers¹

• Father*: Jacob Walden Meyers¹ b. 31 Mar 1777, d. 29 Oct 1851
• Mother*: Jane Christine McKenzie¹ b. Sep 1781, d. 1858

• Birth*: 1822; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; per family tree of psnam on ancestry.ca, Oct 5 2024.¹
• Death*: 1839; per family tree of psnam on ancestry.ca, Oct 5 2024.¹

Charles Edward Syrett¹

• Birth*: circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of son Charles Vernon Syrett & Myrtle May Walden Meyers.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1880; per marriage reg'n. of son Charles Vernon Syrett & Myrtle May Walden Meyers.; Principal=Annie Taylor¹

Annie Taylor¹

• Birth*: circa 1855; per marriage reg'n. of son Charles Vernon Syrett & Myrtle May Walden Meyers.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1880; per marriage reg'n. of son Charles Vernon Syrett & Myrtle May Walden Meyers.; Principal=Charles Edward Syrett¹

• Married Name: circa 1880; Syrett¹

Ethel Elizabeth Coppin^1,2,3

• Father*: Nicholas Coppin² b. c 1850
• Mother*: Eliza Carman² b. c 1850

• Birth*: 1881; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date 1881 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1881 & location Toronto per marriage reg'n. - George Frederick Bleecker Meyers.^2,3
• Marriage*: 9 October 1919; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#006096: Groom: George Frederick Bleecker Meyers; Age: 39; Res.: Toronto; Born: Belleville; Status: bachelor; Occ.: watch case maker; Rel.: Pres.; Parents: George Meyers & Mary Bleecker; Bride: Ethel Elizabeth Coppin; Age: 38; Res. & Born: Toronto; Status: spinster; Rel.: Christian Scientist; Parents: Nicholas Coppin & Eliza Carman; Intended Place of Marr.: Toronto; Wit.: May Walden & Charles Syrett, 43 Dunn Ave., TO; Date: Oct 9 1919; Place: Toronto; Performed by: J.C. Speer, 255 Westmoreland Ave., Toronto, Meth.; Sworn: Toronto, Oct 4 1919; Reg'r.: Chas. L. Rosewell, Toronto, York Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #006096-1919, ancestry.ca); Principal=George Frederick Bleecker Meyers⁴

• Residence*: 9 October 1919; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Residence Toronto per marriage reg'n. - George Frederick Bleecker Meyers.²
• Married Name: 9 October 1919; Meyers²
• Census*: 1921; 428a Bloor St. West, Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 40 at 1921 Census: see Frederick B. Meyers³

Nicholas Coppin¹

• Birth*: circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Ethel Elizabeth Coppin & George Frederick Bleecker Meyers.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1878; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Ethel Elizabeth Coppin & George Frederick Bleecker Meyers.; Principal=Eliza Carman¹

Eliza Carman¹

• Birth*: circa 1850; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Ethel Elizabeth Coppin & George Frederick Bleecker Meyers.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1878; per marriage reg'n. of dau. Ethel Elizabeth Coppin & George Frederick Bleecker Meyers.; Principal=Nicholas Coppin¹

• Married Name: circa 1878; Coppin¹

John Maidens¹

• Father*: Charles Maidens¹ b. 8 Feb 1829, d. 18 Jul 1907
• Mother*: Harriet Zufelt¹ b. 5 Sep 1830, d. 13 Nov 1906

• Birth*: 6 September 1863; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date Sep 6 1863 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date 1862 & location Percy Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Jennie Fanning.^1,2
• Marriage*: 1 July 1882; Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007876: Groom: John Maidens; Age: 20; Res.: Norwood; Born: Percy Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: clerk; Parents: Charles Maidens & Harriet Zufelt; Bride: Jennie Fanning; Age: 21; Res.: Belmont Twp.; Born: Belleville; Status: spinser; Parents: Sylvester Fanning & Eliza Orr; Wit.: Margaret Laidlaw, Campbellford; Date: Jul 1 1882; Place: Campbellford; Rel.: CE & Meth.; Performed by: W.G. Laidlaw; Reg'r.: Daniel Kennedy, Campbellford, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Regisytration, #007876-1882, ancestry.ca); Principal=Jennie May Fanning³
• Death*: 24 November 1934; 167 Victoria Ave., Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#017672: Name: John Maidens; Date: Nov 24 1934; Age: 71y 2m 18d; Res.: 167 Victoria Ave., Belleville, 30y; Born: Ont., Sep 6 1863; Nat.: Eng.; Status: married; Occ.: retired commercial traveller; Parents: Charles Maidens, b. Percy Twp. & Harriet Zufelt, b. Warkworth; Inf.: Grant Maidens, 167 Victoria Ave., Belleville, son; Burial: Belleville Cemetery, Nov 27 1934; Und.: Floyd E. Martin, 210 Church St., Belleville; Cause: angina pectoris, 3 days; Phys.: J.J. Roberts, Belleville; Reg'd.: Nov 26 1934; Reg'r.: J. Wilfred Holmes, Belleville, Hastings Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #017672-1934, ancestry.ca)^1,4
• Burial*: 27 November 1934; Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Nov 27 1934 & location Belleville Cemetery per Death Reg'n.¹

