Benjamen DIXON
1855 - 1931 (76 years)1. Benjamen DIXON was born on 4 Dec 1855 in Kildaire, Jollette, Quebec, Canada; died on 22 Dec 1931 in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; was buried in Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Benjamen Dickson
- Census-Household Member: 1861, , Joliette, Quebec, Canada
- Census-Household Member: 1871, St. Ambroise de Kildare, Berthier, Quebec, Canada
- Census: 1881, St. Liquori, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada
- Census: 1901, Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Census: 1921, Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Notes:
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Role: Household Member
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Role: Household Member
Benjamen married Ellen Charlotte MCGOWAN on 22 Apr 1878 in St. Ambroise de Kildare, Berthier, Quebec, Canada. Ellen was born about 1857 in Rawdon, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada; died on 3 Jan 1882 in Rawdon, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada; was buried in Kildaire, Jollette, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Pte. William DIXON
was born on 17 Mar 1881 in Rawdon, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada; died on 10 Apr 1917 in Vimy Ridge, Pas-de-Calais, France; was buried in Villers-au-Bois, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
Benjamen married Elizabeth GRAY on 8 Jan 1901 in , Joliette, Quebec, Canada. Elizabeth was born on 2 Apr 1863 in , , Quebec, Canada; died on 17 Mar 1937 in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; was buried in Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Benjamen DICKSON was born about 1903 in , , Quebec, Canada; and died.
- 4. Jean Elizabeth DICKSON was born on 4 Nov 1903 in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; died in 2002.
Generation: 2
2. Pte. William DIXON (1.Benjamen1) was born on 17 Mar 1881 in Rawdon, Montcalm, Quebec, Canada; died on 10 Apr 1917 in Vimy Ridge, Pas-de-Calais, France; was buried in Villers-au-Bois, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Attestation Papers: 4 Mar 1916, South River, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
- WWI service: 10 Apr 1917, Vimy Ridge, France; 75th Battalion, Canadian Infantry #657126
Notes:
Attestation Papers:
labourer in lumber woods
father Ben lived 332A St. Antoine, Ave. Montreal
5' 6 1/4 "
28 years; blue eyes; lt brwon hair
enlisted into 162nd unit
WWI service:
Killed in Action
During military operations in the vicinity of Vimy Ridge he was hit in the arm, shoulder, and neck by shrapnel on April 9, 1917. I was impossible to effect his removal from the shell hole in which he lay until the next day and he succumbed to his wounds in the Dressing Station.
3. Benjamen DICKSON (1.Benjamen1) was born about 1903 in , , Quebec, Canada; and died. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census-Household Member: 1921, Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Role: Household Member
4. Jean Elizabeth DICKSON (1.Benjamen1) was born on 4 Nov 1903 in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; died in 2002. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census-Household Member: 1921, Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Notes:
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Role: Household Member
Jean married Fredrick Robert MURRAY on 4 Jun 1937 in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Fredrick was born about 1904 in Dalbeattie, , Scotland; died on 8 Sep 1986 in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; was buried in Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]