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The Descendants of William Dennis and Mary Routcliffe
Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM2 DENNIS (BENJAMIN1) was born 31 Oct 1812 in GOODLEIGH, DEVONSHIRE, ENGLAND, and died 12 Dec 1897 in ARLINGTON, PEI. He married MARY ROUTCLIFFE 12 Nov 1837 in GOODLEIGH, DEVONSHIRE, ENGLAND, daughter of JOHN RAWCLIFFE (SP?). She was born 15 Jan 1816 in GOODLEIGH, DEVONSHIRE, ENGLAND, and died 15 May 1897 in ARLINGTON, PEI.
Notes for WILLIAM DENNIS:
WILLIAM, BORN IN GOODLEIGH, DEVONSHIRE, WAS THE OLDEST OF THE 10 CHILDREN BORN TO BENJAMIN AND HONOR DENNIS. HE SAILED FROM BARNSTAPLE IN DEVONSHIRE IN 1839 ON THE "BRITISH LADY," AND LANDED AT PORT HILL, PEI ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 15. ACCORDING TO THE BOOK "WESTCOUNTRYMEN IN PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLE," HE CAME TO WORK AS A BLACKSMITH FOR THE YEO SHIPYARDS. AROUND 1846, HE MOVED TO THE BACK SETTLEMENT IN LOT 14 (LATER CALLED ARLINGTON), AND OPENED HIS OWN BLACKSMITH SHOP. 1881 CENSUS FOR LOT 14 SHOWED HIS OCCUPATIONS AS FARMER AND BLACKSMITH, AND INDICATED THAT HE AND MARY HAD FOUR GROWN CHILDREN (ANN, SARAH, ELIZABETH AND HARRY) LIVING AT HOME. HOWEVER, THE SAME CENSUS SHOWED ANN AS A SERVANT IN THE HOUSE OF GEORGE COOMBS IN CHARLOTTETOWN. IN ADDITION, 1881 CENSUS SHOWED TWO SMALL CHILDREN, WILLIAM DENNIS (AGED 6) AND JAMES DENNIS (AGED 1), LIVING WITH HIM AND MARY.
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Burial: 14 Dec 1897, ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
Notes for MARY ROUTCLIFFE:
MARY'S FATHER, JOHN RAWCLIFFE (sp?) WAS A LABORER. SHE SIGNED HER MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE WITH AN "X," WHICH INDICATES THAT SHE MAY HAVE BEEN ILLITERATE AT THAT TIME. MARY SAILED FROM ENGLAND TO PORT HILL, PEI ON THE "FLORIDA," A YEO SHIP, IN THE SPRING OF 1841 WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN TO JOIN HER HUSBAND, WHO HAD CROSSED IN LATE 1839.
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Burial: 17 May 1897, ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
Children of WILLIAM DENNIS and MARY ROUTCLIFFE are:
2 i. ANN3 DENNIS, born 25 Aug 1838 in DEVONSHIRE, ENGLAND; died 19 Feb 1930 in ELLERSLIE, PEI.
Notes for ANN DENNIS:
ANN WAS BROUGHT TO PEI BY HER MOTHER IN 1841. SHE NEVER MARRIED. THE 1881 CENSUS RECORDED ANN AS A SERVANT IN THE HOUSE OF GEORGE COOMBS, CHARLOTTETOWN , PEI, AND HER RELIGION AS CHURCH OF ENGLAND. IT GAVE HER BIRTHPLACE (INCORRECTLY) AS PEI. HER DEATH AT ELLERSLIE WAS NOTED IN THE APRIL 1930 ISSUE OF "THE MAPLE LEAF," A MAGAZINE PUBLISHED IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA FOR CANADIANS LIVING IN THE USA. AGE AT DEATH GIVEN AS 92 IN THE MAGAZINE ARTICLE. ACCORDING TO A RECOLLECTION OF WANDA DENNIS HOPE, ANN LIVED WITH ONE OF HER SISTERS IN ELLERSLIE FOR SOME YEARS BEFORE SHE DIED.
+ 3 ii. MARY DENNIS, born 03 Mar 1840 in DEVONSHIRE, ENGLAND; died in UNKNOWN.
+ 4 iii. THOMAS D. DENNIS, born 21 Mar 1842 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 28 Feb 1933 in O'LEARY, PEI.
+ 5 iv. JOHN ALFRED DENNIS, born 11 Jul 1844 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 14 Feb 1936 in PORT HILL, PEI.
+ 6 v. SARAH HELEN DENNIS, born 05 Sep 1846 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 02 May 1931 in ELLERSLIE, PEI.
+ 7 vi. WILLIAM JAMES (JIMMY) * DENNIS, born 17 Aug 1848 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 05 Feb 1932 in O'LEARY, PEI.
+ 8 vii. ISABELLA DENNIS, born 13 Feb 1851 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 12 Nov 1920 in PEI.
+ 9 viii. BENJAMIN DENNIS, born 17 May 1853 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 14 Jan 1906 in ARLINGTON, PEI.
+ 10 ix. ELIZABETH DENNIS, born 09 Sep 1855 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died Mar 1938 in ELLERSLIE/BIDEFORD, PEI.
+ 11 x. HENRY (HARRY) DENNIS, born 13 May 1857 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 26 Feb 1940 in PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO.
Generation No. 2
3. MARY3 DENNIS (WILLIAM2, BENJAMIN1) was born 03 Mar 1840 in DEVONSHIRE, ENGLAND, and died in UNKNOWN. She married CAPTAIN FREDERICK HULL 05 Nov 1868 in RECTORY, PORT HILL, PEI. He was born 1831 in ENGLAND.
Notes for MARY DENNIS:
MARY WAS BROUGHT TO PORT HILL, PEI ON ONE OF THE YEO SHIPS AS AN INFANT IN 1841. HER MARRIAGE TO CAPT. HULL WAS MENTIONED IN THE EXAMINER OF 7 DEC 1868. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER OR NOT THE HULLS HAD ANY MORE CHILDREN AFTER THE THREE LISTED. THEY MOVED AWAY FROM THE ISLAND SOMETIME AFTER 1880, AND CONTACT WITH THEM WAS LOST. THE OBITUARY OF MARY'S BROTHER BENJAMIN (1906) SAID THAT SHE WAS "LIVING IN THE WEST."
