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James Keir Bennie and family fonds [textual record]
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Record information James Keir Bennie and family fonds [textual record]
Date:n.d., 1870-1966Reference:R18315-0-3-E, MG55/30-No158Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:106608Date(s):n.d., 1870-1966Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:10 cm of textual records.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Letters to James Keir Bennie from his father, Robert Bennie, and others together with letters to his wife, Edith Amelia Porteous. Included are genealogical notes, certificates, school records and other miscallaneous papers relating to the Bennie and Porteous families, n.d., 1870-1966. Also worth of notice are survey notes done by James Keir Bennie concerning the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway, 1907.Provenance:Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history:Bennie (Family) : Civil servant
Robert Bennie (1827-1910) was among the first settlers of Riverfield, Quebec. His son, James Keir Bennie (1865-1934) was a school teacher who eventually became a member of the staff of the Georgraphers' branch, Department of Interior. He was also an active member of the Knox Presbyterian Church. He married Edith Amelia Porteous (1870-1966). Another son, Dr. Robert Bennie (1861-1926) was very active in the Sault Ste-Marie area.Subject heading:Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG55/30-No158 -
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