Rainham Builders
Catherine Benner
1. Catherine Benner was born 1807, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 13 Apr 1865, Bertie Township, Ontario. Catherine married Abraham Beam 14 Aug 1839, St. Paul's Church, Ft. Erie, Ontario. Abraham (son of Martin Beam and Rebecca Morningstar) was born 12 Nov 1795, Stevensville, Ontario; died 11 Jun 1849, Willoughby Township, Ontario-Mennonite Cemetery, Stevensville, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Levi Beam
was born Abt 1834. - 3. Abraham Beam
was born 28 Jul 1840, Black Creek, Ontario; died 1915.
- 2. Levi Beam
Generation: 2
2. Levi Beam
(1.Catherine1) was born Abt 1834. Levi married Samantha ? 5 Jan 1863, Waterford, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
3. Abraham Beam
(1.Catherine1) was born 28 Jul 1840, Black Creek, Ontario; died 1915. Abraham married Rebecca Ann Bucher 19 Feb 1867, Welland, Ontario. Rebecca (daughter of Baltas Bucher and Sarah Morningstar) was born 8 Jun 1847, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 10 Nov 1910, Humberstone Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 4. William Henry Beam
was born 22 Nov 1867; died 1941. - 5. Daniel Franklin (Frank) Beam
was born 21 Mar 1868, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 6 May 1904, Bridgeburg, Ontario-BIC Cemetery. - 6. Susan Maria Beam
was born 21 Mar 1869, Sherkston, Ontario; died 2 Jun 1934, Bertie Township, Ontario. - 7. Sidney Eugene Beam
was born 19 Oct 1872, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 31 May 1902, Humberstone Township, Ontario. - 8. Isaac Dorwis Beam
was born 21 Apr 1873, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 24 May 1875. - 9. Albert Edmund Beam
was born 18 Jun 1876, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 19 Jun 1960, Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Sherston. - 10. Rose Etta Beam
was born 25 May 1881; died 5 May 1882. - 11. Walter Beam
was born 1883. - 12. Baxter Sylvenus Beam
was born 27 Oct 1883, Bertie Township, Ontario. - 13. Jennie Rebecca Beam
was born 16 Mar 1885, Bertie Township, Ontario.
- 4. William Henry Beam
Generation: 3
4. William Henry Beam
(3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 22 Nov 1867; died 1941. William married Emma A. Dennahower. Emma was born 20 Jul 1874, Ontario; died 1961. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 14. Edna Alice Beam
was born Jan 1903, Fort William, Ontario. - 15. Glanford Beam
- 16. Elmer Beam
- 17. Ernie Beam
- 18. Jessie Edith Beam
was born 9 Oct 1893, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1976. - 19. William Beam
was born 16 Mar 1900, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1990. - 20. Oscar A. Beam
was born Sep 1902; died 1927. - 21. Evan Fraser Beam
was born 15 Mar 1908; died 13 May 1911, Ridgeway, Ontario. - 22. Ruby E. Beam
was born Dec 1910; died Abt 1968. - 23. Archie Glenford Beam
was born 4 Jul 1913, Bridgeburg, Ontario; died 18 Mar 1916, Bridgeburg, Ontario.
- 14. Edna Alice Beam
5. Daniel Franklin (Frank) Beam
(3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 21 Mar 1868, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 6 May 1904, Bridgeburg, Ontario-BIC Cemetery. Daniel married Susanna (Susie) Winger 9 Jul 1889, Bertie Township, Ontario. Susanna (daughter of Joseph Winger and Susannah Climenhaga) was born 28 Nov 1871, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 16 Oct 1918, Welland County, Ontario-BIC Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 24. Lydia Susannah Beam
was born 20 Apr 1890, Bridgeburg, Ontario; died 10 Sep 1971. - 25. Laverne Franklin Beam
was born 16 Jan 1897, Bridgeburg, Ontario; died 12 Jun 1897, Bridgeburg, Ontario. - 26. Norman Walter Beam
was born 4 Oct 1898, Bridgeburg, Ontario; died 6 Jun 1951, Niagara Falls, Ontario. - 27. Clarence Gordon Beam
was born 7 Dec 1892, Bridgeburg, Ontario; died 15 Sep 1959, Ft. Erie, Ontario. - 28. Franklin Chester Beam
was born 3 Jun 1901, Bridgeburg, Ontario; died 17 Jan 1991, St. Catherines, Ontario-Lundy's Lane Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario. - 29. Percy Elliott Beam
was born 12 Nov 1902, Bridgeburg, Ontario; died 18 Jul 1915, Bridgeburg, Ontario-BIC Cemetery.