Notes for CAPTAIN FREDERICK HULL:
CAPT. HULL WAS A QUALIFIED SEA CAPTAIN. HIS CERTIFICATE NUMBER WAS B91818. ONE NEWSPAPER ACCOUNT OF THE WEDDING GIVES HIS NAME AS HALL. THE 1880 ATLAS SHOWS THE HULLS OWNING 50 ACRES OF LAND IN LINKLETTER. A STORY IN THE SUMMERSIDE JOURNAL OF MAY 13, 1869 STATED THAT THE BRIGANTINE KEWADEN (SP?), BELONGING TO R. T. HOLMAN, HAD ARRIVED IN SUMMERSIDE UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPT. HULL, 28 DAYS OUT FROM LIVERPOOL. HE JOINED A SHIP AS MASTER AT ST. JOHN, N.B. ON SEPT. 30, 1872, AND ANOTHER SHIP AT NEW YORK ON DEC. 2, 1878.
Children of MARY DENNIS and FREDERICK HULL are:
12 i. SARAH ELIZABETH4 HULL, born 11 May 1870 in PEI.
Notes for SARAH ELIZABETH HULL:
SARAH WAS BAPTIZED AT ST. JAMES CHURCH, PORT HILL, ON AUGUST 14, 1870.
13 ii. SUSAN ELIZABETH HULL, born 05 Nov 1871 in PEI.
Notes for SUSAN ELIZABETH HULL:
SUSAN WAS BAPTIZED AT SUMMERSIDE ON FEB. 16, 1872.
14 iii. MARY FREDERICA HULL, born 12 Aug 1877 in PEI.
Notes for MARY FREDERICA HULL:
MARY WAS BAPTIZED AT ST. ELEANORS ON AUG. 12, 1877.
4. THOMAS D.3 DENNIS (WILLIAM2, BENJAMIN1) was born 21 Mar 1842 in PORT HILL, PEI, and died 28 Feb 1933 in O'LEARY, PEI. He married ELIZA ANN* SHARP 29 Aug 1863. She was born 1840, and died 04 Apr 1911.
Notes for THOMAS D. DENNIS:
THOMAS (UNCLE TOMMY) WAS THE FIRST BABY BORN TO THE DENNIS FAMILY IN THE NEW WORLD. ACCORDING TO A STORY TOLD TO WILLIAM DENNIS OF PORT HILL BY HORATIO FOLLAND, WHO DIED A VERY OLD MAN IN PORT HILL ABOUT 1940, THOMAS WAS BORN IN A SMALL HOUSE BY THE "TOM PHILLIPS" FIELD OF PORT HILL FARM. THOMAS WAS MARRIED BY MR. SWABEY. HE SETTLED IN THE O'LEARY AREA. CENSUS OF 1891 SHOWED HIM AS A FARMER AND A PRESBYTERIAN.
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Burial: UNITED CHURCH, BLOOMFIELD, PEI
Christening: 01 May 1842, ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
Notes for ELIZA ANN* SHARP:
MAY HAVE BEEN A MACARTHUR (foster child?). DATE OF BIRTH ESTIMATED FROM AGE AT DEATH. SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAD A LARGE FAMILY.
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Burial: UNITED CHURCH, BLOOMFIELD, PEI, ??
Children of THOMAS DENNIS and ELIZA SHARP are:
15 i. ANNIE4 DENNIS, born 1867 in PEI. She married ATWOOD.
16 ii. WILLIAM HENRY DENNIS, born 1865 in PEI; died 1946. He married MARY ANN* (ANNIE) ELLIS; born 1864; died 1953.
Notes for WILLIAM HENRY DENNIS:
CENSUS OF 1891 SHOWS WILL AS A PRESBYTERIAN AND A CARRIAGE BUILDER BY TRADE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE PEI LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR MANY YEARS AND SERVED AS THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE IN THE 1930S AND UP TO ABOUT 1943.
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Burial: UNITED CHURCH, BLOOMFIELD, PEI
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Burial: UNITED CHURCH, BLOOMFIELD, PEI
17 iii. MARY ROUTCLIFFE (MAY) DENNIS, born 1870 in PEI. She married (2) WILLIAM EASON.
18 iv. SARAH ELLEN DENNIS, born 1872 in PEI.
19 v. ISABELLE MAUDE DENNIS, born 1874 in PEI. She married GEORGE WEDLOCK.
20 vi. CLEMENTINE DENNIS, born 1876 in PEI; died 1879.
21 vii. BENJAMIN DENNIS, born 1878 in PEI. He married THERESA ALMA RANKIN.
22 viii. GEORGE ALFRED* DENNIS, born 1881 in PEI; died 17 Aug 1917 in PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO. He married VERA CAMPBELL.
Notes for GEORGE ALFRED* DENNIS:
ALFRED WAS KILLED IN AN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THE
BURSTING OF A FLYWHEEL.
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Burial: PRESBYTERIAN, PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO
23 ix. THOMAS J. DENNIS, born 1883 in PEI; died 30 Jun 1942 in BRIDGEWATER, N. S.. He married BELLE ELLIS.
24 x. WINNIE DENNIS, born 1887 in PEI; died 1890.
25 xi. CHARLES FRASER DENNIS, born 13 May 1890 in PEI; died 09 Apr 1954. He married ANNIE (Dot) MARGARET PATE; born 17 Apr 1898; died 24 Jul 1932 in O'LEARY, PEI.
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Burial: UNITED CHURCH, BLOOMFIELD, PEI
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Burial: UNITED CHURCH, BLOOMFIELD, PEI
5. JOHN ALFRED3 DENNIS (WILLIAM2, BENJAMIN1) was born 11 Jul 1844 in PORT HILL, PEI, and died 14 Feb 1936 in PORT HILL, PEI. He married CATHERINE F. BEAIRSTO (BARSTOW) 29 Nov 1869. She was born 1846 in PEI, and died 1924 in PORT HILL (?), PEI.
Notes for JOHN ALFRED DENNIS:
1891 CENSUS LISTED JOHN'S OCCUPATION AS BLACKSMITH. HE WORKED FOR THE YEOS IN PORT HILL, AND LIVED IN A SMALL HOUSE, WHICH THEY PROVIDED, ACROSS THE ROAD FROM WHERE THE KING GEORGE V HALL WAS LATER BUILT. HE WAS THE SEXTON OF ST. JAMES CHURCH FOR OVER 50 YEARS. HIS TWO UNMARRIED CHILDREN, FRED AND MELVINA (VINIE) LIVED WITH HIM, AND CONTINUED TO LIVE THERE AFTER HE DIED IN 1936. VINIE DIED IN 1940, AND FRED LIVED ON IN THE HOUSE ALONE, UNTIL HE MOVED TO THE STEWART MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER IN TYNE VALLEY. THE HOUSE HAS SINCE BEEN DEMOLISHED.