• Residence*: 1 July 1882; Norwood, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Norwood per marriage reg'n. - Jennie Fanning.²

Matince Janes Maidens^1,2

• Father*: Charles Maidens b. 8 Feb 1829, d. 18 Jul 1907
• Mother*: Harriet Zufelt b. 5 Sep 1830, d. 13 Nov 1906

• Birth*: 1856; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Canada West; Date 1856 & location Percy Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Henry Cornelius Puffer.²
• Marriage*: 5 December 1877; Hastings, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007549: Groom: Henry Cornelius Puffer; Age: 31; Res.: Percy Twp.; Born: Cda.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: Mechanic; Parents: Cornelius & Elizabeth Puffer; Bride: Matince Jane Maidens; Age: 21; Res. & Born: Percy Twp.; Status: spinster; Parents: Charles & Harriet Maidens; Wit.: Sarah McCleary, Hastings; Date: Dec 5 1877; Place: Town of Hastings, Northumberland Co.; Rel.: CE; Performed by: Rev. John McCleary; Reg'r.: John Sharp, Hastings, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #007549-1877, ancestry.ca); Principal=Henry Cornelius Puffer³

• Residence*: 5 December 1877; Percy Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; Residence Percy Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Henry Cornelius Puffer.²
• Married Name: 5 December 1877; Puffer²

Jennie May Fanning^1,2,3

• Father*: Silvester Fanning² b. 4 Nov 1828, d. 1916
• Mother*: Elizabeth "Eliza" Orr² b. 1829, d. 8 Jan 1903

• Birth*: 3 May 1861; Belleville, Hastings Co., Canada West; Date May 3 1861 & location Ont. per Death Reg'n. Date 1861 & location Belleville per marriage reg'n. - John Maidens.^2,3
• Marriage*: 1 July 1882; Campbellford, Northumberland Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#007876: Groom: John Maidens; Age: 20; Res.: Norwood; Born: Percy Twp.; Status: bachelor; Occ.: clerk; Parents: Charles Maidens & Harriet Zufelt; Bride: Jennie Fanning; Age: 21; Res.: Belmont Twp.; Born: Belleville; Status: spinser; Parents: Sylvester Fanning & Eliza Orr; Wit.: Margaret Laidlaw, Campbellford; Date: Jul 1 1882; Place: Campbellford; Rel.: CE & Meth.; Performed by: W.G. Laidlaw; Reg'r.: Daniel Kennedy, Campbellford, Northumberland Co. (Ontario Marriage Regisytration, #007876-1882, ancestry.ca); Principal=John Maidens⁴
• Death*: 28 March 1939; 167 Victoria Ave., Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#018261: Name: Jennie May Maidens; Date: Mar 28 1939; Age: 77y 10m 25d; Res.: 167 Victoria Ave., Belleville, 35y; Born: Ont., May 3 1861; Nat.: Irish; Status: widowed; Parents: Sylvester Fanning & Elizabeth Orr, both born Ont.; Inf.: Grant Maidens, 167 Victoria Ave., Belleville, son; Burial: Belleville Cemetery, Mar 31 1939; Und.: Floyd E. Martin, Belleville; Cause: cerebral embolism, chronic myocarditis; Phys.: R.S. Gibson, Belleville; Reg'd.: Mar 31 1939, J. Wilfred Holmes, Belleville, Hastings Co. (Ontario Death Registration, #018261-1939, ancestry.ca)⁵
• Burial*: 31 March 1939; Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Date Mar 31 1939 & location Belleville Cemetery per Death Reg'n.³

• Residence*: 1 July 1882; Belmont Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Residence Belmont Twp. per marriage reg'n. - John Maidens.²
• Married Name: 1 July 1882; Maidens²