- 24. Lydia Susannah Beam
6. Susan Maria Beam
(3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 21 Mar 1869, Sherkston, Ontario; died 2 Jun 1934, Bertie Township, Ontario. Susan married Edward Wallace Kennedy 7 Nov 1887, Bertie Bay, Ontario. Edward (son of Thomas Kennedy and Elizabeth Eve Wintemute) was born 29 Oct 1866, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 7 Apr 1955, Port Colborne, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 30. Florence Beatrice Kennedy
was born 28 Aug 1888, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 16 Sep 1961. - 31. Edna Mable Kennedy
was born 5 Mar 1890, Buffalo, NY. - 32. Gordon Webster Kennedy
was born 2 Oct 1892, Muncie, IND; died 22 Nov 1925, Niagara Falls, Ontario. - 33. Clara Mildred Kennedy
was born 23 Jan 1895, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 9 Apr 1897, Humberstone Township, Ontario. - 34. Elizabeth Rebecca Kennedy
was born 29 Jun 1897, Bertie Township, Ontario; died Oct 1946. - 35. Albert Edward Leroy Kennedy
was born 22 Oct 1902, Charlotteville, Ontario. - 36. ? Kennedy
was born 22 Oct 1902, Charlotteville, Ontario.
- 30. Florence Beatrice Kennedy
7. Sidney Eugene Beam
(3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 19 Oct 1872, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 31 May 1902, Humberstone Township, Ontario. Sidney married Lavina Anger 16 Jul 1898, Bridgeburg, Ontario. Lavina (daughter of John Anger and Vera ?, daughter of John Anderson (Jack) Anger and Mary Catherine Morningstar) was born 4 Jul 1882, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1 Jun 1917, Thamesville, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 37. Sydney Eugene Beam
was born 10 Mar 1901, Humberstone Township, Ontario.
- 37. Sydney Eugene Beam
8. Isaac Dorwis Beam
(3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 21 Apr 1873, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 24 May 1875. 9. Albert Edmund Beam
(3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 18 Jun 1876, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 19 Jun 1960, Brethren In Christ Cemetery, Sherston. Albert married Alice Lavinia Burger 6 Dec 1910, St. John's Lutheran Parsonage, Gasline, Ontario. Alice (daughter of Levi William Burger and Mary Ann Arkins) was born 17 Sep 1895, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 29 Dec 1966. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 38. Roy Albert Beam
was born 21 Jun 1911, Sherkston, Ontario; died 24 Aug 1993. - 39. Almira Beam
was born 12 Dec 1912, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 7 Jan 1913, Sherkston, Ontario.