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Burial: 1936, ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
Notes for CATHERINE F. BEAIRSTO (BARSTOW):
CATHERINE WAS A NURSE AND REPORTEDLY CAME FROM NEAR CHARLOTTETOWN. SHE AND JOHN RAISED TWO GRANDCHILDREN, WHOSE MOTHER HAD DIED YOUNG, IN ADDITION TO THEIR OWN LARGE FAMILY.
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Burial: ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
Children of JOHN DENNIS and CATHERINE (BARSTOW) are:
26 i. MARY ANN4 DENNIS, born 09 Oct 1870 in PORT HILL, PEI. She married WILLIAM SHARP; born 1869.
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Christening: 11 Dec 1870, PORT HILL, PEI
Notes for WILLIAM SHARP:
THERE IS UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE SPELLING OF SHARP; IT COULD BE
SHARPE. WILL SHARP'S SISTER ALICE MARRIED BENJAMIN DENNIS. THE
WILL SHARPS LIVED IN MASSACHUSETTS.
27 ii. RICHARD ALBERT DENNIS, born 10 Aug 1872 in PORT HILL, PEI.
Notes for RICHARD ALBERT DENNIS:
1891 CENSUS SHOWS RICHARD'S OCCUPATION AS LABOURER. HIS WIFE
DIED YOUNG. IT IS NOT KNOWN IF HE EVER REMARRIED.
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Christening: 29 Sep 1872, PORT HILL, PEI
28 iii. WILLIAM DENNIS, born 31 Aug 1874 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 1880 in PEI.
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Burial: ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
Christening: 28 Feb 1876, PORT HILL, PEI
29 iv. FREDRICK CHARLES DENNIS, born 13 May 1876 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 1965 in STEWART MEM. ?, TYNE VALLEY, PEI.
Notes for FREDRICK CHARLES DENNIS:
BAPTIZED BY MR. DOBIE. FRED SERVED AT THE FRONT IN FRANCE DURING
WORLD WAR I. HE NEVER MARRIED.
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Burial: ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
Christening: 30 Jul 1876, PORT HILL, PEI
30 v. JOHN ALFRED DENNIS, born 1878 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 08 Oct 1965 in BRANDON, MANITOBA. He married JEAN CRAIG 20 Nov 1912 in ,BRANDON, MANITOBA; born 17 Oct 1881 in ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND; died 03 Sep 1953 in BRANDON, MANITOBA.
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Burial: BRANDON, MANITOBA
Christening: 01 Mar 1879, PORT HILL, PEI
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Burial: BRANDON, MANITOBA
31 vi. SUSAN LOUISA DENNIS, born 02 Jul 1880 in PORT HILL, PEI. She married JOHN MURRAY.
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Christening: 10 Nov 1880, PORT HILL, PEI
Notes for JOHN MURRAY:
THE MURRAYS LIVED IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
32 vii. LEILA WILFRED DENNIS, born 07 Jul 1883 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 26 Apr 1938 in SOUTH HADLEY, MASS.. She married WILLIAM CLARK BATCHELDER; born 1873 in MONTPELIER, VERMONT; died 1958.
Notes for LEILA WILFRED DENNIS:
DATE OF BIRTH BASED ON 1891 CENSUS.
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Burial: ,SOUTH HADLEY, MASS.
Christening: 16 Dec 1883, PORT HILL, PEI
Notes for WILLIAM CLARK BATCHELDER:
THE BATCHELDERS LIVED IN THE U. S. A.
33 viii. MELVINA MAY (VINIE) DENNIS, born 06 May 1884 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 06 May 1940 in HOME, PORT HILL, PEI.
Notes for MELVINA MAY (VINIE) DENNIS:
MELVINA NEVER MARRIED. SHE LIVED AT HOME AND KEPT HOUSE FOR HER
BROTHER FRED UNTIL SHE DIED.
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Burial: 10 May 1940, ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
Christening: 14 Aug 1884, PORT HILL, PEI
34 ix. EVERETT B. DENNIS, born 1886 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 1977. He married (1) ALFRETTA WALLACE in BRANDON, MANITOBA; born 1888 in PEI (?); died 1910. He married (3) JESSE HOBBS. He married (4) SARAH UNKNOWN RAMSAY; born 1875; died 1959.
Notes for EVERETT B. DENNIS:
EVERETT'S FIRST WIFE DIED YOUNG, WHEN WILLIAM AND JOHN WERE BABIES. THE TWO CHILDREN WERE RAISED IN PORT HILL BY EVERETT'S PARENTS.
35 x. ERNEST C. E. DENNIS, born 1888 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 1918 in MILITARY HOSPITAL, ENGLAND.
Notes for ERNEST C. E. DENNIS:
1891 CENSUS SHOWS ERNEST'S MIDDLE INITIAL AS "L." HE NEVER MARRIED. HIS NAME APPEARS ON A FAMILY TOMBSTONE IN THE CEMETERY OF ST. JAMES CHURCH, PORT HILL PARISH. HOWEVER, HIS BODY DOES NOT REPOSE THERE. HE DIED IN ENGLAND OF ILLNESS WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMY DURING WORLD WAR I, AND WAS BURIED IN ENGLAND.
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Burial: 1918, ENGLAND
6. SARAH HELEN3 DENNIS (WILLIAM2, BENJAMIN1) was born 05 Sep 1846 in PORT HILL, PEI, and died 02 May 1931 in ELLERSLIE, PEI. She married (1) UNKNOWN. She married (2) WILLIAM WESTER 05 Sep 1888 in HOME, ARLINGTON, PEI. He was born in SWEDEN. She married (3) JOSEPH (JOE) SCOTT PALMER. He was born 1849, and died 28 Jun 1941 in PROV. INFIRMARY, PEI.
Notes for SARAH HELEN DENNIS:
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF ARLINGTON WAS NOT ORGANIZED OR NAMED UNTIL 1869. THEREFORE SARAH'S BAPTISMAL RECORD SHOWS BIRTH PLACE SIMPLY AS LOT 14.
1881 CENSUS SHOWED SARAH LIVING WITH HER PARENTS AND HER AGE AS 34 YEARS. HER FIRST HUSBAND WAS WILLIAM WESTER, AN IMMIGRANT FROM SWEDEN. LATER SHE MARRIED MR. PALMER. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FROM OLIVE MILLAR DENNIS OF ELLERSLIE, SHE WAS MR. PALMER'S SECOND WIFE, AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY CHILDREN.