Silvester Fanning^1,2,3,4

• Father*: Frederick Fanning⁵ b. 22 Mar 1788, d. 12 Apr 1854
• Mother*: Hannah Davis⁵ b. 26 Apr 1789, d. 22 Apr 1874

• Birth*: 4 November 1828; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1828 per FindaGrave. Date 1828 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. Date 1829 & location Sidney Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Caroline Tucker. per marriage reg'n. of dau. Jennie Fanning & John Maidens. Date Nov 4 1828 & location Belleville per family tree of ffisher9 on ancestry.ca, Dec 14 2024.^2,4,3,5
• Marriage*: circa 1850; Canada West; per 1861 Census. per marriage reg'n. of dau. Jennie Fanning & John Maidens.; Principal=Elizabeth "Eliza" Orr^2,4
• Marriage*: 11 June 1903; Belmont Twp.,, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#015589: Groom: Sylvester Fanning; Age: 74; Res.: Belmont Twp.; Born: Sidney Twp.; Status: widower; Occ.: farmer; Parents: Frederick Fanning & Hannah Davis; Bride: Caroline Tucker; Age: 58; Res.: Belmont Twp.; Born: Sidney Twp.; Status: widowed; Parents: John Orr & Catherine Bleecker; Wit.: J.W. & Emma Halcomb, Belmont Twp.; Date: Jun 11 1903; Rel.: Meth.; Performed by: Rev. W. Johnston; Reg'd.: June 30 1903; Reg'r.: W.J. Johnston, Belmont & BetheunTwp., Peterborough Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #015589-1903, ancestry.ca) per FindaGrave.; Principal=Caroline M. Orr^3,6
• Death*: 1916; Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date 1916 & location Peterborough Co. per FindaGrave.³
• Burial*: 1916; Maple Grove Cemetery, Belmont Twp., Havelock, Hastings Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Silvester Fanning; Birth: 1828, Ontario, Canada; Death: 1916 (aged 87–88), Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery, Havelock, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 158017488 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158017488/silvester-fanning?_gl=1*14kgs9b*_gcl_au*MTAxNjAwNjc0OC4xNzIyMjA0NjE2*_ga*NTYwMjIyMjkyLjE2NzQ5Mzg5MDg.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MzU5MTk5YTMtMmE0Zi00MTlkLWJlMGEtY2RmM2UzMzAwNjRkLjEzMjcuMS4xNzI4MTcxNDUwLjUyLjAuMA..*_ga_QPQNV9XG1B*MzU5MTk5YTMtMmE0Zi00MTlkLWJlMGEtY2RmM2UzMzAwNjRkLjg1OC4xLjE3MjgxNzE0NTAuMC4wLjA.)³

• Census*: April 1861; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co.; Age 33 at 1861 Census: Fanning, Sylvester, 33, b. Cda., EM, farmer, married; Elizabeth, 31, b. Cda., EM, married; George, 10; Charles, 4; Wesley, 2; Sarah, 6; Hannah, 73, b. Lower Canada, EM, widow (1861 Census: Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., pg. 269 of 983, line 23 - ancestry.ca)⁴
• Residence*: 11 June 1903; Belmont Twp., Peterborough Co., Ontario; Residence Belmont Twp. per marriage reg'n. - Caroline Tucker.²

Elizabeth "Eliza" Orr^1,2,3,4

• Father*: John Orr b. c 1798
• Mother*: Catherine Bleecker b. 1802, d. 1895

• Birth*: 1829; Hastings Co., Upper Canada; Date 1829 & location Hastings Co. per FindaGrave. Date 1830 & location Cda. per 1861 Census. per marriage reg'n. of dau. Jennie Fanning & John Maidens.^2,3,4
• Marriage*: circa 1850; Canada West; per 1861 Census. per marriage reg'n. of dau. Jennie Fanning & John Maidens.; Principal=Silvester Fanning^2,3
• Death*: 8 January 1903; Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date Jan 8 1903 & location Peterborough Co. per FindaGrave.⁴
• Burial*: 10 January 1903; Maple Grove Cemetery, Belmont Twp., Havelock, Peterborough Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Elizabeth “Eliza” Orr Fanning; Birth: 1829, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; Death: 8 Jan 1903 (aged 73–74), Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; Burial: Maple Grove Cemetery, Havelock, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 158018108 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158018108/elizabeth_fanning)⁴

• Married Name: circa 1850; Fanning²
• Census*: April 1861; Sidney Twp., Hastings Co., Canada West; Age 31 at 1861 Census: see Sylvester Fanning³

