James "Bennett" Duncan^[1]

1897 - 1941  (44 years)

• Name	James "Bennett" Duncan  [2, 3]
  Nickname	Bennett
  Birth	29 Oct 1897	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Name	alt: Bennett James
  Name	Bennett Duncan
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213442992
  _FGRAVE	213442992
  _FSFTID	943P-VMT
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/943P-VMT
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	6 Nov 1941	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: Car Accident
  	Address: Clinton Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada
  	1941, Thursday November 6, The Canadian, Carleton Place page 4 Bennet Duncan Dies As Result Of Car Crash Never Regained Consciousness Following Collision on Almonte Road on Monday Evening of Last Week Almonte, Ont 30 ? Bennett Duncan, seriously injured in a two-car smash-up last Monday night, died in the Rosamond Memorial hospital here tonight, never having regained consciousness from the time of the collision. Mr Bennett's death is the second as the result of the accident, Mrs Austin Lloyd, of Carleton Place, being killed instantly at the time of the crash. The motor accident, the worst of the 1941 season in this district, occurred about 6.30 Monday evening on Highway about three miles from Almonte. The two cars, one driven by Mr Duncan, with Joseph Lodge, of Almonte, as a passenger, collided with a car driven by Austin Lloyd, of Carleton Place, with Mrs Lloyd and a hitch-hiking soldier, Fred Pound, of Petawawa, as the other occupants. Mrs Lloyd, the former Mary Anderson, was killed instantly, while Joseph Lodge was seriously injured and is at present a patient in the Civic hospital at Ottawa. Lloyd and Pound were also injured, but not seriously. Lloyd is still in the hospital here, under surveillance of the police, who have laid a charge of dangerous driving against him. Private Pound has been removed to military hospital at Kingston. The late Mr Duncan was widely known in Almonte and his passing has shocked the entire town. Born in Ramsay, 44 years ago, he was a son of the late Sidney Duncan and his wife, Emily Bennett. He was married to Miss Myrtle Bennett, who survives in addition to two daughters, Mrs Kenneth Kirk and Miss Dorothy, both of Almonte. A sister, Mrs E. McPherson, Lakewood, N.J.; a halfbrother, Albert Duncan, and his step-mother, both of Carleton Place, also survive. He was a member of the Almonte Presbyterian church. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock from his late residence to the Auld Kirk cemetery for interment. Rev A.J. Fowlie will conduct the services. Editor's Note ? The later Mr Duncan was well known in Carleton Place where he was employed as mechanic with Mr H.D. Dulmage in his garage on Bell street and was highly esteemed by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. He was courteous and obliging at his place of employment and made a host of friends who mourn his passing.
  Burial	8 Nov 1941	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  	Plot D73 to D90 Stone 859 pg 48 Bennett Duncan 1897 - 1941 His wife Myrtle M. Bennett 1895 - 1978
  Person ID	I3255	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Alexander Sidney Duncan,   b. 2 Sep 1868, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Mar 1923, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Emily Alberta Ruth Bennett,   b. 8 Feb 1869, Rosetta, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Oct 1909, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 40 years)
  Marriage	21 Oct 1896	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  _MARRIED	N
  _STAT	Death of one spouse
  Family ID	F1022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Myrtle Melita Bennett,   b. 9 Dec 1895, White Lake, McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada d. 25 Feb 1978, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	30 Mar 1919	Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Married at Presbyterian Church in Carleton Place by Rev. W. F. Monks.
  Children	1. Margaret "Emeline" Duncan,   b. 9 Jul 1921, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Nov 2007, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years)   2. Dorothy Elizabeth Duncan,   b. 25 Nov 1922, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Feb 2010, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F1120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Oct 1897 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 30 Mar 1919 - Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Car Accident,Address: Clinton Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada - 6 Nov 1941 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 8 Nov 1941 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Family home, Martin St., Almonte, ON Tributes at funeral from weaveing room at Thoburn Mills and staff and employees of Renfew Woollen Mill, Carleton Place He was employed as a mechanic with Mr H. D. Dulmage in his garage on Bell St. Carleton Place (Medical):The two cars, one driven by Mr Duncan, with Joseph Lodge, of Almonte, as a passenger, collided with a car driven by Austin Lloyd, of Carleton Place, with Mrs Lloyd and a hitch-hiking soldier, Fred Pound, of Petawawa, as the other occupants. Mrs Lloyd, the former Mary Anderson, was killed instantly, while Joseph Lodge was seriously injured and is at present a patient in the Civic hospital at Ottawa. Lloyd and Pound were also injured, but not seriously. Lloyd is still in the hospital here, under surveillance of the police, who have laid a charge of dangerous driving against him. Private Pound has been removed to military hospital at Kingston.

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Sandy Bullock Family Tree File. [S3] Gary J. Byron, Auld Kirk Cemetery Records, 48 (Reliability: 3). [S132] Family Search Intl., Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920 Transcription (FMP), ((https://search.findmypast.com/)), accessed 7 Sep 2020), James Bennett Duncan; Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920 Transcription. (Reliability: 3). First name(s)?tab?James Bennett Last name?tab?Duncan Sex?tab?Male Birth year?tab?1897 Birth date?tab?29 Oct 1897 Father's first name(s)?tab?Alex. Sidney Father's last name?tab?Duncan Mother's first name(s)?tab?Emily Alberta Mother's last name?tab?Bennett Place?tab?Lanark, Ramsay, Ontario, Canada County?tab?Lanark Province?tab?Ontario Country?tab?Canada Batch number?tab?C06103-0 Film number?tab?1906132 Record set?tab?Ontario Birth Index 1860-1920 Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory?tab?Civil Births Collections from?tab?Canada, Americas