IT APPEARS THAT SARAH HAD TWO CHILDREN OUT OF WEDLOCK BEFORE HER MARRIAGE TO MR. WESTER. THE 1881 CENSUS SHOWED TWO CHILDREN, WILLIAM DENNIS, AGED 6, AND JAMES DENNIS, AGED 1, LIVING IN THE WILLIAM DENNIS HOUSEHOLD. THE BAPTISMAL CERTIFICATE OF JAMES, BORN 1879, AND BAPTIZED IN ST. JAMES CHURCH, PORT HILL, LISTS SARAH DENNIS AS HIS MOTHER AND HIS FATHER AS UNKNOWN. SOME FAMILY SOURCES SAY THAT SARAH AND MR. WESTER HAD ONE CHILD, WHO DIED IN INFANCY. THIS ACCOUNT HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED.
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Burial: ST. JOHN'S, ELLERSLIE, PEI
Notes for WILLIAM WESTER:
SOME FAMILY RECORDS SHOW THE NAME OF SARAH'S FIRST HUSBAND AS "WEST." ACCORDING TO ANNIE GRANT KADEY, HE "CAME OUT FROM SWEDEN TO WORK AT THE SHIPYARDS AT BIDEFORD.... HE WAS ALSO A STONECUTTER. USING DYNAMITE, HE CUT THE ROCK FOR THE FOUNDATION FOR ST. JOHNS CHURCH IN ELLERSLIE."
Notes for JOSEPH (JOE) SCOTT PALMER:
ACCORDING TO INFORMATION FROM OLIVE DENNIS, MR. PALMER LIVED IN ELLERSLIE ACROSS FROM JELLEY'S BLACKSMITH SHOP AND WAS MARRIED TWICE, HIS SECOND WIFE BEING SARAH DENNIS. HE HAD NO CHILDREN BY EITHER MARRIAGE.
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Burial: ST. JOHN'S, ELLERSLIE, PEI
Children of SARAH DENNIS and UNKNOWN are:
36 i. WILLIAM4 DENNIS, born 1875 in PEI; died 1944 in BROOKDALE, MANITOBA.
Notes for WILLIAM DENNIS:
ACCORDING TO ETHEL DENNIS OF MEDICINE HAT, ALBERTA, WILLIAM DENNIS LIVED FOR A TIME WITH HER FATHER-IN-LAW, BENJAMIN E. DENNIS IN BROOKDALE, MANITOBA. HER AUNT LILLIAN DENNIS THOUGHT THAT WILLIAM WAS A SON OF SARAH DENNIS. I HAVE ASSUMED THAT THIS IS SO, AND THAT HE IS THE 6-YEAR OLD WILLIAM DENNIS THAT WAS LIVING WITH WILLIAM AND MARY (AND SARAH) AT THE TIME OF THE 1881 CENSUS. WILLIAM, KNOWN IN HIS LATER YEARS AS "OLD BILL," WAS A BACHELOR.
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Burial: BROOKDALE CEM., BROOKDALE, MANITOBA
37 ii. JAMES DENNIS, born 26 Jul 1879 in PEI; died 16 Feb 1947 in CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI. He married UNKNOWN ONE.
Notes for JAMES DENNIS:
SEE NOTES UNDER SARAH DENNIS.
1891 CENSUS SHOWS A JAMES DENNIS, AGE 12, LIVING WITH THE FAMILY OF EDMOND PHILLIPS IN LOT 18. THIS AGREES WITH STERLING DENNIS' RECOLLECTION THAT HIS GRANDFATHER (JAMES) WAS "ADOPTED OUT" AS A BOY. JAMES MARRIED AND SETTLED IN THE CHARLOTTETOWN AREA. HE AND HIS WIFE HAD 9 CHILDREN.
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Burial: 1947, PEOPLE'S CEMETERY, CHARLOTTETOWN
Child of SARAH DENNIS and WILLIAM WESTER is:
38 i. HARRY4 WESTER.
Notes for HARRY WESTER:
THIS INFORMATION IS "IFFY." IT CAME FROM HELEN BROWN OF
SUMMERSIDE, PEI, WHO WAS A GRANT.
7. WILLIAM JAMES (JIMMY) *3 DENNIS (WILLIAM2, BENJAMIN1) was born 17 Aug 1848 in ARLINGTON, PEI, and died 05 Feb 1932 in O'LEARY, PEI. He married SARAH LAVINIA* GAY 22 Jul 1878 in ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI. She died 11 Aug 1934 in O'LEARY, PEI.
Notes for WILLIAM JAMES (JIMMY) * DENNIS:
THE ARLINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS NOT ORGANIZED OR NAMED UNTIL 1869. THEREFORE JIMMY'S BAPTISMAL CERTIFICATE SHOWS BIRTH PLACE SIMPLY AS LOT 14.
JIMMY SETTLED IN O'LEARY. CENSUS OF 1891 SHOWED HIS OCCUPATION AS FARM LABOURER.
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Christening: 17 Sep 1848, ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
Children of WILLIAM DENNIS and SARAH GAY are:
39 i. LAURA4 DENNIS, born in PEI; died in PEI.
Notes for LAURA DENNIS:
LAURA DIED AS A BABY.
40 ii. JAMES GORDON* DENNIS, born 01 Jul 1879 in PEI; died 12 Nov 1926 in PEI. He married LOUISA (LONA MAY) CLEMENTS; born 13 Apr 1882 in GLENWOOD, PEI; died 15 Oct 1935 in PEI.
Notes for JAMES GORDON* DENNIS:
ONE SOURCE GIVES HIS DATE OF BIRTH AS JULY 1, 1879.
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Burial: ,SPRINGFIELD, PEI
Notes for LOUISA (LONA MAY) CLEMENTS:
LONA WAS A ROMAN CATHOLIC BUT THE OLDER CHILDREN WERE RAISED AS
PROTESTANTS. AFTER GORDON DIED, LONA TOOK THE YOUNGER CHILDREN
IN A WAGON TO BRAE, WHERE SHE RAISED THEM AS CATHOLICS. HER
DEATH WAS NOTED IN THE MAPLE LEAF OF OAKLAND, CALIF.
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Burial: IMMAC. CONCEPT., BRAE, PEI
41 iii. MARY "MAY" LAVINA DENNIS, born 09 Mar 1881 in O'LEARY, PEI; died 31 Oct 1974 in BROCKTON, MA. She married FRANK HENRY PIKE Feb 1900; born 1877 in NORTH EASTON, MA; died 1932 in BROCKTON, MA.
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Burial: MELROSE CEMETERY
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Burial: MELROSE CEMETERY
42 iv. ALMA F. DENNIS, born 27 Aug 1884 in PEI; died 1926. She married ARCHIE WEDLOCK.
Notes for ALMA F. DENNIS:
ALMA HAD NO CHILDREN. SHE WAS A NURSE. THE WEDLOCKS LIVED FOR SOME YEARS IN THE U.S.A.