Grace Winnifred Maidens^1,2,3,4

• Father*: John Maidens² b. 6 Sep 1863, d. 24 Nov 1934
• Mother*: Jennie May Fanning² b. 3 May 1861, d. 28 Mar 1939

• Birth*: 30 January 1894; Peterborough, Peterborough Co., Ontario; Date 1894 per FindaGrave. Date 1895 & location Ont. per 1931 Census. Date 1895 & location Ont. per 1921 Census. Date 1894 & locatiomn Havelock per marriage reg'n. - David Leonard Bennett. Date Jan 30 1894 & location Peterborough per family tree of Donna Holmes on ancestry.ca, Oct 5 2024.^2,4,3,5,6
• Marriage*: 29 June 1916; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010672: Groom: David Lenord Bennett; Age: 22; Res.: Belleville; Born: St. Albans, England; Status: bachelor; Occ.: electrical engineer; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Thomas Bennett & Clara Everest; Bride: Grace Winnifred Maidens; Age: 20; Res.: Belleville; Born: Havelock; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: John Maidens & Jennie Fanning; Intended Place of Marr.: Belleville; Wit.: B. Fay Maidens, 167 Victoria St., Belleville & Gladys A. Weir, 20 Pine St., Belleville; Date: Jun 29 1916; Place: Belleville; Performed by: S., Caloone?, Belleville, Meth.; Sworn: Belleville, Jun 29 1916; Reg'r.: J. O. K. McCardy, Belleville, Hastings Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010672-1916, ancestry.ca); Principal=David Leonard Bennett⁷
• Death*: 15 July 1963; Ontario; Date Jul 15 1963 per FindaGrave. per family tree of Donna Holmes on ancestry.ca, Oct 5 2024.^2,5
• Burial*: 18 July 1963; Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: Grace Winnifred Bennet; Birth: 1894; Death: 15 Jul 1963 (aged 68–69); Burial: Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 216387764 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216387764/grace-winnifred-bennet?_gl=1*1p2id6l*_gcl_au*MTAxNjAwNjc0OC4xNzIyMjA0NjE2*_ga*NTYwMjIyMjkyLjE2NzQ5Mzg5MDg.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MzU5MTk5YTMtMmE0Zi00MTlkLWJlMGEtY2RmM2UzMzAwNjRkLjEzMjYuMS4xNzI4MTU1NTk1LjMzLjAuMA..*_ga_QPQNV9XG1B*MzU5MTk5YTMtMmE0Zi00MTlkLWJlMGEtY2RmM2UzMzAwNjRkLjg1Ny4xLjE3MjgxNTU1OTUuMC4wLjA.)⁵

• Residence*: 29 June 1916; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Belleville per marriage reg'n. - David Leonard Bennett.³
• Married Name: 29 June 1916; Bennett³
• Census*: 1921; 446 Bloor St., Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Age 26 at 1921 Census: see David Leonard Bennett⁴
• Census: 1931; 24 Josely Blvd., Toronto Northeast, York Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1931 Census: see David L. Bennett⁶

David Leonard Bennett^1,2,3

• Father*: Thomas Bennett² b. c 1865
• Mother*: Clara Everest² b. c 1865

• Birth*: 1894; St. Albans, England; Date 1894 per FindaGrave. Date 1895 & location England per 1931 Census. Date 1895 & location England per 1921 Census. Date 1894 & location St. Albans, England per marriage reg'n. - Grace Winnifred Maidens.^2,3,4,5
• Marriage*: 29 June 1916; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Marriage Reg'n.#010672: Groom: David Lenord Bennett; Age: 22; Res.: Belleville; Born: St. Albans, England; Status: bachelor; Occ.: electrical engineer; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: Thomas Bennett & Clara Everest; Bride: Grace Winnifred Maidens; Age: 20; Res.: Belleville; Born: Havelock; Status: spinster; Rel.: Meth.; Parents: John Maidens & Jennie Fanning; Intended Place of Marr.: Belleville; Wit.: B. Fay Maidens, 167 Victoria St., Belleville & Gladys A. Weir, 20 Pine St., Belleville; Date: Jun 29 1916; Place: Belleville; Performed by: S., Caloone?, Belleville, Meth.; Sworn: Belleville, Jun 29 1916; Reg'r.: J. O. K. McCardy, Belleville, Hastings Co. (Ontario Marriage Registration, #010672-1916, ancestry.ca); Principal=Grace Winnifred Maidens⁶
• Death*: 2 February 1965; Ontario; Date Feb 2 1965 per FindaGrave.⁴
• Burial*: 5 February 1965; Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; FindaGrave: Name: MAJ David Leonard Bennet; Birth: 1894; Death: 2 Feb 1965 (aged 70–71); Burial: Belleville Cemetery, Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; Memorial ID: 216387714 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216387714/david_leonard_bennet)⁴

