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Benjamin William Jacobs

Male Abt 1838 - Abt 1880  (~ 42 years)


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  • Name Benjamin William Jacobs 
    Born ABT. 1838  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died ABT. 1880  Porter County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Wheeler, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I04335  Jacob and Barbara (Schenk) Hoover
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2014 

    Father Zechariah Jacobs,   b. ABT. 1803, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1879, Saltfleet Township, Wentworth County Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Mary Ramey,   b. 11 Sep 1807, New York State Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1886, Saltfleet Township, Wentworth County Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Family ID F1699  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susanna Pettit,   b. ABT. 1843, Walpole Township, Haldimand County Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1899, Stoney Creek, Saltfleet Township Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Married 30 Nov 1864  Saltfleet Township, Wentworth County Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Charles Jacobs,   b. ABT. 1868  [Natural]
     2. Mary Jacobs,   b. ABT. 1874  [Natural]
     3. Ernest Wilson Jacobs,   b. ABT. 1876  [Natural]
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2014 
    Family ID F1697  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 

    • From Annals of the Forty -
      Benjamin, born 1840, married Susan Pettit. Lived in the United States most of their lives. Benjamin buried at Wheeler, Indiana. Susan buried in Virgil burying ground, Ontario. Issue - Benjamin, Charles, Mary

      Wentworth Marriages, Saltfleet - Benjamin W. Jacobs, Aged 26, Born About 1838, Resides Saltfleet, Born Canada, Son of Zechariah and Mary Jacobs, Susanna Pettit, Aged 21, Born About 1843, Resides Saltfleet Township, Born Canada, Daughter of Charles and Sarah Pettit, November 30th 1864 at Wentworth

      On the 1880 Census of Clinton, LaPorte, Indiana are:
      Household 42 -
      Susan Jacobs, Self, Widowed, Female, Aged 35, Born Canada, Keeping House, Father Born Canada, Mother Born Canada
      Charles Jacobs, Son, Single, Male, Aged 12, Born Indiana, Works on Farm, Father Born Canada, Mother Born Canada
      Mary Jacobs, Daughter, Single, Female, Aged 6, Born Indiana, At Home, Father Born Canada, Mother Born Canada
      Ernest Jacobs, Son, Single, Male, Aged 4, Born Indiana, At Home, Father Born Canada, Mother Born Canada
      Frederick Wills, Other, Male, Aged 54, Born Mecklenburg Syrene, Farm Labourer, Father Born Mecklenburg Syrene, Mother Born Mecklenburg Syrene
      At Bottom of Page, Household 42 -
      Benjamin Jacobs, Self, Male, Aged 40, Born Canada, Farmer, Father Born Canada, Mother Born Canada
      - Straggler Crossed Out - Dead