https://www.fepl.ca/localhistory/files/original/1022be42a16b57fd49dd3763ceb06bfb.pdf 21077e46475d43f90548b9dd9253bec7 PDF Text Text Montgor.'1ery at Cue bee, 2J1il WC'i s ta1{en nri son er. mained in cc>ntivity for tvo ;re2rs, 11ntil t:""1P 1.rf-lr t1_~ 1'P-- P"'"'rc.fl arn:i by that time he lj\·en th:i s eonntrv "" vpl 1_ +i·,r-+ he r1ecir'1er' to remain an0 c~mP to Fort ti'rje. u5,,, 1) .,...~cr;ri?l home was in berwick Maine. In Fort Brie he becam2 an r.i.cti ve tJu~ine~"T'1Pn ~-~r prospered e:x:ceedingJ..y. Po muc•1 so that ctt +1...,,,,, tjmP or his death he oHned eight fCJr'"ls h1 thP ristrict, ?pr left one of the~e to each of his eight c~ililrPn. ~P plea hao 2.n interPst in the Per~ 1'1ill, vli.ich 1J~eri t.·> ~+~'"',::i ne"'r the Can11oian enn of +hp Pp~cP -o,ri,~gP. The ol0 H2rdison - hom"':"te;:it'l i,•r.is er2ctPn n,, 1.•hnt .;.,. no1.r the CCH'ner of' wueen anti Niag8ra StrPl'>ts, ~'f'(l 1~ ..,+51_1 there, r=il though it !leis been exncinnpr i11to. +,hP "('nl"'P'LS Aoart:nents". There Hr . f'tn.nton' s mo!'".her lf\"2rthA An11 w::ir ·-1 ~ ~rn''t was born .. Eventually· she niarried .J2nes PtRnt(n't :<'OJl ,,f' General. Jam0~ w~s onP of' ?l chil~ren, ~evPn ~pt~ twins, c:tnc..:i Chil·4~en '.'!ever1 orln one~ . J;oir:1P.~ ~;nr '·~Rr+:~" , r:in('l J0YYJ.es f'tanton was thP yonngPs t 0-f' written July ~3r~. 19~6 for Fnrt t'hP 0~ ftnn ri~~ l'"' "-hpcf>. ~ri~ mjm~ ~. �BENJAMIN HAHDISON: : : Records of Holy Trinity Chi~pawa:b. Benjamin ttardison Bertie : July 28, _ apout 70 y ears, Benjamin Hardison was born in Berwick Maine in 1758, and was burried in St. Paul ' s fem etery Fort Erie in 1823. He served as a private i n Col . Phinney ' s Reg. of Mass. troops , during the American Revolution . He was ta.ken :prisoner while fight ing with the f orces of Montgomery, at Quebec . He was kept prisoner for two years till the close of the war; and liked Canada so much, that after the fighting he settled in Waterloo(Fort Erie) in 179?. It ws during the war of 1812-14 th.t,t he was suspected of siding wi.th the Americans; later arrested 'and forced to join the Militia on the side of the British. . Benjamin Hardison married Mary J·ane Warren , the first white child to be born at the Fort Erie post. She was the daughter of Col. John Warren, the f irst Ass. Commissary of the Fort. They had eight children and to house them,Benjamin had a large brick home built on the river fron t in the village. early 1800's. It stood on_ the N.W. er. of Queen St. and the river road. He be.came an active business _. man , and prosper ed so much that a t the time of his death he owned eight farms in the area leaving one td each of his chi l dren. Benj,min also had an interest in the Grist Mill that stood on the riverfront near hi s home, before it was taken over by Col. Kerby. Benjamin Hardison Mary Jane(Warren) wife • b. b. 1823. 1?58.d. ?, 1866 . 95 yrs. 1771.d. June Children of Benjamin & Mary Jane Hardison::: JOJIN Hardison GEORGE~ Har.dis on '._c. .~~ .-: .. /~- DAVID HARDISON J ULIA F.liRDLSO~I b. 'i 0 (~ cl. b• l 'b<S t5 d• (•~ o Jl _ e c t- or o f _ r"us t oms: "' ...... " 183·2·18~ _. _ :; ::;7 • b 1810. d. 1884. b. 1812. d. Sept. 30, 1851. marr . Helen Jane Kerby. Dec. 6, 1843. marr. George King. b. 1815. d.July 2?, 1863 .. Marr. Kenneth Re!Ld • .Sept. 27 , 1836. ~·MARTHA ANN HARDISON b. 1817. d. Marr . J·ames Stanton Oct. 18 , SR . 1911. 1836. · SUSAN F.iARDISQN,. Marie 8yrs. The most interesting of these children wa Martha Ann. She married James Stanton, the youngest 17on of Gen W~llliam Stanton . The~f were marri-ed in We,terloo( Fort Er•r~) and had a family of twelve children . IF/ �• DAVID B..ARDISON :: son of Benjamin DAVID B. 1810 & Mary :::: D. Tax Collector in the village of Waterloo 1857 . Aug . 1884 . MliRR: helen Jane Kerby: dght. of Hon. James Kerby. Helen Jane b. Dec. 6; 1843. 1822. o. July 4; 18 66. Children of David & helen Janes Hardison::: Francis K. Hardison. keogh. b. 1843. Jane Kerby Hardison. b. Dec . 30. 1845. D. Mar. 2. 1846. 2rnths. Alice Agnes Hardison . b. 1849. d. 1880. Benjamin Hardison marr. Josiah Warren. Trowbridge b. 1854. marr; Elizabeth Ann Hall: Son Charles b. 1858. r .. d. 1861. Mary Anne Hardison • Jane ~~lia_Hardison b. d. Aug. b. 1860. d. May 1;1884. 1864 . marr. George Harvey. "< Helen Jane Hardison b. Aug. 18. 1844. d. Feb.15; 1869. son of Benjamin & Elizabeth Ann Hall: Char l es Hall Hardison. b. Apr. 13. d. 1844.4mths . • �• • ( • ALICE J\GNES dght . of David & Helen Jane : b . Aug . 18 . 1849 . d . July 20 . 1880 . marr : Josiah T. warren . children : Frank warren ; b.1873. d. 1948 . Helen Amelia b.1876. d. 1944 . Mary Bowden b. 1877 . d. 1949 . Wm. Josiah . b. 1879 . d . ? ••.• _, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Louis McDermott Collection Subject The topic of the resource Local history, Fort Erie and surrounding area. Description An account of the resource A collection of historical documents, photos, news clippings, letters, and writings, assembled by local historian, Louis McDermott, and donated to the Fort Erie Public Library. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Louis McDermott Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FEPL-LH -Louis McDermott Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Included in this collection are writings, historical documents, news clippings, images, maps, and more. They were written and compiled by Louis McDermott into a series of binders. The digital collection has been scanned from these physical copies. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Fort Erie Public Library and Louis McDermott Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Benjamin Hardison & the Siege of Quebec Description An account of the resource Listed here is a document pertinent to Benjamin Hardison and his role as a soldier at the Siege of Quebec under General Montgomery in 1775. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Louis McDermott Collection 1700s 1800s Fort Erie Louis Mcdermott Collection seige of quebec