- 38. Roy Albert Beam
10. Rose Etta Beam
(3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 25 May 1881; died 5 May 1882. 11. Walter Beam
(3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 1883. 12. Baxter Sylvenus Beam
(3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 27 Oct 1883, Bertie Township, Ontario. 13. Jennie Rebecca Beam
(3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 16 Mar 1885, Bertie Township, Ontario. Jennie married James Cunningham 7 Jun 1902, Humberstone Township, Ontario. James was born 12 Jul 1882, Bertie Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 40. Norman Cunningham
was born Oct 1905; died Nov 1977, Niagara Falls, NY. - 41. Franklin Cunningham
- 42. Patrick Cunningham
- 43. Ruth Cunningham
was born Apr 1903. - 44. L. Cunningham
- 40. Norman Cunningham
Generation: 4
14. Edna Alice Beam
(4.William3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born Jan 1903, Fort William, Ontario. Edna married David Alexander Robinson 18 Jan 1923, Sherkston, Ontario. David was born 1901, South Mountain, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
15. Glanford Beam
(4.William3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1)16. Elmer Beam
(4.William3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1)17. Ernie Beam
(4.William3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1)18. Jessie Edith Beam
(4.William3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 9 Oct 1893, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1976. Jessie married George Near. George was born Abt 1876. [Group Sheet]
Jessie married Earl Hughes. [Group Sheet]
19. William Beam
(4.William3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 16 Mar 1900, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 1990. William married Florence Wragge. Florence was born Apr 1900; died 1985. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 45. William Herbert Beam
was born 1922; died 1983. - 46. Audrey Beam
died 26 Aug 2012, Welland, Ontario-Oakwood Cemetery. - 47. Mildred Beam
- 48. Norma Irene Beam
died 26 May 2010, Fort Erie, Ontario. - 49. Frank Beam
- 50. Joyce Beam
- 51. Iris Beam
- 52. Allen Beam
- 45. William Herbert Beam
20. Oscar A. Beam
(4.William3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born Sep 1902; died 1927. 21. Evan Fraser Beam
(4.William3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 15 Mar 1908; died 13 May 1911, Ridgeway, Ontario. 22. Ruby E. Beam
(4.William3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born Dec 1910; died Abt 1968. Ruby married Wilf Thompson. [Group Sheet]
23. Archie Glenford Beam
(4.William3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 4 Jul 1913, Bridgeburg, Ontario; died 18 Mar 1916, Bridgeburg, Ontario. 24. Lydia Susannah Beam
(5.Daniel3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 20 Apr 1890, Bridgeburg, Ontario; died 10 Sep 1971. Lydia married John Roland Spear 8 Sep 1907. John was born 9 Feb 1888, Bertie Township, Ontario; died Feb 1973, Welland Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 53. Oswald Spear
was born Apr 1908; died 21 Oct 1999. - 54. V. Spear
- 55. Alfred Spear
- 56. Howard Spear
- 57. Audrey Spear
died Bef 2007.
- 53. Oswald Spear
25. Laverne Franklin Beam
(5.Daniel3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 16 Jan 1897, Bridgeburg, Ontario; died 12 Jun 1897, Bridgeburg, Ontario. 26. Norman Walter Beam
(5.Daniel3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 4 Oct 1898, Bridgeburg, Ontario; died 6 Jun 1951, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Norman married Gladys Alexandria Hill 9 May 1919, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Gladys was born 9 Nov 1902, Niagara Falls, Ontario; died 9 Jul 1971, Toronto, Ontario-Lundy's Lane Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 58. Vera Irene Beam
- 59. Lloyd Edwin Beam
- 60. Norman William Beam
was born 4 Oct 1925; died 6 Mar 1973, Lundy's Lane Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.
- 58. Vera Irene Beam
27. Clarence Gordon Beam
(5.Daniel3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 7 Dec 1892, Bridgeburg, Ontario; died 15 Sep 1959, Ft. Erie, Ontario. Clarence married Esther Irene Nettle 7 May 1916, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Esther was born 4 Aug 1899; died 1 Nov 1943. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 61. Joan Arlene Beam
- 62. Myrtle Irene Beam
was born 16 Mar 1917, Bridgeburg, Ontario; died 27 Jul 2004. - 63. Howard Gordon Beam
was born 2 Nov 1918, Bridgeburg, Ontario; died 26 Jun 1919, Bridgeburg, Ontario. - 64. Margaret Dorthea Beam
was born 29 Jul 1921, Bridgeburg, Ontario; died 29 Aug 1921, Bridgeburg, Ontario. - 65. Alvin Gordon Beam
died 14 Mar 2006, Niagara Falls, Ontario-McAffee Cemetery.