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Burial: METHODIST, KNUTSFORD, PEI
Notes for ARCHIE WEDLOCK:
ARCHIE MARRIED AGAIN AFTER ALMA DIED.
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Burial: ,TORONTO, ONTARIO
43 v. WILLIAM NELSON* DENNIS, born 10 Jul 1888 in PEI; died 17 May 1976 in PEI. He married MABEL ALICE BOYLES in BAPTIST PARSONAGE, O'LEARY, PEI; born 02 May 1891; died 15 Jan 1956 in PEI.
Notes for WILLIAM NELSON* DENNIS:
FOR SEVERAL YEARS IN THE 1930S AND 1940S NELSON AND HIS SONS
OPERATED A MEAT AND FISH PEDDLING BUSINESS.
44 vi. ANNIE ETTA* DENNIS, born 19 Jan 1890 in PEI; died 1984. She married GEORGE WASHINGTON ELLIS; born 04 Jul 1887.
Notes for ANNIE ETTA* DENNIS:
THE ELLISES LIVED ON A 120-ACRE FARM ON BUCHANAN ROAD, THE SECOND PROPERTY TO THE EAST OF HER PARENTS' PLACE.
8. ISABELLA3 DENNIS (WILLIAM2, BENJAMIN1) was born 13 Feb 1851 in ARLINGTON, PEI, and died 12 Nov 1920 in PEI. She married JAMES WEBB 16 Oct 1873 in ST. LUKE'S, O'LEARY, PEI. He was born 04 Jan 1850 in HALLEM, ENGLAND, and died 01 Jun 1916 in PEI.
Notes for ISABELLA DENNIS:
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF ARLINGTON WAS NOT ORGANIZED OR NAMED UNTIL 1869. THEREFORE BAPTISMAL RECORD SHOWS ISABELLA'S BIRTHPLACE SIMPLY AS LOT 14.
AFTER HER MARRIAGE TO JAMES WEBB, AN IMMIGRANT FROM ENGLAND, SHE LIVED WITH HIM IN THE O'LEARY AREA. THEY HAD A LARGE FAMILY.
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Burial: ST. LUKE'S, O'LEARY, PEI
Christening: 27 Apr 1851, ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
Notes for JAMES WEBB:
HALLEN IS NEAR BRISTOL.
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Burial: ST. LUKE'S, O'LEARY, PEI
Children of ISABELLA DENNIS and JAMES WEBB are:
45 i. MARY MARIA*4 WEBB, born 10 Dec 1874. She married WILLIAM HART.
46 ii. WILLIAM JAMES WEBB, born 29 Jan 1876; died 23 Mar 1929.
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Burial: METHODIST ?, KNUTSFORD, PEI
47 iii. ELIZABETH WEBB, born 22 Dec 1877; died 1941. She married JAMES WEDLOCK.
Notes for ELIZABETH WEBB:
ELIZABETH AND JAMES HAD ONLY ONE CHILD (ELMER).
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Burial: METHODIST ?, KNUTSFORD, PEI
48 iv. ANITA (ANN) WEBB, born 26 Jul 1879; died 23 Oct 1880.
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Burial: ST. LUKE'S, O'LEARY, PEI
49 v. ERNEST CECIL WEBB, born 03 Dec 1880 in O'LEARY, PEI; died 17 May 1950. He married MYRTLE L. K. MACNEILL 1900; born 02 Aug 1883; died 11 Feb 1968.
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Burial: ,CAVENDISH, PEI, CANADA
Notes for MYRTLE L. K. MACNEILL:
MYRTLE GREW UP IN THE GREEN GABLES HOUSE AT CAVENDISH AND WAS A
FRIEND OF LUCY M. MONTGOMERY. SHE INHERITED THE HOUSE AND SHE AND
ERNEST LIVED IN IT FOR SOME YEARS BEFORE IT WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE
CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AS PART OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND NATIONAL
PARK.
50 vi. EDWIN (TED) WEBB, born 08 Jan 1883; died 1950.
Notes for EDWIN (TED) WEBB:
TED LIVED IN CALIFORNIA.
51 vii. CHARLES GEORGE GORDON* WEBB, born 02 Aug 1884; died 1949. He married LYDIA STEWART.
52 viii. MARY MAY* WEBB, born 27 Nov 1885; died 20 Feb 1965. She married WILLIAM MACKENDRICK.
53 ix. LILLY ISABELLE (BELLE) WEBB, born 30 Mar 1887; died 19 Jul 1966. She married WILLIAM HILL.
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Burial: ST. LUKE'S, O'LEARY, PEI
Notes for WILLIAM HILL:
NO CHILDREN
54 x. LOUISA WEBB, born 01 Aug 1888; died 16 Aug 1930. She married CLARENCE PERCY* RAMSAY 12 Jun 1912 in ,O'LEARY, PEI; born 1890 in ,FORTUNE COVE, PEI; died 1924.
Notes for LOUISA WEBB:
SOME ACCOUNTS SAY LOUISA AND PERCY WERE MARRIED IN UNIONVALE,
P.E.I.
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Burial: BLOOMFIELD, PEI
Notes for CLARENCE PERCY* RAMSAY:
SOME SOURCES GIVE MR. RAMSAY'S FIRST NAMES AS PERCEY ARCHIE.
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Burial: BLOOMFIELD, PEI
55 xi. EDITH WEBB, born 22 Apr 1892; died 26 Dec 1892.
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Burial: ST. LUKE'S, O'LEARY, PEI
9. BENJAMIN3 DENNIS (WILLIAM2, BENJAMIN1) was born 17 May 1853 in ARLINGTON, PEI, and died 14 Jan 1906 in ARLINGTON, PEI. He married MARY ALICE* SHARP 31 Dec 1877, daughter of ROBERT SHARP and ELIZABETH LEWIS. She was born 02 Jun 1859 in LINKLETTER(?), PEI, and died 11 Nov 1941 in LINKLETTER, PEI.
Notes for BENJAMIN DENNIS:
BAPTIZED BY MR. SWABEY. AFTER HIS MARRIAGE, BENJAMIN (BEN) WAS A TENANT FARMER IN PORT HILL FOR JOHN RICHARDS OF ELLERSLIE. THE FARM WAS ON THE LOW POINT ROAD. IN THE FALL OF 1897 BENJAMIN AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO A FARM, WHICH HE HAD BOUGHT, IN ARLINGTON, CLOSE TO HIS FATHER'S PLACE. BENJAMIN WAS AN INVALID FOR THE LAST 7 OR 8 YEARS OF HIS LIFE.
