Lydia Maria Bennett
ID # 7861, (1860-1915)
| Father | John Bennett (1813-1896) |
| Mother | Deborah Field (1831-1890) |
| Birth | Lydia Maria Bennett was born in 1860 at Beverly Township, Wentworth Co., Canada West. |
| Marriage | She married John Fyfe on 2 January 1896 at Ridgetown, Kent County. Mrge reg. 006218-96 Ridgetown, Kent Co. John Fyfe, 38, widower, yeoman. Methodist. Born Guelph, residing Amaranth, Co. Dufferin. Parents John and Eliza Fyfe. Lydia Maria Bennett, 35, spinster, Methodist. Born and residing Beverly (Township), Wentworth Co. Parents John and Deborah Bennett. Witnesses Laura W. Philip and Douglas H. Philip, both of Ridgetown. On Jan. 2, 1896, at the Methodist Parsonage, Ridgetown, by Rev. Joseph Philip. Note at bottom: License was Essex Co., should have read Wentworth County. Lydia's middle name, Maria, is almost unreadable on the registration, but the Hamilton branch of the OGS which has transcribed Jerseyville Cemetery has included some death notices and her middle name is shown as Maria. When the handwriting is then re-examined, Maria is the reasonable interpretation. The clergyman's family name was not Philip, but Philp. His wife was Lydia's sister. |
| Death | She died on 11 September 1915 at Hamilton, Wentworth Co.. |
| Burial | She was buried at Jerseyville Cemetery, Ancaster Township, Wentworth Co.. |
| Note | She Death reg. 035200-15 Hamilton, Wentworth Co. Lydia Maria Fyfe died Sept 11, 1915, age 55 yrs., 1 mo. Place of death 93 Erie Ave. Place of burial Jerseyville, Ontario. Married. Parents John Bennett and Deborah Field. Physician H. G. Arnett. Informant Rev. Joseph Philp, 93 Erie Ave., Hamilton. |
| Last Edited | 10 Mar 2020 |