- 61. Joan Arlene Beam
28. Franklin Chester Beam
(5.Daniel3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 3 Jun 1901, Bridgeburg, Ontario; died 17 Jan 1991, St. Catherines, Ontario-Lundy's Lane Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Franklin married Elsie H. Hardacre 23 May 1929, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Elsie was born 18 Nov 1904; died 2 May 1978, Lundy's Lane Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 66. Franklin Chester Beam
was born 17 Aug 1931; died Abt 1932. - 67. Walter Edwin Beam
- 66. Franklin Chester Beam
29. Percy Elliott Beam
(5.Daniel3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 12 Nov 1902, Bridgeburg, Ontario; died 18 Jul 1915, Bridgeburg, Ontario-BIC Cemetery. 30. Florence Beatrice Kennedy
(6.Susan3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 28 Aug 1888, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 16 Sep 1961. Florence married Daniela Alexander Lawson 14 Aug 1907, Port Colborne, Ontario. Daniela was born 5 Apr 1885, Moulton Township, Ontario; died 16 Jul 1949. [Group Sheet]
31. Edna Mable Kennedy
(6.Susan3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 5 Mar 1890, Buffalo, NY. Edna married William Alexander Reck 14 Aug 1907, Port Colborne, Ontario. William was born 1883, Humberstone Township, Ontario. [Group Sheet]
32. Gordon Webster Kennedy
(6.Susan3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 2 Oct 1892, Muncie, IND; died 22 Nov 1925, Niagara Falls, Ontario. Gordon married Margaret Clarke 6 Feb 1920, Welland, Ontario. Margaret was born 14 Jul 1894, Porta Down, Ireland; died 22 Nov 1925. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 68. J.G. Kennedy
- 69. G.E. Kennedy
- 70. Leroy James (Jim) Kennedy
was born 31 Dec 1922, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 25 Oct 1979, Port Colborne, Ontario. - 71. T.S. Kennedy
- 68. J.G. Kennedy
33. Clara Mildred Kennedy
(6.Susan3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 23 Jan 1895, Bertie Township, Ontario; died 9 Apr 1897, Humberstone Township, Ontario. 34. Elizabeth Rebecca Kennedy
(6.Susan3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 29 Jun 1897, Bertie Township, Ontario; died Oct 1946. Elizabeth married Joseph Hall. [Group Sheet]
35. Albert Edward Leroy Kennedy
(6.Susan3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 22 Oct 1902, Charlotteville, Ontario. 36. ? Kennedy
(6.Susan3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 22 Oct 1902, Charlotteville, Ontario. 37. Sydney Eugene Beam
(7.Sidney3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 10 Mar 1901, Humberstone Township, Ontario. 38. Roy Albert Beam
(9.Albert3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 21 Jun 1911, Sherkston, Ontario; died 24 Aug 1993. Roy married Valeria Margaret Caughell. Valeria (daughter of Walter Caughell and Lily Anthes) was born 16 May 1913; died 30 Sep 1977. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 72. Roy Beam
was born 13 Jun 1938; died 28 Jul 1950. - 73. ? Beam
- 74. Mary Ann Beam
- 75. Colleen Beam
- 76. Shirley Joyce Beam
- 77. Myra Beam
- 78. Lawrence (Larry) Beam
- 79. Ronald Beam
- 72. Roy Beam
39. Almira Beam
(9.Albert3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born 12 Dec 1912, Humberstone Township, Ontario; died 7 Jan 1913, Sherkston, Ontario. 40. Norman Cunningham
(13.Jennie3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born Oct 1905; died Nov 1977, Niagara Falls, NY. 41. Franklin Cunningham
(13.Jennie3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1)42. Patrick Cunningham
(13.Jennie3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1)43. Ruth Cunningham
(13.Jennie3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1) was born Apr 1903. 44. L. Cunningham
(13.Jennie3, 3.Abraham2, 1.Catherine1)