• Residence: 17 February 1916; 167 Victoria Ave., Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; WWI Attestation Paper: Name: David Leonard Bennett; Born: St. Albans, England; Res.: 167 Victoria Ave., Belleville; Born: Jun 10 1894; Kin: Grace Bennett, 167 Victoria Ave., Belleville, wife; Occ.: electrical engineer; Rel.: Meth.; Militia - 146th Battalion, C.E.F., 15th Reg., 1 yr.; Willing to Serve C.E.F. - yes; Cert.: "Fit" for Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force; Signed: Feb 17 1916, Kingston (WWI Attestation Paper, pg. 313 of 1504, ancestry.ca)⁷
• Residence*: 29 June 1916; Belleville, Hastings Co., Ontario; Residence Belleville per marriage reg'n. - Grace Winnifred Maidens.²
• Census*: 1921; 446 Bloor St., Toronto, Toronto North, Ontario; Age 26 at 1921 Census: Bennett, David L. ,26, b. England, p.b. England, Eng., immig. 1917, Meth., manufaturer - lamp and ? shop, married; Grace Winnifred, 26, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., Meth., married (1921 Census: Toronto North, York Co., dist. 132, sub-dist. 32, pg. 4, line 22 - 445 Bloor St. (N?), ancestry.ca)³
• Census: 1931; 24 Josely Blvd., Toronto Northeast, York Co., Ontario; Age 36 at 1931 Census: Bennett, David L., 36, b. England, p.b. England, immig. 1910, Eng., UC, salesman - lampshades, married; Grace W., 36, b. Ont., p.b. Ont., Eng., UC, married; Joan, 8; Paul, 3; Jane, 2; Burns, Ellen F., 57, b. Ont., p.b. England & Ont., Eng., RC, domestic in private house, widow (1931 Census: Toronto Northeast, York Co., dist. 158, sub-dist. 108, pg. 14, line 34 - 24 Josely Blvd. - ancestry.ca)⁵

Thomas Bennett¹

• Birth*: circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of son David Leonard Bennett & Grace Winnifred Maidens.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1893; per marriage reg'n. of son David Leonard Bennett & Grace Winnifred Maidens.; Principal=Clara Everest¹

Clara Everest¹

• Birth*: circa 1865; per marriage reg'n. of son David Leonard Bennett & Grace Winnifred Maidens.¹
• Marriage*: circa 1893; per marriage reg'n. of son David Leonard Bennett & Grace Winnifred Maidens.; Principal=Thomas Bennett¹

• Married Name: circa 1893; Bennett¹

Joan Bennett¹

• Father*: David Leonard Bennett¹ b. 1894, d. 2 Feb 1965
• Mother*: Grace Winnifred Maidens¹ b. 30 Jan 1894, d. 15 Jul 1963

• Birth*: 1923; Ontario; Date 1923 & location Ont. per 1931 Census.¹

• Census*: 1931; 24 Josely St., Toronto Northeast, York Co., Ontario; Age 8 at 1931 Census: see David L. Bennett¹

Paul David Bennett^1,2

• Father*: David Leonard Bennett² b. 1894, d. 2 Feb 1965
• Mother*: Grace Winnifred Maidens² b. 30 Jan 1894, d. 15 Jul 1963