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Burial: 1906, ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
Christening: 05 Jun 1853, ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
Notes for MARY ALICE* SHARP:
ALICE AND HER SECOND HUSBAND LIVED IN THE WOODBINE COTTAGE AT PORT HILL UNTIL HE DIED IN 1931. SHE DIED PEACEFULLY AT THE HOME OF HER DAUGHTER FLOSSIE (MRS. HARRY LINKLETTER) IN 1941.
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Burial: 14 Nov 1941, ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
Children of BENJAMIN DENNIS and MARY SHARP are:
56 i. ROBERT WESLEY*4 DENNIS, born 19 Jun 1878 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 21 Mar 1963 in INDIANA. He married ETTA ORINDA GRIFFIN; born 1887; died 1918.
Notes for ROBERT WESLEY* DENNIS:
WESLEY LIVED IN MAINE AND MASSACHUSETTS BEFORE HE FINALLY SETTLED IN AUBURN, INDIANA.
57 ii. WILLIAM (WILL) JAMES DENNIS, born 02 Nov 1880 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 14 Feb 1978 in SUMMERSET MANOR, SUMMERSIDE, PEI. He married ADA RUTH* GORRILL 16 Jun 1915 in GORRILL HOME, BIRCH HILL, PEI; born 19 Jan 1891 in NORTHAM ROAD, BIRCH HILL, PEI; died 18 Jan 1972 in HOME, TYNE VALLEY, PEI.
Notes for WILLIAM (WILL) JAMES DENNIS:
WILL OPERATED THE FAMILY FARM IN ARLINGTON FOR HIS MOTHER DURING
HIS FATHER'S ILLNESS AND AFTER HIS FATHER'S DEATH IN 1906, THEREBY
SUPPORTING HER AND HIS YOUNGER SIBLINGS. IN 1930 HE BOUGHT THE
HISTORIC PORT HILL FARM FROM MR. ROY INGS, WHO HAD INHERITED IT
FROM HIS GREATUNCLE, SEN. JOHN YEO. WILL AND RUTH AND THEIR 7 LIVING
CHILDREN MOVED TO PORT HILL ON 5 NOV. 1931. IN 1966 THEY SOLD THE
FARM TO THEIR YOUNGEST SON, EDGAR, WHO WAS THE ONLY ONE OF THEIR
CHILDREN BORN THERE, AND MOVED TO A RENTED HOUSE IN TYNE VALLEY.
HE HAD A SEVERE STROKE IN 1970, FROM WHICH HE NEVER RECOVERED,
AND WAS MOVED IN 1972 TO A NURSING HOME IN SUMMERSIDE.
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Burial: 17 Feb 1978, ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
Notes for ADA RUTH* GORRILL:
RUTH LIVED IN NEW BEDFORD, MASS. FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS, BEFORE RETURNING TO PEI IN 1913 (?).
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Burial: ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
58 iii. LAURA BELLE DENNIS, born 19 Oct 1882 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 12 Jun 1941 in BARNEY'S RIVER, NS. She married WILLIAM MURRAY 11 Sep 1912 in HOME, ARLINGTON, PEI.
Notes for LAURA BELLE DENNIS:
LAURA AND WILL LIVED IN BARNEY'S RIVER, N. S. THEY HAD ONE CHILD,
WHO DIED IN INFANCY.
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Burial: Jun 1941, KENZIEVILLE, NS
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Burial: KENZIEVILLE, PICTOU CO., NS
59 iv. LILLIAN ROSEMOND "ROSE" DENNIS, born 20 Dec 1884 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 24 Apr 1973 in COMM. HOSP., O'LEARY, PEI. She married WILLIAM LESLIE GRAY 22 May 1907 in WALTHAM, MASS.; born 1877 in ALBERTON, PEI; died 1927 in ALBERTON, PEI.
Notes for LILLIAN ROSEMOND "ROSE" DENNIS:
ROSE MARRIED WILL GRAY, AN ISLANDER, IN WALTHAM, MASS. IN 1907. SHE RETURNED TO HER MOTHER'S HOME IN ARLINGTON, PEI FOR THE BIRTH OF HER FIRST CHILD, EARL. HER SECOND CHILD, ALICE, WAS BORN IN MASS. ABOUT 1911 THE GRAYS RETURNED TO THE SMALL FAMILY FARM IN PEI, WHERE SEVEN MORE CHILDREN WERE BORN TO THEM. THE FARM WAS ABOUT TWO MILES OUT OF ALBERTON ON THE CASCUMPEC ROAD, IN THE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT. AFTER MR. GRAY'S DEATH IN 1926 OR 1927, ROSE KEPT HER FAMILY OF NINE CHILDREN TOGETHER ON THE HOME PLACE, UNTIL THEY WERE ABLE TO GO TO WORK TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES. DURING WORLD WAR II, SIX OF HER CHILDREN, INCLUDING HER TWO YOUNGEST DAUGHTERS, SERVED IN THE CANADIAN ARMY AT THE SAME TIME.
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Burial: BAPTIST CEMETERY, UNION, PEI, (ALBERTON 2 S)
Notes for WILLIAM LESLIE GRAY:
SEE NOTES FOR WIFE.
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Burial: BAPTIST CEMETERY, UNION, PEI
60 v. CLAUDE HARPER DENNIS, born 04 Dec 1886 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 28 May 1956 in BARNEY'S RIVER ?, NS. He married NELLIE LEWIS 07 Oct 1914 in ALBERTON, PEI; born 1891 in PEI; died 1961.
Notes for CLAUDE HARPER DENNIS:
CLAUDE MARRIED ONE OF HIS MOTHER'S FIRST COUSINS, NELLIE LEWIS OF THE ALBERTON AREA. HE AND NELLIE LIVED AND FARMED IN BARNEY'S RIVER, PICTOU COUNTY, NOVA SCOTIA.
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Burial: KENZIEVILLE, NS
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Burial: KENZIEVILLE, N. S.
61 vi. EMILY PEARL DENNIS, born 27 Nov 1888 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 07 Mar 1905 in ARLINGTON, PEI.
Notes for EMILY PEARL DENNIS:
DIED OF TUBERCULOSIS.
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Burial: ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
62 vii. NELLIE IRENE DENNIS, born 10 Oct 1890 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 29 Mar 1905 in ARLINGTON, PEI.
Notes for NELLIE IRENE DENNIS:
DIED OF TUBERCULOSIS.
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Burial: ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
63 viii. FLORA (FLOSSIE) JANE DENNIS, born 25 Oct 1891 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 28 Jan 1974 in PEI. She married HARRY LINKLETTER 25 Aug 1920; born 12 Dec 1893; died 1979 in PEI.
