Benjamin Edward James

1898 - 1973  (74 years)

• Name	Benjamin Edward James  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	24 Nov 1898	Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206214123
  _FGRAVE	206214123
  Death	19 Feb 1973	Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Address: 1053 Carling Avenue Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario K1Y 4E9 Canada
  	973, Thursday March 8, The Almonte Gazette page 3 Ben James Benjamin Edward James passed away at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, February 19, 1973, at the age of 74. Born November 24, 1898, in Lanark Township, he was the son of the late Thomas Edward James and Hannah McNeely. He farmed in the James' settlement in Lanark Township until 1949 and after brief residence, at Appleton and Carleton Place. He lived in Almonte until his death. He was a member of the original Union Hall Tigers baseball team and the Folger Hunt Club. These, along with his association with the Progressive Conservative Party, and, in later years, his hobby of attending auction sales and refinishing furniture were his main interests. He also was a member of Mississippi Lodge No. 147 and Granite Chapter No. 61 Royal Arch Masons. He is survived by his wife, Annie Adella (Rintoul); two sons, Benjamin David of Ottawa and William Haig of R.R. 6, Bowmanville, and one daughter, Jane Ann Elaine (Mrs. John A. Chamney) of Carleton Place, and ten grandchildren; Margaret Ann, Martha Helene, and Elizabeth Jane "Jennie" James of Ottawa, Jennifer Edith Ann, Donald Thomas, Glenn William and Sheila Lynn James of Bowmanville and Lori Ann Lila, Sara Jane and Amy Melissa Chamney. He is also survived by one brother, Edwin M., Carleton Place; one sister, E. Ellen (Mrs. W. H. Connell) of Nassau, Bahamas, and Toronto and was Predeceased by a sister, A. Lillian (Mrs. H. G. Stanley), Carleton Place. A Masonic service was held at the Kerry Funeral Home on Wednesday evening. The funeral service was held in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Almonte, Thursday, February 22, with Archdeacon Salter officiating. Burial was at St. George's Parish cemetery, Clayton, with Pallbearers Alf. James, Mel Gilmour, Wright Mohr, Ivan Gardiner, Henry Stanley and Harold James.
  Burial	St. George's Anglican Cemetery, Union Hall, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Address: Bowland Road Lot 17 Con 1 Ramsay Twp, Union Hall, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County,, Ontario Union Hall Canada
  Person ID	I23629	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Thomas Edward James,   b. 5 Jul 1859, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 16 Mar 1945, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Hannah McNeely,   b. 30 Apr 1868, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Feb 1920, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1895	Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F8029	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Adela Rintoul,   b. 13 Aug 1905, Darling Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Jul 1978, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	16 Jun 1928
  Children	1. William Haig James   2. Jane Ann Elaine James   3. Benjamin David "Ben" James,   b. 29 May 1929, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 27 Dec 2020, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F8049	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Nov 1898 - Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Address: 1053 Carling Avenue Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario K1Y 4E9 Canada - 19 Feb 1973 - Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: Bowland Road Lot 17 Con 1 Ramsay Twp, Union Hall, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County,, Ontario Union Hall Canada - - St. George's Anglican Cemetery, Union Hall, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, "Ben James," 8 Mar 1973, p. 3. (Reliability: 3). [S132] Family Search Intl., Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920 Transcription (FMP), ((https://search.findmypast.com/)), accessed 12 Mar 2020), Benjamin Edward James; Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920. (Reliability: 3). First name(s)?tab?Benjamin Edward Last name?tab?James Sex?tab?Male Birth year?tab?1898 Birth date?tab?24 Nov 1898 Father's first name(s)?tab?Thomas E. Father's last name?tab?James Mother's first name(s)?tab?Hannah Mother's last name?tab?McNeely Place?tab?Lanark, Lanark, Ontario, Canada County?tab?Lanark Province?tab?Ontario Country?tab?Canada Batch number?tab?C06105-6 Film number?tab?1928124 Record set?tab?Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920 Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory?tab?Civil Births Collections from?tab?Canada, Americas [S79] Ontario. Archives of Ontario. MyHeritage, Ontario Births, 1869-1912 (MyH) (FS), (https://www.myheritage.com :n.d.), Ontario Births, 1869-1912." 004656969, 01300, Benjamin Edward James, accessed 2 Jan 2021. (Reliability: 3). Source: Ontario Births, 1869-1912 MyHeritage.com [online database], MyHeritage Ltd. https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30238/ontario-births-1869-1912 Record: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-30238-1389771/benjamin-edward-james-in-ontario-births Benjamin Edward James Country: Canada; Province: Ontario; Folder: 4656969; Film: 1928124; Image: 1300 Citation: Benjamin Edward James Birth: Nov 24 1898 - Lanark, Lanark, Ontario, Canada Parents: Thomas E. James, Hannah Mcneely