Benjamin "Ben" Holden^[1]

1871 - 1954  (83 years)

• Name	Benjamin "Ben" Holden  [2, 3]
  Nickname	Ben
  Birth	20 Sep 1871	Singhampton, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Ben Holden
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123090295
  _FGRAVE	123090295
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	23 Nov 1954	Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada   [2, 3]
  	Address: 753 Alexander Crescent NW Calgary, Alberta Canada
  	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 --- Alberta Death Reg. #07-594
  Burial	Union Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada   [2]
  	Address: 27th. Ave. & Spiller Road SE Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta Canada 403 221-3660
  	PLOT?tab?Section Y, Block 12, Plot 24
  		Benjamin Holden 1871-1954
  Person ID	I2929	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	James Holden,   b. 1848   d. 1916 (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Service,   b. 1847   d. 1926 (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F9428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Duncan,   b. 14 Sep 1872, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 22 Nov 1960, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	4 Sep 1899	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  		Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 Ramsay Benjamin Holden, Agnes Duncan 1899
  Children	1. Sarah Elizabeth "Beth" Holden,   b. 15 Jul 1900, Glenboro, South Cypress R.M., Manitoba, Canada d. 26 May 1987, Ensign, Strathmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 86 years)   2. Agnes Louise Holden,   b. 12 Feb 1905, Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada d. 13 Nov 1961, New York, United States (Age 56 years)   3. Muriel Duncan Holden,   b. 13 Sep 1906, Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada d. 23 Sep 1988, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 82 years)   4. Lawrence Holden,   b. 1907, Saskatchewan, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   5. Hesta Jean Holden,   b. 3 Apr 1909, Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   6. Ruth Isabell Holden,   b. 24 Feb 1911, Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada d. 1 Nov 1996, Grand Prairie Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 85 years)   7. Bertha Bendoris "Bert" Holden,   b. 28 Oct 1913, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada d. 1 Apr 2010, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 96 years)   8. Lois June Holden,   b. 2 Jun 1915, Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada d. 2008 (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F1025	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 4 Sep 1899 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Address: 753 Alexander Crescent NW Calgary, Alberta Canada - 23 Nov 1954 - Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada Burial - Address: 27th. Ave. & Spiller Road SE Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta Canada 403 221-3660 - - Union Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Sandy Bullock Family Tree File. [S98] Jim Tipton, Find a Grave, (www.findagrave.com, 1955), 13 Jan 2019, Benjamin Holden (Reliability: 3). Benjamin Holden BIRTH?tab?1871 DEATH?tab?1954 (aged 82? 83) BURIAL?tab? Union Cemetery Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada PLOT?tab?Section Y MEMORIAL ID?tab?123090295 [S130] Alberta. Calgary., Newspapers: Calgary Herald, "Benjamin Holden," 25 Nov 1954, online archives (accessed 23 Mar 2020), p. 24. (Reliability: 3). [S157] Ontario, Canada. Bathurst District (Lanark County)., Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 (A), (Digital images. Ancestry, \i Ancestry\i0 . https://ancestry.ca : 2010.), ontario, canada, marriages, 1826-1938, 9239: 735, Benjamin Holden-Agnes Duncan, 1899; accessed 27 May 2021. (Reliability: 3). Name?tab? [Agnes Duncan ] Age?tab? 27 Birth Year?tab? 1872 Birth Place?tab? Ramsey, Ontario Marriage Date?tab? 4 Sep 1899 Marriage Place?tab? Canada, Lanark, Ontario Father?tab?James Elizabeth Duncan Mother?tab?Lockhart Duncan Spouse?tab?Benjamin Holden