Living

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Allan married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Lena. Lena and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
?b?RENWICK, Dean
?/b?Wednesday, September 19, 1973, late of 10 - 1600 Alexandra Street, Regina, Saskatchewan. Survived by beloved wife Bertha, son James, daughters Marcheta, Patricia and Lori, father James Renwick, Gibbs, Saskatchewan, one sister, Audrey Coyne, Edmonton. Funeral Regina, September 22. B00CB

Dean married Bertha Bendoris "Bert" Holden on 9 Aug 1941 in Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada. Bertha (daughter of Benjamin "Ben" Holden and Agnes Duncan) was born on 28 Oct 1913 in Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; died on 1 Apr 2010 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Bert Holden
• _HASHTAG: DNA - Paternal Connection
• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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?b?RENWICK, Bertha Bendoris (nee Holden)
October 28, 1913 - April 1, 2010
?/b?Bert Renwick of Calgary passed away on Thursday, April 1, 2010 at the age of 96 years. Bert was predeceased by her husband Dean Oswald and six sisters, the daughters of Benjamin and Agnes Holden. Bert was an RN who trained at the Edmonton General Hospital, and graduated in 1938. Dean was stationed at the Air Force Base in Edmonton and they were married in 1941. Bert maintained friendships with her classmates over the years attending reunions and nursing alumni luncheons, having attended the latter in 2009. The last twenty years of her career were spent working at the Allan Blair Memorial Cancer Clinic in Regina, SK. Bert, will be lovingly remembered by her children Marcheta Gray, Jim Renwick, Pat Robson and Lori Renwick; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and many friends. A Celebration of Berts Life will be held at MclNNIS & HOLLOWAY'S Park Memorial Chapel (5008 Elbow Drive S.W.) on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Forward condolences through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Rockyview Hospital. in living memory ot Bertha Renwick, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by MclNNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Park Memorial Chapel, 5008 ELBOW DRIVE S.W. Telephone: 403-243-8200.

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Calgary Herald
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
09 Apr 2010, Fri ? Page 29

James married Mary Elizabeth Boyd. Mary was born about 1899 in Saskatchewan, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Ben Holden
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Died:
Benjamin Holden, 83, died Tuesday at his home, 753 Alexander Crescent.

He was born in Singhampton, Ont., and moved to Pilot Mound, Manitoba in 1897. He lived in Regina and Vancouver before moving to the Brant district to farm in 1915. In 1944 he retired to Calgary. Mr. Holden was a member of the North Hill United Church.

Surviving are his wife, Agnes; seven daughters, Mrs. James Williams, Ensign; Mrs. Robert Neff, San Francisco, Calif.; Mrs. George Miller, Calgary; Mrs. George Hamilton, Brant; Mrs. Dean Renwick, Gibbs, Sask.; Mrs. Gordon Campbell, Red Deer; 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and a brother, James, in Vegreville.

The Calgary Herald, November 25, 1954, page 24
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Alberta Death Reg. #07-594

Buried:
PLOT?tab?Section Y, Block 12, Plot 24

Benjamin married Agnes Duncan on 4 Sep 1899 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Agnes (daughter of James Duncan and Elizabeth Lockhart) was born on 14 Sep 1872 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 22 Nov 1960 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Union Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _TAG: Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)

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AGNES DUNCAN

Agnes the daughter of James Duncan and Elizabeth Lockhart was born September 14th 1872 in Ramsay Township Lot 10, Concession 11. Agnes was married in Almonte, Ontario in 1899 to Ben Holden. Agnes and her husband travelled to Western Canada the same year of their marriage and settled in Glenboro, Manitoba. They later moved to Brant Alberta where they farmed until 1943 when they retired and moved to Calgary, Alberta.
In 1905 when her mother died she is noted as from Pilot Butte, Ass.

The following is taken from a Calgary paper:

"OSTOGENARIAN ARTIST
This is a Saturday for coincidence, I journeyed up the North Hill Friday to see Mrs. Agnes (Duncan) Holden, who still enjoys a fair reputation as an artist despite her age -86yrs. While we were chatting she turned to me and suddenly announced she had been in the Regina cyclone of 1912.
Agnes is better known here for her work with paints, although that reputation can go back 60 years ago to Almonte, Ontario - a farm community outside Ottawa. I'm not a judge of art but the best illustration I saw in the Holden home was a winter landscape that was done in 1899. Mrs Agnes Holden grew up on the farm and came from a large family. When she married she had seven daughters.
On the day of the tornado (June 30,1912) she had four children but they were away from the main path of the storm.
Funny thing about this interesting lady -- she is in despair of her immediate family because she insists upon living alone (since her husband's death in 1954) but she brings up an interesting philosophical point. She claims that she enjoys her housework and still has time every day to go shopping and see the downtown sights.
She has been very cute with the paintings. Already she has given away 22 scenes to children and grandchildren. Secretly hoping to come up with another artist, I suppose. However I notice the 1899 landscape still hangs in the living room and I unhesitatingly place it as good professional work."

Agnes and Ben Holden marked their golden wedding anniversary September 1949 with all seven daughters present.

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Died:
HOLDEN--November 22nd, Mrs. Agnes Holden, aged 88 years, of 753 Alexander Crescent. Born Almonte, Ontario. Mr. and Mrs. Holden lived in the Brant District from 1915 until coming to Calgary in 1945. She was a member of the North Hill United Church and the W.M.S.

Her husband, Benjamin, predeceased her in November 1954 in Calgary. She is survived by seven daughters, Mrs. J. (Beth) Williams, Ensign, Alberta, Mrs. R. (Agnes) Neff, Walnut Creek, California, Mrs. A. (Muriel) MacKenzie, Mrs. G. (Jean) Millar and Mrs. G. (Lois) Campbell, Calgary, Mrs. G. (Ruth) Hamilton, Brant, Alta., Mrs. D. (Bertha) Renwick, Regina. 16 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren.

Excerpt from The Calgary Herald, November 23, 1960, page 35
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Alberta Death Reg. #8581

Buried:
Plot: Section Y