Notes for FLORA (FLOSSIE) JANE DENNIS:
FLOSSIE MARRIED HARRY LINKLETTER OF LINKLETTER ROAD. HE AND HIS SONS RAN A VERY SUCCESSFUL FARMING OPERATION, WHICH GREW INTO LINKLETTER FARMS. HARRY AND FLOSSIE ARE BURIED IN THE PEOPLES' PROTESTANT CEMETERY IN SUMMERSIDE.
64 ix. GEORGE STANLEY* DENNIS, born 25 Dec 1893 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 28 Feb 1983 in ALBERTA. He married GERTRUDE BLANCHE* MACKENDRICK 19 Feb 1920 in ,CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI; born 1895 in BIRCH HILL, PEI; died 1985.
Notes for GEORGE STANLEY* DENNIS:
WORKED AT CARPENTRY WORK FOR A FEW YEARS AFTER HE GREW UP, AT FIRST LOCALLY AND FOR A TIME IN THE UNITED STATES. RETURNED TO CANADA DURING WORLD WAR I AND ENLISTED IN THE ARMY, WAS ASSIGNED TO AN ENGINEERING GROUP. REACHED FRANCE IN LATE 1917 AND WAS THERE UNTIL THE WAR ENDED. TOOK UP LAND AT MEETING CREEK, ALBERTA MADE AVAILABLE TO HIM AS A VETERAN.
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Burial: 04 Mar 1983, ,MEETING CREEK, ALBERTA
Notes for GERTRUDE BLANCHE* MACKENDRICK:
BLANCHE AND MABEL (MRS. PERCY DENNIS) WERE SISTERS. THEY CAME
FROM BIRCH HILL, PEI
65 x. EDWARD PERCY* DENNIS, born 09 May 1896 in PORT HILL, PEI; died 04 Sep 1968 in ALBERTA. He married MABEL MACKENDRICK 27 Aug 1924 in Edmonton, Alberta; born 1897 in BIRCH HILL, PEI; died 1986 in B. C..
Notes for EDWARD PERCY* DENNIS:
PERCY WORKED AS A CARPENTER FOR SOME YEARS. HE WAS IN THE U.S. WHEN WORLD WAR I BROKE OUT. HE RETURNED TO CANADA AND ENLISTED, SERVED IN FRANCE AND THEN IN MIDDLE EAST. CONTRACTED MALARIA IN PALESTINE, ALMOST DIED, WAS TAKEN TO EGYPT FOR RECUPERATION. AFTER RETURNING HOME AND MOVING WEST, HE BOUGHT A FARM IN MEETING CREEK, ALBERTA.
Notes for MABEL MACKENDRICK:
MABEL AND BLANCHE (MRS. STANLEY DENNIS) WERE SISTERS. MABEL'S FUNERAL WAS HELD IN MEETING CREEK, ALBERTA.
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Burial: 1986, CAMROSE, ALBERTA
66 xi. HENRY BEECHER* DENNIS, born 24 May 1898 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 10 May 1968 in ARLINGTON, PEI. He married HAZEL MAYNARD 29 Jun 1932 in ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI; born 29 Oct 1908; died 28 Sep 1988 in TYNE VALLEY, PEI.
Notes for HENRY BEECHER* DENNIS:
BEECHER WAS BORN ON THE FARM IN ARLINGTON, TO WHICH HIS PARENTS HAD MOVED IN 1897. HE ACQUIRED THE FARM IN 1931, WHEN HIS OLDER BROTHER WILL MOVED TO PORT HILL. HE LIVED THERE CONTINUALLY UNTIL THE EARLY 1960S, WHEN HE AND HIS WIFE RETIRED AND MOVED TO ANOTHER HOUSE IN ARLINGTON. HE DIED SUDDENLY OF A STROKE.
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Burial: ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
67 xii. RUBY BLANCHE DENNIS, born 13 Mar 1901 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 22 Mar 1993 in WEDGEWOOD MANOR, SUMMERSIDE, PEI. She married RICHARD ALLISON* PROFITT 22 Sep 1926 in ST. JAMES CHURCH, PORT HILL, PEI; born 1899; died 1984.
Notes for RUBY BLANCHE DENNIS:
RUBY ATTENDED PRINCE OF WALES COLLEGE AND RECEIVED A TEACHER'S LICENSE. SHE TAUGHT SCHOOL FOR A FEW YEARS, INCLUDING THE YEARS 1922-24 AT BIRCH HILL. SHE MET ALLISON WHEN SHE WENT TO LOWER FREETOWN TO TEACH, AND BOARDED WITH THE PROFITTS. SHE SUFFERED FROM ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE DURING THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS OF HER LIFE.
Notes for RICHARD ALLISON* PROFITT:
ALLISON RAISED HOLSTEIN CATTLE, AND HIS CATTLE WON PRIZES AT MANY FAIRS AND EXHIBITIONS. HE WAS ACTIVE IN SEVERAL FARM ORGANIZATIONS AT BOTH THE PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL.
10. ELIZABETH3 DENNIS (WILLIAM2, BENJAMIN1) was born 09 Sep 1855 in ARLINGTON, PEI, and died Mar 1938 in ELLERSLIE/BIDEFORD, PEI. She married JAMES GRANT 11 Jan 1882 in ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI. He was born 1844 in EAST BIDEFORD, PEI, and died 1912.
Notes for ELIZABETH DENNIS:
BAPTISMAL RECORD SHOWS ELIZABETH BORN IN LOT 14, PRESUMABLY IN ARLINGTON. FAMILY RECORD OF HER GRANDDAUGHTER, ANNE GRANT KADEY, GIVES ELIZABETH'S WEDDING DATE AS 19 JAN 1882. THE GRANTS LIVED IN THE ELLERSLIE AREA, PERHAPS IN EAST BIDEFORD. ELIZABETH WAS BURIED IN THE CEMETERY OF ST. JOHN'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, ELLERSLIE ON MARCH 10, 1938.
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Christening: 10 Nov 1855, ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
Notes for JAMES GRANT:
JAMES AND ELIZABETH HAD 10 CHILDREN.
Children of ELIZABETH DENNIS and JAMES GRANT are:
68 i. CELICE4 GRANT, died 03 Jul 1910.
69 ii. LILLIAN GRANT.
Notes for LILLIAN GRANT:
LILLIAN WAS NEVER MARRIED.
70 iii. CLARA GRANT, born 1883; died 1974. She married CHARLES MACDONALD; born 1881; died 1977.
Notes for CHARLES MACDONALD:
THE MACDONALDS LIVED IN INVERNESS, PEI
71 iv. WILLIAM GRANT, born 04 Mar 1884; died 21 May 1971. He married ALICE EVELYN EVANS.
72 v. RUSSELL GRANT, born 27 Dec 1885; died Apr 1947. He married MARGARET SILLIKER; born 1889; died 1953.
