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JACOB lt.* BENNER II B. 1783 in U.S.A.
Benner Cemetery
D. Mar. 2:9, 1861 in Bertie
Mar:ried to
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Mary - maiden name unkn own B. 1785 in U .s .A.
D. Jan. 27, 1863 in Bertie "
They had ll children, all born in :Bertie, as follows:

(May) BENNER

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B, 18Q6

M. :Benjamin Troup.

Janet Ca.rnochan in History of Niaga:i:a records ''On July 8, 1806,
a Mary Benner, daughter of Jacob and Mary Benner, was baptised
by Rev. Robert Addison of Niaga:i:a-on-the-Iake".
Mary &amp; :Benjamin Troup had 5 children Jacob Troup, Mary T.roup M. to Solomon Stump.,
Lydia Troup M. to
Isaac Herriman,
Harry (Henry ) Troup (Iowa) &amp; Peter Troup (Indiana)
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CATHARINE BENNER B. 1808 M. Aug. 14, 1839 to Abra.ham Beam, a widower
from Willoughby.
Their rnar:riage is reco:rded at St. Paul's Anglican
Church in Fort Erie.
Witnesses were Jacob Benner and Jeremiah Trail.
The 1851 census lists Catharine, now a widow, ll:'lil?,g with her p:i,rents ,
They are
and a boy, Abra.ham :Beam,
B. 1840,presumed to be her son.
both again listed in 1861 same place. -'SI: if-

B. 1809

SUSANNA BElfflER
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B. 1801 in U.S.A.

H. Jacob Michael

There were many descendants through

See Micha.el geneology chart.
their son Jacob Michael II.

CH.RIS'J:'ENA, BENNER B. 1814 Buried in
M. Â·June 17, 1851 to Nicholas

Beach-Luth eran cemetery,
Michael

11,

Widowe.r,

Nicholas was a brother of Jacob Michael,

1861

B.

Sherkston

1801 D. 1852

married, to Susanna Benner

Twp. census lists Christena Michael,
widow, living with her brother, Jacob I. Benner, and family.

above,

JACOB

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BENNER

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B. 1816

D. 1897

Detailed record to follow:

JOHN

I. BENNER

B, 1817

HIIL.IP I. BElmER

B. 1819

D. 1866
D. 1898

M. Nancy Micha el

B. 1822

(Huffman)

D, .1908

unma rried,

M.' Sophia Plato, B.

1840

D. 1883

Detailed record to follow:

(Betsy) BENNER B. 1822 M. Aug. 2, 1842
'Jacob Wingher (Winger ) B. 1817 D. 1888.

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The marriage is
recorded at St . Paul's A ngli ca n Church in Fort Erie.
Witnesses
were David Winger &amp; Jacob B e nner.
They had 2 children.

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On one census report, his name was recorded as Jacob H. Benner.

The middle initial does not appear on any other record.

All three so ns had the middle initial I. but no clue is given to
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