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Benedict.SmedleyBenedict1870r1.1 - 17 Jan 2008 - 06:43 - Main.guesttopic end

---+ Smedley Benedict

_Family reference:_ 352.258.3


| :born: |Born   |23 July, 1870|Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ont.|
| :married: |Married| |never married|
| :died: |Died   |1 March, 1948|Chesley, Elderslie Twp., Bruce Co., Ont.|

Parents:
   * Father: [[ArdBenedict1843][Ard Benedict]]
   * Mother: Mary Cameron 

No Children

 

---+++_The Parents of Smedley_


---+++_Smedley’s Early Years_
Smedley was employed most of his life by The Chesley Chair Company. To most of Smedley's friends he was lovingly refered to as Smittie Benedict. A possible mistake that Smedley never cared to change


---+++_The Final Years for Smedley_
Per CHESLEY CITIZEN PASSES SATURDAY; ----
Chesley March 01, 1948 Smedley Benedict, a life-long resident of Chesley, passed away at his home here on Saturday after a short illness. The deceased, who was in his 78th year, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ard Benedict. He was never married. Surviving to mourn are three brothers, John of Vancouver, David in Wingham and Gordon of Hamilton, two sisters, Mrs. Howard Hurlbut of New Hamburg and Mrs. Gerald Valk of Chesley. The late Mr. Benedict was a furniture worker by trade but had been retired for a number of years. In the region he was a Baptist. He belonged to the Masonic Order and to the Canadian Order of Foresters.

On June 03, 1948 Smedley's estate paid $16.00 for one plot in the Chesley Cemetery.
Standing at father Ard's Grave with back to road, Smedley's unmarked plot is about 6 rows back and one row to the right of his father's site.


-- Main.DonaldElliott - 13 Dec 2005

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