Notes for RUSSELL GRANT:
HEADSTONE SAYS DATE OF BIRTH WAS 1884, BUT ANNIE GRANT KADEY
SAYS 1885 IS CORRECT.
73 vi. BELLE GRANT, born 24 Mar 1887; died 1957. She married VERNON CLARK.
Notes for VERNON CLARK:
VERNON AND BELLE HAD NO CHILDREN.
74 vii. OLIVE GRANT, born 1889; died 15 Oct 1955. She married WILLIAM MACKINNON; born 1892; died 1979.
75 viii. THOMAS GRANT, born 12 Oct 1890; died 18 Sep 1913.
Notes for THOMAS GRANT:
THOMAS WAS NEVER MARRIED.
76 ix. EDITH GRANT, born 1895; died 14 Dec 1910.
Notes for EDITH GRANT:
BIRTH DATE QUESTIONABLE.
77 x. JOHN GRANT, born 1899; died 08 Jun 1957. He married IDA MAE DAWSON; born 1911; died 1940.
11. HENRY (HARRY)3 DENNIS (WILLIAM2, BENJAMIN1) was born 13 May 1857 in ARLINGTON, PEI, and died 26 Feb 1940 in PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO. He married ELLEN EVELINE MCARTHUR 29 Nov 1882 in ST. JAMES RECT., PORT HILL, PEI. She was born 14 Oct 1862, and died 05 Feb 1925 in PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO.
Notes for HENRY (HARRY) DENNIS:
HARRY WAS A BLACKSMITH. HE OPERATED A SMITHY ON THE ARLINGTON ROAD, WHICH WAS FOUNDED BY HIS FATHER. HARRY AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO IN 1911 OR 1912. AFTER THAT HE WENT BY "HENRY" RATHER THAN "HARRY." PORT ARTHUR IS NOW PART OF THUNDER BAY.
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Christening: 04 Jul 1857, ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
Notes for ELLEN EVELINE MCARTHUR:
A NEWSPAPER STORY ABOUT HER WEDDING SAYS THAT ELLEN WAS FROM LOT 13. SHE AND HARRY HAD 14 CHILDREN.
Children of HENRY DENNIS and ELLEN MCARTHUR are:
78 i. BENJAMIN EDWARD4 DENNIS, born 04 Sep 1883 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 17 Jan 1897 in ARLINGTON, PEI.
Notes for BENJAMIN EDWARD DENNIS:
BAPTIZED BY MR. REAGH. SOME FAMILY RECORDS GAVE YEAR OF BIRTH AS
1884, BUT 1883 LOOKS RIGHT.
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Burial: ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
Christening: 25 Nov 1883, PORT HILL, PEI
79 ii. GEORGE ARTHUR DENNIS, born 18 Jul 1885 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 26 Oct 1963 in PORT ARTHUR ?, ONTARIO. He married FLORENCE JARVIS in NEAR LONDON, ENGLAND.
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Christening: 15 Nov 1885, ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
80 iii. MARY ETHEL DENNIS, born 13 Sep 1887 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 07 May 1960 in FORT WILLIAM?, ONTARIO. She married CHARLES ERNEST SIEGRIST 1912.
81 iv. JAMES RUSSELL* DENNIS, born 17 Mar 1890 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 11 Dec 1970. He married (1) ANNIE YEO; born 26 Sep 1891; died 03 Mar 1982 in NURSING HOME, KENSINGTON, PEI. He married (2) MARGARET KELLY; died 1948.
Notes for JAMES RUSSELL* DENNIS:
RUSSELL SPENT HIS LAST YEARS IN ST. ELEANORS, PEI
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Burial: ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
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Burial: 1982, ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
82 v. HERBERT BAYFIELD* DENNIS, born 09 Nov 1891 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 08 Feb 1967. He married (1) MURIEL EDWARDS; died Feb 1925. He married (2) LEXIE ORIDELLE SMITH.
83 vi. WILLIAM PERCY DENNIS, born 22 Sep 1893 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 28 Jan 1894 in ARLINGTON, PEI.
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Burial: ST. JAMES, PORT HILL, PEI
84 vii. JOHN HENRY DENNIS, born 22 Sep 1893 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 25 Nov 1982. He married SUSAN MARSHALL DUNSMORE.
85 viii. BLANCHARD RAY DENNIS, born 18 Nov 1894 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died Jan 1959. He married GLADYS MADELINE POWELL.
86 ix. BENJAMIN EDWARD DENNIS, born 23 Sep 1896 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 08 Jun 1968 in GENERAL HOSPITAL, NEEPAWA, MANITOBA. He married NORAH HENRIETTA BEUSE ROBERTS ATKINSON 26 Apr 1923 in ,WINNIPEG, MANITOBA; born 18 Jul 1900 in CARRICKFERGUS, COUNTY ANTRIM, IRELAND; died 26 Feb 1968 in ,NEEPAWA, MANITOBA.
Notes for BENJAMIN EDWARD DENNIS:
BEN MOVED WITH HIS FAMILY TO PORT ARTHUR, ONTARIO WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 15
YEARS OLD (1912?). DURING WORLD WAR I HE ENLISTED IN THE FORT GARRY HORSE
CAVALRY.
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Burial: BROOKDALE CEM., BROOKDALE, MANITOBA
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Burial: BROOKDALE CEM., BROOKDALE, MANITOBA
87 x. HAROLD WALDON DENNIS, born 31 Oct 1898 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 15 Sep 1971. He married JENNIE HARVEY.
88 xi. OWEN EARLE DENNIS, born 02 Oct 1900 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 05 Aug 1970 in BROOKDALE?, MANITOBA.
Notes for OWEN EARLE DENNIS:
ACCORDING TO INFO FROM WANDA DENNIS HOPE AND ETHEL DENNIS OF
MEDICINE HAT, OWEN DID NOT MARRY.
89 xii. WALTER DENNIS, born 28 Jun 1902 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died in THUNDER BAY?, ONTARIO.
Notes for WALTER DENNIS:
ACCORDING TO INFO FROM WANDA DENNIS HOPE AND ETHEL DENNIS OF
MEDICINE HAT, WALTER DID NOT MARRY.
90 xiii. LILLIAN EMILY ISABEL DENNIS, born 18 May 1904 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 10 Sep 1996.
91 xiv. ELEANOR (NELL) VICTORIA DENNIS, born 05 Jun 1907 in ARLINGTON, PEI; died 22 Aug 1987. She married CHARLES GOULET.
Notes for ELEANOR (NELL) VICTORIA DENNIS:
NELL WAS MARRIED TO CHARLES GOULET. THEY HAD NO CHILDREN.