• Birth*: 30 January 1928; Toronto, York Co., Ontario; Date Jan 30 1928 & location Toronto per Obit. Date 1928 & location Ont. per 1931 Census.²
• Death*: 5 May 2014; Northumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg, Northumberland Co., Ontario; "BENNETT, Paul David BA MA UE January 30, 1928 - May 5, 2014; Paul Bennett passed away peacefully at Northumberland Hills Hospital, Cobourg, Ontario in his 87th year. Born in Toronto, the son of the late Major David. L. Bennett (1965) and the late Grace w. Bennett. ne Maidens (1963). Loving brother of Jane Grace Goddard (the late Rev. Morse Goddard-2003), the late Joan St. Albans Bennett (2002) (the late Joan Frith). Loving uncle of Beth Goddard and Rebecca Goddard. Great Uncle of Christian McDonald, Justine Walker, Olivia and Rachel Bowman. Curator, collector, author of "Letters to a Small Town" and "Grass Roots & Water Lilies" (the life and work of Paul Bennett), long term resident of Cobourg, Port Hope and Stratford, Ontario. Paul was a superb and valued friend to many and an appreciative member of Trinity United Church in Cobourg. Paul and his sisters, Joan and Jane, grew up surrounded by and involved in the arts - the visual arts, the decorative arts, the piano, the harp, the harpsicord, the clavichord, singing. After obtaining a Fine Arts BA, Paul began his remarkable career in the arts in Ontario, with a provincially-funded Position as an Arts and Crafts Advisor. When 13 of Ontario's professional art galleries collaboratively created the Art Institute of Ontario, Paul became involved, preparing circulating art exhibitions and giving art lectures throughout the province. In 63-64, the AIO circulated 50 small professional art exhibitions throughout Ontario; in 66-67 there were 137 bookings; in its last year, Paul and Nan Girard ran 69 exhibitions for 71S bookings: the total budget for that year was $35,000 funded by the Ontario Arts Council. The latest figures available from the Ontario Association of Art Galleries indicates that Ontario now hosts more than 125 art galleries.
  Paul was also professionally proud of the Centennial visual arts project he created and ran for the Ontario Arts Council. It involved a competition held in 20 communities in Ontario and Quebec judged by a famous English art gallery director. The winning artworks were purchased by the two provincial governments, exhibited at the AGO, circulated in a series of touring exhibitions throughout the two provinces and then permanently placed in provincially-funded galleries. After a year in Europe on a Canada Council grant, and while working for the Roberts Gallery in Toronto as a curator, Paul was asked to take over the directorship of the Robert McLaughlin Art Gallery in Oshawa. While working there, Paul and Mrs. Kay Woods developed a unifying concept for the Board, in which the Gallery would actively focus its developing collection on the works of eleven "up and coming" Ontario painters, later collectively known as "The Painters Eleven": Jack Bush, Alexandra Luke, Ray Mead, Kazuo Nakamura, William Ronald, Tom Hodgson, Oscar Cohen, Jack McDonald, Harold Town, Walter Yarward and Hortense Gordon. Kay Woods visited each of the artists as the Gallery's Ambassador, persuading them all to participate, while Paul managed the Gallery and its ongoing programmes and art classes, making the Gallery a vital element of the Oshawa community.
  In 1972 Paul was invited to become the founding director of the Canadian Guild of Crafts (Ontario); he helped develop its gallery on Prince Arthur Avenue in Toronto. Paul continued to work actively in the organized arts and crafts field in Ontario for many years, living in Stratford for 20 years and later retiring to Port Hope and Cobourg. Over the decades Paul continued to lecture and jury exhibits. He also encouraged, assisted and promoted the efforts of innumerable young Ontario residents as they strove to create professional lives as artists, craftspersons and artisans. In retirement Paul wrote his autobiography "Grass Roots & Water Lilies", followed a few years later by "Letters To a Small Town".
  Paul's varied interests in the arts of all kinds never diminished. He obtained the greatest joy during his last months in spending time with former students, young artists, friends in the arts, friends who wished they were in the arts, and his family members. Paul Bennett will be greatly missed; his contributions to the development of opportunities for professional artists in Ontario and to the growth in interest in the Ontario public in the visual arts have permanently benefited all Ontario residents. Paul's legacy is one that many could well aspire to emulate.
  A Celebration of Paul's life will be held at Trinity United Church, corner of Division and Chapel Streets, Cobourg, Ontario on Friday, May 30, 2014, at 1 p.m. Visitation will be at 12 noon. In lieu of flowers, In Memoriam donations to Trinity United Church Chancel Choir would be greatly appreciated. Interment will take place at a later date. A special thank you to the caregivers at Victoria Retirement Living, Victoria Order of Nurses and St. Elizabeth's Healthcare, and to Dr. Dersnah, Dr. Moorsom and the staff of Northumberland Hills Hospital, and to Richard Randall, for the compassionate care they each gave Paul during his illness. Published on May 17, 2014?" (https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/theglobeandmail/name/paul-bennett-obituary?id=41483430#:~:text=January%2030th,%201928-May%205th,%202014.%20Paul)

• Census*: 1931; 24 Josely St., Toronto Northeast, York Co., Ontario; Age 3 at 1931 Census: see David L. Bennett²