Amanda Benedict

Family reference: 352.237

	Born	01 Feb 1832	Richmond twp., Lennox & Addington co., Ontario
	Married	10 Sep 1857	William McCallum at Lonsdale, Hastings co., Ontario
	Died	18 Oct 1905	Tweed, Hungerford twp., Hastings co., Ontario

Parents of Amanda:

• Father: Ard Benedict
• Mother: Hannah Pringle

Children:

1. George Edwin McCallum; b.4 Nov 1858
2. Ezra William McCallum; b. 5 Aug 1860
3. Allen James McCallum; b. 26 Jan 1863; d. 10 May 1948
4. Frances Ellen McCallum; b.18 Feb 1865; d. Sept 1946
5. John Wesley McCallum; b. 26 Mar 1867; d. 9 Jun 1950
6. Byron Fletcher McCallum; b. 18 Aug 1869; d. 22 Sept 1939
7. Susan McCallum; b. 6 Aug 1872; d. 13 Sep 1934
8. Edward Bruce McCallum; b. 17 Mar 1874; d. 4 Jan 1949
9. Charles Burton McCallum; b. 29 Jan 1879; d. 15 Jun 1958
10. Eliza McCallum; b. 1881

The Parents of Amanda Benedict

Amanda’s Early Years

Amanda and William

William McCallum was the son of Duncan McCallum and Margaret Legget, his younger brother Duncan McCallum married Amanda's younger sister Almira Benedict.

It would appear that Amanda and William moved about quite a bit and passed on that 'wanderlust' trait to their ten children.

So far, William and Amanda have not been found on the 1861 Canadian census. However it is believed they may have been in Mount Forest, Wellington County in the early 1860's.

They obviously moved back to Hastings County by the 1871 census and appear in Thurlow Township, Hastings County. In 1881 they are in Madoc Township, Hastings County.

Now, because a number of their children moved to the South Western United States and the year these children give for their 'immigration' is 1889, then it is possible that at some point Amanda and William and their entire family left Canada. Given they could not be found on the 1891 Census it is probable.

William and Amanda however returned to Canada but it would seem at least half their children did not. William and Amanda can be found on the 1901 Canadian Census in Tweed, Hungerford Township, Hastings County, Ontario.

The Final Years for Amanda

Footnotes

-- JimBenedict - 23 Nov 2005
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